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Category: Web Tools

Time to Say Goodbye

Preparing for the End of Adobe Flash in December 2020

October 26, 2020 Tracy Miller News, Newsletter, Videos, Web Tools

In July of 2017, Adobe announced that they would stop distributing and updating Adobe Flash products and the official end-of-life (EOL) for Adobe Flash would

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Online Science Labs

October 12, 2020 Amanda Smothers Best Practices, News, Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends, Web Tools, Workshops

Why Online Science Labs? Online science labs are a valuable option for faculty who need to facilitate labs for their courses but cannot conduct labs

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I Recorded My Lecture; Now What?

October 12, 2020 Michael Strunk Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

You’ve done it this time! You remembered to record your online synchronous lecture and now it is waiting to be viewed by hundreds if not thousands of students eager to drink from the fountain of your knowledge. But how do you

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Sharing Video/Audio Content During Web Conferencing Sessions

September 21, 2020 Dan Cabrera News, Newsletter, Resources, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

NIU faculty and instructors have long been able to share instructional materials using a variety of web conferencing tools, including Blackboard Collaborate and more recently

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To Proctor or Not to Proctor: That Is the Question

September 21, 2020 Amanda Smothers Best Practices, News, Newsletter, Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

If you assign online exams, you are probably concerned about academic integrity. There are a few steps you can take to promote academic integrity when

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Multimedia in Online Teaching: Alternatives to Synchronous Sessions

July 15, 2020 Dan Cabrera News, Newsletter, Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

While online instruction has been part of the higher education landscape for years, at no time in history has the demand been greater than now.

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Learning Technologies

Catalog of Recommended Teaching and Learning Technologies

June 21, 2020 CITL News, Technology Trends, Web Tools

The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) has compiled a new learning technologies catalog of recommended teaching and learning tools and platforms available at NIU.

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Inclusive Education: Tools and Techniques for Remote and Online Instruction

May 14, 2020 CITL Best Practices, News, Resources, Teaching, Tips, Web Tools

Inclusive teaching improves learning for all students, not just those with disabilities. The following resources compiled by Blackboard Ally can help you provide students with

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Did You Know…..? Ensuring the Blackboard Collaborate Recordings will be Processed and Easily Shared with Students

May 5, 2020 Dan Cabrera News, Teaching, Tips, Web Tools

NIU faculty and instructors have been using Blackboard Collaborate, the web conferencing tool, to conduct live synchronous sessions for a number of years. One outstanding

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Introducing Bb Annotate: A Brand New Tool for Providing Feedback on Assignments in Blackboard

May 5, 2020 CITL News, Teaching, Technology Trends, Web Tools

We are excited to announce the launch of a new tool called Bb Annotate! Blackboard developed Bb Annotate in response to client feedback on the

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Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate

April 28, 2020 Amanda Smothers Teaching, Technology Trends, Web Tools

If you are short on time but need some quick instructions for features of Blackboard Collaborate sessions, this guide should help you get started. Sharing

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Effective Presentation Skills Tutorial

October 23, 2019 Dan Cabrera Newsletter, Resources, Videos, Web Tools

As part of their academic studies and future career, students may be required to develop and deliver oral presentations. Students may also have opportunities to

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