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Pedagogy of Kindness in Practice

February 16, 2023 Megan Holt Best Practices, Teaching, Tips

Although a pedagogy of kindness has become something of a buzz phrase in recent years, it is arguably a familiar concept. There is a fundamental

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Apply for the Curricular Innovation Grant Fund

February 13, 2023 CITL Best Practices, News, Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends

In line with university goals and priorities Goal 3A: Transdisciplinary Scholarship and Curricular Innovation to encourage curricular innovation and experimentation and provide opportunities for interdisciplinary courses

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David W. Raymond Award for Use of Technology in Teaching

February 13, 2023 CITL News

Seeking Nominations Calling all classroom innovators! Tenure and tenure-track faculty in all content areas using technology in their classrooms may apply for the David W.

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Hands-on workshop in the Digital Media Studio

February 2, 2023 Michael Strunk Technology Trends

Are you looking for a way to produced more polished video content for your courses? Then the Digital Media Studio (DMS) Hands-on workshop on Wednesday,

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5 ways to use 5-minute videos to revolutionize your online classroom

January 26, 2023 CITL Best Practices, Tips

By Julianna Woite | January 25, 2023 Source: Anthology Community Video Recording Basics You don’t have to be a Hollywood star to revolutionize your online

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Reimagining accessibility in an online course

January 23, 2023 Megan Holt Best Practices, Teaching, Tips, Web Tools

How do you know if your online course is truly accessible? Are there rules or guidelines in place to inform your course design? Maybe the

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State of online learning at NIU – Fall 2022

January 10, 2023 Jason Rhode News, Teaching, Technology Trends

With the start of any new year, it’s a time for reflection as well as looking ahead to what’s next in the year ahead. In

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Tips and tools for student time management success

January 9, 2023 CITL Resources

With a new year comes a fresh start and opportunity to reset current approaches and habits. As you prepare for the new semester to begin

What’s new in the Blackboard Ultra Course View for spring 2023?

January 5, 2023 Stephanie Richter News

There were 24 new features released for the Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View in the last three updates (November and December 2022, January 2023)! Here

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Simple advice for effective classroom management

December 12, 2022 CITL Teaching, Tips

Five important foundations. By Jane Schmidt | December 6, 2022 Source: EducationWeek Over the past four years, I have worked with student-teachers from three universities