Director of Teaching Excellence and Support Stephanie Richter’s responsibilities include providing leadership on professional development and instructional support for faculty, instructors, teaching staff and teaching
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Faculty recognized with 2023 Excellence in Online Teaching Awards
Established in 2021 by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, the Excellence in Online Teaching Award recognizes faculty who excel in online teaching by
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Departments recognized for leading the way with affordable course materials
This spring, NIU’s Course Materials Affordability Task Force (CMAT) presented the inaugural Affordable Course Materials (ACM) Department Awards. These awards are part of the task
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How to create compelling writing assignments in a ChatGPT age
A recent book offers a road map to new kinds of assignments to inspire your students to write. By James M. Lang | August 4,
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Artificial Intelligence in Education: Looking Ahead
Recent developments in artificial intelligence can generate surprisingly high-quality and natural-sounding text and creative visual art. AI is poised to transform a wide variety of
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Exemplary Course Program accepting courses for review through May 19, 2023!
What does it take to create an engaging, effective course? The Anthology Exemplary Course Program, with its peer and expert review processes, can provide valuable
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Apply for Curricular Innovation Grant Funding
Dear Colleagues in Academic Affairs, As outlined in the 2023 University Goals, NIU is committed to encouraging curricular innovation and experimentation, as well as to
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Pedagogy of Kindness in Practice
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
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
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
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
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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