Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, I am writing today to update you on our plans for the spring semester and changes being made to continue
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Huskie voices help us get a pulse on their experience
As we enter the seventh week, I want to take the time to share what we currently know about how students are experiencing the semester
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Graduate teaching assistants prepare to teach online
NIU Graduate Teaching Assistants have always been committed to learning more, and that was clearly evident this fall. The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning
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Did you know?. . . Number of people served in August
Did you know that August is historically the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning’s busiest month? Since 1998, the Center (formerly known as Faculty Development
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7 ways to assess students online and minimize cheating
What can you do to promote academic integrity in your virtual classroom without joining the ‘arms race’ in cheating-prevention tools? By Flower Darby | September
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Sharing video/audio content during web conferencing sessions
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
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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Open online course on inclusive teaching
Cornell University’s Center for Teaching Innovation is offering a massive open online course (MOOC) for educators, Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom, that guides
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Recommendations for asking students to be on camera in online sessions
It can be challenging to teach live online class sessions (i.e., synchronous sessions), when all you have in front of you is a round glass
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Synchronous vs. asynchronous online courses
Wondering how to explain the difference between synchronous and asynchronous online course offerings? This tutorial gives a quick overview. Students with additional questions are encouraged
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STEM research on remote teaching during the pandemic
Four NIU STEM education researchers recently submitted an article to a special issue of the Journal of Chemical Education on teaching during the time of
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Teaching Assistant Institute 2020
Teaching Assistant Institute Goes Virtual Faculty and staff from across the university delivered live and recorded presentations to graduate teaching assistants on numerous topics, including
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