Drop in to a classroom technology open house in person or online to test out the technology that will be available for lecture capture and
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Message from Provost Ingram for faculty on beginning the Fall 2020 semester
Dear Faculty, Thirty-four years ago this fall, I began my academic life as an assistant professor of economics. Over those years, the start of fall
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Zoom now available for all NIU faculty
The university has purchased an educational site license of Zoom and all NIU faculty now have access to use Zoom for their teaching. While Microsoft Teams
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Yellowdig community platform pilot
Looking for an alternative to discussion boards? Check out Yellowdig! Yellowdig is a discussion platform that connects learners and empowers educators. Yellowdig boards create a private
Read more Test out new classroom technology at open houses on Friday, August 21
Drop in to a classroom technology open house in person or online to test out the technology that will be available for lecture capture and live streaming.
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Let Blackboard Collaborate take attendance for you!
If you are using Blackboard Collaborate for holding synchronous sessions online, it can automatically track attendance and send it to the Attendance tool in your
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CITL opens new One Button Video Studio
NIU faculty and staff are now able to take advantage of the new One Button Video Studio (OBVS) to create professional-looking videos with ease! Plug
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Blueprints on flexible teaching
Flexible teaching is a way to design and deliver courses that promotes student learning and success in any modality, whether face-to-face, online, or hybrid. For
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New meeting and calling experience in Microsoft Teams!
reposted here from Microsoft Teams blog, July 22, 2020. You may have seen the recent announcement of new meeting features in Teams in Reimagining virtual collaboration
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Multimedia in online teaching: Alternatives to synchronous sessions
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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Inclusive teaching practices toolkit
A classroom, whether physical or virtual, is a reflection of the world in which we live. Research has shown that students from underrepresented groups often
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Updated course menu for Blackboard Original Course View debuts in time for fall 2020 course requests
Starting July 10, 2020, you will be able to request Blackboard courses for the fall semester for any course that starts the week of August
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