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Learning Management System (LMS) Review to Be Conducted

November 14, 2020 CITL News

With NIU currently in the final year of a current three-year contract with our current learning management system (LMS) vendor Blackboard, a LMS review will

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New Content Editor for Blackboard Original Course View

November 4, 2020 Megan Holt News, Technology Trends

The new Content Editor in Blackboard Original Course View offers improved accessibility, simplified workflows, and many other added features.

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Updated Course Menu for Blackboard Original Course View Debuts in Time for Fall 2020 Course Requests

July 10, 2020 Stephanie Richter News, Technology Trends

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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Connecting with Students in Online Courses: Options for Virtual Office Hours

June 3, 2020 Amanda Smothers Best Practices, Newsletter, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips

Office hours are an important component of any course. As we pivot to facilitating student learning online, we also need to shift how we think

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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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Create Microsoft Teams Meetings from Within Blackboard

May 6, 2020 Stephanie Richter News, Technology Trends

Blackboard has recently released an integration with Microsoft Teams that allows you to quickly create Teams Meetings from within Blackboard. Ultra Course View Under Details

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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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What’s New in Blackboard for Fall 2018?

August 27, 2018 Stephanie Richter News

This fall, there are a number of exciting new features and tools available in Blackboard, including Attendance tracking, the Respondus LockDown Browser, and VoiceThread. Read

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May 2018 Blackboard Learn Upgrade – New Features and Cloud Migration

April 13, 2018 Stephanie Richter News, Technology Trends

This May, NIU’s instance of Blackboard Learn will be updated to the latest version and will be migrated from NIU’s data center to Blackboard’s cloud-hosted

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End of Semester Reminders in Blackboard

November 29, 2017 Stephanie Richter Best Practices, News

As the semester draws to a close, there are some final tasks you can take care of in Blackboard, to make your courses end successfully and

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