“What does that mean, fold in the cheese?” If you’ve ever seen Schitt’s Creek, you know the scene: David and his mother Moira are trying
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Office of Online Learning launches “Wellness Wednesday”
At NIU, we know that student success extends far beyond the classroom, and for our online Huskies, connection and well-being are central to thriving in
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Supporting First-Year Undergraduate Students: Huskie 3-2-1
To support the success of incoming students, we have developed “Huskie 3-2-1” – a simple plan to help new Huskies succeed during their first year
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A year in review: Highlights from the Office of Online Learning
As the demand for online education grew, the Office of Online Learning was established in 2023 to provide centralized support for NIU’s online learners. In
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Supporting underprepared students
Two trends stand out about today’s college students: they’re more diverse than ever and many aren’t fully prepared for college. A range of factors, like the
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Meeting menu: An alternative to traditional office hours
Whether you’re using Bookings with Me or rebranding “office hours” as “student hours,” encouraging students to meet with you—even informally—can be a challenge. Although students
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Supporting LGBTQ+ students
In 2022, NIU was ranked the most LGBTQ+-friendly college in Illinois by BestColleges and was included in Campus Pride’s “Best of the Best” list for LGBTQ+-friendly colleges and universities
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Simplify scheduling student meetings using Microsoft’s “Bookings with me”
Finding a time to meet can be a significant barrier to working closely with students and helping them feel supported. Students, particularly first-year and first-generation
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Supporting disappearing students
Every semester a number of students receive failing grades not because they performed poorly on assessments, but because they stopped attending class and submitting assignments. How do we reach these disappearing students?
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Supporting first generation college students
Workshop Takeaways NIU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning recently hosted a workshop on Supporting First-Generation Students. The workshop featured Kimberly Shotick (Assistant Professor, Student
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