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Lessons learned as a graduate teaching assistant

November 18, 2020 CITL Teaching, Tips

In this article, Zo Kreager (pictured above, left) offers fellow graduate teaching assistants advice based on lessons she has learned as a GTA in Geology

Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches

November 17, 2020 Amanda Hirsch Best Practices, Resources, Teaching, Tips

Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning offer occasions to consider the same issue from different disciplinary perspectives. However, transdisciplinarity provides opportunities to transcend

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Why accessibility matters in online teaching and learning

October 21, 2020 Amanda Hirsch Best Practices, Resources, Teaching, Tips

What is “accessibility” in an online course? According to the Office of Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Education, “accessible’ means a person with

I recorded my lecture; Now what?

October 12, 2020 Michael Strunk Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

You’ve done it this time! You remembered to record your online synchronous lecture and now it is waiting to be viewed by hundreds if not thousands of students eager to drink from the fountain of your knowledge. But how do you

STEM research on remote teaching during the pandemic

September 2, 2020 Amanda Hirsch News, Newsletter, Teaching

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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Multimedia in online teaching: Alternatives to synchronous sessions

July 15, 2020 Dan Cabrera News, Newsletter, Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

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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2020 ECAR study of the technology needs of students with disabilities

June 15, 2020 CITL Best Practices, News, Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends

EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) recently released the findings of their Study of the Technology Needs of Students with Disabilities, 2020. In their

Facilitating discussions online

June 10, 2020 Amanda Hirsch Best Practices, Newsletter, Teaching, Tips

Many tools are available to facilitate discussions and engagement in your online courses, but what are some techniques you could use to engage students in

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Engaging Students in Asynchronous Lessons: Kaltura Quizzes

May 11, 2020 Megan Holt Best Practices, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips

At a structural level, we understand that online courses are inherently different than their face-to-face counterparts. Faculty teaching online courses cannot rely on visual cues,

Engaging and Communicating with Generation Z

October 23, 2019 Amanda Hirsch Best Practices, Newsletter, Teaching

The last cohort of Millennial college students has graduated, and the oldest in Generation Z have replaced them. Born roughly from 1997 through 2012, Generation Z are the most racially and