NIU launched the Community of Practice (CoP) for Excellence in Teaching on March 30th. Provost Ingram welcomed faculty and instructors from 13 departments, recognized their
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Get creative with Kaltura
NIU’S video platform, Kaltura, is teeming with activity, but you might be surprised to learn what else you can do with your video content. In
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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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New library resource on blended learning
The NIU Library has secured the eBook Blended Learning: Research Perspectives. Volume 3, edited by Anthony G. Picciano, Charles D. Dziuban, Charles R. Graham, and
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Interactive techniques
We added a new guide to our website! This compendium of interactive techniques was compiled and shared via Creative Commons by a Dr. Kevin Yee
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Ensuring regular and substantive interaction in your online teaching
If you teach an online course, there are a variety of online standards and principles that you need to be aware of and follow, all
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Tips for starting the semester remotely
The first week of the semester is a critical time for setting the tone of the course, motivating and exciting students for learning, beginning to
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Announcing the Lightboard Studio
The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning is excited to announce the arrival of the newest member of our teaching technology family: the Lightboard! Housed
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Developing fair, consistent, and transparent grading practices
An educator’s grading policies reflect their beliefs about student learning, motivation, and success. Grading policies often vary across campus, within individual departments, and even between
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Midterm check-in reflection questions
The midpoint of the course is a great opportunity for faculty to pause and check in with students on their experience thus far and to
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Fostering a sense of belonging in online learning
What is it about online courses? You spend hours developing interactive lesson plans, but there is a lingering suspicion that students are losing focus. As
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Getting students to read and respond to feedback
It’s a familiar story… A faculty member spends hours reading and commenting on student work only to have students turn right to the grade, often
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