In line with university goals and priorities Goal 3A: Transdisciplinary Scholarship and Curricular Innovation to encourage curricular innovation and experimentation and provide opportunities for interdisciplinary courses
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David W. Raymond Award for Use of Technology in Teaching
Seeking Nominations Calling all classroom innovators! Tenure and tenure-track faculty in all content areas using technology in their classrooms may apply for the David W.
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Hands-on workshop in the Digital Media Studio
Are you looking for a way to produced more polished video content for your courses? Then the Digital Media Studio (DMS) Hands-on workshop on Wednesday,
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New Blackboard user role – Copy Only
Currently, NIU is transitioning from Blackboard Original Course View to Ultra Course View. One advantage of Ultra Course View is that there is a new
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Digital Media Studio workshop Tuesday, November 22
Located on campus in the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, the Digital Media Studio (DMS) has the tools you need to create engaging and
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New syllabus toolkit now available
Effective syllabi are learner-centered, meaning they move beyond the mechanics of a course (e.g., office hours, deadlines, and textbooks) to outline how students can be
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Things you didn’t know Blackboard could do
Blackboard has many features that can help you enrich your students’ learning experience and improve your teaching experience, but you may not know they are
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OBS Studio
OBS Studio (formerly known as Open Broadcaster Software) is a highly configurable desktop computer input recorder and streaming program that can be used to create
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New feature in MS Teams meetings: Presenter mode
Instructor Presence Educators who teach online face challenges to establishing and enhancing instructor presence. Instructor presence has been defined as having “… students see you behind
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HyFlex teaching: A flexible alternative
What is HyFlex? HyFlex is a course model that allows students a flexible course structure. Students can attend class sessions in the physical classroom, participate
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2021 Online Teaching Symposium keynote address promotes inclusive teaching
Attendees of the 2021 Online Teaching Symposium were fortunate to witness the Keynote address, which focused on promoting equity through Inclusive Teaching. The keynote speakers
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Annotation tech tool: Hypothes.is
Open educational resources (OER) are an important component to increasing equity and access for all students by decreasing the costs associated with higher education. One
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