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student taking notes while watching a video of their professor on their laptop

New file size limit for videos uploaded to Blackboard

July 25, 2024 CITL News

To reduce storage in Blackboard, effective August 5, 2024, video files 300 MB or larger cannot be uploaded to Blackboard.

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Cameras on or off? It depends! What we’ve learned from students about teaching and learning on Zoom

September 12, 2022 CITL Newsletter, Tips

By Torrey Trust and Lauren Foss Goodman | September 12, 2022 Source: Faculty Focus Like it or not, video conferencing platforms have become an integral tool

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Male professor wearing headset and recording a lesson on laptop

Get creative with Kaltura

March 16, 2022 Megan Holt Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips, Web Tools

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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male faculty member delivering presentation with background of NIU's campus and displaying a PowerPoint slide

CITL opens new One Button Video Studio

August 9, 2020 CITL News, Newsletter, Technology Trends

NIU faculty and staff are now able to take advantage of the new One Button Video Studio (OBVS) to create professional-looking videos with ease! Plug

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Closed Caption Example

Video Captions: They are for Everyone

April 11, 2017 Dan Cabrera Newsletter, Videos

According to principles of Universal Design for Learning, because learners vary in how they can become interested or motivated to learn, it is crucial to

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videos on mobile devices

MEDIAL: Updated Video Management with Webcam Recording

August 22, 2016 Dan Cabrera Newsletter, Technology Trends

Helix Media Library (HML), the streaming media player for uploading and sharing video and audio content available to all NIU faculty, students, and staff, is

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