Presentations

Center staff present their work regionally, nationally, and internationally at various conferences and professional meetings as well as with committees and task forces on campus. Below you will find a listing of our recent presentations.

Campus Presentations

Rhode, J. (2012, Feb. 28). Self-Paced Training Modules on Online Teaching. Presented to the Faculty Development Advisory Committee at Northern Illinois University.

Rhode, J. (2012, Feb. 25). Teaching with iPads: Tips and techniques. Presented to Northern Illinois University graduate course, ETT 590 – iPads in the Classroom.

Nicholson, H., & Rhode, J. (2011, Dec. 7). Introduction to RSS, Facebook, and Twitter. Presented to the Center for NGO Leadership and Development at Northern Illinois University.

Nicholson, H., & Rhode, J. (2011, Nov. 30). Social media 101: Understanding the posts, tweets, and information sharing. Presented to the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Northern Illinois University.

Rhode, J. (2011, Apr. 14). Online teaching: Basics, bells 'n' whistles, and best practices. Presented to the Northern Illinois University College of Health and Human Sciences Faculty Town Hall.

Rhode, J., Krishnamurthi, M., Cabrera, D., and Urban, O. (2011, Feb. 9). Supporting distributed teaching and learning at NIU. Presented to the Northern Illinois University Distributed Learning Task Force Academic Workgroup.

Giesen, J., Krishnamurthi, M., and Richter, S. (2011, Feb. 8). Promoting teaching effectiveness at NIU. Presented to the Northern Illinois University Committee on the Undergraduate Academic Environment.

Rhode, J. and Krishnamurthi, M. (2011, Feb. 4). Blackboard usage, upgrade, and user support at NIU. Presented to the Northern Illinois University Computing Facilities Advisory Committee.

Krishnamurthi, M., Rhode, J., and Richter, S. (2011, Jan. 18). Blackboard usage, upgrade, and user support at NIU. Presented to the NIU President's Senior Cabinet.

Rhode, J. (2011, Jan. 11). Blackboard next generation overview and upgrade. Presented to the Northern Illinois University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.

Conference Presentations

Rhode, J. (2011, November 4). Teaching and learning in the mobile age. Keynote presentation at the 2011 College of Lake County Technology Conference, Grays Lake, IL

Rhode, J. (2011, November 4). Designing mobile-friendly courses. Presented at the 2011 College of Lake County Technology Conference, Grays Lake, IL

Conlon, C., Rhode, J., Richter, S., & Urban, O. (2011, October 13). LMS upgrade: Roadmap for successful implementation. Presented at the 2011 SLATE Conference, Chicago, IL.

Rhode, J. (2011, October 7). Teaching with iPads: Tips and techniques. Presented at the 2011 Illinois Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Conference, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL.

Cabrera, D. (2011, May 18). Screencasting: Design, development, and delivery. Presented at the Faculty Summer Institute on Teaching Technologies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Cabrera, D. (2011, May 18). Advanced short focused online tutorials with Articulate Engage. Presented at the Faculty Summer Institute on Teaching Technologies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Richter, S. (2011, May 18). Simple PowerPoint tricks to improve learning. Presented at the Faculty Summer Institute on Teaching Technologies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Richter, S. (2011, July 12). The freedom to choose: Simulcasts with Wimba Classroom. Presented at the Blackboard Collaborate Connections Summit, Las Vegas, NV.

Richter, S. (2011, May 17). Amaze and inspire with emerging presentation tools. Presented at the Faculty Summer Institute on Teaching Technologies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Bowen, K., Rhode, J., and Zink, H. (2011, Apr. 27). Mobile communication strategies. Presented at the Going Mobile in Higher Ed: International Online Conference 2011.

Rhode, J. (2011, Apr. 7). Mobile microblogging: Easily share text, photos, audio, and video with a single mobile app. Presented at the Mobile Learning Experience 2011, Phoenix, AZ.

Rhode, J. (2011, Feb. 18). Social bookmarking: Keep track of and share your online favorites using Diigo. Presented at the 2011 Urban Teachers Conference, Concordia University Chicago.

Urban, O. (2011, Jan. 13). Prezi: Move beyond the slides to create amazing presentations. Presented at the 2010 College of Lake County Technology Conference.

Urban, O. (2011, Jan. 13). Integrating web 2.0 technologies into teaching. Presented at the 2011 College of Lake County Technology Conference.

Richter, S. (2010, Oct. 22). The freedom to choose: Simulcast workshops through the Wimba Classroom. Presented at the 2010 SLATE Conference, Chicago, IL.

Urban, O. (2010, Oct. 21). Amaze, enrich and inspire: An overview of the emerging presentation tools (Prezi, SlideShare, SlideRocket, Zoho Show). Presented at the 2010 SLATE Conference, Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Stark, C., Scheidenhelm, C., Christophero, M., and Rhode, J. (2010, Oct. 21). e-Portfolios: Why and how. Presented at the 2010 SLATE Conference, Chicago, IL.

Rhode, J. (2010, Sep. 24). Social bookmarking 2.0: Research, share and collaborate online using Diigo. Presented at the 2010 Illinois Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Conference, Kishwaukee College.

Professional Meetings

Rhode, J. (2012, Apr. 9). NIU Blackboard NG upgrade faculty support plan. Presented online for the Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade Cohort Group.

Rhode, J. (2012, January 17). Text messaging with your students while maintaining privacy. Presented online to Excellence in e-Education.

Rhode, J. (2011, Nov. 15). Technologies for teaching and learning. Presented at Kishwaukee Community College, Malta, IL.

Rhode, J. (2011, Jun. 13). NIU Blackboard NG upgrade faculty support plan. Presented online for the Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade Cohort Group.

Rhode, J. and DiGennaro, J. (2011, May 5). Expand reach and drive efficiency with Blackboard Learn. Presented online for Blackboard Webinar Series.

Wicks, D., Via, S., and Rhode, J. (2011, Jan. 27). Using Twitter for teaching, learning and professional development in higher education. Presented online for the Northwest eLearning Community.

Last Updated: 4/25/2012