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Dec. 01 - Clickers in the Classroom
Dec. 02 - **NEW** Blackboard Grade Submission Tool Preview **ONLINE**
Dec. 03 - Podcast Series: Video Podcasting
Dec. 07 - Blackboard Open Lab
Dec. 09 - Developing Discussion Board Assignments for Large Classes in Blackboard (N>40)
Dec. 10 - Using PowerPoint to Engage and Motivate Students
Dec. 11 - End-of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Dec. 14 - **NEW** Submitting Final Grades Automatically from Blackboard to MyNIU
Dec. 17 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard

November 2009

Nov. 03 - Teaching Large Classes
Nov. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Nov. 05 - Short Focused Tutorials
Nov. 06 - Blackboard Open Lab
Nov. 09 - Podcast Series: Video Podcasting
Nov. 10 - **NEW** NING: Build Your Own Social Network
Nov. 11 - Introduction to External Funding
Nov. 12 - **NEW** Blended Learning: Finding the Right Mix
Nov. 13 - **NEW** Tips for Teaching With Blogs **ONLINE**
Nov. 17 - Tracking Student Performance in Blackboard **ONLINE**
Nov. 18 - **NEW** Games and Simulations in the Classroom
Nov. 19 - Advanced Short Focused Online Tutorials with Articulate Engage
Nov. 20 - Controlling Student Access to Materials in Blackboard **ONLINE**
Nov. 30 - How to Avoid (and, if Necessary, Prevail in) Grade Appeals

October 2009

Oct. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Oct. 07 - Advanced Video Editing
Oct. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Oct. 09 - Blackboard Open Lab
Oct. 13 - Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
Oct. 13 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
Oct. 14 - Audio Podcasting
Oct. 16 - Faculty Learning Groups - More Than Just Another Committee: Dr. Catherine Wehlburg
Oct. 16 - Measurable Outcomes and Meaningful Measures: Dr. Catherine Wehlburg
Oct. 19 - Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center I: Basic Features
Oct. 21 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Oct. 22 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
Oct. 27 - **NEW** Teaching During a Health Crisis **ONLINE**
Oct. 28 - Rubrics for Meaningful Evaluation and Assessment
Oct. 29 - **NEW** Collecting Assignments Electronically Using Blackboard
Oct. 30 - **NEW** Advanced Features of Wimba Classroom in Blackboard

September 2009

Sep. 01 - Designing Group Work for Meaningful Learning
Sep. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Sep. 08 - Multimedia Sampler
Sep. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Sep. 10 - Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
Sep. 11 - Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center I: Basic Features
Sep. 15 - Blackboard 8.0 Self and Peer Assessment
Sep. 16 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar - Dr. Jeffrey Chown
Sep. 17 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Sep. 18 - Introduction to Blackboard Communities
Sep. 22 - Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center II
Sep. 23 - Scaffolding to Improve Learning
Sep. 24 - Blackboard Open Lab
Sep. 29 - **NEW** Using Social Networking Technologies to Foster Student Collaboration
Sep. 30 - **NEW** Timesaving Tips Using the New Blackboard Grade Center **ONLINE**

Summer 2009

May 11 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center Preview **ONLINE**
May 19 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Self and Peer Assessment Preview **ONLINE**
May 21 - Designing a Writing-Enhanced Course
May 27 - Teaching a New Course
May 28 - Write Well, Publish More!
Jun. 02 - **NEW** Free Software Tools for the Classroom **ONLINE**
Jun. 03 - Clickers in the Classroom
Jun. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jun. 09 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Collaborating through Communication
Jun. 09 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Collaborating through Media
Jun. 09 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Collaborating through Writing
Jun. 09 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Collaborating through Mobile Devices
Jun. 10 - Writing Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference
Jun. 11 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
Jun. 17 - Short Focused Tutorials
Jun. 18 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Jun. 23 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
Jun. 24 - Creating and Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations
Jun. 25 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Jul. 07 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Self and Peer Assessment
Jul. 08 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
Jul. 09 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center I: Basic Features
Jul. 15 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jul. 16 - **NEW** Quick and Easy Video Editing Using iMovie
Jul. 22 - Creating Branching Tutorials in PowerPoint
Jul. 23 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Jul. 28 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center II
Jul. 30 - Concept Mapping for Teaching and Learning
Aug. 05 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center Overview **ONLINE**
Aug. 11 - Clickers in the Classroom
Aug. 12 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Self and Peer Assessment
Aug. 13 - Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction: Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Aug. 14 - Teaching Strategies to Help First-Year Students Do Their Best: Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Aug. 17 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 19 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center I: Basic Features
Aug. 21 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 25 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Aug. 26 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
Aug. 27 - **NEW** Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center II

April 2009

Apr. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Apr. 03 - Blackboard Open Lab
Apr. 07 - Advanced Video Editing
Apr. 09 - Creating Branching Tutorials in PowerPoint
Apr. 10 - **ONLINE** Online Teaching Brownbag
Apr. 14 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Apr. 15 - Problem-Based Learning
Apr. 16 - David W. Raymond Grant for the Use of Technology in Teaching Presentation and Award Reception: Using Wiki-Based Collaborative Authoring in the Lab and Classroom to Enhance Writing and Understanding
Apr. 21 - **NEW** Postcast Series: Video Podcasting
Apr. 22 - **NEW** Greener Teaching Techniques **ONLINE**
Apr. 23 - **NEW** Requesting and Combining Blackboard Courses Using the Blackboard Faculty Tools **ONLINE**
Apr. 28 - End-of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Apr. 30 - **NEW** Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning

March 2009

Mar. 03 - **NEW** New Tools and Features in Blackboard 7.3 **ONLINE**
Mar. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackbooard
Mar. 06 - **ONLINE** Online Teaching Brownbag
Mar. 06 - Quality and Engagement in Online Courses
Mar. 16 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Mar. 17 - Short Focused Tutorials
Mar. 18 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Rick Ridnour
Mar. 19 - Electronic Feedback to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Mar. 20 - Leave No Outcome Behind: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Workshop: Dr. Susan Hatfield
Mar. 20 - Getting Students Involved in Assessment Workshop: Dr. Susan Hatfield
Mar. 24 - **NEW** Tracking Student Performance in Blackboard Using the Early Warning System and Performance Dashboard
Mar. 25 - **NEW** Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
Mar. 26 - Advanced Short Focused Online Tutorials
Mar. 30 - Basic Video Capture and Editing
Mar. 31 - Dynamic Classroom Discussions

February 2009

Feb. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Feb. 10 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Feb. 11 - **NEW** Microteaching (No, That Doesn’t Mean Tiny Classes!)
Feb. 12 - Teaching with the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Feb. 13 - Quick and Simple Creation of Educational Tutorials
Feb. 17 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Feb. 18 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
Feb. 23 - **ONLINE** Plagiarism Prevention Using Blackboard SafeAssign
Feb. 24 - Structuring Your Online Course in Blackboard
Feb. 25 - Understanding and Integrating Teaching and Learning Styles
Feb. 25 - Blackboard Open Lab
Feb. 26 - Developing Discussion Board Assignments with Large Classes in Blackboard

January 2009

Jan. 07 - Clickers in the Classroom
Jan. 08 - Teaching Inclusively: An Approach to the Dynamics of Diversity in the University Classroom
Jan. 09 - Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive, High Engagement Process and Philosophy for Increasing Teaching and Institutional Effectiveness
Jan. 13 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jan. 14 - Words of Inspiration with Nikki Giovanni (Virginia Tech)
Jan. 15 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
Jan. 16 - Blackboard Open Lab
Jan. 20 - Introduction to Blackboard Communications
Jan. 21 - **NEW** Creating Branching Tutorials in PowerPoint
Jan. 22 - **NEW** Delivering Effective Lectures
Jan. 27 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
Jan. 28 - **ONLINE** Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
Jan. 29 - Configuring the Blackboard Gradebook

2008 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2008

Dec. 02 - End-of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Dec. 03 - **NEW** Developing Discussion Board Assignments for Large Classes in Blackboard (N>40)
Dec. 04 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
Dec. 10 - Blackboard Open Lab
Dec. 15 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Dec. 18 - Using PowerPoint to Engage and Motivate Students

November 2008

Nov. 03 - Supportive Professional Staff Development Grant Writing Seminar
Nov. 04 - Short Focused Tutorials
Nov. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Nov. 06 - Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction
Nov. 07 - Redesigning a Face-to-Face Lesson for Online Delivery - Online Teaching Series
Nov. 11- **NEW** Maintaining Constructive Relationships In and Out of the Classroom
Nov. 12 - Blackboard Open Lab
Nov. 13 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
Nov. 14 - Using Online Assessment Tools to Facilitate Teaching and Learning - Online Teaching Series
Nov. 18 - **ONLINE** Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
Nov. 19 - **NEW** Teaching Large Classes
Nov. 20 - **NEW** Mac Series: Introduction to Garageband

October 2008

Oct. 01 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Oct. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Oct. 06 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Oct. 07 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Gerald Gabris
Oct. 07- Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Oct. 09- Advanced Video Editing
Oct. 15- Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Oct. 16 - **NEW** Conducting Online Office Hours Using Wimba Classroom **ONLINE**
Oct. 17 - Strategies for Promoting Communication in the Online Learning Environment - Online Teaching Series
Oct. 22 - **ONLINE** Plagiarism Prevention Using Blackboard SafeAssign
Oct. 23 - Rubrics for Meaningful Evaluation and Assessment
Oct. 24- Audio Podcasting
Oct. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab
Oct. 30 - **NEW** Critical Thinking for the 21st Century Student
Oct. 31 - Introduction to Online Course Construction - Online Teaching Series

September 2008

Sep. 03 - Multimedia Sampler
Sep. 09 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
Sep. 10 - **NEW** Scaffolding to Improve Learning
Sep. 11 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Sep. 12 - **NEW** Accountability Pressures and Their Impact on Regional Accreditation
Sep. 12 - **NEW** Understanding and Using Assessment Results
Sep. 15 - Blackboard Open Lab
Sep. 17 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Sep. 18 - Configuring the Blackboard Gradebook
Sep. 19 - Overview of Online Teaching and Learning - Online Teaching Series
Sep. 23 - Blackboard Communities
Sep. 25 - **NEW** Constructivism: A Holistic Approach to Teaching and Learning **ONLINE**
Sep. 26 - Principles of Effective Online Course Design - Online Teaching Series

Summer 2008

May 29 - Write Well, Publish More!
Jun. 03 - Clickers in the Classroom
Jun. 05 - **NEW** Social Networking Technologies - Teaching with Technology Institute
Jun. 05 - **NEW** Resource Sharing Technologies - Teaching with Technology Institute
Jun. 05 - **NEW** Multimedia Learning Technologies - Teaching with Technology Institute
Jun. 05 - **NEW** Collaborative Learning Technologies - Teaching with Technology Institute
Jun. 09 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jun. 10 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
Jun. 11 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Jun. 12 - **NEW** Overview of Online Teaching and Learning - Online Teaching Series
Jun. 12 - **NEW** Principles of Effective Online Course Design - Online Teaching Series
Jun. 17 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Jun. 18 - Creating and Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations
Jun. 19 - Short Focused Tutorials
Jun. 24 - **ONLINE** Introducing Academic Resource Sharing Tools in Blackboard
Jun. 25 - **NEW** Introduction to Online Course Construction - Online Teaching Series
Jun. 25 - **NEW** Strategies for Promoting Communication in the Online Learning Environment - Online Teaching Series
Jul. 02 - Concept Mapping for Teaching and Learning
Jul. 08 - **NEW** Using Online Assessment to Facilitate Teaching and Learning - Online Teaching Series
Jul. 08 - **NEW** Redesigning a Face-to-Face Lesson for Online Delivery - Online Teaching Series
Jul. 09 - Plagiarism Prevention Using Blackboard SafeAssign
Jul. 10 - Writing Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference
Jul. 14 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
Jul. 16 - Short Focused Tutorials with Video
Jul. 21 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jul. 23 - Basic Video Editing
Jul. 29 - **NEW** Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Blackboard
Jul. 31 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Aug. 06 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
Aug. 07 - New Academic Administrator Forum
Aug. 13 - Clickers in the Classroom
Aug. 14 - Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction: Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Aug. 15 - Overteaching: When is Less Really More? Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Aug. 18 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 20 - **NEW** New Tools and Features Coming to Blackboard **Canceled due to postponed Blackboard upgrade**
Aug. 22 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 26 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Aug. 27 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
Aug. 28 - Designing Group Work for Meaningful Learning

April 2008

Apr. 01 - "What do I do When...?": An Open Discussion
Apr. 04 - **NEW** Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
Apr. 04 - Supportive Professional Staff Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Apr. 08 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Apr. 09 - **NEW** Service Learning
Apr. 10 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Apr. 14 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
Apr. 15 - Blackboard Open Lab
Apr. 16 - Advanced Short Focused Online Tutorials with Articulate Engage
Apr. 17 - **NEW** Problem-Based Learning
Apr. 23 - End-Of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Apr. 24 - David Raymond Grant Reception and Presentation
Apr. 29 - **ONLINE** New Tools & Features in Blackboard

March 2008

Mar. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Mar. 04 - **WEBCAST** Seven Revolutions: Scanning the Word Out to 2025
Mar. 06 - **NEW** "What do I do When...?": An Open Discussion
Mar. 07 - Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
Mar. 18 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Mar. 19 - Dynamic Classroom Discussions
Mar. 21 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
Mar. 24 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Mar. 25 - Short Focused Tutorials
Mar. 26 - **ONLINE** Introducing New Plagiarism Prevention Features in Blackboard
Mar. 27 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
Mar. 31 - Blackboard Open Lab

Feburary 2008

Feb. 05 - Teaching with the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Feb. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Feb. 11 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Feb. 12 - Podcasting Series: Audio Podcasting
Feb. 14 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Robert Chappell
Feb. 15 - Configuring the Blackboard Gradebook
Feb. 19 - Personalizing the “Look” of Your Blackboard Course
Feb. 20 - Dynamic Classroom Discussions
Feb. 22 - Accountability Pressures and Their Impact on Regional Accreditation
Feb. 22 - Understanding and Using Assessment Results
Feb. 25 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
Feb. 26 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Producer
Feb. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab

January 2008

Jan. 08 - Clickers in the Classroom
Jan. 10 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Promoting Active Learning Through Blended Courses
Jan. 14 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jan. 14 - Introduction to Blackboard Communities
Jan. 15 - Introduction to Podcasting
Jan. 17 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Jan. 22 - Podcasting Series: Audio Podcasting
Jan. 23 - Blackboard Open Lab
Jan. 24 - Controlling Student Access to Materials to Courses in Blackboard
Jan. 29 - Social Bookmarking Using Blackboard Scholar
Jan. 29 - Plagiarism Prevention Using Blackboard SafeAssign

2007 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2007

Dec. 04 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
Dec. 06 - End of Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Dec. 12 - Blackboard Open Lab
Dec. 17 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
Dec. 18 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Dec. 19 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting

November 2007

Nov. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Nov. 02 - Supportive Professional Staff Development Grant Writing Seminar
Nov. 07 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Nov. 08 - Design Principles to Create Effective PowerPoint Presentations
Nov. 12 - Blackboard Open Lab
Nov. 12 - International Week Panel Discussion: "Beyond Hotel Rwanda: Peace Initiatives..."
Nov. 13 - Advanced Video Editing
Nov. 15 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
Nov. 19 - Short Focused Tutorials
Nov. 20 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
Nov. 26 - Advanced Short Focused Tutorials
Nov. 28 - Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery

October 2007

Oct. 02 - Basic Video Capture & Editing
Oct. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Oct. 05 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Oct. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Oct. 18 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Oct. 19 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Oct. 22 - Mastering the Control Panel in Blackboard
Oct. 23 - Audio Podcasting
Oct. 23 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar Series: Dr. Carole Minor
Oct. 24 - Writing Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference
Oct. 30 - Concept Mapping for Teaching & Learning
Oct. 31 - Blackboard Open Lab

September 2007

Sep. 05 - Multimedia Sampler
Sep. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Sep. 11 - Introduction to Blackboard Communities
Sep. 12 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Sep. 13 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Sep. 19 - Integrating News in the Classroom
Sep. 20 - Setting Up Your Blackboard Gradebook
Sep. 25 - Podcasting with Blackboard
Sep. 26 - Understanding and Integrating Teaching and Learning Styles
Sep. 27 - Clickers in the Classroom

Summer 2007

May 10 - New Tools and Features Coming to Blackboard
May 17 - Designing Effective Instruction
May 21 - Teaching with Technology Institute
May 25 - Short Focused Tutorials
May 31 - Write Well, Publish More! Workshop
Jun. 12 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jun. 14 - Writing Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference
Jun. 19 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Jun. 20 - Introduction to Podcasting
Jun. 21 - Clickers in the Classroom
Jul. 11 - Teaching a New Course
Jul. 17 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Jul. 19 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Jul. 24 - Creating and Using Course Wikis
Jul. 26 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard
Aug. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 08 - Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
Aug. 13 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Aug. 16 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
Aug. 17 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Engaging Community for Learning
Aug. 20 - New Tools and Features in Blackboard
Aug. 28 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 29 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
Aug. 30 - Personalizing the "Look" of Your Blackboard Course

April 2007

Apr. 03 - Supportive Professional Staff Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Apr. 11 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Apr. 12 - Assessment Rubrics for Effective and Efficient Grading
Apr. 13 - Short Focused Tutorials with Video
Apr. 18 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Apr. 20 - Advanced Short Focused Tutorials
Apr. 23 - Online Teaching Brownbag
Apr. 24 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
Apr. 26 - Copyright Issues @ NIU
Apr. 26 - David Raymond Grant Reception and Presentation
Apr. 27 - End-Of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Apr. 30 - Blackboard Open Lab

March 2007

Mar. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Mar. 09 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Mar. 20 - Teaching with Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction
Mar. 21 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Mar. 22 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Mar. 23 - Looking at Learning Objectively
Mar. 26 - Online Teaching Brownbag
Mar. 27 - Blackboard Open Lab
Mar. 27 - Controlling Students Access to Materials in Blackboard
Mar. 28 - Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
Mar. 29 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar Series: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Mar. 30 - Pedagogical Possibilities Using Interactive Panel Displays
Mar. 30 - Department Chair Development Workshop

February 2007

Feb. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Feb. 08 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Feb. 13 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Feb. 14 - Design Principle for Projected Media
Feb. 15 - Personalizing the Look of Your Blackboard Course
Feb. 16 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Helix
Feb. 20 - Configuring the Blackboard Gradebook
Feb. 22 - Introduction to Podcasting
Feb. 23 - Integrating Service Learning in Courses for Multicultural Outcomes
Feb. 26 - Blackboard Open Lab
Feb. 26 - Online Teaching Brownbag
Feb. 27 - Teaching with PowerPoint - Beyond the Basics

January 2007

Jan. 09 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jan. 10 - Interactive Panel Displays
Jan. 11 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Using Cooperative Activities to Promote Learning
Jan. 12 - Interactive Panel Displays
Jan. 17 - Blackboard II: Getting Started Building Your Blackboard Course
Jan. 18 - Understanding and Integrating Teaching and Learning Activities
Jan. 19 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Jan. 22 - Blackboard Open Lab
Jan. 22 - Online Teaching Brown Bag
Jan. 25 - Introduction to Social Bookmarking
Jan. 30 - Pedagogical Possibilities of Using Interactive Panel Displays

2006 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2006

Dec. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Dec. 06 - Concept Mapping for Teaching and Learning
Dec. 07 - End of Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Dec. 08 - Short Focused Tutorials
Dec. 13 - Blackboard II: Getting Started Building Your Blackboard Course

November 2006

Nov. 03 - Supportive Professional Staff Development Grant Writing Seminar
Nov. 07 - Electronic Feedback to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Nov. 09 - Converting Instructional Files to Digital Media on CD/DVD
Nov. 10 - Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
Nov. 14 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Nov. 15 - Presentation and Facilitation Techniques
Nov. 20 - Blackboard II: Getting Started Building Your Blackboard Course
Nov. 21 - Online Teaching Brownbag
Nov. 27 - Web Accessibility: Instructional Implications
Nov. 29 - Blackboard Open Lab

October 2006

Oct. 02 - Mastering the Control Panel in Blackboard
Oct. 06 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Oct. 12 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Oct. 13 - Plagiarism and You
Oct. 17 - Online Teaching Brownbag
Oct. 18 - The Effective Use of Graphics in Word and PowerPoint for Instruction
Oct. 20 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Oct. 23 - Blackboard Open Lab
Oct. 24 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Gene Roth
Oct. 25 - Introduction to Podcasting
Oct. 27 - Teaching Inclusively in Science, Math, Engineering and Related Curricula
Oct. 27 - Basic Video Capture and Editing
Oct. 31 - Blackboard Assessment Tools

September 2006

Sep. 01 - Multimedia Sampler
Sep. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Sep. 06 - Writing Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference
Sep. 07 - Blackboard II: Getting Started in Blackboard
Sep. 14 - Personalizing the "Look" of Blackboard
Sep. 14 - Ice Breakers and Games to Warm up the Classroom Environment
Sep. 15 - Audio Podcasting
Sep. 26 - Setting Up Your Blackboard Gradebook
Sep. 27 - Developing a New Course

Summer 2006

Jun. 12 - Publish and Flourish: Becoming a Prolific Scholar
Jun. 13 - Assessment Rubrics for Effective and Efficient Grading
Jun. 15 - Blackboard Overview
Jun. 20 - Getting Started in Blackboard
Jun. 21 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Jun. 27 - Structuring Your Online Class in Blackboard
Jul. 10 - Blackboard Overview
Jul. 12 - To Teach or Not to Teach (with PowerPoint that is!)
Jul. 18 - Creating Simple Online Lectures
Jul. 25 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
Jul. 27 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Aug. 02 - Creating and Using Blogs
Aug. 03 - Blackboard Overview
Aug. 08 - Getting Started in Blackboard
Aug. 10 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Aug. 14 - Structuring Your Online Class in Blackboard
Aug. 30 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 31 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard

April 2006

Apr. 04 - Blackboard Overview
Apr. 06 - Supportive Professional Staff Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 06 - Strategies for Managing Individual and Organizational Conflicts in Higher Education
Apr. 07 - Etiquette and Ethics: The Responsible Conduct of Research
Apr. 10 - Classroom Personal Response System Demo: InterWrite
Apr. 11 - Classroom Personal Response System Demo: i Clicker
Apr. 12 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Apr. 13 - Classroom Personal Response System Demo: eInstruction
Apr. 13 - Customizing Blackboard
Apr. 13 - 2006 David Raymond Grant Award: Dr. Teresa Wasonga
Apr. 14 - Classroom Personal Response System Summary Session
Apr. 14 - Introduction to Podcasting
Apr. 21 - Adding Captioning to Streaming Video
Apr. 24 - End-of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Apr. 26 - Online Teaching Brownbag
Apr. 28 - Converting Documents to PDFs: An Easier Way to Distribute Your Online Course Materials

March 2006

Mar. 03 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Strategies for Teaching with a Smart Podium
Mar. 08 - Blackboard Overview
Mar. 09 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Mar. 16 - Introduction to Podcasting
Mar. 20 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Mar. 22 - Online Teaching Brownbag
Mar. 23 - Creating Simple Online Lectures
Mar. 24 - Looking at Learning Objectively
Mar. 28 - Personal Response Systems: Session II
Mar. 31 - Creating Cultural Competencies for the Curricula

February 2006

Feb. 02 - Setting Up Your Blackboard Gradebook
Feb. 03 - Using Personal Response Systems in the Classroom
Feb. 07 - Blackboard Overview
Feb. 09 - Ask the Experts Open Lab
Feb. 10 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Feb. 13 - Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
Feb. 15 - Design Principles for Projected Media
Feb. 16 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Helix
Feb. 17 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
Feb. 21 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. C.T. Lin
Feb. 23 - Creating and Using Blogs
Feb. 23 - Creating and Using Course Wikis
Feb. 24 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer

January 2006

Jan. 04 - Blackboard Updates
Jan. 06 - Blackboard Overview
Jan. 09 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Jan. 12 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Promoting Civility in the Classroom
Jan. 19 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard
Jan. 20 - Finding and Implementing Learning Objects
Jan. 24 - Teaching/Learning Styles
Jan. 27 - Integrating Digital Images to Enhance PowerPoint Presentations
Jan. 30 - Controlling Student Access to Materials in Blackboard

2005 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2005

Dec. 05 - Blackboard Overview
Dec. 07 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Dec. 13 - End-of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Dec. 13 - Short Focused Tutorials
Dec. 15 - Blogs and Wikis and Podcasts, Oh My!: What's New in Online Communication

November 2005

Nov. 04 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Seminar
Nov. 07 - Ask the Experts Open Lab
Nov. 09 - Blackboard Overview
Nov. 15 - Creating an Electronic Syllabus
Nov. 16 - Teaching/Learning Styles
Nov. 17 - Getting Started in Blackboard
Nov. 18 - Converting Instructional Files to Digital Media on CD/DVD
Nov. 18 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Strategies for Motivating Students
Nov. 28 - Web Accessibility: Instructional Implications
Nov. 29 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
Nov. 30 - Rubrics for Effective and Efficient Grading
Nov. 30 - Online Cheating: Can We Stop It?

October 2005

Oct. 03 - Presential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Diann Musial
Oct. 04 - Blackboard Overview
Oct. 06 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Oct. 07 - Basic Video Capture and Editing
Oct. 10 - Ask the Experts Open Lab
Oct. 12 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Oct. 13 - Presentations and Facilitation Techniques
Oct. 18 - Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
Oct. 19 - How to Avoid (and If Necessary Prevail in) Grade Disputes
Oct. 20 - When Google Doesn't Find It: Web Search Strategies for the Classroom
Oct. 21 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Strategies for Peer Assessment
Oct. 26 - Mastering the Control Panel in Blackboard
Oct. 21 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar

September 2005

Sep. 08 - Blackboard Overview
Sep. 09 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Teaching Tips
Sep. 12 - Setting Up the Blackboard Gradebook
Sep. 14 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Sep. 15 - Instructional Goals and Objectives: Knowing the Differences
Sep. 16 - Integrating Digital Images to Enhance a PowerPoint Presentation
Sep. 20 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Sep. 22 - Personalizing the "Look" of Your Blackboard Course
Sep. 26 - Electronic Submission of Assignments in Blackboard
Sep. 28 - Instructional Considerations in Developing PowerPoint Presentations
Sep. 30 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer

Summer 2005

May 27 - Strategies for Managing Individual and Organizational Conflicts in Higher Education
Jun. 06 - Publish and Flourish
Jun. 09 - Assessment of Online Courses and Curricula: Concepts, Tools, and Frameworks
Jun. 21 - Basic Digital Camera Workshop
Jun. 23 - Electronic File Management for Effective Teaching
Jun. 27 - Teaching with PowerPoint: Beyond the Basics
Jun. 29 - Principle and Practice of Synchronous Discussion
Jul. 12 - Ice Breakers and Games to Warm up the Classroom Environment
Jul. 13 - Creating an Effective Online Syllabus
Jul. 14 - Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
Jul. 21 - Visual Literacy in Teaching and Learning
Jul. 25 - Using PDAs in the Classroom: A Presentation Tool
Aug. 04 - Blackboard Overview
Aug. 08 - Getting Started in Blackboard
Aug. 11 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
Aug. 12 - Time Management Strategies to Maximize Your Teaching Potential
Aug. 15 - Blackboard Overview
Aug. 23 - Preparing Students for Online Learning
Aug. 25 - Learning to Use Graphics in Word and PowerPoint
Aug. 26 - Multimedia Sampler Workshop
Aug. 29 - Using Your Red Pen Electronically

April 2005

Apr. 01 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 04 - Online Cheating: Can We Stop It?
Apr. 05 - DSS Policy: Accommodating Students with Disabilities with Off-Campus Placements
Apr. 07 - Ask the Experts Open Lab
Apr. 08 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Alternatives to Textbooks
Apr. 12 - Blackboard Overview
Apr. 13 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 14 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Apr. 15 - Crisis in Scholarly Communication Conference
Apr. 18 - Strategic Planning in the Academic Environment
Apr. 19 - Outstanding Teaching Awards Ceremony
Apr. 19 - Backing Up the Blackboard Gradebook
Apr. 19 - David Raymond Grant Reception and Presentation: Dr. Wei-Chen Hung
Apr. 20 - Mastering the Control Panel
Apr. 22 - Short Focused Tutorials with Video
Apr. 26 - Advanced Video Editing
Apr. 29 - Exploring Concept Map Software for Teaching and Learning

March 2005

Mar. 02 - Blackboard Overview
Mar. 03 - Ask the Experts Open Lab
Mar. 04 - Conference on Portfolio Integration: Connecting Learning and Assessment
Mar. 08 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Mar. 11 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Strategies for Midterm Course Assessment
Mar. 15 - Exploring Concept Map Software for Teaching and Learning
Mar. 21 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Mar. 21 - When Google Doesn't Find It: Web Search Strategies for the Classroom
Mar. 23 - Visual Planning for Effective Instruction
Mar. 24 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard
Mar. 29 - Preparing Students for Online Learning
Mar. 31 - CD/DVD Burner Workshop

February 2005

Feb. 01 - Preparing Technology-Proficient Educators in Illinois
Feb. 04 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Ways to Create Successful Group Projects
Feb. 08 - Blackboard Overview
Feb. 09 - Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
Feb. 11 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Helix
Feb. 14 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Jim Thomas
Feb. 15 - Getting Started with Blackboard
Feb. 16 - Storyboards for Planning Instruction
Feb. 17 - Ask the Experts Open Lab
Feb. 22 - Blackboard Assessment Features
Feb. 25 - Video Capture and Editing
Feb. 28 - Eliciting Formative and Summative Student Feedback

January 2005

Jan. 06 - Blackboard Overview
Jan. 07 - Creating an Electronic Syllabus
Jan. 10 - Getting Started Building a Blackboard Course
Jan. 13 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Levels of Prevention: Methods and Strategies for Deterring Plagiarism and Cheating
Jan. 21 - Converting Documents to PDFs: An Easier Way to Distribute Your Online Course Materials
Jan. 25 - Setting Up Your Blackboard Gradebook
Jan. 27 - Electronic Submission of Assignments in Blackboard
Jan. 28 - Working with MS Movie Maker
Jan. 31 - Concept Maps for Teaching and Learning

2004 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2004

Dec. 01 - Ask the Experts
Dec. 03 - The Principles and Practice of Synchronous Discussion (Chat)
Dec. 08 - Personalizing the "Look" of Your Blackboard Course
Dec. 09 - Copying, Archiving and Recycling Blackboard Courses
Dec. 10 - Creating Effective Visual Media
Dec. 10 - Short Focused Tutorials
Dec. 13 - Facilitation and Presentation Techniques
Dec. 14 - Blackboard Overview
Dec. 16 - Getting Started Building a Blackboard Course

November 2004

Nov. 02 - When Google Doesn't Find It: Web Search Strategies for the Classroom
Nov. 05 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Nov. 08 - Getting Started Building a Blackboard Course
Nov. 10 - Design Principles for Projected Media
Nov. 11 - Blackboard Overview
Nov. 12 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Seminar
Nov. 15 - Bringing Your International Experiences into the Classroom
Nov. 16 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. William Goldenberg
Nov. 16 - Blackboard Assessments and Surveys
Nov. 17 - Effective Use of Basic Multimedia in Blackboard
Nov. 19 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Strategies for Using Online Course Components
Nov. 19 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Nov. 19 - Ask the Blackboard Experts

October 2004

Oct. 06 - Blackboard Overview
Oct. 07 - Introduction to the IRB
Oct. 08 - Mastering the Control Panel in Blackboard
Oct. 11 - Using PDAs in the Classroom: A Presentation Tool
Oct. 13 - Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
Oct. 18 - Scanning to enhance Your PowerPoint Presentations
Oct. 21 - What is Responsible Conduct of Research and Why Should it be Taught?
Oct. 26 - Advance Organizers
Oct. 27 - Blackboard's Gradebook
Oct. 29 - FacDev Friday

September 2004

Sep. 08 - Introduction to IRB Review
Sep. 10 - Multimedia Sampler
Sep. 13 - Blackboard Overview
Sep. 14 - Designing Effective Instruction
Sep. 17 - FacDev Friday: Open Dialogue on Creating a Campus Repository of Learning Objects
Sep. 20 - Leading Effective Discussion Online
Sep. 21 - Writing Effective Instructional Objectives
Sep. 24 - Integrating Digital Images to Enhance Your PowerPoint Presentations
Sep. 29 - Blackboard Open Lab

Summer 2004

May 10 - Requesting and Updating Blackboard Courses
May 10-13 - Introduction to STATA
May 13 - Curriculum Change & Leadership: Knowing Ourselves as Instructors
May 17-27 - Hierarchical Linear Modeling for Nested Designs and Growth Modeling
May 21 - Publish and Flourish
Jun. 02 - Implementing Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation
Jun. 09 - CD/DVD Burner Workshop
Jun. 14 - Blackboard Overview
Jun. 15-16 - Ethics Across the Curricula Institute
Jun. 21 - Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
Jun. 29 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Jun. 30 - Using PDAs in the Classroom: A Presentation Tool
Aug. 10 - Blackboard Overview
Aug. 12 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
Aug. 13 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Infusing Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum
Aug. 17 - Requesting and Updating Blackboard Courses
Aug. 25 - Virtual Office Hours: Anytime, Anywhere!

April 2004

Apr. 02 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 06 - Introduction to IRB Review
Apr. 07 - Blackboard Gradebook
Apr. 09 - Responsible Conduct of Research
Apr. 13 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Julie Scarborough
Apr. 16 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 19 - Video Capture and Editing
Apr. 21 - Innovations in Teaching with Technology
Apr. 22 - David Raymond Grant Reception and Presentation: Dr. Michael Day
Apr. 23 - Copying, Archiving and Recycling Blackboard Courses
Apr. 28 - Blackboard Overview

March 2004

Mar. 02 - Interacting Effectively with Students and Colleagues with Disabilities
Mar. 03 - Introduction to IRB Review
Mar. 08 - Using PDAs in the Classroom: A Presentation Tool
Mar. 12 - FacDev Friday: Whatever Happened to Perfect Attendance?
Mar. 17 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Julie Scarborough
Mar. 19 - Pedagogical Research Methods: Improving Instruction in Higher Education Classrooms
Mar. 25 - Blackboard Overview
Mar. 26 - CD/DVD Burner Workshop
Mar. 29 - Teaching Exhibit Poster Session
Mar. 31 - Virtual Office Hours: Anytime, Anywhere!

February 2004

Feb. 04 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
Feb. 06 - Short Focused Tutorials
Feb. 09 - Blackboard Overview
Feb. 12 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Julie Scarborough
Feb. 19 - Copying, Archiving, and Recycling Blackboard Courses
Feb. 20 - Fresh Techniques for Teaching Large Sections of General Education Courses
Feb. 26 - Blackboard Gradebook
Feb. 27 - CD/DVD Burner Workshop
Feb. 27 - FacDev Friday: Can We Keep Plagiarism and Cheating in Check?

January 2004

Jan. 08 - Motivating the Unmotivated Learner by Cheryl Hiltibran
Jan. 08 - Introduction to IRB Review for Researchers
Jan. 14 - Blackboard Overview
Jan. 16 - Multimedia Sampler
Jan. 22 - Quick Online Assignment Turnaround
Jan. 26 - Using Excel for Managing Grades
Jan. 29 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Helix

2003 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2003

Dec. 03 - Using Excel for Managing Grades
Dec. 05 - Short Focused Tutorials
Dec. 11 - Virtual Office Hours: Anytime, Anywhere!
Dec. 16 - Blackboard Overview

November 2003

Nov. 05 - Maintaining an Online Gradebook
Nov. 06 - Faculty Diversity Workshop for Department Chairs
Nov. 07 - Integrating Digital Images to Enhance Your PowerPoint Presentations
Nov. 10 - Entering the Virtual Classroom
Nov. 13 - Mastering the Control Panel in Blackboard
Nov. 14 - Blackboard Overview
Nov. 20 - 10 Years of Multicultural Curriculum Transformation at NIU: A Panel Discussion
Nov. 21 - Video Capture and Editing
Nov. 21 - FacDev Friday: Time Management

October 2003

Oct. 03 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Oct. 10 - FacDev Friday: (In)Valuable Campus Resources
Oct. 14 - Four the Fun of It! Four: Games that Teach
Oct. 15 - Effective Use of Multimedia in Blackboard: Advanced
Oct. 17 - Blackboard Open Lab
Oct. 21 - College Student Mental Health: What You Need to Know to Help Your Students
Oct. 21 - Blackboard Overview
Oct. 23 - Marketing Online Courses
Oct. 27 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Oct. 30 - Handling Questions and Answers
Oct. 31 - Blackboard: Assessment Tools

September 2003

Sep. 03 - Introduction to IRB Review
Sep. 05 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Sep. 05 - Faculty Evaluation Workshop
Sep. 09 - Importing Varying File Formats into Blackboard
Sep. 10 - Blackboard: Faculty Assistance Open Lab
Sep. 12 - Accessibility of Web Publishing Features of Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF to People with Disabilities
Sep. 17 - Multimedia Sampler
Sep. 19 - Mastering the Control Panel in Blackboard
Sep. 22 - Blackboard Overview
Sep. 24 - Building an Accessible Blackboard Course: Recommended Settings and File Formats
Sep. 24 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Gary D. Glenn

August 2003

Aug. 11 - Blackboard Overview
Aug. 12 - What's New in Blackboard
Aug. 12/14 - Departmental Review of IRB Applications and Introduction to the New NIU IRB Policies and Procedures
Aug. 14 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
Aug. 15 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Developing and Using Cases to Teach Ethics
Aug. 18 - Creating an Effective Electronic Syllabus
Aug. 19 - Blackboard: Faculty Assistance Open Lab
Aug. 22 - Blackboard Overview
Aug. 27 - Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
Aug. 28 - Best Practices in Instruction

Summer 2003

May 12 - Publish and Flourish
Jun. 03 - Assessment Services' Portfolio Workshop
Jun. 10-11 - Summer Research Institute
Jun. 19 - Creating an Effective Online Syllabus
Jun. 25 - Preparing Students for Online Learning
Jun. 26 - Mind Mapping: A Versatile Tool for Increasing Instructional Effectiveness and Maximizing Comprehension
Jul. 08 - Blackboard Overview
Jul. 16 - CD/DVD Burner Workshop
Jul. 22 - Basic Digital Camera Fieldtrip
Jul. 24 - Problem Based Learning Workshop

April 2003

Apr. 02 - David Raymond Grant Reception and Presentation: Dr. M. Cecil Smith and Dr. Thomas J. Smith
Apr. 04 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard: Basics
Apr. 04 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 07 - Discussion and File Sharing in Blackboard
Apr. 10 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 10 - Online Assessment and Gradebook Issues
Apr. 15 - Distinguished Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. John Niemi
Apr. 18 - Innovations in Teaching and Technology
Apr. 21 - Stand-alone Web Pages to Supplement Online Teaching
Apr. 23 - Once Upon a Time: Using Stories to Teach
Apr. 25 - FacDev Friday: Top Ten Strategies for Online Teaching

March 2003

Mar. 03 - Best Practices: Teaching Tips for Using the Smart Podium
Mar. 07 - Basic Digital Audio Capturing
Mar. 13 - Faculty Diversity Workshop for Department Chairs
Mar. 18 - Dr. Jekyll Becomes Professor Hyde: Projecting a Positive Image in Online Courses
Mar. 19 - Delivering Effective Lectures
Mar. 21 - FacDev Friday: Surviving NIU
Mar. 27 - Blackboard: A General Overview of Blackboard's Uses and Capabilities

February 2003

Feb. 04 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Feb. 07 - Juggling, Dogs, and Assessment: The Importance of Feedback, Critical Thinking, and Punctuation
Feb. 07 - General Education, Assessment, and the Scholarship of Teaching: Having It All and Doing Some of It While Seeming to Do Nothing
Feb. 10 - Scanning to Enhance Your PowerPoint Presentations
Feb. 12 - Blackboard: Faculty Assistance Open Lab
Feb. 14 - Importing Varying File Formats into Blackboard
Feb. 21 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Feb. 25 - Using the Control Panel in Blackboard
Feb. 26 - Integrating Service Learning in Courses: NIU Faculty Experiences

January 2003

Jan. 09 - Interactive Methods of Teaching: Using Face-to-Face and Technology-Based Strategies
Jan. 10 - Interactive Learning: Students and Teachers Partnering for Success
Jan. 15 - Four the Fun of It! Games That Teach: Session 4 of 4
Jan. 16 - Blackboard: A General Overview of Blackboard's Uses and Capabilities
Jan. 24 - Basic Video Capturing
Jan. 27 - Blackboard Assessment Tools

2002 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2002

Dec. 03 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Dec. 05 - Four the Fun of It! Games That Teach: Session 3 of 4
Dec. 06 - Blackboard Open Lab Session
Dec. 11 - Blackboard II: Communication Tools
Dec. 13 - Using the Control Panel in Blackboard

November 2002

Nov. 01 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Nov. 04 - PhotoShop Tips and Tricks
Nov. 05 - Introduction to IRB Review
Nov. 07 - Blackboard Open Lab Session
Nov. 08 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Seminar
Nov. 11 - Blackboard III (Advanced)
Nov. 13 - Blackboard Overview
Nov. 15 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard - Basics
Nov. 21 - Four the Fun of It! Games That Teach: Session 2 of 4

October 2002

Oct. 07 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Oct. 09 - Basic Animations with Macromedia Flash
Oct. 11 - NIU Resources: Media Services/Information Technology Services
Oct. 15 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Oct. 16 - Four the Fun of It! Games That Teach: Session 1 of 4
Oct. 16 - Basics of Personnel Law for Department Heads and Supervisors
Oct. 17 - Responding to and Understanding the Needs of Post-Secondary Students with Mental Illness
Oct. 18 - Adding Closed Captioning to Streaming Video
Oct. 24 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Oct. 25 - An Introduction to Education Research

September 2002

Sep. 09 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Sep. 12 - Introduction to IRB Review
Sep. 17 - Mind Mapping: A Versatile Technique for Increasing Instructional Effectiveness and Maximizing Comprehension
Sep. 18 - Changes and Developments in Media Streaming
Sep. 20 - Scanning to Enhance Your PowerPoint Presentations
Sep. 23 - Preparing Students for Online Learning Experiences
Sep. 24 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Kou-Huang Han
Sep. 26 - Interacting Effectively with Students and Colleagues with Disabilities
Sep. 27 - Blackboard I (Basics)

Summer 2002

May 31 - Conference on Accommodating Teaching and Assistive Technologies
Jun. 11 - Blackboard: A General Overview of Blackboard's Uses and Capabilities
Jun. 26 - Online Testing and Assessment in Blackboard
Jul. 16 - Basic Digital Camera Fieldtrip
Jul. 19 - Planning and Developing Academic Service-Learning Courses
Aug. 15 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
Aug. 16 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Active Learning and Critical Thinking Strategies for Energizing the Classroom

April 2002

Apr. 02 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard - Basics
Apr. 03 - Teams and Document Management on the Web: An Illustration Using Chemistry Teacher Certification at NIU
Apr. 05 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Apr. 05 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 10 - Showcase 2002: Technology for Learning
Apr. 11 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Seminar
Apr. 12 - Scanning to Enhance Your PowerPoint Presentations
Apr. 19 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Apr. 23 - Creating Basic Images for Educational Web Pages
Apr. 24 - Self-Regulated Learning: Helping Students to Help Themselves
Apr. 24 - Web Design for Accessibility
Apr. 26 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard - Advanced
Apr. 29 - Blackboard III (Advanced)

March 2002

Mar. 01 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Mar. 05 - Rethinking and Reformatting Teaching Materials for Online Delivery
Mar. 11 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Mar. 15 - Basic Animations with Macromedia Flash
Mar. 19 - Creating and Publishing a Narrated Streaming Slide Show with Real Slide Show
Mar. 21 - University Instructional Design
Mar. 22 - Using Real Presenter Plus
Mar. 25 - Blackboard III (Advanced)
Mar. 26 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. William A. Oleckno

February 2002

Feb. 05 - Securing Documents and Collecting Data Using Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Forms
Feb. 08 - Rethinking and Reformatting Teaching Materials for Online Delivery
Feb. 11 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Feb. 15 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Feb. 19 - Blackboard III (Advanced)
Feb. 21 - Instructional Considerations for Students with Disabilities
Feb. 22 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media Real Producer
Feb. 25 - Adding Closed Captioning to Streaming Video
Feb. 26 - Managing Online Discussions
Feb. 28 - Ethics and/or Management in the University

January 2002

Jan. 15 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Jan. 18 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Jan. 22 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Jan. 25 - Creating Images for Educational Web Pages
Jan. 28 - Beginning Adobe Acrobat

2001 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2001

Dec. 04 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Dec. 05 - "Semester of Discontent" - Video Presentation and Discussion
Dec. 06 - Effective Use of Multimedia in an Online Course
Dec. 14 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Dec. 17 - Blackboard 5.5 Preview
Dec. 18 - Blackboard III (Advanced)

November 2001

Nov. 02 - Basic Animations with Macromedia Flash
Nov. 05 - Blackboard I (Basics) Month, Day - Program Title
Nov. 06 - Basic Video Capturing
Nov. 07 - The Online Teaching and Learning Experience
Nov. 09 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Nov. 09 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Workshop
Nov. 13 - Creating and Publishing a Narrated Streaming Slide Show with Real Slideshow
Nov. 16 - Blackboard III (Advanced)
Nov. 20 - Basic Video Capture
Nov. 27 - Basic Video Capture
Nov. 27 - Adobe Acrobat Basics: Copyright Issues
Nov. 30 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard

October 2001

Oct. 03 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Oct. 05 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard
Oct. 11 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Oct. 16 - Blackboard III (Advanced)
Oct. 17 - Technology and Teaching: Transforming the Classroom Experience
Oct. 19 - Using Interactive Whiteboard
Oct. 22 - Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Presentations
Oct. 25 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Producer
Oct. 29 - Teaching in the Diverse Classroom

September 2001

Sep. 01 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Sep. 07 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Sep. 10 - Redesigning Websites for Accessibility
Sep. 11 - Basic Video Capturing
Sep. 12 - Effective Syllabus Design
Sep. 17 - A Geographers Fascination with Place and Space
Sep. 18 - Basic Image Scanning for the Web
Sep. 21 - Using Interactive Whiteboard
Sep. 24 - Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Sep. 27 - Rethinking and Reformatting Teaching Materials for Online Delivery

Summer 2001

Jun. 14 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Jun. 26 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard (Basics)
Jul. 06 - Advanced Photoshop I: Image Correction Tools
Jul. 10 - Multimedia Integration into Blackboard (Advanced)
Jul. 13 - Blackboard III (Advanced)
Jul. 17 - Accessibility and Universal Web Design
Aug. 07 - How to Prepare Your students for Virtual Learning in the Online or Blended Course
Aug. 16 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Principles of Teaching
Aug. 17 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Cooperative Learning
Aug. 20 - How to Prepare Your Students for Virtual Learning in the Online or Blended Course

April 2001

Apr. 03 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Workshop
Apr. 04 - Redesigning Websites for Accessibility
Apr. 06 - Peer Teaching: Students Thinking Together
Apr. 10 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Producer
Apr. 13 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Apr. 18 - Teaching in America (Video Presentation and Discussion)
Apr. 18 - Creating and Publishing a Narrated Streaming Slide Show with Real SlideShow
Apr. 19 - Staying the Course: Retaining Online Students (PBS Telecast)
Apr. 20 - SPS Development Grant Writing Workshop
Apr. 24 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Apr. 27 - Portfolio Workshop

March 2001

Mar. 01 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Mar. 02 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Mar. 07 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Mar. 13 - Creating and Publishing a Narrated Streaming Slide Show with Real SlideShow
Mar. 15 - Macromedia Flash
Mar. 21 - Service Learning: Building the Possibilities at NIU
Mar. 29 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. John Beachy
Mar. 30 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer

February 2001

Feb. 02 - Basic Image Scanning for the Web
Feb. 07 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage
Feb. 09 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage
Feb. 16 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Feb. 21 - Streaming Media
Feb. 23 - The Online Teaching Series

January 2001

Jan. 11 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Jan. 16 - Redesigning Websites for Accessibility
Jan. 24 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Jan. 26 - Blackboard I (Basics)
Jan. 31 - Planning and Creating an Effective Electronic Syllabus

2000 Faculty/Staff Programs

December 2000

Dec. 01 - Blackboard II (Intermediate)
Dec. 06 - Simplifying for Clarity: Video Presentation on Enhancing Lecture Techniques
Dec. 07 - Blackboard III (Advanced)
Dec. 07 - With a Little Help from My Friends: Implementing Information Technology into the Curriculum
Dec. 15 - Blackboard Basics

November 2000

Nov. 03 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Workshop
Nov. 07 - Blackboard Basics
Nov. 15 - Redesigning Websites for Accessibility
Nov. 17 - Planning and Creating an Effective Electronic Syllabus
Nov. 21 - Creating and Publishing a Narrated Streaming Slide Show with Real SlideShow
Nov. 28 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Clark Neher

October 2000

Oct. 03 - Supportive Professional Development Grant Writing Workshop
Oct. 05 - Dealing with Academic Dishonesty and Difficult Students: Continuing the Dialogue
Oct. 10 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage
Oct. 13 - Blackboard Basics
Oct. 17 - Survey Construction
Oct. 19 - Partnerships that Work: Conferences on Student Learning and Outcomes
Oct. 27 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Workshop
Oct. 27 - Creating and Publishing Streaming Media with Real Producer

September 2000

Sep. 08 - Capturing Audio on Your Computer
Sep. 12 - Creating a Web Syllabus
Sep. 18 - Making Larger Classes Work
Sep. 20 - Finding Funding Sources at Your Fingertips
Sep. 25 - Motivate Your Students to Revise through Effective Response

Summer 2000

May 03 - MPEG 2 and DVD
May 30 - Teaching and Learning Online: A Preparatory Workshop
Jun. 01 - Teaching and Learning Online: A Preparatory Workshop
Aug. 07 - Accomodative Teaching Workshop
Aug. 17 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Aug. 18 - Distance Learning Workshop
Aug. 24 - Video Capture Workshop
Aug. 24 - New Facutly Forum

April 2000

Apr. 05 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage I
Apr. 06 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage II
Apr. 06 - How to Customize an Online Course: A PBS Telecast
Apr. 07 - Making Larger Classes Work (Video Presentation)
Apr. 13 - Teacher Talk
Apr. 17 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage I
Apr. 18 - Creating a Web Syllabus
Apr. 19 - Media Streaming Technologies at NIU: Success Stories
Apr. 19 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage II
Apr. 27 - Setting Up an Electronic Gradebook

March 2000

Mar. 01 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage
Mar. 01 - Learning How to Learn
Mar. 02 - Preparing the Writing Across the Curriculum Grant Proposal
Mar. 14 - Creating a Web Syllabus
Mar. 15 - Setting Up an Electronic Gradebook
Mar. 21 - Learning Technologies Showcase 2000
Mar. 22 - Teacher Talk
Mar. 30 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Workshop

February 2000

Feb. 08 - Teacher Talk
Feb. 10 - Creating a Web Syllabus
Feb. 16 - Effective Design and Evaluation of Writing Assignments
Feb. 23 - Planning an Effective Syllabus
Feb. 24 - Advising Students for Success
Feb. 29 - Basic Web Design Using Netscape and FrontPage

January 2000

Jan. 11 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute

1999 Faculty/Staff Programs

Jan. 20 - Electronic White Boards and Document Cameras: What's New?
Jan. 21 - The Electronic Gradebook: Options and Variations
Jan. 22 - Using the Course Webpage Template
Jan. 25 - Using the Course Webpage Template
Jan. 27 - Selecting a Video Projector: What to Look For
Jan. 28 - Selecting a Video Projector: What to Look For
Feb. 09 - Alternatives to the Textbook
Feb. 16 - Handling Academic Dishonesty and Difficult Students
Feb. 17 - Real's G-2 Producer: A Demonstration of Real's New Generation of Production and Publishing Tools
Feb. 22 - Publishing Your Course Webpage
Feb. 24 - Teaching with Streaming Media: Some Success Stories
Feb. 25 - Advising Underrepresented Students
Mar. 04 - Experiences in Multicultural Curriculum Transformation
Mar. 10 - Selecting a Video Capture Board and Software: Identifying the Functionality
Mar. 15 - How to Deliver Effective Lectures in the Classroom
Mar. 18 - Learning Technologies Showcase
Mar. 22 - Integrating Active Learning Strategies into Your Courses
Mar. 23 - Publishing Your Course Webpage
Mar. 24 - Small Group Video Conferencing: Some New Tools & New Techniques
Mar. 30 - Finding Funding Sources at Your Fingertips
Mar. 30 - Setting up an Electronic Gradebook
Apr. 08 - Internet Course Support Tools
Apr. 14 - Internet Course Support Tools
Apr. 14 - SPS Development Grant Writing Workshop
Apr. 13 - Plan to Teach a New Course?
Apr. 21 - Internationalizing Your Courses and Curricula
Apr. 27 - The Future of Digital Multimedia on Campus
Sep. 14 - Internationalizing Your Curricula: Experiences from the International Development Seminars
Sep. 22 - Using the Course Webpage Template
Sep. 24 - Make Your Slides Talk: RealSlideShow
Sep. 27 - Techniques for Teaching Large Classes
Sep. 28 - Enhancing Instruction Using Online Discussions
Sep. 30 - Teacher Talk!
Oct. 05 - Enhancing Web-based Teaching Using WebCT
Oct. 07 - Now THIS is Great! Creating Interactive Lessons and Presentations in Authorware
Oct. 11 - Using Online Discussion to Maximize Student Interaction
Oct. 13 - Teaching on the Web and Fair Use
Oct. 14 - Creating an Online Syllabus
Oct. 14 - Copyright and the Internet: A PBS Satellite Telecast
Oct. 20 - Setting Up an Electronic Gradebook: It's Easier Than You Think!
Oct. 21 - What's Possible--What's Coming: Electronic Grading at NIU
Oct. 26 - Gender Issues in the Classroom
Oct. 27 - Sending Your Digital Files Around the Internet: An Introduction to FTP
Oct. 29 - SPS Grant Writing Workshop
Nov. 01 - Faculty Development Grant Writing Workshop
Nov. 02 - What Makes a Good Proposal: Perspectives of Reviewers and a Program Director
Nov. 04 - Finding Funding Sources at Your Fingertips
Nov. 10 - Making Digital Pictures: Tips for Basic Scanning
Nov. 18 - Finding Help on Issues Faced by Faculty
Nov. 30 - Teacher Talk
Dec. 01 - Putting Video and Audio on the Web: Tips for Instant Playback
Dec. 02 - Online Testing: Assessment and Evaluation of Distance Learners/li>

1998 Faculty/Staff Programs

Nov. 07 - Panel Discussion: What Information Technology Issues Affect Your Disciplines?
Nov. 11 - Using NIU Smart Podia
Nov. 16 - Enhancing Student Learning: Effective Uses of Listservs, Newsgroups, and Virtual Study Groups
Nov. 23 - Promoting Classroom Discussions

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