The following programs have been offered by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (formerly Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center):
2023 Programs, Workshops and Institutes
August 2023
Aug 08 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
Aug 10 - **ONLINE** Calculating Overall Grades with Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
Aug 11 - **ONLINE** Creating Multimedia to Enhance Learning
Aug 14 - **ONLINE** Fall Teaching Assistant (online institute begins 8/14,live sessions on 8/21, 8/22, & 8/24; in-person meet-and-greet 8/24)
Aug 15 - **ONLINE** Designing an Accessible Syllabus
Aug 16 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Web Conferencing Tools
Aug 17 - Fall 2023 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom
Aug 22 - **ONLINE** Teaching the First Day of Class
Aug 23 - **ONLINE** Teaching with Classroom Technology
July 2023
Jul 05 - **ONLINE** Book Chat: "Picture a Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning"
Jul 06 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
Jul 11 - **ONLINE** High Impact Practices (HIPs)
Jul 13 - **ONLINE** Holding Virtual Office Hours
Jul 20 - **ONLINE** Using the NIU Quality Essentials to Evaluate Your Course
June 2023
Jun 06 - **ONLINE** Creating Instructional Videos with Your Mobile Device
Jun 07 - **ONLINE** Student Presentations Online: Tools and Strategies
Jun 08 - **ONLINE** Problem-based Learning
Jun 13 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
Jun 15 - **ONLINE** Case Studies and Simulation in Online Courses
May 2023
May 02 - **ONLINE** Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
May 04 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
May 11 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Office Hours: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
May 16 - **ONLINE** Exploring Kaltura Features
May 18 - **ONLINE** 2nd Annual NIU Fix Your Content Day
May 30 - **ONLINE** 2023 Online Teaching Symposium - Day 1
May 31 - **ONLINE** 2023 Online Teaching Symposium - Day 2 - NIU Naperville
April 2023
Apr. 04 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
Apr. 05 - **ONLINE** Managing the Online Teaching Workload
Apr. 06 - **ONLINE** Scaffolding to Enhance Learning
Apr. 11 - **ONLINE** Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
Apr. 12 - **ONLINE** Authentic Assessment
Apr. 12 - **ONLINE** Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence
Apr. 18 - **ONLINE** Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
Apr. 19 - Using Advanced Questioning Techniques
Apr. 25 - **ONLINE** Active Learning in Large Classes
Sep. 07 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesdays: Facilitating Group Work Online
Sep. 09 - **NEW - ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Integrating Technologies to Foster Inclusive Interaction in Your Course
Sep. 14 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Formative and Summative Assessment
Sep. 15 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Book Chat on From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge to Racial Justice in Higher Education
Apr. 14 - **ONLINE** Yellowdig: A New Way to Create Community with Your Students
Apr. 15 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Record Software Demonstrations with Kaltura Capture
Apr. 07 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Book Chat on Ozlem & DiAngelo's Is Everyone Really Equal? An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education
Apr. 22 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
Apr. 27 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Using Rubrics for Assessment
Apr. 28 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Blackboard Office Hours: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
Jan. 14 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
Jan. 19 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students: Rethinking Long Lectures
Jan. 20 - **NEW - ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Book Chat on Linda B. Nilson's Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time
Jan. 21 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
Jan. 26 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in the Online Classroom
Jan. 28 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Exploring Kaltura Features
December 2020
Dec. 02 - **NEW - ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: One Button Video Studio Sharing Session
Dec. 03 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
Dec. 08 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Best Practices for Designing High-Quality Courses - The Blackboard Exemplary Course Program
Dec. 09 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Blackboard Office Hours - Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
Dec. 15 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Teaching Face-to-Face with Physical Distancing and Remote Students
Dec. 17 - **ONLINE** Overview of Live Streaming and Lecture Capture
Oct. 09 - Facilitating Student Success Lunch & Learn - Framing Feedback: How to Help Students Learn From Their Mistakes
Oct. 10 - **NEW** Writing Across the Curriculum: Help Students Develop Visual Literacy
Oct. 11 - Making Effective Decisions for Enhancing Program Quality: Using Data and Information Collected from Various Sources
Oct. 14 - Introduction to Digital Audio Production
Oct. 15 - Recording Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint
Oct. 16 - **NEW** Blackboard Communication Tools Using Blackboard Ultra Course View
Oct. 17 - **NEW** Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students
Oct. 22 - Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
Oct. 23 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Feedback Strategies for Your Online Course
Oct. 24 - **NEW** Writing Across the Curriculum: Create Digital Writing Activities
Oct. 28 - Preparing for Tenure and Promotion: A Workshop for New Faculty
Oct. 29 - **NEW** Interactive Rubrics in Ultra Course View: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
Oct. 30 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
September 2019
Sep. 04 - Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra: Hands On
Sep. 05 - Writing Goals and Objectives
Sep. 06 - **ONLINE** Using Respondus LockDown Browser for Tests in Blackboard
Sep. 10 - Blackboard Office Hours
Sep. 11 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
Sep. 12 - Recording Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint
Sep. 12 - **NEW** Writing Across the Curriculum: Teach Writing as a Process
Sep. 17 - **NEW** Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
Sep. 18 - Designing Effective Assessments
Sep. 19 - Introduction to TurningPoint Web
Sep. 19 - Pedagogical Applications of TurningPoint
Sep. 20 - Building Classroom Games and Simulations
Sep. 25 - Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
Sep. 26 - **NEW** Writing Across the Curriculum: Design Effective Collaborative Assignments
August 2019
Aug. 08 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
Aug. 14 - **NEW - ONLINE** Introduction to Blackboard Ultra: Navigation
Aug. 15 - Fall 2019 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Fundamental Principles of Instruction
Aug. 16 - Fall 2019 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Transforming Your Students into Self-Regulated Learners and Enhancing Their Academic Performance
Aug. 19 - **NEW** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
Aug. 20 - Fall 2019 Teaching Assistant Institute
Aug. 22 - 2019 New Faculty Forum
Aug. 23 - **NEW** Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
Aug. 26 - Blackboard Open Lab
Aug. 27 - Blackboard Open Lab
Aug. 27 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
Oct. 14 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
Oct. 16 - Learning on the Go: Introduction to Mobile Learning
Oct. 19 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper, Department of Literacy and Elementary Education
Oct. 20 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
Oct. 26 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
Oct. 28 - **NEW - ONLINE** Feedback Strategies For Your Online Course/li>
Oct. 30 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
September 2015
Sep. 02 - Blackboard I:Introduction to Blackboard
Sep. 08 -**NEW - ONLINE** Best Practices For Delivering an Online Course
Sep. 09 - Blackboard II:Building Your Blackboard Course
Sep. 10 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
Sep. 11 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
Sep. 15 - Educause Learning Initiative Fall Focus Session: Leadership for Teaching and Learning
Sep. 22 - Writing Goals and Objectives
Sep. 23 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
Sep. 24 - Designing Effective Assessments
Sep. 28 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. Heide Fehrenbach, Department of History
August 2015
Aug. 11 - **ONLINE** Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
Aug. 13 - Fall 2015 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Fundamental Principles of Instruction
Aug. 14 - Fall 2015 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Expanding Your Feedback Toolkit: Collecting Student Feedback, Conducting Classroom Observations, and Having the Important Conversations
Aug. 17 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 19 - Fall 2015 Teaching Assistant Orientation
Aug. 21 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 24 - Blackboard Open Lab
Aug. 25 - Clickers in the Classroom
Aug. 25 - Blackboard Open Lab
Aug. 25 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
Aug. 26 - Blackboard Open Lab
Aug. 26 - Using PowerPoint Interactively to Engage and Motivate Students
Aug. 27 - Blackboard Tune-Up
Aug. 27 - Blackboard Open Lab
Aug. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab
July 2015
Jul. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jun. 24 - Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center I: Basic Features
Jun. 29 - Creating and Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations
Jun. 30 - Blackboard 8.0 Self and Peer Assessments
Jul. 07 - **NEW** Screencasting in the Cloud
Jul. 08 - Using Social Networking Technologies to Foster Student Collaboration
Jul. 13 - **NEW** Teaching with a Touch of Novelty
Jul. 14 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Jul. 15 - **ONLINE** Multimedia Sampler
Jul. 19 - **NEW** Incorporating Portable Video Recording Devices into Classes
Jul. 21 - Electronic Submission of Assignments in Blackboard
Jul. 22 - **ONLINE** Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Jul. 26 - **ONLINE** Creating Tests and Surveys in Blackboard
Jul. 27 - Screencasting: Design, Development, and Delivery
Jul. 28 - **NEW** Developing A Course Syllabus “Face-to-Face and Online” **SIMULCAST**
Aug. 03 - Creating Branching Tutorials in PowerPoint
Aug. 09 - **NEW** Introduction to Teaching with Wimba Classroom **ONLINE**
Aug. 10 - Clickers in the Classroom
Aug. 12 - Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction: Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Aug. 13 - Thinking Critically about the Teaching of Critical Thinking: Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Aug. 16 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 20 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Aug. 24 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
April 2010
Apr. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Apr. 06 - Veterans in the Classroom: A Panel Discussion by NIU Veteran Students
Apr. 07 - Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
Apr. 08 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
Apr. 12 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. William Koehler
Apr. 14 - Short Focused Tutorials
Apr. 15 - David W. Raymond Grant for the Use of Technology in Teaching Award Recipients Presentation: Using Technology to Enhance Pre-service Teachers’ Learning: Pi-Sui Hsu
Apr. 16 - **NEW** Strategies to End the Semester with Your Class
Apr. 20 - Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Blackboard
Apr. 21 - Quick and Simple Creation of Educational Tutorials
Apr. 22 - **ONLINE** Greener Teaching Techniques
Apr. 23 - **ONLINE** Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
Apr. 27 - End-Of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
Apr. 28 - Podcast Series: Video Podcasting
Apr. 29 - Problem-Based Learning
Apr. 30 - Blackboard Open Lab
March 2010
Mar. 01 - Dynamic Classroom Discussions
Mar. 02 - Blackboard Communication Tools
Mar. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Mar. 08 - Blended Course Design: Strategies for Success
Mar. 15 - Blackboard Open Lab
Mar. 16 - **NEW** Screencasting: Design, Development, and Delivery
Mar. 17 - Working with Graduate Assistants
Mar. 18 - Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
Mar. 19 - Blackboard Grade Center I: Basic Features
Mar. 22 - Advanced Short Focused Online Tutorials with Articulate Engage
Mar. 23 - Tracking Student Performance in Blackboard **ONLINE**
Mar. 24 - **NEW** Designing Effective Assessments
Mar. 25 - **NEW** PowerPoint Open Lab
Mar. 29 - Social Bookmarking Using Blackboard Scholar
Mar. 30 - **NEW** Using Graphic Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning
Mar. 31 - **NEW** Tips for Assessing Student Learning Using Blackboard **ONLINE**
February 2010
Feb. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
Feb. 05 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
Feb. 08 - Microteaching (No, That Doesn’t Mean Tiny Classes!)
Feb. 09 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
Feb. 10 - Electronic Submission of Assignments in Blackboard
Feb. 11 - Blackboard Grade Center I: Basic Features
Feb. 12 - Basic Video Capture and Editing
Feb. 16 - Teaching with the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
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** Podcast Series: Video Podcasting