1. Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning
  2. Programs
  3. Program History

Program History

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


March 2023

  • Mar. 01 - **ONLINE** Feedback Strategies to Enhance Learning
  • Mar. 02 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Mar. 07 - **ONLINE** Demonstrating Inclusivity and Equity in Your Course
  • Mar. 08 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Mar. 09 - **ONLINE** Creating a Sense of Belonging in Your Online Course
  • Mar. 21 - **ONLINE** Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in Your Online Course
  • Mar. 22 - **ONLINE** Integrating Civic Learning
  • Mar. 23 - **ONLINE** The Disappearing Student: Helping Students Persist and Succeed
  • Mar. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Panel on Artificial Intelligence in Education: Looking Ahead
  • Mar. 28 - **ONLINE** Video-based Assessment Using Kaltura
  • Mar. 30 - **NEW - ONLINE** Using Blackboard Ultra Time and Date Management Tools to Support Student Success

February 2023

  • Feb. 01 - **ONLINE** Using Rubrics for Assessment
  • Feb. 02 - **ONLINE** Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices
  • Feb. 07 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Feb. 08 - Creating Engaging Content in the Digital Media Studio
  • Feb. 09 - **ONLINE** Integrating Technologies to Foster Inclusive Interaction in Your Course
  • Feb. 13 - **NEW - ONLINE** Artificial Intelligence in Education Panel
  • Feb. 14 - **ONLINE** Using Blackboard Ally to Support Accessibility in Your Course
  • Feb. 16 - **ONLINE** Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
  • Feb. 21 - **ONLINE** Feedback Strategies for Your Online Course
  • Feb. 22 - **ONLINE** Checking for Students' Understanding
  • Feb. 23 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Interactive Rubrics

January 2023

  • Jan. 10 - **ONLINE** Designing an Accessible Syllabus
  • Jan. 11 - **NEW - ONLINE** Spring Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Burnout 101: Understanding and Mitigating Burnout in Teaching and Learning Environments
  • Jan. 11 - Teaching with Classroom Technology
  • Jan. 12 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Jan. 12 - **ONLINE** Teaching the First Day of Class
  • Jan. 19 - **ONLINE** Building Engagement with a Live Synchronous Session
  • Jan. 25 - **ONLINE** Creating Multimedia to Enhance Learning

Previous Years

December 2022

  • Dec. 01 - **NEW - ONLINE** Flash Workshop: Creating Videos on the go with Kaltura's Mobile Application
  • Dec. 05 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Dec. 06 - **ONLINE** Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
  • Dec. 07 - **ONLINE** Foundations of Course Design: Learning Outcomes, Learning Activities, and Assessments
  • Dec. 08 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Office Hours: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • Dec. 12 - **ONLINE** Using the NIU Quality Essentials to Plan and Evaluate Your Online Course

November 2022

  • Nov. 01 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Nov. 02 - **NEW** Virtual Reality for Teaching and Learning
  • Nov. 03 - **ONLINE** Scaffolding to Enhance Learning
  • Nov. 08 - **ONLINE** Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Nov. 09 - **ONLINE** Calculating Overall Grades with Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
  • Nov. 10 - **ONLINE** Making Assessment More Equitable and Inclusive
  • Nov. 15 - **ONLINE** Active Learning in Large Classes
  • Nov. 16 - **ONLINE** Instructional Tools for Problem-based Learning and Innovative Pedagogies
  • Nov. 22 - **ONLINE** Create Engaging Content in the Digital Media Studio
  • Nov. 29 - **ONLINE** Student Presentations Online: Tools and Strategies

October 2022

  • Oct. 10 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Oct. 11 - **ONLINE** The Disappearing Student: Helping Students Persist and Succeed
  • Oct. 12 - **ONLINE** Creating a Sense of Belonging in Your Online Course
  • Oct. 18 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Oct. 19 - **ONLINE** Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
  • Oct. 24 - **ONLINE** Feedback Strategies for Your Online Course
  • Oct. 25 - **ONLINE** Demonstrating Inclusivity and Equity in Your Course
  • Oct. 27 - **ONLINE** Video-based Assessing Using Kaltura

September 2022

  • Sep. 01 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Sep. 06 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Assessment Tools to Measure Student Achievement
  • Sep. 07 - **ONLINE** Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in Your Online Course
  • Sep. 08 - **ONLINE** Using Blackboard Ally to Support Accessibility in Your Course
  • Sep. 13 - **ONLINE** Helping First Generation Students Succeed
  • Sep. 14 - **ONLINE** Using the NIU Quality Essentials to Plan and Evaluate Your Online Course
  • Sep. 15 - **ONLINE** Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices
  • Sep. 22 - **ONLINE** Create Engaging Content in the Digital Media Studio

August 2022

  • Aug. 03 - **ONLINE** Using Blackboard Ally to Support Accessibility in Your Course
  • Aug. 08 - **ONLINE** Calculating Overall Grades with Blackboard Ultra Grade Book
  • Aug. 09 - **ONLINE** Designing an Accessible Syllabus
  • Aug. 10 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Web Conferencing Tools
  • Aug. 11 - Fall 2022 Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum
  • Aug. 12 - Fall 2022 Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Motivating and Engaging Students
  • Aug. 15-19 - **ONLINE** Fall 2022 Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Motivating and Engaging Students
  • Aug. 15 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Aug. 16 - **ONLINE** Teaching the First Day of Class
  • Aug. 17 - Scaffolded Support for Teaching Gateway Courses Program Launch
  • Aug. 25 - **ONLINE** Building Engagement with a Synchronous Session

July 2022

  • Jul. 12 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Jul. 19 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Jul. 20 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Assessment Tools to Measure Student Achievement
  • Jul. 26 - **ONLINE** Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
  • Jul. 28 - **ONLINE** What's New and Coming Soon to Blackboard Ultra Course View

June 2022

  • Jun. 02 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Jun. 6-Jul. 1 - **ONLINE** Online Course Design Academy
  • Jun. 14 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Jun. 22 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Assessment Tools to Measure Student Achievement
  • Jun. 27 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Web Conferencing Tools

May 2022

  • May 10 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Office Hours: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • May 19 - 1st Annual NIU Fix Your Content Day
  • May 16 - June 5 **ONLINE** Blackboard Ultra Transition Academy
  • May 24-25 - **ONLINE** Online Teaching Symposium

April 2022

  • Apr. 06 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Anne Britt, Department of Psychology
  • Apr. 06 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Ultra Q&A Session for Department Chairs and School Directors
  • Apr. 07 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Apr. 11 - **ONLINE** Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
  • Apr. 12 - **ONLINE** Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Apr. 13 - **ONLINE** Book Chat on Geeky Pedagogy by Jessamyn Neuhaus
  • Apr. 18 - **NEW - ONLINE** Active Learning in Large Classes
  • Apr. 19 - **ONLINE** Student Presentations Online: Tools and Strategies
  • Apr. 20 - **ONLINE** Calculating Overall Grades with Blackboard Ultra Grade Book
  • Apr. 21 - **ONLINE** Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
  • Apr. 25 - **ONLINE** Increase Access, Decrease Costs: Finding Low- or No-Cost Materials for your Course
  • Apr. 26 - **ONLINE** Scaffolding to Enhance Learning
  • Apr. 27 - **ONLINE** Instructional Tools for Problem-based Learning and Innovative Pedagogies
  • Apr. 28 - **ONLINE** Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence

March 2022

  • Mar. 01 - **ONLINE** Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in Your Online Classroom
  • Mar. 03 - **ONLINE** Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Mar. 07 - **NEW - ONLINE**Developing Self-Directed Learners
  • Mar. 08 - **ONLINE** Creating a Sense of Belonging in Your Online Course
  • Mar. 09 - **ONLINE** Integrating Civic Learning
  • Mar. 10 - **ONLINE** Engaging Students with Online Breakout Group Activities
  • Mar. 15 - **ONLINE** Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students: Rethinking Long Lectures
  • Mar. 23 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Mar. 24 - **ONLINE** Recording Software Demonstrations with Screencasting
  • Mar. 29 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Digital Audio Production
  • Mar. 30 - **ONLINE** Book Chat on James Lang's "Districted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It"
  • Mar. 31 - **ONLINE** Motivating Students

February 2022

  • Feb. 01 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Feedback Strategies to Enhance Learning
  • Feb. 03 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Feb. 08 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices
  • Feb. 09 - **NEW - ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Create Engaging Content in the Digital Media Studio
  • Feb. 10 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Blackboard Interactive Rubrics
  • Feb. 15 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Increase Access, Decrease Costs: Finding Low- or No-Cost Materials for your Course
  • **NEW - ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Adjusting Your Teaching Approaches Based on Student Outcomes
  • Feb. 17 - **ONLINE** Using Groups in Blackboard Learn Ultra
  • Feb. 17 - **ONLINE** Special Presentation: Accessible Word Document Basics
  • Feb. 22 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Using Rubrics for Assessment
  • Feb. 23 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
  • Feb. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Integrating Technologies to Foster Inclusive Interaction in Your Course

January 2022

  • Jan. 06 - Teaching with Classroom Technology - CLAW (College of Law)
  • Jan. 10 - **ONLINE** Online Course Design Academy
  • Jan. 11 - **ONLINE** Teaching with Classroom Technology - CEET (College of Engineering and Engineering Technology)
  • Jan. 11 - **ONLINE** Designing an Accessible Syllabus
  • Jan. 11 - Teaching with Classroom Technology - CHHS (College of Health and Human Sciences)
  • Jan. 12 - Teaching with Classroom Technology - CVPA (College of Visual and Performing Arts)
  • Jan. 12 - Teaching with Classroom Technology - CLAS (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
  • Jan. 13 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Effectiveness Institute - A Pedagogy of Kindness
  • Jan. 14 - **ONLINE** Teaching with Classroom Technology - CEDU (College of Education)
  • Jan. 18 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Teaching the First Day of Class
  • Jan. 20 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Creating Multimedia to Enhance Learning
  • Jan. 25 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Engaging Underprepared Students
  • Jan. 26 - **NEW - ONLINE**Wisdom Wednesday: Supporting First-Generation Students
  • Jan. 27 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Blackboard Ally to Support Accessibility in Your Course

December 2021

  • Dec. 02 - **NEW - ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Making the Move to Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Dec. 07 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Foundations of Course Design: Learning Outcomes, Learning Activities, and Assessments
  • Dec. 08 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Blackboard Office Hours: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • Dec. 14 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
  • Dec. 16 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Exploring Kaltura Features

November 2021

  • Nov. 02 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesdays: Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Nov. 04 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. E. Taylor Atkins, Department of History
  • Nov. 04 - **ONLINE** Social Justice Training for GTAs: Cultural Competency Part 2
  • Nov. 09 - Teaching Tuesday: Problem-based Learning
  • Nov. 16 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Increase Access, Decrease Costs: Finding Low- or No-Cost Materials for your Course
  • Nov. 17 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Trauma-Informed Teaching
  • Nov. 18 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Calculating Overall Grades with the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
  • Nov. 23 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Scaffolding to Enhance Learning

October 2021

  • Oct. 01 - **ONLINE** Caring for Your Voice: Maintaining Vocal Health for Teaching
  • Oct. 05 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in Your Online Classroom
  • Oct. 06 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Integrating Social Justice Education in Your Course
  • Oct. 07 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Oct. 12 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Demonstrating Inclusivity and Equity in Your Course
  • Oct. 14 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Oct. 19 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Creating a Sense of Belonging in Your Online Course
  • Oct. 20 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Humanize Your Course with VoiceThread
  • Oct. 21 - **NEW - ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Engaging Students with Yellowdig Communities
  • Oct. 21 - **ONLINE** Social Justice Training for GTAs: Antiracism Teaching
  • Oct. 26 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: The Disappearing Student: Helping Students Persist and Succeed
  • Oct. 27 - **NEW - ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Creating Wicked Students by Paul Hanstedt Book Chat
  • Oct. 28 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Engaging Students with Online Breakout Group Activities

September 2021

  • Sep. 01 - Teaching with an Interactive Flat Panel Display
  • Sep. 01 - Teaching with Classroom Technology
  • Sep. 02 - Teaching with Classroom Technology
  • Sep. 02 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Blackboard Assessment Tools to Measure Student Achievement
  • 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
  • Sep. 16 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Blackboard Interactive Rubrics
  • Sep. 21 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices
  • Sep. 22 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
  • Sep. 23 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Take Your Feedback to the Next Level with Blackboard Annotate
  • Sep. 28 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday - Using Rubrics for Assessment
  • Sep. 29 - **ONLINE** Increase Access, Decrease Costs: Find Low- or No-Cost Materials for Your Course
  • Sep. 30 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
  • Sep. 30 - **NEW - ONLINE** GTA Training: Mental Health Resources: Importance of Being Well

August 2021

  • Aug. 05 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Exploring Kaltura Features
  • Aug. 10 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Designing an Accessible Course Syllabus
  • Aug. 11 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Teaching the First Day of Class
  • Aug. 12 - **ONLINE** Strategies for Managing a Hybrid Classroom
  • Aug. 12 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Aug. 13 - **ONLINE** Fall 2021 Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Small Teaching with James Lang
  • Aug. 13 - **ONLINE** Fall 2021 Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Teaching Distracted Learners with James Lang
  • Aug. 16-20 - **ONLINE** Fall 2021 Teaching Assistant Institute
  • Aug. 17 - **ONLINE** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Aug. 18 - Livestreaming with Classroom Technology - Meeting Owl
  • Aug. 18 - Livestreaming with Classroom Technology - Desktop 360 Camera
  • Aug. 19 - Livestreaming with Classroom Technology - Desktop 360 Camera
  • Aug. 19 - Livestreaming with Classroom Technology - Interactive Flat Panel
  • Aug. 19 - Livestreaming with Classroom Technology - Meeting Owl
  • Aug. 20 - Livestreaming with Classroom Technology - Meeting Owl
  • Aug. 20 - **ONLINE** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Aug. 20 - Livestreaming with Classroom Technology - Meeting Owl
  • Aug. 20 - **ONLINE** Strategies for Managing a Hybrid Classroom
  • Aug. 26 - **ONLINE** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra for Communication GTAs
  • Aug. 26 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Getting Students to Read and Respond to Your Feedback
  • Aug. 31 - Teaching with Classroom Technology

July 2021

  • Jul. 14 - **NEW - ONLINE** Connecting Faculty and Students with Teaching and Learning Support
  • Jul. 21 - **NEW - ONLINE** Strategies for Rejuvenating Yourself and Your Teaching
  • Jul. 28 - **NEW - ONLINE** Aligning Academic Technologies with Your Learning Objectives

June 2021

  • Jun. 09 - **NEW - ONLINE** Innovative Teaching and Learning: Impactful Strategies
  • Jun. 16 - **NEW - ONLINE** Leveraging Engagement Strategies and Social Interaction to Foster Community
  • Jun. 23 - **NEW - ONLINE** Re-energize Your Teaching: Encouraging Active Learning and Using Creative Assessments
  • Jun. 30 - **NEW - ONLINE** Best Practices for Creating, Sharing and Storing Multimedia

May 2021

  • May 24-26 - **ONLINE** 2021 Online Teaching Symposium

April 2021

  • Apr. 05 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Online Teaching for Political Science Doctoral Students
  • Apr. 06 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Feedback Strategies to Enhance Learning
  • Apr. 07 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: End Your Semester with Your Students on a High Note
  • Apr. 08 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Calculating Overall Grades with the Blackboard Ultra Grade Book
  • Apr. 12 - **ONLINE** An Introduction to Blackboard for UNIV 101 Instructors
  • Apr. 13 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Strategies for Performance-based Online Assessment
  • 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
  • Apr. 29 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra

March 2021

  • Mar. 02 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students: Rethinking Long Lectures
  • Mar. 04 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Mar. 09 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Meaningful Assessment: Rethinking Exams
  • Mar. 11 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Student Presentations Online: Tools and Strategies
  • Mar. 15 - **ONLINE** Social Annotation with Hypothesis
  • Mar. 16 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Holding Virtual Office Hours
  • Mar. 18 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Digital Audio Production
  • Mar. 24 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: The Ethics of Online Teaching
  • Mar. 25 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Using the Blackboard Ultra Grade Book
  • Mar. 31 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Book Chat on Amy Baldwin et al.'s Promoting Belonging, Growth Mindset, and Resilience to Foster Student Success

February 2021

  • Feb. 02 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Using Rubrics for Assessment
  • Feb. 04 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
  • Feb. 09 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Creating Authentic Experiences for Your Online Course
  • Feb. 16 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesdays: Facilitating Group Work Online
  • Feb. 17 - **NEW - ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Book Chat on Susan A. Ambrose's How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
  • Feb. 18 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursdays: Engaging Students with Online Breakout Group Activities
  • Feb. 23 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Feb. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Inquiry into Effective Teaching and Learning using Assessment
  • Feb. 25 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Take Your Feedback to the Next Level with Blackboard Annotate

January 2021

  • Jan. 05 - Classroom Technology Open House - Retrofit Room - DuSable Hall Room 340
  • Jan. 05 - Classroom Technology Open House - Retrofit Room - Cole Hall Room 100
  • Jan. 06 - Classroom Technology Open House - Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) Room - Anderson Hall Room 245
  • Jan. 06 - Classroom Technology Open House - Retrofit Room - Stevens Building Room 170
  • Jan. 07 - Classroom Technology Open House - Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) Room - Anderson Hall Room 245
  • Jan. 07 - Classroom Technology Open House - Barsema Hall Room 301
  • Jan. 08 - **ONLINE** Spring 2021 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Creating Communities of Hope
  • Jan. 12 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Designing an Accessible Course Syllabus
  • 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

November 2020

  • Nov. 2-22 - Online Course Design Academy
  • Nov. 05 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Recording Software Demonstrations with Kaltura Capture
  • Nov. 09 - **NEW - ONLINE** TA Social Justice Training: Open Reflection Session
  • Nov. 10 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Knowing Your Online Science Lab Options
  • Nov. 12 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Calculating Overall Grades with the Blackboard Ultra Grade Book
  • Nov. 17 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Nov. 18 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Book Chat on Flower Darby's Small Teaching Online
  • Nov. 19 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Nov. 24 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Formative and Summative Assessment

October 2020

  • Oct. 01 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Create Video Quizzes with Kaltura
  • Oct. 06 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Strategies for Performance-based Online Assessment
  • Oct. 07 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: University Libraries: A great Resource for Finding Content for Your Courses
  • Oct. 08 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Facilitating Small Group Discussins using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Groups
  • Oct. 12 - **NEW - ONLINE** TA Training: Cultural Competency II
  • Oct. 13 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Rethinking Exams
  • Oct. 14 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Flexible Teaching Conversations: Open Discussion and Social Hour
  • Oct. 15 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Oct. 20 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Using Rubrics for Assessment
  • Oct. 27 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Creating Authentic Experiences for Your Online Course
  • Oct. 28 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Book Chat on Karen Costa's 99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos
  • Oct. 29 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Take Your Feedback to the Next Level with Bb Annotate

September 2020

  • Sep. 01 - Classroom Technology Open House - Extron Room
  • Sep. 01 - Classroom Technology Open House - Retrofit Room
  • Sep. 02 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Blackboard Office Hours - Meet CITL Staff
  • Sep. 02 - Classroom Technology Open House - PC or Art Cart Room
  • Sep. 02 - Classroom Technology Open House - Retrofit Room
  • Sep. 03 - Classroom Technology Open House - Retrofit Room
  • Sep. 03 - Classroom Technology Open House - Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) Room
  • Sep. 03 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Sep. 08 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Holding Virtual Office Hours
  • Sep. 09 - **ONLINE** Wisdom Wednesday: Trauma-Informed Teaching
  • Sep. 10 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Create Video Quizzes with Kaltura
  • Sep. 14 - **NEW - ONLINE** Social Justice Training for Student Employees: Antiracism Teaching
  • Sep. 15 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students: Rethinking Long Lectures
  • Sep. 17 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Introuction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Sep. 22 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Strategies for Enhancing Instructor Presence in the Online Classroom
  • Sep. 24 - **ONLINE** Technology Thursday: Exploring Kaltura Features
  • Sep. 29 - **ONLINE** Teaching Tuesday: Flipped Classroom Methods for Active Learning

August 2020

  • Aug. 04 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Digital Audio Production
  • Aug. 11 - **ONLINE** Exploring Kaltura Features
  • Aug. 13-14 - **ONLINE** Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Developing Engaging Videos
  • Aug. 17-21 - **ONLINE** Teaching Assistant Institute
  • Aug. 17 - **ONLINE** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Aug. 18 - **NEW - ONLINE** Overview of Live Treaming and Lecture Capture
  • Aug. 20 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Face-to-Face with Physical Distancing and Remote Students
  • Aug. 21 - Classroom Technology Open House - Extron or Retrofit Room
  • Aug. 21 - **ONLINE** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Aug. 21 - Classroom Technology Open House - Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) Room
  • Aug. 21 - Classroom Technology Open House - PC or Art Cart Room
  • Aug. 21 - **NEW - ONLINE** Social Justice Training for Student Employees: Cultural Center Director Panel
  • Aug. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Create Video Quizzes with Kaltura
  • Aug. 25 - **ONLINE** Take Your Feedback to the Next Level with Bb Annotate
  • Aug. 26 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Live Online Lasses Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Aug. 27 - **ONLINE** Holding Virtual Office Hours
  • Aug. 31 - Classroom Technology Open House - Retrofit Room
  • Aug. 31 - Classroom Technology Open House - Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) Room
  • Aug. 31 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
  • Aug. 31 - Classroom Technology Open House - Extron Room
  • Aug. 31 - Classroom Technology Open House - PC or Art Cart Room

July 2020

  • Jul. 6-26 - Online Course Design Academy
  • Jul. 07 - **ONLINE** Interactive Rubrics in Ultra: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
  • Jul. 15 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Humanizing Your Online Course
  • Jul. 16 - **ONLINE** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Jul. 20 - **NEW - ONLINE** Exploring Kaltura Features
  • Jul. 22 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Jul. 23 - **ONLINE** Take Your Feedback to the Next Level with Bb Annotate
  • Jul. 27-Aug. 16 - Online Course Design Academy
  • Jul. 28 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Ultra Course View Tools
  • Jul. 29 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Communication Tools Using Blackboard Ultra Course View

June 2020

  • Jun. 8-28 - Online Course Design Academy
  • Jun. 24 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • **ONLINE** Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
  • Jun. 29 - **ONLINE** Holding Virtual Office Hours

May 2020

  • May 11-31 - Online Course Design Academy
  • May 26 - Online Teaching Symposium

April 2020

  • Apr. 01 - **ONLINE** Keep Teaching Conversations: Blackboard Assignments and Tests
  • Apr. 01 - **ONLINE** Characteristics of Effective Discussion Boards
  • Apr. 02 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Original Tools
  • Apr. 02 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Ultra Course View Tools
  • Apr. 06 - **NEW - ONLINE** Managing the Remote Teaching Workload
  • Apr. 07 - **NEW - ONLINE** Keep Teaching Conversations: Blackboard Assessments
  • Apr. 08 - **NEW - ONLINE** Keep Teaching Conversations: Blackboard Assessments
  • Apr. 08 - **NEW - ONLINE** Tips for Engaging Online Sessions with Blackboard Collaborate
  • Apr. 09 - **ONLINE** Student Presentations Online: Tools and Strategies
  • Apr. 14 - **NEW - ONLINE** Keep Teaching Conversations: Engaging Online Sessions
  • Apr. 14 - **ONLINE** Rethinking Exams for Virtual Instruction
  • Apr. 16 - **ONLINE** Tips for Engaging Online Sessions with Blackboard Collaborate
  • Apr. 20 - **ONLINE** Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Ultra Grade Book
  • Apr. 20 - **ONLINE** Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Original Grade Center
  • Apr. 20 - **ONLINE** Student Presentations Online: Tools and Strategies
  • Apr. 21 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Ultra Course View Tools
  • Apr. 21 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Original Tools
  • Apr. 22 - **ONLINE** Characteristics of Effective Discussion Boards
  • Apr. 23 - **ONLINE** Create, Store, and Interact with Videos Using Kaltura
  • Apr. 30 - **ONLINE** Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Original Grade Center
  • Apr. 30 - **ONLINE** Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Ultra Grade Book

March 2020

  • Mar. 02 - Introduction to Digital Audio Production
  • Mar. 03 - **ONLINE** Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 04 - Getting to Know the Blackboard Ultra Course View: Hands On
  • Mar. 05 - Blackboard Office Hours
  • Mar. 05 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Mar. 06 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Accessibility, Usability, & Student Support
  • Mar. 13 - **NEW - ONLINE** Keep Teaching: Strategies and Considerations
  • Mar. 16 - **ONLINE** Keep Teaching: Strategies and Considerations
  • Mar. 16 - **NEW - ONLINE** Holding Class Online Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Mar. 16 - **NEW - ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Tools
  • Mar. 16 - **NEW - ONLINE** Creating Recorded Presentations with VoiceThread
  • Mar. 16 - **NEW - ONLINE** Facilitating Online Discussions with Your Students
  • Mar. 16 - **NEW - ONLINE** Library Resources and Services for Remote Teaching
  • Mar. 16 - **NEW - ONLINE** Record Software Demonstrations with Kaltura Capture
  • Mar. 17 - **ONLINE** Library Resources and Services for Remote Teaching
  • Mar. 17 - **ONLINE** Facilitating Online Discussions with Your Students
  • Mar. 17 - **ONLINE** Record Software Demonstrations with Kaltura Capture
  • Mar. 17 - **ONLINE** Keep Teaching: Strategies and Considerations
  • Mar. 17 - **ONLINE** Creating Recorded Presentations with VoiceThread
  • Mar. 17 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Tools
  • Mar. 17 - **ONLINE** Holding Class Online Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Mar. 18 - **ONLINE** Facilitating Online Discussions with Your Students
  • Mar. 18 - **ONLINE** Keep Teaching: Strategies and Considerations
  • Mar. 18 - **ONLINE** Library Resources and Services for Remote Teaching
  • Mar. 18 - **ONLINE** Holding Class Online Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Mar. 18 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Tools
  • Mar. 18 - **ONLINE** Record Software Demonstrations with Kaltura Capture
  • Mar. 18 - **ONLINE** Creating Recorded Presentations with VoiceThread
  • Mar. 19 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Tools
  • Mar. 19 - **ONLINE** Creating Recorded Presentations with VoiceThread
  • Mar. 19 - **ONLINE** Facilitating Online Discussions with Your Students
  • Mar. 19 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Humanizing Your Online Course
  • Mar. 19 - **ONLINE** Record Software Demonstrations with Kaltura Capture
  • Mar. 19 - **ONLINE** Holding Class Online Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Mar. 23 - **ONLINE** Creating Recorded Presentations with VoiceThread
  • Mar. 23 - **ONLINE** Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
  • Mar. 23 - **NEW - ONLINE** Feeling Connected While Apart: Building Community While Teaching Virtually
  • Mar. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Create, Store, and Interact with Videos Using Kaltura
  • Mar. 24 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Tools
  • Mar. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Student Presentations Online: Tools and Strategies
  • Mar. 24 - **ONLINE** Creating Recorded Presentations with VoiceThread
  • Mar. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Rooms
  • Mar. 25 - **NEW - ONLINE** Rethinking Exams for Virtual Instruction
  • Mar. 25 - **NEW - ONLINE** Supporting Student Success in Virtual Learning
  • Mar. 25 - **ONLINE** Create, Store, and Interact with Videos Using Kaltura
  • Mar. 25 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Tools
  • Mar. 25 - **ONLINE** Create, Store, and Interact with Videos Using Kaltura
  • Mar. 26 - **ONLINE** Collecting Assignments and Delivering Tests with Blackboard Tools
  • Mar. 26 - **ONLINE** Feeling Connected While Apart: Building Community While Teaching Virtually
  • Mar. 26 - **ONLINE** Student Presentations Online: Tools and Strategies
  • Mar. 26 - **ONLINE** Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Rooms
  • Mar. 26 - **ONLINE** Rethinking Exams for Virtual Instruction
  • Mar. 27 - **ONLINE** Keep Teaching Conversations: Open Topic
  • Mar. 31 - **ONLINE** Record Software Demonstrations with Kaltura Capture

February 2020

  • Feb. 04 - Blackboard Office Hours
  • Feb. 05 - Getting to Know the Blackboard Ultra Course View: Hands On
  • Feb. 06 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Feb. 07 - Writing Across the Curriculum: Improve Students Reading Skills Through Writing
  • Feb. 11 - **NEW** Promoting and Maintaining Classroom Civility
  • Feb. 12 - Designing Effective Assessments
  • Feb. 13 - **ONLINE** Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
  • Feb. 18 - Blackboard Communication Tools Using Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Feb. 19 - Assessing Student Learning with Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Feb. 20 - Concept Mapping for Teaching and Learning
  • Feb. 21 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Feb. 21 - Writing Across the Curriculum: Design Short Writing Assignments That Work
  • Feb. 24 - **ONLINE** Scaffolding to Enhance Learning
  • Feb. 26 - Recording Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Feb. 27 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Promoting Learning with Technology
  • Feb. 28 - Games and Education

January 2020

  • Jan. 07 - Getting to Know the Blackboard Ultra course View: Hands On
  • Jan. 08 - Spring 2020 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - The Power of Active Learning: Engaging Students Through Intentional Use of Technology
  • Jan. 09 - Spring 2020 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Diversity Is Just the Beginning: Removing Barriers to Student Success in the Classroom
  • Jan. 10 - **ONLINE** Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
  • Jan. 10 - Creating Accessible Word Documents
  • Jan. 13 - Online Course Design Academy Kick-off
  • Jan. 14 - Blackboard Office Hours
  • Jan. 15 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Jan. 16 - Finding Your Teaching Style
  • Jan. 17 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • Jan. 21 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Jan. 22 - Using the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook
  • Jan. 23 - **ONLINE** Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students
  • Jan. 28 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Activities & Student Engagement
  • Jan. 29 - **NEW - ONLINE** Bridging Generation Gaps in the Classroom
  • Jan. 30 - Interactive Lectures: Techniques for Supporting Active Learning during Lectures

December 2019

  • Dec. 03 - **ONLINE** Teaching Online with VoiceThread
  • Dec. 04 - Getting to Know the Blackboard Ultra Course View: Hands On
  • Dec. 09 - Reflecting on Your Teaching and Professional Development
  • Designing a Course Syllabus
  • Dec. 11 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started
  • Dec. 12 - Blackboard Office Hours: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • Dec. 17 - **ONLINE** Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra

November 2019

  • Nov. 04 - Designing or Revising a Course
  • Nov. 05 - Getting to Know the Blackboard Ultra Course View: Hands On
  • Nov. 06 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Nov. 07 - **NEW** Writing Across the Curriculum: Facilitate "E-Portfolio Learning"
  • Nov. 08 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Nov. 12 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Content and Instructional Materials
  • Nov. 13 - Problem-based Learning
  • Nov. 18 - **NEW** Assessing Student Learning with Blackboard Ultra Course View
  • Nov. 19 - **ONLINE** Library Resources and Services for Online Courses
  • Nov. 19 - Blackboard Office Hours
  • Nov. 20 - Student Collaboration with Blackboard Groups in the Ultra Course View
  • Nov. 21 - **NEW** Interactive Lectures: Techniques for Supporting Active Learning during Lectures
  • Nov. 22 - Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra
  • Nov. 25 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Managing the Online Teaching Workload

October 2019

  • Oct. 01 - Getting to Know the Blackboard Ultra Course View: Hands On
  • Oct. 03 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Oct. 07 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Ross Powell, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences
  • Oct. 08 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Design Series: Learning Objectives and Assessments
  • Oct. 09 - Blackboard Office Hours
  • 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
  • Aug. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 29 - **ONLINE** Multimedia Sampler

July 2019

  • Jul. 09 - **NEW - ONLINE** Introduction to Blackboard Ultra: Navigation
  • Jul. 10 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Jul. 17 - Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Groups
  • Jul. 18 - **NEW** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Jul. 24 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Jul. 26 - Introduction to Games and Education
  • Jul. 30 - **NEW** Converting Your Course for Blackboard Ultra 

June 2019

  • Jun. 03 - Online Course Design Academy
  • Jun. 04 - **NEW - ONLINE** Introduction to Blackboard Ultra: Navigation
  • Jun. 11 - **ONLINE** Creating Authentic Experiences for Your Online Course   
  • Jun. 12 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Jun. 13 - **NEW** Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra
  • Jun. 18 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 19 - **NEW** Building Community and Social Engagement in Online Courses
  • Jun. 25 - Designing a Writing-Infused Course in the Major or General Education
  • Jun. 27 - Write Well, Publish More!

May 2019

  • May 01 - Creating Instructional Videos with Your Mobile Device
  • May 06 - **NEW - ONLINE** Preview of Blackboard Ultra: Navigation
  • May 07 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • May 09 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades 
  • May 15 - **NEW - ONLINE** Preview of Blackboard Ultra: Re-designed Ultra Course View
  • May 16 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started
  • May 20 - **NEW** Preview of Blackboard Ultra: Hands-On
  • May 30 - 2019 Online Teaching Symposium

April 2019

  • Apr. 03 - Online Learning Consortium Innovate 2019 Virtual Conference
  • Apr. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Apr. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 11 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Respond Effectively to Students' Written Assignments
  • Apr. 12 - Building Classroom Games and Simulations
  • Apr. 16 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Apr. 17 - **ONLINE** Teaching Online with VoiceThread
  • Apr. 18 - **NEW - ONLINE** Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard
  • Apr. 23 - **NEW** Preview of Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation
  • Apr. 24 - Expanding Your Reach: Captioning for Self-created Videos

March 2019

  • Mar. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Mar. 05 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Mar. 06 - Electronic Portfolios: Using the Blackboard Portfolio Tool
  • Mar. 07 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Lighten the Paper Work Load
  • Mar. 19 - Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Groups
  • Mar. 20 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Joseph Scudder, Department of Communication
  • Mar. 21 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Help Students Avoid Plagiarism
  • Mar. 22 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric - School of Nursing
  • Mar. 26 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Accessibility, Usability, & Student Support
  • Mar. 27 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Mar. 28 - Introduction to Digital Audio Production

February 2019

  • Feb. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 06 - Reference Resource Management
  • Feb. 07 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Improve Students' Reading Skills Through Writing
  • Feb. 11 - Recording Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Feb. 13 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 14 - **ONLINE** Writing Goals and Objectives 
  • Feb. 18 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
  • Feb. 19 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Promoting Learning with Technology
  • Feb. 21 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Design Short Writing Assignments that Work
  • Feb. 26 - Paperless Assessment of Student Performance with Blackboard Tools
  • Feb. 27 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Feb. 28 - **ONLINE** Designing Effective Assessments

January 2019

  • Jan. 07 - **ONLINE** Online Course Design
  • Jan. 09 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 10 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Creating Community: Social Engagement in Online Learning
  • Jan. 11 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - The Science of Learning and Why it Matters
  • Jan. 15 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 16 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 17 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Jan. 23 - Electronic Portfolios: Using the Blackboard Portfolio Tool
  • Jan. 29 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Activities & Student Engagement
  • Jan. 30 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Activities & Student Engagement

December 2018

  • Dec. 5 - Designing a Course Syllabus
  • Dec. 6 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Dec. 11 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started
  • Dec. 12 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Dec. 13 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • Dec. 18 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course

November 2018

  • Nov. 7 - Turning Technologies Clickers: Best Practices and New TurningPoint 8.5
  • Nov. 7 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course 
  • Nov. 7 - Turning Technologies: Q & A for Advanced Users
  • Nov. 7 - Turning Technologies Clickers: Best Practices and New TurningPoint 8.5 
  • Nov. 8 - Reference Resource Management
  • Nov. 9 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate for OM&IS
  • Nov. 12 - Creating Instructional Videos with Your Mobile Device
  • Nov. 13 - Designing or Revising a Course
  • Nov. 13 - **NEW** Making Texts Accessible: EPUBs for All Students
  • Nov. 14 - Online Learning Consortium Accelerate 2018 Virtual Conference
  • Nov. 15 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Nov. 16 - Supporting Student Success with the Blackboard Retention Center
  • Nov. 19 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Content and Instructional Materials
  • Nov. 27 - Introduction to Games and Education
  • Nov. 28 -  **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Nov. 29 - **NEW** Introduction to Digital Audio Production
  • Nov. 29 - Special Workshop College of Law: Formative and Summative Feedback Strategies

October 2018

  • Oct. 3 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 4 - Africa's Lasting Imprint on the Heart of Steve Peifer (Class of '77)
  • Oct. 9 - Blackboard II: Building your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 10 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Oct. 11 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching Online with VoiceThread
  • Oct. 15 - Paperless Assessment of Student Performance with Blackboard Tools
  • Oct. 16 - Problem-based Learning
  • Oct. 18 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Design Series: Learning Objectives and Assessments
  • Oct. 19 - Developing Effective and Sustainable Assessment Plans for your Program
  • Oct. 23 - **ONLINE** Feedback Strategies for Your Online Course
  • Oct. 25 - **NEW** Creating Accessible Word Documents 
  • Oct. 26 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
  • Oct. 29 - Preparing for Tenure and Promotion
  • Oct. 30 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation

September 2018

  • Sept. 4 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Sept. 4 - Blackboard II: Building your Blackboard Course
  • Sept. 10 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Amy Newman, Department of English
  • Sept. 13 - Recording Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Sept. 14 - Using the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Sept. 18 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Sept. 20 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • Sept. 21 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Sept. 25 - **NEW** Library Resources as Alternatives to Textbooks
  • Sept. 26 - Designing Effective Assessments
  • Sept. 27 - Turning Technologies Clickers: Best Practices and New TurningPoint 8.5

August 2018

  • Aug. 14 - **NEW - ONLINE** What's New in Blackboard?
  • Aug. 16 - Fall 2018 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Fundamental Principles of Instruction
  • Aug. 17 - Fall 2018 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Teaching the Selfie Generation
  • Aug. 17 - Fall 2018 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Critical Reflection in Enhancing Student Learning
  • Aug. 20 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 24 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 27 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 28 - **ONLINE** Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
  • Aug. 29 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 30 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Aug. 31 - Electronic Portfolios: Using the Blackboard Portfolio Tool

July 2018

  • Jul. 10 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jul. 12 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jul. 17 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
  • Jul. 19 - Designing a Course Syllabus
  • Jul. 25 - Building Classroom Games and Simulations
  • Jul. 26 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric

June 2018

  • Jun. 01 - Online Teaching Symposium
  • Jun. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 06 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • Jun. 07 - **ONLINE** Tips for Successful Virtual Class Sessions
  • Jun. 11 - **NEW - ONLINE** What's New in Blackboard?
  • Jun. 12 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Jun. 13 - **ONLINE** Online Teaching Office Hours
  • Jun. 14 - **ONLINE** Feedback Strategies for Your Online Course
  • Jun. 15 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jun. 19 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 20 - **ONLINE** Online Teaching Office Hours

May 2018

  • May 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • May 10 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • May 11 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • May 14 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started
  • May 15 - Classroom Assessment Techniques to Jumpstart the Semester
  • May 23 - Designing or Revising a Course
  • May 24 - Recording Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint

April 2018

  • Apr. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Apr. 04 - **NEW** Creating Instructional Videos with Your Mobile Device
  • Apr. 05 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: David Hedin, Department of Physics
  • Apr. 06 - Electronic Portfolios: Using the Blackboard Portfolio Tool
  • Apr. 10 - Ending Your Course with Your Students
  • Apr. 11 - Blackboard II: Building Your Course
  • Apr. 12 - **ONLINE** Tips for Teaching Online with Blackboard
  • Apr. 17 - Expanding Your Reach: Captioning for Self-created Videos
  • Apr. 18 - Online Learning Consortium Innovate 2018 Virtual Conference Online
  • Apr. 25 - Teaching with the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
  • Apr. 26 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Humanizing Your Online Course
  • Apr. 27 - Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center

March 2018

  • Mar. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Mar. 06 - Engaged Learning, Teaching and Scholarship Conference
  • Mar. 07 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Mar. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Course
  • Mar. 16 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Mar. 19 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Accessibility, Usability, & Student Support
  • Mar. 22 - Using PowerPoint to Engage and Motivate Students
  • Mar. 23 - Student Collaboration with Blackboard Groups
  • Mar. 28 - **ONLINE** Characteristics of Effective Discussion Boards

Febraury 2018

  • Feb. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 07 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Feb. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 09 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Feb. 12 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Jim Young, Department of Accountancy
  • Feb. 15 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
  • Feb. 20 - **ONLINE** Designing Effective Assessments
  • Feb. 21 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
  • Feb. 22 - Designing and Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations
  • Feb. 28 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Promoting Learning with Technology

Janurary 2018

  • Jan. 09 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 10 - **ONLINE** TurningPoint Q&A for Advanced Users
  • Jan. 10 - **ONLINE** Designing a Course Syllabus
  • Jan. 10 - TurningPoint Clickers for New Users
  • Jan. 11 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Universal Design for Learning: Beyond Accessibility
  • Jan. 11 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Three Paths to Academic Integrity
  • Jan. 16 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • Jan. 17 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 18 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 23 - Introduction to Live Online Classes with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
  • Jan. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Strategies for Engaging Students in the Classroom
  • Jan. 26 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Jan. 31 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Activities & Student Engagement

December 2017

  • Dec.01- **NEW** Recording Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Dec.05- **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started
  • Dec.06- Designing or Revising a Course
  • Dec.07- Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Dec.08- Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Dec.12- Reflecting on Your Teaching and Professional Development
  • Dec.13- Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Dec.14- Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades

November 2017

  • Nov. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Nov. 02 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Murali Krishnamurthi, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Nov. 07 - Problem-based Learning
  • Nov. 08 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Design Series: Course Content and Instructional Materials
  • Nov. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Nov. 10 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Respond Effectively to Students' Written Assignments
  • Nov. 14 - Supporting Student Success with the Blackboard Retention Center
  • Nov. 15 - Strategies to End Your Course with Your Students
  • Nov. 16 - **NEW** Recording Lectures with Office Mix
  • Nov. 27 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Nov. 28 - Student Collaboration with Blackboard Groups
  • Nov. 29 - **NEW** Using Office 365 Groups to Enhance Student Collaboration
  • Nov. 30 - Using Advance Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning

October 2017

  • Oct. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 05 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
  • Oct. 06 - **NEW - ONLINE** Hidden Gems of Blackboard: Things You Never Knew Blackboard Could Do!
  • Oct. 10 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 11 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Design Series: Learning Objectives and Assessments
  • Oct. 12 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Oct. 13 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Lighten the Paper Work Load
  • Oct. 16 - **ONLINE** Tracking Student Learning Outcomes in Blackboard
  • Oct. 17 - **ONLINE** Tips for Communicating Effectively Using Blackboard
  • Oct. 17 - Creating a More Inclusive Classroom
  • Oct. 18 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Oct. 19 - Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Groups
  • Oct. 20 - Building Classroom Games and Simulations
  • Oct. 24 - Designing Effective Assessments
  • Oct. 25 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
  • Oct. 26 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
  • Oct. 27 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Help Students Avoid Plagiarism
  • Oct. 30 - **ONLINE** Feedback Strategies for Your Online Course

September 2017

  • Sep. 01 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Sep. 01 - **ONLINE** Multimedia Sampler
  • Sep. 06 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Sep. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Sep. 08 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Improve Students' Reading Skills Through Writing
  • Sep. 11 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Sep. 12 - Dynamic Classroom Discussions
  • Sep. 14 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
  • Sep. 15 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Sep. 19 - Paperless Assessment of Student Performance with Blackboard Tools
  • Sep. 20 - Connecting Knowledge Organization Structures and Learning
  • Sep. 21 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Sep. 22 - Tips to Engage Critical Thinkers & Writers - Transform Your Course Now! Design Short Writing Assignments that Work
  • Sep. 25 - Trello: Project Management for the Classroom
  • Sep. 26 - **ONLINE** Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • Sep. 27 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
  • Sep. 28 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. Laura Vazquez, Department of Communication

August 2017

  • Aug. 15 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Aug. 17 - Fall 2017 Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
  • Aug. 18 - Fall 2017 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Strategy for Your Courses
  • Aug. 21 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 25 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 25 - Electronic Portfolios: Using the Blackboard Portfolio Tool
  • Aug. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 29 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 29 - **ONLINE** Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course
  • Aug. 30 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 30 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
  • Aug. 31 - **NEW** Ways to Group and Partner Students
  • Aug. 31 - Blackboard Open Lab

July 2017

  • Jul. 11 - Classroom Assessment Techniques to Jump-start the Semester
  • Jul. 12 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jul. 13 - **NEW - ONLINE** Enhancing Your Online Course with Images and Icons
  • Jul. 17 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jul. 18 - **ONLINE** Free Software Tools for the Classroom
  • Jul. 19 - Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Breakout Rooms
  • Jul. 20 - Creative Approaches to Introduce Play in Your Classroom
  • Jul. 25 - Reference Resource Management
  • Jul. 26 - **ONLINE** Developing a Course Syllabus

June 2017

  • Jun. 01 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Mobile Learning
  • Jun. 01 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Connected Learning
  • Jun. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 07 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Jun. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jun. 13 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
  • Jun. 14 - **ONLINE** Creating Authentic Experiences for Your Online Course
  • Jun. 15 - Problem-Based Learning
  • Jun. 20 - Expanding Your Reach: Captioning for Self-Created Videos
  • Jun. 21 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 22 - Designing or Revising a Course
  • Jun. 29 - Electronic Portfolios: Using the Blackboard Portfolio Tool

May 2017

  • May 11 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • May 15 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • May 15 - Using Advance Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning
  • May 17 - Blackboard Learning Communities
  • May 18 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • May 19 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started
  • May 23 - Designing a Writing-Infused Course in the Major or General Education
  • May 24 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • May 25 - Write Well, Publish More!

April 2017

  • Apr. 04 - Ending Your Course with Your Students
  • Apr. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Apr. 07 - Respond Effectively to Student Writing
  • Apr. 10 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. Dan Gebo, Department of Anthropology & Biological Sciences
  • Apr. 13 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 17 - **ONLINE** Tips for Teaching Online with Blackboard
  • Apr. 21 - **NEW-ONLINE** Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard
  • Apr. 25 - **ONLINE** Universal Design for Learning: Part III Multiple Means of Expression
  • Apr. 26 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Apr. 27 - Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Apr. 28 - Building Classroom Simulations and Games

March 2017

  • Mar. 01 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 02 - **NEW** Recognizing and Embracing Cultural Communications and Sensitivity in the Classroom
  • Mar. 03 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Mar. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Mar. 08 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Mar. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Mar. 10 - Lighten the Paper Load
  • Mar. 16 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Mar. 21 - Using PowerPoint Interactively to Engage and Motivate Students
  • Mar. 22 - Supporting Student Success with the Blackboard Retention Center
  • Mar. 24 - Help Students Avoid Plagiarism
  • Mar. 27 - Blackboard Groups
  • Mar. 28 - **NEW-ONLINE** Quality Online Teaching Series: Humanizing Your Online Course
  • Mar. 29 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Accessibility, Usability, & Student Support
  • Mar. 30 - **ONLINE** Universal Design for Learning: Part II - Multiple Means of Representation
  • Mar. 31 - **NEW** Expanding your Reach: Captioning for Self-Created Videos

February 2017

  • Feb. 01 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Feb. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 07 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 08 - Electronic Portfolios: Using the Blackboard Portfolio Tool
  • Feb. 09 - **ONLINE** Emerging Technologies for Online Teaching
  • Feb. 10 - **NEW** Graduate Teaching Panel Discussion: Recognizing and Embracing Cultural Communications and Sensitivity in the Classroom
  • Feb. 10 - Improve Students' Reading Skills Through Writing
  • Feb. 14 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
  • Feb. 15 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Feb. 16 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Greg Long, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
  • Feb. 16 - Collecting and Grading Assignments Electronically using Blackboard
  • Feb. 17 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
  • Feb. 20 - Using Advance Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning
  • Feb. 21 - **ONLINE** Universal Design for Learning: Part I - Multiple Means of Engagement
  • Feb. 22 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Feb. 23 - Reference Resource Management
  • Feb. 24 - Design Short Writing Assignments that Work
  • Feb. 24 - **NEW - ONLINE** Evidence-based Practices for Blended Course Design
  • Feb. 28 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Promoting Learning with Technology

Janurary 2017

  • Jan. 10 - Designing a Course Syllabus
  • Jan. 11 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 12 - Spring 2017 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotions
  • Jan. 13 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Jan. 17 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 18 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 18 - Paperless Assessment of Student Performance with Blackboard Tools
  • Jan. 19 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 20 - **ONLINE** Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • Jan. 23 - Designing Effective Assessments
  • Jan. 24 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Jan. 25 - **NEW** Creative Uses of Video in your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 31 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Activities & Student Engagement

December 2016

  • Dec. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Dec. 02 - Reflecting on Your Teaching and Professional Development
  • Dec. 06 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Editing Using iMovie
  • Dec. 07 - Designing or Revising a Course
  • Dec. 08 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • Dec. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Dec. 12 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started

November 2016

  • Nov. 01 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Harvey Blau, Department of Mathematical Sciences
  • Nov. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Nov. 03 - Using Advance Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning
  • Nov. 04 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Nov. 07 - Problem-Based Learning
  • Nov. 08 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Nov. 09 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Nov. 10 - **ONLINE** Supporting Student Success with the Blackboard Retention Center
  • Nov. 11 - **NEW** Successful Student Writing Series: Responding Effectively to Students' Written Assignments
  • Nov. 14 - Using Lynda.com in Your Blackboard Courses
  • Nov. 15 - Games and Education
  • Nov. 16 - Online Learning Consortium Accelerate 2016 Virtual Conference
  • Nov. 16 - Strategies to End the Semester with Your Students
  • Nov. 21 - **NEW** Connecting Knowledge Organization Structures and Learning
  • Nov. 22 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Content & Instructional Materials
  • Nov. 30 - **ONLINE** Managing the Online Teaching Workload

October 2016

  • Oct. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 05 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Learning Objectives and Assessments
  • Oct. 06 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
  • Oct. 07 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 10 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Oct. 11 - Testing Techniques: How To Design Better Tests
  • Oct. 12 - Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Breakout Groups
  • Oct. 13 - Collaborating Using Microsoft OneDrive
  • Oct. 14 - **NEW** Successful Student Writing Series: Handling and Lightening the Paper Work Load
  • Oct. 18 - **ONLINE** Tracking Student Learning Outcomes in Blackboard
  • Oct. 19 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Oct. 20 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Oct. 25 - **ONLINE** Feedback Strategies for Your Online Course
  • Oct. 26 - Teaching with the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
  • Oct. 27 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
  • Oct. 28 - **NEW** Successful Student Writing Series: Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism

September 2016

  • Sep. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Sep. 07 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Sep. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Sep. 09 - **NEW** Successful Student Writing Series: Improving Students, Reading Skills through Writing
  • Sep. 13 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. Xhi-Li Xiao, Department of Physics
  • Sep. 14 - Designing Effective Assessments
  • Sep. 15 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Sep. 15 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Sep. 16 - **NEW - ONLINE** Teaching with Office 365
  • Sep. 19 - **ONLINE** Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • Sep. 20 - **ONLINE** Trello: Project Management for the Classroom
  • Sep. 20 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Sep. 21 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
  • Sep. 22 - Dynamic Classroom Discussions
  • Sep. 23 - **NEW** Successful Student Writing Series: Designing Short Writing Assignments that Work
  • Sep. 27 - **NEW** Connecting Knowledge Organization Structures and Learning

August 2016

  • Aug. 09 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Aug. 10 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Aug. 11 - Fall 2016 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Fundamental Principles of Instruction
  • Aug. 12 - Fall 2016 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - The Art of Teaching: Using Acting Techniques in the Teaching/Learning Process
  • Aug. 15 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 16 - Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant Orientation
  • Aug. 18 - Blackboard Portfolios
  • Aug. 19 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 22 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 23 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 23 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Aug. 24 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 24 - **ONLINE** Multimedia Sampler
  • Aug. 25 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 26 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 30 - **ONLINE** Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course

July 2016

  • Jul. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jul. 07 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Jul. 12 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jul. 13 - Developing a Course Syllabus
  • Jul. 14 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
  • Jul. 20 - **NEW** Creative Ways to Introduce Play in Your Classroom
  • Jul. 21 - Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Breakout Rooms
  • Jul. 26 - Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) to Jumpstart the Semester
  • Jul. 27 - **ONLINE** Free Software Tools for the Classroom
  • Jul. 28 - **NEW - ONLINE** Creating Authentic Experiences for Your Online Course

June 2016

  • Jun. 02 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Facilitating Collaborative Learning with Microsoft Office 365
  • Jun. 02 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Innovative Teaching with New Video Technology
  • Jun. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 08 - Blackboard Portfolios
  • Jun. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jun. 14 - **NEW** Creating Interactive Videos to 'Up' Student Engagement
  • Jun. 15 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Jun. 16 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 22 - **NEW - ONLINE** Tracking Student Learning Outcomes in Blackboard
  • Jun. 23 - Problem-based Learning
  • Jun. 30 - Designing or Revising a Course

May 2016

  • May 04 - Building Learning Communities
  • May 05 - **ONLINE** Best Practices for Delivering an Online Course
  • May 12 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • May 16 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • May 17 - Designing a Writing-Infused Course in the Major or General Education
  • May 18 - **NEW - ONLINE** 2016 Service Learning Institute
  • May 19 - Write Well, Publish More!
  • May 19 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • May 26 - Concept Maps for Teaching and Learning

April 2016

  • Apr. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Apr. 05 - Clicker Demo: Top Hat
  • Apr. 07 - Using Group Work to Engage Students
  • Apr. 07 - Clicker Demo: iClicker
  • Apr. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 13 - Bridging Generation Gaps in the Classroom
  • Apr. 15 - **NEW - ONLINE** Tips for Teaching Online with Blackboard
  • Apr. 19 - **NEW - ONLINE** Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard
  • Apr. 20 - Ending Your Course With Your Students
  • Apr. 21 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Apr. 25 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started
  • Apr. 26 - **NEW - ONLINE** Universal Design for Learning: Part III Multiple Means of Action and Expression
  • Apr. 26 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Apr. 28 - Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Apr. 29 - Games in Education

March 2016

  • Mar. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Mar. 03 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 07 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Mar. 08 - Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Mar. 09 - Delivering Dynamic Lectures
  • Mar. 10 - Using Lynda.com in Your Blackboard Courses
  • Mar. 22 - Mobile Learning Series: Apps for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 23 - Using Advance Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning
  • Mar. 23 - **NEW - ONLINE** Universal Design for Learning: Part II - Multiple Means of Representation
  • Mar. 28 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. Reed Scherer, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences

February 2016

  • Feb. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 03 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Feb. 04 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 05 - **NEW** Using Social Media for Faculty, Part 1: Introduction
  • Feb. 09 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Feb. 10 - **NEW - ONLINE** Emerging Technologies for Online Teaching
  • Feb. 11 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Feb. 16 - Reflecting on Our Teaching and Professional Development
  • Feb. 17 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Feb. 19 - **NEW** Using Social Media for Faculty, Part 2: Creating Your Social Media Presence
  • Feb. 22 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Promoting Learning with Technology
  • Feb. 23 - **NEW - ONLINE** Universal Design for Learning: Part I - Multiple Means of Engagement
  • Feb. 24 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Charles Downing, Department of Operations Management and Information Systems
  • Feb. 25 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
  • Feb. 26 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses

January 2016

  • Jan. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 07 - **ONLINE**Spring 2016 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Why We Teach: Our Impact As Educators
  • Jan. 07 - **ONLINE**Spring 2016 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - How We Teach: Connecting Philosophy with Practice
  • Jan. 11 - Designing a Course Syllabus
  • Jan. 12 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Jan. 13 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 13 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 19 - **ONLINE** Best Practices in Delivering an Online Course
  • Jan. 20 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Jan. 21 - **NEW** Using Lynda.com in Your Blackboard Courses
  • Jan. 26 - **NEW** Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
  • Jan. 27 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Activities & Student Engagement
  • Jan. 28 - **NEW** Trello: Project Management for the Classroom
  • Jan. 29 - Copyright for Online Course Materials

December 2015

  • Dec. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Dec. 04 - **NEW-ONLINE** Introduction to Lynda.com
  • Dec. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Dec. 10 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • Dec. 14 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Getting students started
  • Dec. 15 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction

November 2015

  • Nov. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Nov. 04 - Teaching with the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
  • Nov. 05 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Nov. 06 - Problem-based Learning
  • Nov. 09 - Testing Techniques: How to Design Better Tests
  • Nov. 10 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Course Content & Instructional Materials
  • Nov. 12 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Nov. 17 - **NEW - ONLINE** Managing the Online Teaching Workload
  • Nov. 19 - **NEW - ONLINE** Preview of the New Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
  • Nov. 19 - Teaching with Games
  • Nov. 20 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric

October 2015

  • Oct. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 07 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 13 - **ONLINE** Quality Online Course Series: Learning Objectives and Assessments
  • 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
  • Jul. 09 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Jul. 14 - **NEW-ONLINE** Anonymous & Delegated Grading
  • Jul. 15 - **NEW** Blackboard Portfolios
  • Jul. 16 - Developing a Course Syllabus
  • Jul. 20 - Video Everywhere: Enhancing Communication Online Using Blackboard
  • Jul. 23 - **ONLINE** Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Jul. 29 - **NEW** Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) to Jumpstart the Semester

June 2015

  • Jun. 04 - 2015 Teaching with Technology Institute
  • Jun. 09 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 10 - **ONLINE** Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Jun. 11 - Designing or Revising a Course
  • Jun. 18 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 19 - **ONLINE** Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jun. 23 - Blackboard Tune-Up
  • Jun. 24 - Writing Goals and Objectives

May 2015

  • May 07 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • May 12 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • May 13 - Blogs, Wikis and Journals
  • May 14 - **ONLINE** Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard
  • May 15 - Five Lenses for Educating for and Assessing Cultural Competence
  • May 19 - Designing a Writing-Infused Course in the Major or General Education
  • May 20 - Advance Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning
  • May 21 - Write Well, Publish More!
  • May 22 - **ONLINE** Free Software Tools for the Classroom

April 2015

  • Apr. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Apr. 07 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 08 - Using Group Work to Engage Students
  • Apr. 09 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. David Changnon, Department of Geography
  • Apr. 09 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Apr. 10 - **NEW** Quality Online Course Series: Accessibility, Usability, Student Support **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 14 - **NEW** Learning Communities: Tips and Strategies for Success
  • Apr. 15 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Apr. 16 - Mobile Learning Series: Screencasting
  • Apr. 17 - **NEW** Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 21 - Tips for Successful Virtual Class Sessions **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 23 - Ending Your Course with Your Students
  • Apr. 24 - **NEW** Quality Online Course Series: Getting Students Started **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 29 - Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center

March 2015

  • Mar. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Mar. 04 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 05 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Mar. 06 - **NEW** Quality Online Course Series: Course Activities & Student Engagement **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 17 - Concept Maps for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 18 - Tips for Communicating Effectively Using Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 19 - Design Tool Series: Video
  • Mar. 20 - **NEW** Quality Online Course Series: Promoting Learning with Technology **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 25 - Mobile Learning Series: Apps for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 26 - Effective Testing Techniques
  • Mar. 30 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. David Gunkel, Department of Communication

February 2015

  • Feb. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 05 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Feb. 10 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Feb. 11 - Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
  • Feb. 12 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 13 - **NEW** Quality Online Course Series: Learning Objectives & Assessments **ONLINE
  • Feb. 18 - Reflecting About Our Teaching
  • Feb. 19 - From Cards to Cultural Understanding
  • Feb. 19 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Feb. 24 - **NEW** Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Feb. 25 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses
  • Feb. 26 - Designing Effective Assessments
  • Feb. 27 - **NEW** Quality Online Course Series: Course Content & Instructional Materials **ONLINE**

January 2015

  • Jan. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 07 - Design a Course Syllabus
  • Jan. 08 - Spring 2015 Teaching Effectiveness Institute- High Impact Practices: Fostering Student Engagement, Success, and Retention **ONLINE**
  • Jan. 08 - Spring 2015 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Portfolios for Student Career Success **ONLINE**
  • Jan. 09 - Spring 2015 Teaching Effectiveness Institute- Getting Credit for What You Do: Designing an Evidence-Based Course
  • Jan. 09 - Spring 2015 Teaching Effectiveness Institute- Getting Credit for What You Do: Creating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Jan. 12 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 12 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 14 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Jan. 15 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 16 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Jan. 21 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
  • Jan. 22 - **NEW** Bridging Generation Gaps in Classroom
  • Jan. 23 - **NEW** Ensuring Quality in Your Online Course **ONLINE**
  • Jan. 29 - Blackboard Communication Tools

December 2014

  • Dec. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Dec. 03 - **NEW** Moving Beyond the Basics of Adobe Presenter
  • Dec. 04 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
  • Dec. 05 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Dec. 09 - Design Series: Screencasting
  • Dec. 11 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • Dec. 12 - Models of Online Course Instruction **ONLINE**

November 2014

  • Nov. 04 - Strategies to End Your Course with Your Students
  • Nov. 05 - Design Tools Series: Audio
  • Nov. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Nov. 07 - Prezi: Move Beyond Slides to Create Amazing Presentations
  • Nov. 10 - Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Rooms **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 11 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Nov. 12 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Nov. 12 - Mobile Learning Series: Designing a Mobile-Friendly Blackboard Course **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 13 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Editing Using iMovie
  • Nov. 14 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
  • Nov. 17 - Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Nov. 19 - Formative and Summative Feedback for Teaching and Learning
  • Nov. 20 - **NEW** High-Impact Practices

October 2014

  • Oct. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 07 - Research and Innovation at NIU
  • Oct. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 09 - **NEW** Adding Video to Your Blackboard Course using the Helix Media Library
  • Oct. 10 - Sharing Your Screen During and Online Lecture Using Blackboard Collaborate **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 14 - Tracking Student Performance in the Blackboard Retention Center **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 15 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Oct. 16 - Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Oct. 17 - Building a Culture of Assessment: Working Together to Enhance Student Success
  • Oct. 17 - Bridging the Assessment Gap: Collaborating and Communicating to Ensure Student Success
  • Oct. 20 - Open Access 101
  • Oct. 20 - Quick and Painless Grading
  • Oct. 21 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Stephen Martin, Department of Physics
  • Oct. 21 - Open Access 101
  • Oct. 28 - Using Interactive Rubrics in Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 29 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter

September 2014

  • Sep. 02 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Sep. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Sep. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Sep. 10 - Multimedia Sampler **ONLINE**
  • Sep. 11 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Sep. 12 - Designing Exemplary Online Courses in Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Sep. 16 - Learning on the Go: Introduction to Mobile Learning
  • Sep. 19 - **NEW** Tips for Improving Student Retention with Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Sep. 23 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Sep. 24 - Delivering Dynamic Lectures
  • Sep. 25 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Sep. 30 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. Gerald Jensen, Department of Finance

August 2014

  • Aug. 13 - **NEW** Blackboard Tune-up: Introducing New Features in Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 14
  • Aug. 14 - Fall 2014 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Fundamental Principles of Instruction
  • Aug. 15 - Fall 2014 Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Using Cooperative Activities to Foster Deep Learning and Critical Thinking
  • Aug. 18 - Blackboard Collaborate for Career Services
  • Aug. 18 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 19 - Fall 2014 Teaching Assistant Orientation
  • Aug. 21 - 2014 New Faculty Forum
  • Aug. 22 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 25 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 26 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 26 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Aug. 27 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 28 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard
  • Aug. 29 - Blackboard Open Lab

July 2014

  • Jul. 08 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jul. 10 - **NEW** Video Everywhere: Enhancing Communication Online Using Blackboard
  • Jul. 14 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jul. 16 - **NEW** Sharing and Discovering Learning Objects: An Introduction to Blackboard xpLor **ONLINE**
  • Jul. 17 - **NEW** Motivating and Recognizing Your Students with the Blackboard Achievement Tool **ONLINE**
  • Jul. 22 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Jul. 24 - Developing and Effective Course Syllabus
  • Jul. 29 - Blackboard Assessment Tools **ONLINE**
  • Jul. 30 - Teaching with Infographics

June 2014

  • Jun. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 05 - 2014 Teaching with Technology Institute
  • Jun. 10 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate **ONLINE**
  • Jun. 12 - **NEW** Blackboard Testing Enhancements **ONLINE**
  • Jun. 18 - Writing Goals and Objectives
  • Jun. 19 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 20 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course **ONLINE**
  • Jun. 24 - **NEW** Blackboard Tune-up: Introducing New Features in Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 14
  • Jun. 25 - Blackboard Communication Tools **ONLINE**

May 2014

  • May 08 - Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grade
  • May 12 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • May 13 - Redesigning Course materials for Online Delivery **SIMULCAST**
  • May 14 - Intersectionality: What It Is and Ways to Address It
  • May 14 - Cultural Competence for Social Justice: A Framework for Faculty, Student, Staff, and Organizational Development
  • May 15 - Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • May 19 - Designing a Writing- Enhanced Course
  • May 22 - **NEW** Content Curation: How to Collect, Organize, and Manage Discovered Content
  • May 23 - >Write Well, Publish More!
  • May 28 - Designing or Revising a Course
  • May 29 - Free Software Tools for the Classroom

April 2014

  • Apr. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Apr. 03 - Using Group Work to Engage Students
  • Apr. 09 - Clickers in the Classroom: An Introduction
  • Apr. 10 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 16 - Strategies to End Your Course with Your Students
  • Apr. 17 - Basic Video Capture and Editing
  • Apr. 18 - **NEW**Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 22 - Tips for Engaging Online Sessions with Blackboard Collaborate **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 24 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities for Mac Users
  • Apr. 29 - Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center

March 2014

  • Mar. 03 - Design Tools Series: Video
  • Mar. 04 - Formative and Summative Feedback
  • Mar. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Mar. 17 - Tips for Communicating Effectively Using Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 18 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Mar. 19 - Concept Maps for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 20 - Mobile Learning Series: Apps for Teaching and Learning
  • Mar. 21 - Blogs, Wikis, and Journals in Your Blackboard Course
  • Mar. 24 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. David Changnon, Department of Geography
  • Mar. 25 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities for Mac Users
  • Mar. 26 - Tips for Assessing Student Learning Using Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 27 - Testing Techniques: How to Design Better Tests

February 2014

  • Feb. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 05 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Feb. 06 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Feb. 11 - Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
  • Feb. 13 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 14 - Best Practices in Online Teaching **ONLINE**
  • Fab. 18 - Design Tools Series: Images
  • Feb. 19 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
  • Feb. 20 - **NEW** Reflective Practice on Teaching
  • Feb. 24 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. Ross Powell
  • Feb. 25 - Blackboard Assessment Tools **ONLINE**
  • Feb. 26 - Assessing Student Learning with Blackboard Tests and Surveys
  • Feb. 27 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses **ONLINE**

January 2014

  • Jan. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 07 - Designing a Course Syllabus
  • Jan. 08 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Jan. 09 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Critical Challenges in Teaching and Learning and How to Best Address those Challenges
  • Jan. 09 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Creating Excitement in the Classroom: Teaching for More Engaged Learning
  • Jan. 10 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Incorporating Active Learning by Flipping the Classroom
  • Jan. 10 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Beyond the Textbook: Using Open Educational Resources
  • Jan. 14 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 15 - Introduction to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Jan. 16 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 22 - Getting Started with Adobe Presenter
  • Jan. 23 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Jan. 29 - Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Jan. 30 - Designing Effective Assessments **ONLINE**

December 2013

  • Dec. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Dec. 04 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Editing Using iMovie
  • Dec. 10 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course **ONLINE**
  • Dec. 12 - **NEW** Blackboard Open Lab: Calculating and Submitting Final Grades
  • Dec. 17 - **NEW** Designing Exemplary Online Courses in Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Dec. 19 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction

November 2013

  • Nov. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Nov. 08 - Best Practices for Enhancing Course and Program Level Assessment
  • Nov. 08 - Leveraging Assessment Results to Report to Multiple Stakeholders
  • Nov. 11 - Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 12 - **NEW** Calculating Final Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Nov. 13 - Strategies for Ending your Course with Your Students
  • Nov. 14 - Designer Tools Series: Audio
  • Nov. 18 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Nov. 19 - Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Rooms
  • Nov. 21 - Using Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 22 - Mobile Learning Series: Designing a Mobile-Friendly Blackboard Course **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 26 - Fundamentals of Experiential and Service-Based Learning

October 2013

  • Oct. 01 - Engaging Students Online with Adobe Presenter
  • Oct. 03 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Oct. 07 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. David Hedin
  • Oct. 08 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 09 - Managing Students' Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 15 - Assessing Student Learning with Blackboard Tests and Surveys
  • Oct. 17 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 22 - Quick and Painless Grading
  • Oct. 23 - Sharing Your Computer Screen During an Online Lecture Using Blackboard Collaborate **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 24 - Blackboard Communication Tools **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 29 - Using Interactive Rubrics in Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 30 - **NEW** Finding Your Teaching Style

September 2013

  • Sep. 04 - Intro to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Sep. 05 - Delivering Dynamic Lectures
  • Sep. 06 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Sep. 10 - Multimedia Sampler **ONLINE**
  • Sep. 11 - Managing Student Grades with the Blackboard Grade Center
  • Sep. 12 - A Leadership Guide on How to Address Employee Complaints Regarding Discrimination and/or Harassment
  • Sep. 16 - Mobile Learning Series: Learning on the Go: Introduction to Mobile Learning
  • Sep. 17 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Sep. 18 - Formative and Summative Feedback
  • Sep. 19 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Sep. 24 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Sep. 25 - Using Google Tools for Productivity and Creativity in Your Course
  • Sep. 26 - Hands on Learning – From Kids to Retirees
  • Sep. 27 - **NEW** It's About Time (Management): Using the Redesigned Blackboard Calendar **ONLINE**

August 2013

  • Aug. 05 - Clickers in the Classroom **ONLINE**
  • Aug. 06 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities for Mac Users
  • Aug. 08 - The Use of Social Media in the Workplace
  • Aug. 12 - Personalizing the "Look" of Your Blackboard Course
  • Aug. 14 - Blackboard Tune-up: Introducing New Features in Blackboard
  • Aug. 14 - Campus Support Services & Affirmative Action Resources
  • Aug. 15 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
  • Aug. 15 - Affirmative Action Faculty, SPS, and Civil Service Search Procedures: Guidelines for Conducting an Efficient and Successful Search
  • Aug. 16 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Meta-Learning: Building Self-Directed Learners
  • Aug. 16 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute - Using Formative Feedback to Drive Student Learning
  • Aug. 19 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 21 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Aug. 22 - Workplace Bullying: A Practical Guide on How to Identify and Eliminate Workplace Bullying
  • Aug. 23 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 26 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 27 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 29 - Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
  • Aug. 29 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 30 - Blackboard Open Lab

July 2013

  • Jul. 09 - Creating and Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations
  • Jul. 10 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jul. 15 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Jul. 18 - **NEW** Teaching with Infographics
  • Jul. 22 - Articulate Series: Engaging Students with Interactive Quizzing
  • Jul. 23 - **NEW** Tracking Student Performance in the Blackboard Retention Center
  • Jul. 24 - Developing a Course Syllabus
  • Jul. 25 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course **ONLINE**
  • Jul. 31 - **NEW** Build Better Tests with Blackboard Item Analysis **ONLINE**

June 2013

  • Jun. 03 - Preparing to Teach Online
  • Jun. 05 - Teaching a New Course
  • Jun. 11 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 12 - **NEW**Blackboard Tune-up: Introducing New Features in Blackboard
  • Jun. 13 - Blackboard Tune-up: Introducing New Features in Blackboard
  • Jun. 18 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jun. 20 - Intro to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Jun. 24 - Characteristics of Effective Discussion Boards in Blackboard
  • Jun. 26 - Free Software Tools for the Classroom**ONLINE**
  • Jun. 27 - Writing Goals and Objectives

May 2013

  • May 03 - Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard
  • May 10 - **NEW** Preview of New Blackboard Inline Assignment Grading Feature **ONLINE**
  • May 20 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Editing Using iMovie
  • May 21 - >Designing a Writing-Enhanced Course
  • May 22 - Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • May 23 - Write Well, Publish More!
  • May 31 - Taking Your Teaching to the Next Level

April 2013

  • Apr. 03 - Testing Techniques: How to Design Better Tests
  • Apr. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Apr. 09 - Basic Video Capture and Editing
  • Apr. 11 - Concept Mapping for Teaching and Learning
  • Apr. 12 - Assessing Student Learning with Blackboard Tests and Surveys
  • Apr. 15 - Blackboard II: Building your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 18 - End of Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 19 - **NEW** Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 23 - Active Listening Skills to Improve Communication
  • Apr. 24 - Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard
  • Apr. 25 - Mobile Learning Series: Screencasting - Create, Explain and Share Using Your Mobile Device
  • Apr. 26 - Preview of New Features Coming to Blackboard
  • Apr. 30 - Controlling Student Access to Materials in Blackboard

March 2013

  • Mar. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Mar. 04 - **NEW** Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 05 - Articulate Series: Engaging Students with Interactive Quizzing
  • Mar. 06 - Formative and Summative Feedback
  • Mar. 19 - **NEW** Redesigning Course Materials for Online Delivery
  • Mar. 21 - Blogs, Wikis and Journals: New Ways to Collaborate and Communicate with Students in Blackboard
  • Mar. 22 - **NEW** Design Tool Series: Video
  • Mar. 26 - Blackboard II: Building your Blackboard Course
  • Mar. 28 - Strategies for Engaging Students in the Classroom

February 2013

  • Feb. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 04 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Feb. 06 - Rubrics for Meaningful Evaluation and Assessment
  • Feb. 07 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 12 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses **ONLINE**
  • Feb. 14 - Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things That Make a Big Difference
  • Feb. 15 - Articulate Series: Getting Started with Online Tutorials
  • Feb. 18 - Design Tool Series: Images
  • Feb. 19 - Delivering Dynamic Lectures
  • Feb. 21 - Collecting Assignments Electronically using Blackboard
  • Feb. 22 - **NEW** Best Practices in Online Teaching **ONLINE**
  • Feb. 25 - Simple PowerPoint Tricks to Improve Learning
  • Feb. 27 - Presidential Teaching Professorship Seminar: Dr. Tomis Kapitan
  • Feb. 28 - **NEW** Mobile Series: Offering Mobile-Friendly Online Lectures Using Blackboard Collaborate **ONLINE**

January 2013

  • Jan. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 08 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Jan. 09 - Designing a Course Syllabus
  • Jan. 10 - Getting Students to Focus on Learning Instead of Grades: Teach Them How to Learn
  • Jan. 10 - Increasing Student Motivation: Strategies that Work
  • Jan. 11 - Teaching in the Digital Classroom: Tools, Tips, and Strategies
  • Jan. 15 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 18 - Intro to Live Online Classes Using Blackboard Collaborate
  • Jan. 23 - Designing Effective Assessments
  • Jan. 25 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 31 - **NEW** Mobile Learning Series: Location-Based Learning **ONLINE**

December 2012

  • Dec. 05 - **NEW** Models of Online Instruction **ONLINE**
  • Dec. 13 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Dec. 17 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Editing Using iMovie
  • Dec. 18 - Blackboard II: Building your Blackboard Course
  • Dec. 19 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction

November 2012

  • Nov. 01 - Presidential Teaching Professorship Seminar: Dr. Toni Tollerud
  • Nov. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Nov. 06 - Articulate Series: Engaging Tutorials
  • Nov. 07 - EDUCAUSE Online Annual Conference
  • Nov. 07 - Veteran Students Supporter Development
  • Nov. 08 - Strategies for Ending Your Course on a High Note
  • Nov. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Nov. 12 - Prezi: Move Beyond Slides to Create Amazing Presentations
  • Nov. 13 - Maintaining Constructive Relationships In and Out of the Classroom
  • Nov. 15 - **NEW** Facilitating Small Group Discussion Online Using Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Rooms **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 16 - **NEW** Design Tool Series: Screencasting
  • Nov. 19 - Blogs, Wikis and Journals: New Ways to Collaborate and Communicate with Students in Blackboard
  • Nov. 20 - Mobile Learning Series: Designing a Mobile-Friendly Blackboard Course **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 27 - **NEW** Using Blackboard Goals and Alignments **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 28 - **NEW**Fundamentals of Experiential and Service Learning
  • Nov. 29 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
  • Nov. 30 - **NEW** Social Media Series: Using Twitter for Teaching, Learning and Professional Development**ONLINE**

October 2012

  • Oct. 01 - Board of Trustees Professorship Seminar: Dr. William Baker
  • Oct. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 04 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • Oct. 08 - Blackboard Communication Tools
  • Oct. 09 - Quick and Painless Grading
  • Oct. 11 - 2012 SLATE Conference - Supporting Learning And Technology in Education
  • Oct. 15 - Design Tools Series for Online Instruction: Audio
  • Oct. 16 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 17 - Providing Electronic Feedback
  • Oct. 18 - **NEW** Testing Techniques: How to Design Better Tests
  • Oct. 19 - **NEW** Communicating Visually During Online Sessions Using Blackboard Collaborate Whiteboard **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 22 - Assessing Student Learning with Blackboard Tests and Surveys
  • Oct. 24 - Mac Series: Introduction to GarageBand
  • Oct. 25 - Articulate Series: Getting Started with Online Tutorial
  • Oct. 26 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 30 - **NEW** Mobile Learning Series: Grading on a Mobile Device **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 31 - **NEW** Social Media Series: Introduction to Social Bookmarking **ONLINE**

September 2012

  • Sep. 05 - Online Multimedia Sampler **ONLINE**
  • Sep. 06 - Writing Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference
  • Sep. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Sep. 10 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Sep. 11 - University Support Expo (USE)
  • Sep. 12 - Mobile Learning Series: Learning on the Go: Introduction to Mobile Learning
  • Sep. 13 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Sep. 14 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Blackboard Collaborate
  • Sep. 18 - Managing Student Grades with Blackboard Grade Center
  • Sep. 19 - Delivering Dynamic Lectures
  • Sep. 20 - **NEW** Sharing Your Computer Screen during an Online Lecture Using Blackboard Collaborate **ONLINE**
  • Sep. 25 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Sep. 26 - Collecting Assignments Electronically in Blackboard
  • Sep. 28 - **NEW** Social Media Series: Introduction to Social Media in Education **ONLINE**

August 2012

  • Aug. 01 - Design Tool Series for Online Instruction: Audio
  • Aug. 06 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Aug. 13 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 15 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
  • Aug. 16 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Tools of Engagement: Connecting Meaningful Moments through Technologies
  • Aug. 20 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 21 - Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant Orientation
  • Aug. 24 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 27 - **NEW** Promoting Online Collaboration with Blackboard Collaborate
  • Aug. 28 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Aug. 30 - Team-Based Learning

July 2012

  • Jul. 10 - **NEW** Flipping the Classroom: A Model of Blended Learning
  • Jul. 11 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jul. 12 - Engaging Students with Interactive Tutorials
  • Jul. 19 - **NEW** Using Internet Memes in the Classroom
  • Jul. 24 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course **ONLINE**
  • Jul. 25 - Creating and Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations

June 2012

  • Jun. 01 - A Classroom in Your Pocket: Mobile Teaching and Learning
  • Jun. 01 - Mobile Computing: Intersections of Life, Education and Media
  • Jun. 05 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 06 - Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning **ONLINE**
  • Jun. 07 - Developing a Course Syllabus
  • Jun. 11 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Jun. 12 - **NEW** Engaging Students with Interactive Quizzes
  • Jun. 13 - **NEW** Introducing New Features in Blackboard 9.1 SP8
  • Jun. 14 - Free Software Tools for the Classroom **ONLINE**
  • Jun. 20 - Teaching a New Course
  • Jun. 28 - Writing Instructional Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference

May 2012

  • May 01 - **NEW** Introduction to Blackboard Collaborate
  • May 02 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Editing Using iMovie
  • May 04 - Preview of New Features in Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 8
  • May 10 - Submitting Grades Automatically from Blackboard to MyNIU
  • May 16 - Facilitating Difficult Dialogues and Diversity Dynamics in the Classroom: Dr. Diane Goodman
  • May 21 - Preview of New Features in Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 8 **ONLINE**
  • May 22 - Designing a Writing-Enhanced Course
  • May 23 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation
  • May 24 - Write Well, Publish More!

April 2012

  • Apr. 02 - **NEW** Engaging with Community Partners – Brown Bag Session
  • Apr. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Apr. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 10 - **NEW** Tips for Successful Virtual Class Sessions **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 12 - Problem-Based Learning
  • Apr. 17 - Military Student Supporter Development
  • Apr. 18 - Articulate Series: Engaging Students with Interactive Tutorials
  • Apr. 19 - End of Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 20 - **NEW** Mobile Learning Series: Introduction to eBooks **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 24 - **NEW** Blackboard Collaborate Preview: Introduction to Next Generation Web Conferencing
  • Apr. 25 - **NEW** Active Listening Skills to Improve Communication
  • Apr. 26 - Maintaining Constructive Relationships In and Out of the Classroom
  • Apr. 27 - **NEW** Blackboard Collaborate Preview: Introduction to Next Generation Web Conferencing

March 2012

  • Mar. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Mar. 06 - Blogs, Wikis and Journals: New Ways to Collaborate and Communicate with Students in Blackboard
  • Mar. 07 - Formative and Summative Feedback
  • Mar. 08 - **NEW** Blackboard Portfolio Tool
  • Mar. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Mar. 13 - Teaching Engaging Online Courses
  • Mar. 19 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Mar. 20 - Design Tools Series for Online Instruction: Audio
  • Mar. 21 - **NEW** Tips and Strategies for Implementing Successful Discussion Board Forums in Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 22 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Mar. 23 - Tips for Effective Group Collaborations in Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 26 - Articulate Series: Getting Started with Online Tutorials
  • Mar. 27 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Lee Shumow
  • Mar. 28 - **NEW** Strategies for Engaging Students in the Classroom
  • Mar. 30 - Timesaving Tips Using Blackboard Grade Center **ONLINE**

February 2012

  • Feb. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 03 - Developing and Assessing Quality Online Courses and Programs: Dr. Tony Piña
  • Feb. 07 - Managing Students Grades with Blackboard Grade Center
  • Feb. 08 - Articulate Series: Engaging Students with Interactive Tutorials
  • Feb. 09 - Getting Students to Read **ONLINE**
  • Feb. 10 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 14 - Mobile Learning Series: Designing a Mobile-Friendly Course
  • Feb. 16 - Facilitating Student Communication using Blackboard Groups and Discussion Board
  • Feb. 17 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Feb. 21 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Prof. Ronald Carter
  • Feb. 21 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Video Editing Using iMovie
  • Feb. 22 - Using PowerPoint to Engage and Motivate Students
  • Feb. 23 - Tips for Assessing Student Learning Using Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Feb. 24 - Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Blackboard
  • Feb. 28 - Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
  • Feb. 29 - Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses **ONLINE**

January 2012

  • Jan. 09 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 10 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Jan. 12 - Creating Transformative Education through Experiential Learning
  • Jan. 13 - Teaching Engaging Online Courses
  • Jan. 17 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 18 - Quick and Simple Creation of Educational Tutorials
  • Jan. 19 - Introduction to Blackboard Communities
  • Jan. 20 - Setting Up Student Groups for Success in Blackboard
  • Jan. 23 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Jan. 24 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Jan. 25 - Delivering Dynamic Lectures
  • Jan. 26 - Tips for Communicating Effectively Using Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Jan. 27 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jan. 31 - Collecting Assignments Electronically Using Blackboard

December 2011

  • Dec. 07 - Submitting Final Grades Automatically from Blackboard to MyNIU
  • Dec. 08 - **NEW** Student Response System (Clickers) Panel Discussion
  • Dec. 09 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Dec. 13 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Dec. 14 - Using Graphic Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning
  • Dec. 15 - Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning **ONLINE**

November 2011

  • Nov. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Nov. 07 - Articulate Series: Getting Started with Online Tutorials
  • Nov. 08 - **NEW** Facilitating Group Work in Blackboard
  • Nov. 10 - Strategies for Ending Your Course on a High Note
  • Nov. 11 - Blackboard II: Building your Blackboard Course
  • Nov. 14 - Tracking Student Performance in Blackboard
  • Nov. 15 - Veteran Students Supporter Development
  • Nov. 15 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Nov. 16 - Quick and Painless Grading
  • Nov. 17 - **NEW** Mobile Learning Series: Text Messaging in Teaching **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 18 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Nov. 29 - Screencasting in the Cloud
  • Nov. 30 - Using PowerPoint to Engage and Motivate Students

October 2011

  • Oct. 04 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. John Hartmann
  • Oct. 06 - Articulate Series: Engaging Students with Interactive Tutorials
  • Oct. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 10 - Collecting Assignments Electronically Using Blackboard
  • Oct. 11 - Blackboard II: Building
  • Oct. 12 - Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Blackboard
  • Oct. 13 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
  • Oct. 17 - Facilitating Student Communication using Blackboard Groups and Discussion Board
  • Oct. 18 - Tips for Engaging Online Sessions with Wimba Classroom **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 19-21 - 2011 EDUCAUSE Online Annual Conference
  • Oct. 21 - Overview of ePortfolios, Including Student Voices: Dr. Helen Barrett
  • Oct. 21 - Implementation of ePortfolios: A Conversation: Dr. Helen Barrett
  • Oct. 24 - Design Tools Series for Online Instruction: Audio
  • Oct. 25 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
  • Oct. 26 - **NEW** Bloom's "Digital" Taxonomy
  • Oct. 27 - **NEW** Mobile Learning Series: Quick Response (QR) Codes
  • Oct. 28 - Blackboard Open Lab

September 2011

  • Sep. 01 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Sep. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Sep. 06 - Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
  • Sep. 07 - University Support Expo (USE)
  • Sep. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Sep. 09 - Introduction to Blackboard Communities
  • Sep. 12 - Multimedia Sampler: Reviewing Tools that can Enhance Teaching Skills **ONLINE**
  • Sep. 13 - Managing Student Grades With Blackboard Grade Center
  • Sep. 14 - Setting up Student Groups for Success
  • Sep. 15 - Blogs, Wikis and Journals: New Ways to Collaborate and Communicate with Students in Blackboard
  • Sep. 16 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Sep. 21 - Self and Peer Assessment Made Simple with Blackboard
  • Sep. 22 - **NEW** Interactive Rubrics: Providing Consistent and Quality Feedback in Blackboard Courses **ONLINE**
  • Sep. 23 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Sep. 27 - Board of Trustees Professor Seminar: Dr. Daniel Gebo
  • Sep. 28 - Learning on the Go: Introduction to Mobile Teaching and Learning
  • Sep. 29 - Scaffolding to Improve Student Learning
  • Sep. 30 - Blackboard Open Lab

August 2011

  • Aug. 04 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Aug. 08 - Introduction to Teaching with Wimba Classroom **ONLINE**
  • Aug. 09 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Aug. 09 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Aug. 10 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Blackboard NG Boot Camp
  • Aug. 11 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute: Fundamental Principles of Effective Instruction
  • Aug. 11 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Aug. 15 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 16 - **NEW** Blogs, Wikis and Journals: New Ways to Collaborate and Communicate with Students in Blackboard
  • Aug. 17 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Aug. 15 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Aug. 19 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Aug. 22 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 23 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Aug. 23 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 24 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 25 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 25 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Aug. 26 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Aug. 30 - **NEW** Simple PowerPoint Tricks to Improve Learning
  • Aug. 31 - Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment and Evaluation

July 2011

  • Jul. 06 - Prezi: Move Beyond the Slides to Create Amazing Presentations
  • Jul. 07 - Developing a Course Syllabus **ONLINE**
  • Jul. 13 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jul. 18 - **NEW** Design Tools Series for Online Instruction: Audio
  • Jul. 20 - **NEW** Team-Based Learning
  • Jul. 21 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Jul. 26 - **NEW** Learning on the Go: Introduction to Mobile Learning
  • Jul. 27 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Jul. 28 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course **ONLINE**

June 2011

  • Jun. 02 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 03 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Blackboard Next Generation Boot Camp
  • Jun. 06 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Jun. 07 - Blackboard Tune-up: New Features in the Next Generation of Blackboard
  • Jun. 08 - Writing Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference
  • Jun. 09 - Articulate Series: Getting Started with Online Tutorials
  • Jun. 13 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 14 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 14-Jul. 19 - Online Teaching 101: Online Teaching Series **ONLINE**
  • Jun. 15 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 15 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 16 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Jun. 20 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jun. 21 - Collecting Assignments Electronically Using Blackboard NG **ONLINE**
  • Jun. 22 - Managing Student Grades With Blackboard Grade Center
  • Jun. 23 - Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
  • Jun. 27 - **NEW** Articulate Series: Engaging Students with Interactive Tutorials **ONLINE**
  • Jun. 28 - Creating and Delivering Effective PowerPoint Presentations
  • Jun. 30 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities

May 2011

  • May 03 - Blackboard Next Generation Preview
  • May 18 - Blackboard Next Generation Preview
  • May 19 - Teaching a New Course
  • May 24 - Designing a Writing-Enhanced Course
  • May 25 - Free Software Tools for the Classroom **ONLINE**
  • May 26 - Write Well, Publish More!

April 2011

  • Apr. 01 - **SPECIAL** Service Learning with Patrick Green, Ed. D, Loyola University
  • Apr. 04 - Quick and Simple Creation of Educational Tutorials
  • Apr. 08 - **NEW** Blackboard Next Generation Preview
  • Apr. 12 - **NEW** Blackboard Next Generation Assignments Preview **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 14 - Problem-Based Learning
  • Apr. 15 - **NEW** Conducting Surveys and Collecting Student Feedback Using Google Forms **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 19 - Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
  • Apr. 20 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. Richard Orem
  • Apr. 26 - Blackboard Next Generation Preview **ONLINE**
  • Apr. 27 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Video Editing Using iMovie
  • Apr. 27 - End-Of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
  • Apr. 29 - Strategies to End the Semester with Your Students

March 2011

  • Mar. 02 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Mar. 08 - **NEW** Concept Inventories: Measuring Learning and Quantifying Misconceptions
  • Mar. 09 - Using Graphic Organizers to Help Students Construct Meaning
  • Mar. 10 - Conflicts of Interest: What are they and how should they be handled?
  • Mar. 10 - Tracking Student Performance in Blackboard
  • Mar. 21 - Tips for Effective Group Collaborations in Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 22 - Board of Trustees Professorship Seminar: Dr. Narayan Hosmane
  • Mar. 23 - Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
  • Mar. 24 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
  • Mar. 25 - Broadening Participation in the Assessment of Student Communication Skills
  • Mar. 25 - Strategies to Measure Student Writing Skills in Your Disciplines
  • Mar. 28 - **NEW** Blackboard Next Generation Preview **ONLINE**
  • Mar. 31 - **NEW** Getting Students to Read **SIMULCAST**

February 2011

  • Feb. 02 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
  • Feb. 03 - Conflicts of Interest: What are they and how should they be handled?
  • Feb. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Feb. 08 - Advanced Features of Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Feb. 10 - Managing Student Grades With Blackboard Grade Center
  • Feb. 11 - Teaching with the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
  • Feb. 14 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Feb. 15 - Collecting Assignments Electronically Using Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Feb. 22 - Delivering Effective Lectures
  • Feb. 24 - Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
  • Feb. 25 - Tips for Assessing Student Learning Using Blackboard **ONLINE**

January 2011

  • Jan. 11 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Jan. 13 - Designing Courses for Significant Learning
  • Jan. 14 - Blended Course Design: Strategies for Success
  • Jan. 18 - End-Of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 19 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 20 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Jan. 21 - Introduction to Blackboard Communities
  • Jan. 24 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Jan. 25 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jan. 27 - Assessing Student Learning with Blackboard Tests and Surveys
  • Jan. 20 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 28 - Tips for Communicating Effectively Using Blackboard **ONLINE**

December 2010

  • Dec. 01 - Using PowerPoint to Engage and Motivate Students
  • Dec. 02 - End-Of-Semester Considerations for Your Blackboard Course
  • Dec. 07 - Submitting Final Grades Automatically from Blackboard to MyNIU
  • Dec. 13 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard

November 2010

  • Nov. 02 - **NEW** Tips for Engaging Online Sessions with Wimba Classroom **ONLINE**
  • Nov. 03 - Electronic Feedback to Enhance Teaching and Learning
  • Nov. 04 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Nov. 09 - **ONLINE** Tracking Student Performance in Blackboard
  • Nov. 10 - Quick and Painless Grading
  • Nov. 11 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Displays
  • Nov. 12 - Incorporating Video Imagery in Instruction: Basic Video Capture and Editing
  • Nov. 16 - Articulate series: Getting Started with Online Tutorials
  • Nov. 17 - **NEW** Prezi: Move Beyond the Slides to Create Amazing Presentations
  • Nov. 18 - Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction
  • Nov. 19 - Blackboard Open Lab
  • Nov. 22 - **NEW** Enhanced Podcasting to Extend Teaching Opportunities
  • Nov. 30 - Articulate Series: Engaging Students with Interactive Tutorials

October 2010

  • Oct. 04 - Facilitating Student Communication using Blackboard Groups and Discussion Board
  • Oct. 05 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Oct. 06 - Teaching Large Classes
  • Oct. 07 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Oct. 08 - **NEW** Blackboard Portfolio Tool Preview **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 11 - Multimedia Open Lab
  • Oct. 12 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Oct. 13 - Advanced Features of Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Oct. 14 - **NEW** Amaze, Enrich and Inspire: an Overview of the Emerging Presentation Tools (Prezi, SlideShare, SlideRocket, Zoho Show)
  • Oct. 15 - The First Steps Toward Identifying Student Learning: Dr. Marilee Bresciani
  • Oct. 15 - Baccalaureate Reform: Strategies to Move Forward: Dr. Marilee Bresciani
  • Oct. 18 - **NEW** Tips for Managing Large Classes in Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Oct. 19 - Presidential Teaching Professor Seminar: Dr. David Taylor
  • Oct. 20 - Quick and Simple Creation of Educational Tutorials
  • Oct. 21 - Rubrics for Meaningful Evaluation and Assessment
  • Oct. 26 - Using the Blackboard Content Collection to Manage Your Course Content
  • Oct. 27 - Collecting Assignments Electronically Using Blackboard
  • Oct. 28 - Incorporating Embedded Videos to Enhance Online Instruction

September 2010

  • Sep. 03 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Sep. 08 - **SIMULCAST** Effective Delivery Techniques: Little Things that Make a Big Difference
  • Sep. 09 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Sep. 10 - Introduction to Blackboard Communities
  • Sep. 14 - Designing Group Work for Meaningful Learning
  • Sep. 15 - **ONLINE** Online Multimedia Sampler
  • Sep. 17 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Sep. 20 - Self and Peer Assessment Made Simple with Blackboard
  • Sep. 21 - Screencasting to Facilitate Learning Opportunities
  • Sep. 23 - Managing Students Grades with Blackboard Grade Center
  • Sep. 27 - Audio Podcasting to Enhance Instructor/Student Communication
  • Sep. 28 - Board of Trustees Professorship Seminar: Dr. Christine Worobec
  • Sep. 29 - Scaffolding to Improve Learning

Summer 2010

  • May 04 - Submitting Final Grades Automatically from Blackboard to MyNIU
  • May 21 - Designing a Writing-Enhanced Course
  • May 25 - **ONLINE** Free Software Tools for the Classroom
  • May 26 - Write Well, Publish More!
  • May 27 - Quick and Simple Creation of Educational Tutorials
  • May 28 - Teaching a New Course
  • Jun. 01 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jun. 03 - Teaching with Technology Institute: Teaching in the Cloud
  • Jun. 08 - Blackboard II: Building Your Blackboard Course
  • Jun. 09 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Jun. 10 - **ONLINE** Introduction to the Use of Clickers in the Classroom
  • Jun. 15 - Online Teaching 101 - Online Teaching Series
  • Jun. 16 - **UPDATED** Short Focused Tutorials
  • Jun. 17 - **SIMULCAST** Writing Goals and Objectives: There is a Difference
  • Jun. 21 - Advanced Features of Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Jun. 22 - **NEW** Integrated Course Design to Improve Student Learning
  • 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
  • Feb. 18 - Effective Teaching with Interactive Pen (SMART Panel) Display
  • Feb. 19 - Advanced Features of Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Feb. 23 - Creating and Sustaining Groups in Blackboard
  • Feb. 24 - Understanding and Integrating Teaching and Learning Styles
  • Feb. 25 - Quick and Simple Creation of Educational Tutorials
  • Feb. 26 - **NEW** Tips for Effective Group Collaborations in Blackboard **ONLINE**

January 2010

  • Jan. 07 - Learner-centered Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Feedback = Student Success
  • Jan. 08 - Blended Course Design: Strategies for Success
  • Jan. 12 - Blackboard I: Introduction to Blackboard
  • Jan. 13 - Clickers in the Classroom
  • Jan. 14 - Promoting Online Collaboration with Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
  • Jan. 15 - Delivering Effective Lectures
  • Jan. 19 - Blackboard Grade Center I: Basic Features
  • Jan. 20 - Podcast Series: Audio Podcasting
  • Jan. 21 - Introduction to Blackboard Communities
  • Jan. 22 - Mac Series: Quick and Easy Video Editing Using iMovie
  • Jan. 25 - Blackboard Assessment Tools
  • Jan. 26 - Scaffolding to Enhance Learning
  • Jan. 27 - Creating Branching Tutorials in PowerPoint
  • Jan. 28 - **NEW** Tips for Communicating Effectively Using Blackboard **ONLINE**
  • Jan. 29 - Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center II: Advanced Feature

December 2009

  • 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** Podcast 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 Blackboard
  • 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

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

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

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

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 - 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

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

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

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

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

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 - Accommodative Teaching Workshop
  • Aug. 17 - Teaching Effectiveness Institute
  • Aug. 18 - Distance Learning Workshop
  • Aug. 24 - Video Capture Workshop
  • Aug. 24 - New Faculty 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 Grade book

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

  • Jan. 20 - Electronic White Boards and Document Cameras: What's New?
  • Jan. 21 - The Electronic Grade book: 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 Grade book
  • 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: Real Slide Show
  • 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 Author ware
  • 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 Grade book: 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

  • 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 List servs, Newsgroups, and Virtual Study Groups
  • Nov. 23 - Promoting Classroom Discussions

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