Mar 20, 2020 | Online Activities & Exams, Performing Arts
Distributing Multimedia Files To Students Information Services and the Faculty Hub are asking that, to the greatest extent possible, faculty upload all audio- and video-based learning materials into Panopto through your Blackboard course rather than uploading them...
Mar 20, 2020 | Synchronous Meetings
Zoom does not list any specific hardware recommendations; the software can be downloaded and installed on practically all desktops, laptops, and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Meeting invitations also include a phone number so that those participants...
Mar 19, 2020 | Communicating With Students, Synchronous Meetings, Tutoring
An announcement from the Academic Skills Center: Remote peer-tutoring will be available beginning March 23, 2020. These tutoring sessions will be held virtually as on-call appointments in 50-minute sessions and can be made by emailing the tutor with whom you would...
Mar 16, 2020 | Communicating With Students, Synchronous Meetings
If you are considering using Zoom to connect synchronously with your students, either for individual meetings or to replace class time, consider the following: The Liberal Arts Collaborative for Digital Innovation (LACOL) has created a student-focused guide to using...
Mar 16, 2020 | Disability Accommodations, Online Activities & Exams
if you have a student who has an accommodation that provides extra time to complete a quiz or exam, Blackboard allows you to set an overall time limit for the exam, and then to provide a different time limit for individual students who need it. For more information,...
Mar 16, 2020 | Online Activities & Exams, Preventing Cheating
This article from NIU’s Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center offers tips for preventing cheating in online assignments and exams.
Mar 12, 2020 | Performing Arts, Studio Arts
Learning in active courses such as studio arts and performing arts requires specialized equipment or spaces and is based on action. These activities will not translate easily to the online environment. Here are some suggestions: Consider projects that can use a...
