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August Staff Spotlight: Carrie Lindeman
Staff Spotlight: Carrie Lindeman This month, we’re spotlighting our newest team member, learning designer Carrie Lindeman! In the post below, Carrie tells us more about herself and her first two months working at Distance Learning. How long have you worked here?…
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All About Library Research: An Interview with Tracy Coyne
As Northwestern prepares to head back to school in September, we’re excited to interview Tracy Coyne, Distance Learning and Professional Studies Librarian! Below, Tracy shares the changes, trends, and challenges she’s witnessed over her many years of library experience, as well as what she believes the future of library research is today.…
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July Staff Spotlight: Aaron Bannasch
Staff Spotlight: Aaron Bannasch This month, we’re spotlighting Senior Instructional Technologist Aaron Bannasch! In the blog post below, Aaron tells us more about his work with Distance Learning. How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education?…
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June Staff Spotlight: Jackie Wickham Smith
Staff Spotlight: Jackie Wickham Smith This month, we’re spotlighting Senior Learning Designer Jackie Wickham Smith! In the blog post below, Jackie tells us more about her work with Distance Learning. How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education?…
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May Staff Spotlight: Dan Murphy
Staff Spotlight: Dan Murphy This month, we’re spotlighting our Director of Online Learning Technologies, Dan Murphy! In the blog post below, Dan tells us more about his work with Distance Learning. How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education?…
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Are You Ready for the Mission: Accessible Challenge?
Northwestern University wants to help you make your Canvas course sites more accessible! No matter what you teach or how you use Canvas, accessibility is crucial to building an inclusive and usable digital educational experience for all our students. And Mission: Accessible aims to help instructors and staff learn seven core skills to ensure that…
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Rubrics: Set Expectations and Save Time
Do you use rubrics to assess learning in your course? Rubrics may not seem like the most exciting part of designing your course, but they’re still worth the time to develop! Photo from Pixabay Why Rubrics? Set Expectations: Rubrics provide students with clear guidelines to an assignment’s desired outcome and can make grading more transparent.…
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Neurodiversity and Learning Design: Bringing Equity to the Classroom
A Conversation with Heather Brown, Learning Designer, Distance Learning by Michelle Bannerman Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction We invite you to learn more about neurodiversity and bringing equity to the classroom in this conversation with Heather Brown, a Learning Designer at Northwestern and champion for neurodiverse learners, and Michelle Bannerman, a Graduate Student in the…
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April Staff Spotlight: Lynn Healy
Staff Spotlight: Lynn Healy This month, we’re spotlighting our newest team member, learning designer Lynn Healy! Read more about Lynn’s journey to Distance Learning in the post below. How long have you worked here? How did you come to join the DL team / get involved in distance education?…
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Synchronous Coworking: A Practice for Asynchronous Online Courses
What is virtual synchronous coworking? Rising in popularity, it’s as simple as creating an online space to work together in real-time. In addition to my work as a Learning Designer in the School of Professional Studies at Northwestern, I’m a coworking streamer on Twitch!…