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Let’s Give ’Em Something to Talk About—Part II Writing Engaging Discussion Forum Prompts
Guest Post by: Leslie Fischer. Leslie Fischer teaches in traditional, hybrid, and online classrooms at SPS and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. She has taught writing, literature, and communication at SPS for 28 years and has taught at the university level for 34 years. …
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Let’s Give ’Em Something to Talk About Part I: Five Instructor Practices that Cultivate Online Discussions
Guest Post by: Leslie Fischer. Leslie Fischer teaches in traditional, hybrid, and online classrooms at SPS and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. She has taught writing, literature, and communication at SPS for 28 years and has taught at the university level for 34 years. …
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Distance Learning Librarian Interview
Northwestern University has a vast library system, one that can seem overwhelming to students and faculty alike. Librarians are available to help navigate the NU libraries, and there’s a librarian who is dedicated to working with online faculty and students. Tracy Coyne fills this role as the current Distance Learning Librarian at Schaffner Library, where…
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Desktop Recording Tips & Tricks
Recording a lecture video on your desktop or laptop might not feel as natural or as forgiving as lecturing to students in your classroom. In fact, recording a lecture video can be more like recording a performance than giving a lecture.…
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news@SPS DL: Graphic Design USA Names IDS as a Program to Watch in 2015
The IDS faculty and SPS DL team are hard at work on designing and building the first courses for the new Information Design and Strategy, but the new program is already attracting attention. GD USA, a lead news magazine for graphic designers & other creative professionals, highlighted the IDS program in their March 2015 feature on…
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news@SPS DL: MS in Information Design Coming Fall 2015
Northwestern University School of Professional Studies has announced a new master’s program in Information Design and Strategy (IDS). The MS in IDS is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates of graphic design, business leadership, data analytics, and more. It’s also a field that many of our staff have a professional interest in, as we determine some…
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Welcome to SPS Distance Learning
Welcome to the SPS Distance Learning blog! We plan to use this space to share information and resources for online education. Unlike the rest of the site, which contains detailed how-to guides and collections of resources, the blog will be a place for a wider variety of information.…