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November Staff Spotlight: Nathan Schmidt
This month, we’re spotlighting the newest member of the Distance Learning team, content specialist Nathan Schmidt. Read on to find out more about what brought Nathan to Northwestern! How long have you worked here? How did you come to higher education? …
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Spotlight on Library Resources: NYT and Sage Campus
Our friends at Northwestern University Libraries consistently work to connect faculty, staff, and students to limitless portals of information and learning. Here are two subscriptions available as of 2024: New York Times all access With the new all access subscription, content is available from 1851 to the present, including news, games, cooking, audio and more.…
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The Power of Immersion: Enhancing Online Activities through Storytelling and Gamification with Kate Klein
In the world of higher education, there is a constant exploration of innovative teaching methods and ideas to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. One such method is gamification, the application of game-design elements and game principles in non-game contexts. This approach transforms traditional knowledge checks into an engaging story where students navigate challenges at…
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Four Distance Learning Staffers, Four Feedback Philosophies
This month’s issue of our department’s newsletter, The DL Digest (subscribe here!) continued our exploration of SPS’ High Impact Teaching practices, focusing on feedback. We asked four distance learning team members to share their favorite feedback styles with us, and challenged our readers to match the staffer with the feedback philosophy.…
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Get Ready to Teach
The fall quarter is here, so what is new in Canvas? In the Summer of 2024, Canvas introduced several significant improvements to its discussion and announcement features, offering enhanced usability, engagement, and productivity for both students and instructors. The enhancements available to instructors and students include the following: Discussions and announcements can be optionally viewed…
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August Staff Spotlight: Kyle Einck
This August, we’re spotlighting Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs Kyle Einck. Kyle oversees the Biological Sciences and Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree programs, along with ten post-bacc programs and several additional certificates and concentrations. How long have you worked here? How did you come to higher education? …
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Reimagining Assessment: Human-Centric Approaches in the Age of Generative AI
How can AI help us create more personalized and meaningful authentic student assessments? Are we ready to embrace AI not just as a tool but as a creative partner in our course design? These questions were posed when we recently attended the EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Symposium, the main theme of which was Balancing…
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July Staff Spotlight: Doug Bakker
It takes a village to launch an online course – in addition to the Distance Learning Team, our courses are supported by staff from Graduate, Undergraduate, and Professional Development Programs. In the coming months, we’ll be spotlighting staff who work frequently with our team.…
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Taking a Risk: An Interview with Alex De Melo
This month, we’re excited to interview Alex De Melo, who teaches Risk Management for our PDP program. Alex applied some of the same risk management tools and techniques that he teaches when he took some big risks by integrating a wide variety of unique assignments into his course.…
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Spotlight on Library Resources: Kanopy
Did you know your NetID is a passport to on-demand high-quality films, including independent and classic cinema, as well as educational videos? The NU library offers full access to Kanopy, a streaming service that partners with libraries, universities, and educational institutions.…