Stephanie DeSpain can count herself among forward-thinking educators who were somewhat prepared to handle the sudden shift to remote learning in March 2020. An assistant professor of Early Childhood Education, DeSpain already had developed and was teaching some classes online in the
Read moreTech leaders discuss cyber challenges, benefits at Community Learning Series
Panelists at the NIU College of Education’s Fall 2019 Community Learning Series on cybersecurity could not have been clearer. We are under constant attack, to the tune of 1,500 malicious acts every minute. The attackers are well-financed, heavily resourced and, unfortunately, always
Read moreCommunity Learning Series will explore cybersecurity during Nov. 5 discussion
Despite the constant pleas to “put down those phones,” technology has become almost inescapable. “Technology is a part of our lives, and we’re using our technology on a daily basis,” says Wei-Chen Hung, chair of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and
Read moreETRA’s Jason Rhode honored among nation’s ‘technologists, transformers, trailblazers’
Jason Rhode, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, has been named among the nation’s “Top 30 Technologists, Transformers & Trailblazers” by the Center for Digital Education. The distinction honors “education and technology leaders across America who
Read moreTwo ETRA graduate courses receive Exemplary Course distinction
Two ETRA graduate courses—Advanced Instruction Media Design and Instructional Technology Program Development—which were designed and developed by ETRA/IT faculty, recently received Exemplary Course distinction from Blackboard Inc. Jason Rhode, Ph.D., Director of the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at NIU, who
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