Online Teaching and Learning

Academic Computing facilitates and supports online course development and distance learning efforts at the University. The Blackboard CE (previously WebCT CE) courseware product is the University standard since 2008. OIT provides free training and instructional design services to faculty who are interested in using Blackboard with their teaching.

Blackboard provides the University with an array of tools applicable to a variety of course formats for the University: traditional classroom-taught courses, partially web-based classes, and entirely online classes. In addition, the Blackboard system is integrated with the University's Banner administrative system and Luminis web portal to create a robust online presence, provide one-point authentication (a single logon allowing you into all of the online resources needed for your educational experiences at NLU), facilitate communication, and strengthen collaborative efforts across the University.

To learn more about Blackboard at NLU and how you can garner the full potential of online learning, please contact Carleen Shaffer at cshaffer@nl.edu.