Category: Instructional Design News

Posted April 12, 2021

Drop in any time during our new virtual Collaborative Office Hours for Online Teaching and Learning to discuss your online teaching questions with experts and peers. When you arrive, you may be invited to join a themed breakout room based […]

Posted April 9, 2021

Over 340 JMU instructors have joined our self-paced Institute for Online & Hybrid Learning since February 2020. Faculty members who participate in the Institute are part of a learning community, supported by experts, peers, and mentors as they develop or […]

Posted April 2, 2021

In Spring 2020 when James Madison University faculty had to move all their classes online in under two weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Libraries jumped into action to provide online guides, virtual workshops, and consultation services to […]

Posted November 13, 2020

In March of this year, JMU faculty were faced with an unimaginable task. They needed to move all their courses online in a week and a half so that students could leave campus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty […]

Posted August 27, 2020

On August 20, 2020, faculty and staff from JMU Libraries were among the JMU employees honored with Purple Star Awards. The awards were announced in this year’s annual staff address. The President’s Purple Star Awards recognize the contributions that faculty and staff […]

Posted August 10, 2020

By Karen Risch MottOriginally published on JMU News SUMMARY: JMU Libraries has been preparing professors to teach online for about 20 years, but this year is radically different. Dean of Libraries Bethany Nowviskie emphasizes how the university was perfectly positioned […]

Posted August 4, 2020

Over the course of the spring semester, eighteen JMU students in Dr. Allison Fagan’s English 360 class have been working diligently and passionately on a digital project that seeks to ethically elevate the stories of past and present immigrants living […]

Posted June 23, 2020

Now that you have had some experience with online course design, deepen your skills in the JMU Libraries Institute for Online and Hybrid Learning this summer.  The dates and pace of this summer institute will be customized to meet individual […]

Posted June 22, 2020

Our lives have all been upended by the coronavirus today and the effects will be long-lasting. How are we creating a record of daily life for future researchers? In March of 2020, professor Sarah O’Connor from JMU’s Writing, Rhetoric and Technical […]

Posted January 7, 2020

Students have access to five great programs this spring through JMU Libraries. Faculty, whether you choose to incorporate these resources into your syllabus, offer extra credit to students who participate, or simply encourage students to take advantage of these programs, you play a critical role […]