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Category: Instructional Design News

Creating Interactive Learning Objects (a community of practice for faculty)

Posted August 30, 2021

August 31 update: Thank you for your interest in the Creating Interactive Learning Objects community of practice. We have reached the maximum number of participants for Fall 2021, but you may join our waitlist by visiting this page, scrolling down, clicking […]

5 ways faculty can connect with us while preparing for fall

Posted August 11, 2021

Faculty colleagues, as you prepare for the fall semester, we are here to help you: 1. Connect with experts and peers Join experienced faculty, instructional designers, and media consultants in one of our Welcome Back to Teaching for Fall 2021 […]

Feature Friday: Harrisonburg 360 Podcast – Season 2 Launch

Posted April 16, 2021

Join us for a virtual launch on April 28, 2021, to celebrate Season 2 of a podcast featuring the stories of immigrants in the Shenandoah Valley: Harrisonburg 360: Real People. Real Stories. One Community.  JMU students in Dr. Allison Fagan’s […]

Faculty: Bring your online teaching questions to our office hours

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 […]

Instructors: Join our Institute for Online & Hybrid Learning

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 […]

Feature Friday: Partners in Online Teaching (Faculty Associates)

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 […]

Feature Friday: An Online Teaching Success Story (Kristen Shrewsbury)

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 […]

Staff and Faculty in Libraries Honored with Purple Star Awards

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 […]

Institute for Online Learning: Faculty Ready for Students in Hybrid and Online Classes

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 […]

Harrisonburg 360 Podcast: Real People. Real Stories. One Community. (Updated August 4)

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 […]