Video Courses

Regularly Scheduled Conferences

To schedule a regular semester, distance-education course, please contact the Office of External Programs in your College.

Occasional Video Conferences

The Learning Center can host your one-time or occasional video conference.

Examples of these types of conferences include:

• Face-to-face meetings for online courses
• Guest lectures
• Concerts and master classes
• Oral exams
• Collaboration on projects
• Modeling effective uses of technology in teaching & learning
• Teaching demonstrations for class critiques
• Face-to-face interviews for research
• Interviewing prospective new hires
• Faculty training sessions
• Dissertation defenses
• Moot Court hearings
• Consultation with remote experts

Contact us for more information. There's no charge for university-related conferences. For other conference requests, please call for cost information. For more information about NIU’s videoconference capabilities, check out Outreach Services.

Audio Conferences

The Learning Center has Polycom speaker phones in some of its smart classrooms that are perfect for conference calls and interviews. College of Education faculty and staff can reserve rooms online using ScheduleIt. CoE students and non-CoE faculty or staff may also request rooms by calling (815) 753-1241 or stopping by the south wing service desk. Charges for toll calls may apply.

Satellite Downlinks

The Learning Center coordinates satellite downlinks with Media Services and can make the program available in one of our classrooms.

Please schedule well in advance for satellite downlinks in order to secure time on the university's satellite dish. If you'd like to contact Media Services directly, call Doug Ball at 753-6690 to set up a downlink. Then call the Learning Center at 753-1241 to schedule a room.

For more information on satellite downlinks, please visit the Media Services website.

Webcast Reception

The Learning Center is set up to receive most webcasts. If needed, we can run your webcast in multiple rooms. We can also provide phone access to toll-free numbers for these webcasts.

Check with us for available times and days. We'll work with you and the webcaster to provide a quality conference for you, your colleagues, and students. Call 753-1241 for more information.

We're sorry, but we cannot produce webcasts at this time.

NIU Video Conference Sites and Contacts

NIU DeKalb

Richard Casey
Director, Learning Center
rcasey@niu.edu
(815) 753-1241

NIU Hoffman Estates

Martha Keyes
Conference Coordinator
mkeyes@niu.edu
(815) 753-8862

NIU Naperville

Shirley Napora
Conference Services Manager
snapora@niu.edu
(815) 753-8990

NIU Rockford

Janice Eisele
Conference Coordinator
jeisele@niu.edu
(815) 753-8763