NWR at NIU

02/20/2014

Using Map-Works in your classroom this semester? NWR wants to hear from you. We're putting together a panel discussion for our podcast and we need volunteers! Interested parties should contact Eric Hoffman at [email protected]

02/18/2014

Who knew that the subculture of gamers was rife with its own urban legends and literary mythology?

The creepiest urban legends in the history of gaming

02/13/2014

I conducted a very broad search for scholarly research on student retention policies, the results of which you can find on the NIU FYComp Google Group (which you should post to!). However, for those of you looking to cut down on the number of websites you are visiting, my conclusions are listed belo...

02/13/2014

I've been working on a complete list of clusters suitable for an ENGL 103 persuasive essay and the critical analysis/synthesis essays in 104. Each cluster contains at least 3 documents: a Context of Issue page with links to articles that give an overview of the issue and two "Side X" pages that prov...

02/11/2014

Reserving a mobile media cart for a Reavis Hall classroom is easy! Just stop by and sign up for a time.

02/08/2014

Learn some basic strategies for protecting your computer.

PNGs (a kind of image file like .jpg and .gif) have become another delivery method for malware, and you might not even be aware that your computer has been breached. The details are explained in an article by Chris Book, who points out that this form of intrusion has been around for sometime. Book s...

11/07/2013

We've got a new webpage!

10/02/2012

Good infos.

Recently our fearless NWR leader and taskmaster pointed out that there was a freeware version ofChromethat kept all of the awesome functionality and ease of the original but cut out the invasive nature of Google’s many hidden privacy intrusions. And it’s calledIron, how cool is that?

04/25/2012

A more serious collection of tips.

While my earlier post was part in jest, this is the time of year where lost data can be the proverbial feather that broke the camel’s back of your sanity.

04/25/2012

Keep these useful tips in mind in the upcoming weeks.

As we approach that time when our computers house our most important data, I thought we should stop and consider these useful instructions:

04/16/2012

Need a guide to set up your electronic book adoption? Look no further!

Recently, Jan Vander Meer was kind enough to distribute a guide for how to setup electronic book adoption with the University Bookstore, allowing you to order your textbooks online, and while the process is relatively simple, I thought I would reproduce them here with a few screen shots to help make...

04/02/2012

Check out our latest post!

For many of us, collaborative writing is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you have fewer papers. On the other hand, tracking accountability and contributions becomes a frustratingly complex process of draft keeping and detective work. Thankfully, technology has stepped up to make that proc...