May 30, 2023
The CIE’s collection of books on teaching and learning has moved upstairs to a new home. You can find them along the north wall of the library directly alongside our ‘Circulating Textbooks’ collection. There are some great titles here on topics...
Feb 10, 2020
As partners, collaborators, and users of library resources and services, we would like to invite you to share your perspective as the library plans some timely updates to our website and online resources. Among the factors inspiring these updates are: Our upcoming...
Nov 14, 2016
A few years ago, I attended weekend seminar “Designing Courses for More Significant Learning” – a prior version of NMC’s August professional development program. I used Dee Fink’s approach twice in major course designs, and I’ve...
Nov 11, 2016
Our over-the-range microwave oven experienced a meltdown this week. After we’d turned in for the night, an unusual noise emanated from “somewhere else” in the house. A short jaunt through dark hallways found our microwave’s door wide open, a...
Oct 31, 2016
Remember the dull, disappointed feeling you get whenever a capable student does just enough to get by? Apparently not learning anything significant from your carefully architected lesson plans? Ignoring your enthusiasm? Attending in body but not in spirit? As a...
