Sep 26, 2014
Maryellen Weimer discusses the role of content in her highly-acclaimed “Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice” (Osterlin’s CIE collection has a few copies). In this recent article for The Teaching Professor Blog, she challenges us...
Sep 24, 2014
“The main ingredient in all success is wise choices. That’s because the quality of our lives is determined by the quality of the choices we make on a daily basis.” Skip Downing, On Course, Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life. The...
Sep 19, 2014
Listen to your content As educators we spend a lot of time planning and designing the learning environment for our students. Documents and web content are an important part of supporting that learning environment; from the welcome message, the syllabus, the course...
Sep 11, 2014
As we explore accessibility at NMC throughout the semester, we will throw out a challenge each month. Our challenges are designed to help you make small (but significant) changes and to help you set up good development practices to ensure that your course is...
Sep 3, 2014
Maryellen Weimer posted another great entry in today’s Teaching Professor Blog. She reminds us of one precious gem we occasionally experience as teachers – and she encourages us to seize the moments – Jeff. I’ve been reading some old issues of...