Nov 7, 2016
While at the Open Education Conference last week, a woman said, “I just work at a community college”, to which someone shouted “Never say ‘just’ a community college.” I don’t remember what was said after that at the session, because I was fixated on that idea, ‘just’...
Nov 1, 2016
Watching the digital dashboard after enrollment opens is especially gratifying when the numbers are ahead of last year. Take today for example, we are 565 students ahead for spring enrollment than we were on the comparable date in 2015. Comparing enrollment with the...
Oct 31, 2016
We would like to welcome Lisa Balbach and introduce her to the NMC community. Lisa joined the Business Area this fall as an instructor in the CIT Department and comes to us with five years of experience as a programmer/analyst and over 25 years of teaching experience....
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...
Oct 30, 2016
Remember the television show Cheer’s? Where Norm sat in his usual chair and the theme was “everyone knows your name”. Sure there’s no bar or alcohol, but one of the library’s goals is to make sure everyone feels like they belong here. A public library in New...
