Fall CIE Coffee Club Meetings

Fall CIE Coffee Club Meetings

Topic: Student Research Friday, October 20: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM in the Library Reading Room  How to have students at NMC participate in discipline area research/ field research during your class.  Nick Roster will share examples of Biology...
CIE Books Now Upstairs

CIE Books Now Upstairs

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...
Help the Library Better Support All NMC Learners! 

Help the Library Better Support All NMC Learners! 

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...
Considering Situational Factors

Considering Situational Factors

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...
Lessons from a Microwave

Lessons from a Microwave

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...