Copyright Videos in Your Moodle Shell? Important Please Read

Copyright Videos in Your Moodle Shell? Important Please Read

As we learn more about copyright and our responsibility at NMC to be in compliance, Educational Media Technologies has been working to develop a process for how copyright videos are used in courses. Because use of online materials falls under the TEACH Act, please see...

Applying Ordinary Teaching for an Extra-ordinary Learning Time

In this second post of a series using the different categories of significant learning outcomes (SLO) as a basis for sharing how some teaching strategies and best practices came to be, the ordinary actions of teaching and learning are worth exploring for their...
Accessibility: Are You Color Dependent?

Accessibility: Are You Color Dependent?

When designing your course, writing an article, or developing training material, are you depending on color to convey a concept, denote a recurring item, or flag a requirement? This could be difficult for students that may be color-blind. In most cases it is reds and...
Moodle Tip: Extending Time

Moodle Tip: Extending Time

Do you have a student that needs extended time for testing or needs an extension on a due date for an assignment? No problem! There are two ways you can grant extended time for testing: 1) User overrides set per quiz, or 2) Applying a no time limit role across the...
Intellectual Freedom Supported by Foundational Curriculum Outcomes

Intellectual Freedom Supported by Foundational Curriculum Outcomes

As a curriculum and assessment geek, I interpret writing high quality learning outcomes as the ultimate privilege in intellectual freedom.  Discussions surrounding the updating of course outlines with significant learning outcomes (SLO’s) initially surprised me when...