Mar 10, 2023
When sociology instructor Rachel Wilczewski introduced her Race and Ethnicity course last fall, she was a little apprehensive. She developed the course because it is a standard sociology offering at other institutions and the course transfers well. Moreover, it was...
Feb 24, 2023
Grading for Growth Many of us have been following the work of Nick Roster, who is exploring innovative grading practices in his classes. This free newsletter by two Grand Valley profs covers the same topics: specifications grading, standards-based grading, ungrading,...
Feb 24, 2023
Please join us this Friday for lunch and discussion as Friday Forum returns to face-to-face. Our program is a reboot of the session that was COVID-canceled in October — Experiences with Teaching Anti Racism and Contentious Topics in the Classroom. Rachel...
Feb 13, 2023
By Janet Lively Thank you to colleagues who gave us feedback on our Embrace the Dream faculty service project. Although we would like to hear from more of you, the feedback we’ve had so far has been positive. Fifty-eight percent of respondents said we should do...
Feb 10, 2023
What’s hot for 2023? In-person conferences! NMC faculty are traveling all over the country and even abroad for PD opportunities this year. Many conferences have returned to face-to-face mode and NMC faculty are taking advantage of in-person learning. CIE is...
