EMT and CIE are excited to announce the new Sharing Showcase, a collection of videos showcasing the best practices of faculty and staff at NMC. These short videos cover topics from service learning to using the active learning classrooms to specific course activities...
I love teaching–planning lessons, diving into my content, working with students–but I admit I’m less fond of grading, especially at the end of the semester. But now there’s an alternative to those long, lonely hours of grading –The Long...
This year’s Mid-Year Opening Conference and Professional Development Day will be January 9. During the professional development portion of the day, we will continue our focus on developing course outcomes with the goal of finalizing all course outlines by...
It’s the end of the semester–the time when students have a chance to show what they have learned all semester. But it’s also the time when we teachers can get a bit overwhelmed with the sheer amount of grading as well as the decisions that have to be...
I just got back from a conference and the most powerful session I attended was entitled “The Role of Care in Faculty Development.” Based on the work of Nell Nodding, the session focused on how in addition to caring for our students, we have to care for each other as...
