CIE Reading Group Book

CIE Reading Group Book

Each year the CIE Board selects a book which has connections to the classroom, but that also has ties to our personal and professional acumen.  The book for the 2015-2016 academic year will be How We Learn. In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and...
Active Learning – Simulation

Active Learning – Simulation

During 2014, we recorded several instructors around campus using active learning techniques.  The example below is from the Nursing program.  Watch this short video to get an inside look at the simulation scenarios and skills checks Nursing students experience at NMC....
Ordering Question – NEW to Moodle!

Ordering Question – NEW to Moodle!

A new quiz question format has been added to our Moodle system.  This new question format called Ordering, allows students to drag a random list of answers into the correct sequence. This new format will work well for: Steps in a process (spit, put toothpaste on your...
No Vegas, No Problem.

No Vegas, No Problem.

The 4x4x16 Writing Challenge was part of a presentation at a national conference in February.  We were co-presenters with Yavapai College from Arizona at the Instructional Technology Council Conference in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, neither Tracy Russo or I could attend...