1st Annual Ugly Sweater Party*

1st Annual Ugly Sweater Party*

You’re Invited to Mark, Tracy, and teachingSOLUTIONS’ 1st ANNUAL Ugly Sweater PARTY* *You know you have (at least) one, one teaching activity or assessment that just isn’t attractive any more.  Bring your “ugly sweater” course activity to re-make, re-fresh, and...
OER Pilot

OER Pilot

OER = Open Educational Resources made freely and legally available on the Internet for anyone to reuse, revise, remix and redistribute. The Friday Forum held on November 7th, 2014 involved a discussion and review of OERs and the official introduction of the OER pilot...
Writing Challenge Kick Off

Writing Challenge Kick Off

The 4x4x16 Writing Challenge begins today.  We have 11 people signed up to participate, and there is still plenty of room for more.  If you are interested in participating, please contact Mark DeLonge. Over the next 4 weeks, our participants will create 4 pieces of...
Writing Challenge = Free Ice Cream

Writing Challenge = Free Ice Cream

Beginning the week of October 20th, we will begin our SECOND Annual 4x4x16 Writing Challenge!  Hooray!  How does it work? We are inviting instructors at NMC to create 4 new pieces of writing for 4 straight weeks.  Each piece of writing should be approximately 16...
Text Your Students :)

Text Your Students :)

Speak the language your learners are listening in. reproduced with permission from Scott Hamm, Abilene Christian University What is this language?  This language is normally portable, visual, and entertaining. Using a text message to communicate with students is an...