Mar 5, 2018
Earlier this semester, the Educational Technology department started a new series called Winter Meltdowns. Each Meltdown episode is approximately 10 minutes long and features instructors using technology to help their teaching. We have held three meltdowns so...
Feb 12, 2018
A survey of Washington state’s community and technical colleges was completed at the end of 2017 regarding what college students believe is a reasonable cost for course materials. The data collected led to 6 findings recently published by the SBCTC and WACTCSA....
Nov 13, 2017
I was privileged to receive some insight into the mind of young people last week. I have since had time to really think about and consider how many of us may categorize them. This insight is the fact that young people today have access to every bit of knowledge in the...
Oct 2, 2017
Free Speech in the Classroom What rights do students have to free speech in class? What rights, obligations and legal responsibilities do faculty have? How can we create a space that encourages civil discussion of difficult issues? How does freedom of speech fit with...
Oct 2, 2017
It is the fifth anniversary of the 4x4x16 Writing Challenge at NMC and what better way to celebrate than to participate in the challenge. The 4x4x16 Writing Challenge will begin the week of the October 16th and will run until November 13th. ALL instructors are...
