Affordable Cost for Course Materials

Affordable Cost for Course Materials

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....
Access to Everything

Access to Everything

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...
October 6th Friday Forum

October 6th Friday Forum

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...
4x4x16 Writing Challenge – Year 5!

4x4x16 Writing Challenge – Year 5!

  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...
MI OER Summit with Robin DeRosa

MI OER Summit with Robin DeRosa

Read a Short article in Inside Higher Education about how open educational resources changed Robin DeRosa’s pedagogy.  DeRosa is the keynote speaker for the MCO OER Summit at Kellogg Community College on Friday, September 22, a great one-day opportunity to learn...