Welcome Back to the 2022-2023 Academic Year

Welcome Back to the 2022-2023 Academic Year

via GIPHY   As I sat down to write this welcome back message something hit me. This year, 2022, is my 25th year working in higher education. 25 years. When I was 25 years old and got hired by Michigan State University 2022 seemed ages away. Of course, the younger...
Webinar Series: Building Community in the Online Classroom

Webinar Series: Building Community in the Online Classroom

In February, ETOM (Educational Technology Organization of Michigan) launched a new workshop series for member institutions. The first workshop in the series was led by Dr. Tazin Daniels from the University of Michigan. Dr. Daniels is an educational developer and coach...
2022 ITC eLearning Conference

2022 ITC eLearning Conference

Last week, I attended the annual eLearning conference by the Instructional Technology Council in Las Vegas. An actual in-person conference with a keynote, concurrent sessions, collaboration, and connection with great colleagues from across the country. It was my first...
Welcome to the Spring 2022 Semester

Welcome to the Spring 2022 Semester

Buried in my work in late 2021, I had thoughts about the upcoming new year but did not say “2022” out loud. I admit the first time I saw this meme I had a small amount of anxiety come over me. No, no, no, we are NOT doing 2020 all over again. Thank you...
Films on Demand – May 2022 End of Support

Films on Demand – May 2022 End of Support

At the end of the Spring 2022 semester, Films of Demand will be removed as a resource and no longer available via the NMC Library. Our contract with the service ends on May 31st, 2022. In the coming months, your library liaison will reach out to...