Have you wanted to learn about Smarthinking? Here is your chance to learn more and see how this can help your students succeed. Smarthinking is holding training sessions on the following days: October 16, 2013 November 7, 2013 December 10, 2013 Please see the...
Written with Scott Herzberg Most of us have seen action movies where the main character leaves a loving family behind, embarking on an action filled mission to right a wrong and save the world. The movie ends dramatically with total destruction averted, the credits...
Accessibility means more than ramps, braille, and sign language interpreters. Making programs at NMC accessible to our students with disabilities can take many forms. In this recurring piece we will explore a variety of strategies for accommodating students with...
Do you struggle with copyright and accessibility issues? Do you wish you did not have to worry about it? Films on Demand can help. This resource is available for you and your students! Because we pay to license the collection there are no restrictions as to when or...
Posted September 11, 2013 in Inside Higher Ed By Serena Golden Academic dishonesty is not on the rise, James M. Lang argues, despite periodic media flurries suggesting otherwise in the wake of various high-profile cheating scandals. Data on cheating are typically...
By Megan Ward Writing and Reading Center Coordinator Co-Writing Director You may have seen our video for students dispelling the myths of the Writing and Reading Center: that mean people will mock them for writing mistakes, yell at them, and shame them for...
Whether you are showing your presentation to your face-to-face classroom, or uploading your presentation into your online class for student reference, or setting up a presentation for a meeting -- keep accessibility in mind. Creating accessible presentations will...
Beginning next week, the Education Media Technologies department will have on-site “office hours” in three different buildings around NMC. It will be like Festivus! Each week a EMT staff member will be on hand for a two hour period to help answer any questions...
Service learning integrating meaningful community service with instruction and reflection is on the rise. NMC now provides support through Outreach Services, coordinated by Nicholeen Frusti. As a beginning step in growing our existing service learning efforts, such...