Last month, I was thrilled to have a conversation with Flower Darby for a special episode of the podcast I co-host, Distance Educated. Flower has a passion for equity-focused and inclusive teaching practices and focuses on the importance of small teaching and...
After a scorching summer of burnt-out lawns and days at the beach — or just dreaming of days at the beach — we turn our attention to the start of a new academic season. Alongside our fall reset, after the summer recharge, will be a new Moodle version and theme. Please...
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a significant technological advancement in recent years, and its impact is being felt across several industries, including higher education. As a community college, it's essential to understand the implications of...
The library’s finals studyfest returns! Encourage your students to join us on Thursday, April 27 from 4 p.m. to midnight for a night of camaraderie and commiseration and get the fuel and support they need to knock out your final assignments and exam prep. Librarians,...
Thank you to those that attended the CIE Coffee Club on Friday, February 17th, to discuss ChatGPT and how it should be used at NMC. During our discussion we shared several resources that can be found below: Create an OpenAI account and try ChatGPT Adapting Your...
Understanding LGBTQ+ students is one thing. Being an effective ally is another. Strategies for supporting our LGBTQ+ community were the focus of a productive discussion at the January Coffee Club led by Christine Mac and Denny Nguyen. Christine and Denny, advisors for...
Have you already done your faculty service work? Has your January service been pushed over into February? Are you still waiting for the right opportunity to show up on the United Way app? It’s all good! That is, it’s all good in our opinion. We want to know what...
I stepped away from my formal responsibilities at the college in 2018-2019 and took a year’s sabbatical. Doing so provided an opportunity to immerse myself in a period of planned reading, researching, thinking, and writing. The experience was invaluable. What did I...
Days before the holiday break, my news and listserv feeds blew up with headlines about a new service from OpenAI called ChatGPT. If you are unfamiliar with OpenAI this New York Time article gives you some background information about ChatGPT. For those without access...