Curiosities returns this semester with a star-studded cast of guest facilitators and a mix of in-person and virtual programs. As always, we’ll explore each topic for four consecutive weeks, meeting weekly for a freewheeling discussion on a curated set of...
Thanks to all the faculty and staff who presented and otherwise helped out at the October Conference! It was a great day of learning, sharing, and camaraderie, from the presentations by our guest speaker, Todd Zakrajsek, to the First Annual Staff/Faculty Kickball...
Did you know NMC has a Center for Teaching and Learning? If your answer is no, you are not out of the loop. Just before March 2020, Kristen Salathiel and I consulted with the CIE Committee and Ed Tech team to create a place for both our groups to exist under. We...
Imagine taking a semester or a full year off to pursue a dream project at your own pace. You focus, you relax, you produce work that will benefit the college. A sabbatical sounds amazing — and it is! But if you’re interested in taking a sabbatical, you need to...
Join CIE and NMC Library on Friday, September 30, for our first Friday Forum of the year as we explore a range of tools and approaches both new (PolicyMap, Wiki Edu, the library’s Curiosities series) and familiar (books, ebooks, periodicals, New York Times digital...
Most faculty require students to give each other feedback on their work. But when it comes to giving feedback to each other, faculty don’t always make peer feedback a priority. At least that’s the way it is for me. I enjoy sharing feedback with colleagues, but I...
