A few years ago, I was teaching a summer class when we did a lock down safety drill. I was forewarned that the lock down would occur and instructed to turn off lights, lock the door, pull down shades, and have students put away all electronics when the signal was...
I first heard of low floor high ceiling math tasks on a K-12 math blog. It’s an interesting concept; find a task that everyone in the class can start and that adequately challenges all students. To say the least, I was skeptical, so I tried it out. My first attempt...
If you haven't heard the acronyms ML (Machine Learning) or NLP (Natural Language Processing) being tossed about in relationship to artificial intelligence (AI), that's good because the technology shouldn't be the focus, but rather how it affects you and the way you...
The NMC Frequency podcast is back for another round of the 4x4 Writing Challenge. Listen to our latest episode below and use the commenting feature to let us know about interesting NMC Narratives that we could feature in our upcoming episodes. Check out the NMC...
Boy Scouts (now Scouts BSA) have been around since 1907 after Lt. General Robert Baden-Powell re-wrote his “Aids to Scouting” manual (originally published in 1903). In 1910 Scouting came to the United States. During the last 109 years in the United States, Scouts BSA...
This is year 7 of the Writing Challenge! And in honor of the "Be What's Possible" campaign, we would love for you to "Write What's Possible!" Each year the writing challenge has grown and this year we would love to have a record-setting number of people...
The new & improved Sharing Showcase is a collection of videos that feature faculty members discussing teaching activities and strategies. We recently updated this great resource by creating an Ensemble Portal to feature the contributions made by NMC faculty....
During the October NMC Conference, Constanza Hazelwood and I led a session titled "ePortfolio: An Emerging High-Impact Practice at NMC". The Association of American Colleges & Universities recently added electronic portfolios to its list of High-Impact Practices....
If you plan to create a new online or hybrid course to be delivered in the fall of 2020, please plan to have the Online Course Development Request Form submitted by November 1st. Instructors should complete the first section of the form and submit it to their academic...