Helping bring down the cost of college by choosing free or low-cost textbooks is one way faculty can lighten the load for students and keep them on the path to a degree. As the cost of textbooks has risen, students have coped by simply not purchasing them. Having...
We wanted to let you know that all classroom computers are going to be upgraded to the latest version of Ensemble Anthem once spring semester is over. One plus from this upgrade is the set recording time will increase from 2 hours to 4. After the upgrade, to record,...
The 3rd annual Course Development Institute will take place this May 22nd - May 26th. This workshop style week is an opportunity for anyone to work on a new class or to refresh an old class. The week will include a mini-lesson each morning followed by a work session...
Are you assessing Critical Thinking and/or Quantitative Reasoning Gen. Ed. Outcomes this term? Need help getting the Outcomes in your Moodle course and attached to assignments? If the answer is yes, we've got three upcoming training workshops to help you out....
Beginning this May, there will be several PD opportunities for faculty sponsored by EMT and CIE. The 7th annual NMC teachingSOLUTIONS program will hold a week-long boot camp style session and a separate, your-paced, online version beginning in May. Learn Moodle and...
This time of year, students all around the country are visiting colleges and making plans for their future. Students with disabilities are no different. This article from Inside Higher Ed gives us good insight into the experience of a wheelchair-using student as she...
Fall 2017 Moodle course shells are now available. Faculty can access course shells through the Moodle dashboard. Read this tutorial if you'd like to import existing content into a new shell or feel free to submit a help desk ticket and we'll import the content for...
Did you know that EMT has video cameras that students can check out for course projects? Well, we do and there are three different models for students to choose from for a three day check out. The Canon HD camera above is a more traditional looking video camera but...
We've all seen it: when we return from spring break, fewer students are sitting in our classrooms. Those who are there are listless; it's as if they've lost their motivation and focus. What's an instructor to do? At the February Friday Forum, we discussed this very...