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Creative Commons Images

Creative Commons Images

  Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that the Metropolitan Museum of Art's (MET) public domain collection are now free for anyone to use under Creative Commons Zero licensing. The MET has 375,000 images in the collection, which can be downloaded from...

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NMC Spring Transfer Fair on Tuesday, March 14

NMC Spring Transfer Fair on Tuesday, March 14

Over 25 university representatives will be on NMC’s campus on Tuesday, March 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to talk with students, staff and faculty about their programs and the transfer process.  The university representatives will be located in:       Health/Science...

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What is…

What is…

Accessibility: Creating a learning environment that works for all learners. Universal Design for Learning: The elimination of barriers from the learning environment. UDL principles are important because they can help address the ability for all students to have access...

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Universal Design

Universal Design

Accessible content doesn’t just benefit those with disabilities. For example, in the case of web video, captioned content benefits ESL students and those who prefer to learn by both reading and hearing new terminology. In a sound-sensitive environment like a library,...

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What’s New with Accessibility

What’s New with Accessibility

The following is some great information shared out by Michigan Colleges Online: Accessibility Rules Updated: A  long-awaited update to a federal rule ups the pressure on colleges and universities to ensure that their information and communication technology services...

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Join the OER Movement at NMC

Join the OER Movement at NMC

  According to a recent report published by Michigan Colleges Online (MCO), Community Colleges in Michigan saved students more than $1.5 million dollars in the Fall of 2016 by using Open Educational Resources (OER). OERs are freely available educational materials...

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WATCH NOW: New Moodle Plugins Webinar

WATCH NOW: New Moodle Plugins Webinar

Earlier this term we held two face-to-face training sessions and two online Zoom meetings to show off several new plugins that offer some incredible functions and usable features for the online portion of your courses. Watch a recorded version of the training and read...

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Faculty Council Corner: The New Faculty Council

On February 3rd, we will have our first Faculty Council in the new configuration.  From now on all issues related to the Faculty Professional Association (Union) will be handled by the Association. This would include the Salary Plan, Grievances and Evaluations. ...

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