During our December Friday Forum discussion on grading, Communications instructor Dani Garcia talked about how she has students do regular metacognitive grade checks. She makes the grade check an assignment worth points. To do the assignment, students have to go into...
Google recently rolled out a new feature called Team Drives. It's a shared collaborative space much like Google Drive, but the main difference is that there isn't a specific owner of the Team Drive or documents saved within it. The Team Drive and all documents saved...
It has been a long time coming, but the PLM site is ready for use. And we are looking for faculty to create modules for their students. How it Works The goal of a PLM is to introduce and reinforce a concept or idea or meaning without detailed explanation -or “any”...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
We would like to showcase Tom Gordon this month. Tom used the light board to create a video to share his great idea. To see all the great ideas on the Sharing Showcase