Faculty & CIE Articles

October PD Day Expands

As you heard at the August PD day, our traditional October Professional Development Day has been so successful that we are going to expand it to include all faculty and staff at NMC.  This expansion means that we will have lots more sessions to choose to attend--but...

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What’s Up at the Dennos?

What’s Up at the Dennos?

Welcome back, NMC faculty! I’m excited to share that the CIE-backed initiative to provide free admission for NMC faculty will continue this year. Whether you need a quiet personal break from the office, some inspiration for your next lesson, or you’re looking for art...

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Scratch Cards are Coming

Do you remember the fun group quiz we took at the August PD day? The one with the scratch card answer sheet? Several of you have asked if NMC could get some of these answer cards, so CIE has decided to purchase a batch of them.  I am hoping they will be here by next...

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Come Learn Lecture Capture with Anthem!

Come Learn Lecture Capture with Anthem!

We've already made a few announcements, but wanted to remind you that if you record lectures in the classroom, please be aware that we are now using Ensemble Anthem, not Relay. All classrooms have been updated with this change. You can also come see us during an up...

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Super Tech Talks

Super Tech Talks

Staff & Faculty  Room O205 from 9/6 - 9/9 Technology Support Services, in conjunction with other NMC Departments, is pleased to present Super Tech Talks, a series of technology presentations and discussions that have been chosen for their relevancy to Faculty and...

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Moodle Courses – Important Upcoming Dates

Moodle Courses – Important Upcoming Dates

As we finish up summer courses and begin the fall term, below you’ll find a few important dates to remember as you wrap up your semester and prepare for the new one: August 18th: Summer 2016 (1603) courses turned off. Students will no longer have access to summer...

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Do You Auto-Publish Your Lectures? Make this Change!

Do You Auto-Publish Your Lectures? Make this Change!

If you record lectures in the classroom and use a playlist to auto-publish them to your course, you'll want to update your settings. Because we are no longer using Camtasia Relay to record you'll need to change the auto-publishing setting to Ensemble Anthem. Here's...

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So as I was saying…

So as I was saying…

"So I was reading The Chronicle of Education the other morning and………...wait, what was I saying. Oh yes, The Chronicle article, it was really interesting about analytics being used for student success and………..so yes, it was really interesting. Hang on, I just got a...

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Introducing ReadSpeaker for Moodle

Introducing ReadSpeaker for Moodle

ReadSpeaker is a text-to-speech and document viewing service used by thousands of websites worldwide, and it’s now available for your Moodle course. By adding the ReadSpeaker block to your Moodle course, your students will be able to listen to nearly everything in...

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