The end of the academic year brings opportunities for a (hopefully) lighter schedule, reflection, and opportunities to attend professional development events that one may not have had the time to attend during the hectic school year. EMT is offering three PD...
Faculty & CIE Articles
Learning Opportunities: Capturing Lectures with Ensemble Anthem
Anthem is now available to use through your Ensemble dashboard. We sent out an introduction to Anthem a few weeks ago, and it's now ready for you to use as your lecture capture tool. Please remember that we've started transitioning away from TechSmith Relay, which...
New Homeland Security Digital Library!
As a benefit of being a Federal Depository Library, the Osterlin library has recently gained access to the Homeland Security Digital Library made available through U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA and the Naval...
End of Semester Coming Soon!
Remember, if you have any incompletes at the end of the semester please submit a help desk ticket indicating which CRN (and course name) you want left open for access. Looking ahead, if you need help transferring course material into your course shell, submit a help...
Bloopers and May PD
Season 1 of the NMC Pickers is complete, and we wanted to share our Bloopers with you before summer is here. Be sure to check it out and see Ryan singing, Lisa swearing, and Mark spinning. We also wanted to share three different PD opportunities in May and June. We...
Lecture Capture Users: Say Goodbye to Relay and Hello to Anthem
Ensemble Video has introduced Anthem, a new feature that allows you to capture lectures directly in Ensemble. Our license with TechSmith Relay will be expiring at the end of June 2016 and we'll complete the transition to Anthem at the same time. Anthem...
PDF Files
The following are the steps you can take to know that you've created a PDF file that is accessible. Step 1: Create your file in Word. Make sure to put alt text for your images, use proper document structure (headings, proper lists, etc.), and create appropriate link...
Captioning Helps Everyone
Did you know that captioning can benefit everyone? Using captioned videos allows you to reach students with varying learning styles. Watch the following two videos which address the importance of captioning. They are similar in their point, but both have excellent...
Weaving in Awareness
With commencement right around the corner, I starting thinking about the impact we make on all of the students heading out into the world. Could we be doing more to sensitize them to disability awareness and accessibility? As instructors and staff here at NMC, we have...








