If you’re an instructor here at NMC, you are probably pretty familiar with CIE, the Center for Instructional Excellence. You know that we organize the October Professional Development Day, host the Friday Forums and the 20 Minute Mentor Coffee Clubs, and work with EMT...
A number of FLCs got organized January 4th at the Mid-Year Conference, and they are taking off. A Faculty Learning Community is a group of faculty, staff, and/or other interested individuals who get together to investigate a question or pursue a topic of interest....
In the fall of 2015, NMC started using EvaluationKIT for end term course evaluations. The video below contains instructions for accessing EvalutionKIT, but there are many other useful features you may find interesting. Did you know that you can see how many students...
Several instructors have noticed a new feature in Moodle that was added this semester. We recently turned on the integration between NMC's Mahara e-Portfolio and Moodle. This has added a new button and option in forums and assignments. These options can be ignored...
Here are a couple great videos that were created here at NMC that talk about Accessibility from different student perspectives here at NMC. Please take time to view them: Veteran's Voices. The NMC Student Experience: Accessibility.
Meeting the needs of diverse learners can be achieved by utilizing a variety of instructional strategies before, during and after each lesson. This article will offer you strategies that make a significant difference for students’ comprehension and retention of...
Hello NMC Faculty and Staff! Irina Grougan and I are working with many people as we put the details together for this year’s event. I am asking for your assistance in getting the word out to our students and alumni. As the people they engage with regularly, in and...
Last time we talked about proper heading structure in your syllabus, this time let's talk about how to handle links. Links are a major method for navigating for everyone, but especially screen reader users. Screen readers can pull up a list of links on a page to allow...
It’s the time of year for me to meet with new and continuing students about their disability related accommodations. As of 1/14/16, I have emailed 121 Accommodation Notices. That number is sure to rise as the semester ramps up. Speaking with students who have various...