This was the week of no return. At an average of 100 pts a week, the 11th week marks the point at which some students have enough points to pass the course. They will pass regardless of what they do for the remainder of the semester. The students who have enough...
Traditional age students entering higher education institutions today are the last group of college bound students that are part of the Digital Native and/or Millennial generation. They view technology as an important part of their everyday lives for communication,...
Now that educational technology has advanced to the place where it threatens the traditional role of the teacher, I find myself pondering just what our role is as educators. I addressed this question in general in a prior post, but today I would like to discuss what I...
Have you heard the excitement that the Osterlin building will be opening at 7:30am starting November 16, 2015? EMT also feels that this is a great opportunity to support students, faculty, and staff prior to those 8:00am classes. That is why we have decided that we...
Since many of us are waiting in anticipation of the newest Star Wars episode, I thought I might use that for inspiration. I recently watched a TED talk by Will Wright (found here), twice. Will is a game developer and has most notably created SimCity, The Sims, and...
Computers and I grew up at the same time, and perhaps that is why I see using technology in my teaching as a way to solve problems rather than a threat to my profession. When I was small, computers were as big as a room and my dad let us play with the key cards....
I encourage my students to use their devices during class to look up information on the web. We work on case studies and many times the internet can help them find some information that will be of use. Increasingly, however; I find that the internet has become an...
I saw Stephanie Mills a few months ago at the pool. Stephanie is a local author and former composition teacher here at NMC. We chatted about her writing and what was new in our lives. I mentioned that I was just beginning as the CIE director and I felt like there was...
For some time now, I have been noticing something. And, I am wondering if anyone else is seeing it. It’s not so much visible to the eyes as it is discerned by the heart. I sense there is a movement underway. There is a question which is surfacing, arising, emerging, I...