Now that the Allies for Inclusion exhibit is packed up and sent to the next location, I wanted to share one of the videos from that event. But first, thank you to everyone who joined us for breakfast in the Sculpture Court before the start of Fall Professional...
We are happy to announce that Dr. Terri Gustafson has joined EMT. She came to NMC after 18 years at MSU, where she was previously the Director of the Center for Teaching and Technology at the College of Education. She finished her Ph.D. in Higher, Adult, and...
On Veteran's Day NMC will pay tribute to enrolled and employed veterans. As faculty members please encourage and allow any veterans in your classes to attend the breakfast planned at 8:30am in the Hawk Owl Cafe in West Hall. Please also consider coming out as a...
Are new technologies making teachers irrelevant? Our space is increasingly encroached upon by MOOCs, gamification, online classrooms, competency based curriculum, iPads in the classroom, virtually unlimited online information, and other threats to the traditional...
The EDU101 hybrid class I teach has one homework assignment that takes at least 45 hours, and many of the students ask if they can spend more time on it. Some do struggle with their schedules to get it all done, but the question the ask is usually a variation of, "Can...
[slideshow_deploy id='7527'] View pictures from the October PD Day. Thanks to everyone who attended and/or presented at this year’s October Professional Development Day. We got free admission to Dennos, made soup, connected to the Cloud, cut textbook costs, talked...
When you hear "accountant" you might think boring, quiet, set in her ways, obsessive even. Accounting instructor Jane Zlojutro, however, is none of those things. She believes in taking risks and keeping class lively. "I'll try anything," she says. "If I fail and it's...
Bronwyn Jones wrote this about lesson study for the October PD Day, "Originating in the US in the 1980’s, then migrating to Japan where it flourished, lesson study focuses on how instructors can impact and change student thinking as a means of catalyzing deeper...
On the third Friday of every month at 10 am, CIE sponsors the 20 Minute Mentor Coffee Club, an hour long gathering where we watch a short video on a specific topic and then discuss ideas generated by that video. It's a great chance to get some new ideas for the...