If you have students that cannot make it to the Testing Center in Osterlin because of weather, child care issues, living in a different state, or zombie attack, you can now give them another option. Online Proctoring. NMC has online proctoring available through...
We recently upgraded Ensemble Video and so you may have noticed a new and refreshing look to the user interface. Here's a list of some of the new features: Ability to bulk delete content (yea!). New grid layout option for browsing content. Ability to display more than...
Brian Sweeney saw how much his physics book cost--just over $200--and he decided that that was too much for his students, most of whom would never take another physics class. Noticing how often his students turned to YouTube and the internet to get tutorials and watch...
Our October Professional Development Day Fall Conference will take place this year on October 20. We will focus again on the Five Essential Questions of Teaching and Learning. In keeping with that theme, please think about what you are doing with or for students that...
Many students come to college not understanding the unwritten rules for succeeding in college. This article from The Chronicle of Higher Education “The Unwritten Rules of College” discusses how considering three questions can make those rules more explicit for...
Need a quick shot in the arm or a whole new strategy? Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis is just what the doctor ordered. Whether it be getting started with a course or a class, dealing with the change and diversity that are part and parcel of community college...
Instructors may hear this question from students regarding an assignment and how it will affect their grade. AND instructors may ask themselves the same question when entering scores into the grade book. You can direct students to your syllabus to answer their...
There are two ways to accommodate the need for extended times, User Overrides and applying the Student No Time Limit role. User Overrides Open your quiz. From the Administration menu, click on User Overrides. Click the Add user override button. Select...
Although it seems hard to believe, fall semester 2015 is in full swing. All summer I have been meeting with your new and returning students to collect their disability related paperwork and help them apply for accommodations. By now you may have received an...