We know you are incredibly busy and ready for a break, but before you go we wanted to offer you the opportunity to be a part of the First Annual NMC Course Development Institute designed to support you in your course redesign, development, and/or re-vamp needs. We've...
Faculty & CIE Articles
Summer Moodle Shells are Now Visible!
Did you know that you have the option to turn your shell off until you want your students to see it? Summer course shells are now visible. Your students CANNOT see this until 5 days prior to the start of that course. If you would rather your course shell be turned...
Moodle Open House
You're Invited! Who: All Faculty What: Moodle Open House When & Where: Thursday, April 30th from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM in JB202 Monday, May 4th from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the Scholars Hall, Tiny ALICE Lab Come check out the new Moodle look that all classes will...
CIE Reading Group Book
Each year the CIE Board selects a book which has connections to the classroom, but that also has ties to our personal and professional acumen. The book for the 2015-2016 academic year will be How We Learn. In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and...
What Will Students Remember from Your Class?
"Father Guido Sarducci - the character played by comedian Don Novello on Saturday Night Live in the 1970s - got some of his biggest laughs with a plan for a Five Minute University. Five years after they leave college, Sarducci noted, most graduates can only remember...
Moodle-Do List: Spring Clean Up!
Remember, spring course shells will be turned off to students on May 16. If you have a student with an incomplete at the end of Spring semester, please submit a help desk ticket indicating which CRN (and course name) you need left open for student access. Looking...
Spring Cleaning: Lecture Capture Videos in Ensemble
Spring is in the air and it’s time to clean up your Ensemble Library content. If you have previous semester lecture capture videos in your library, it is time for you to ask yourself: Do I need to keep or delete past lectures? Here’s what we need you to do: Delete the...
NEW Licenses for Camtasia and Snagit Now Available!
Camtasia and Snagit are powerful educational technologies that can have many practical applications for instructors. Both technologies fall into the category of screen recording/screen capture tools, and (depending on what you want to accomplish) you’ll use either one...
Five Tips for Using Spring Fever as a Springboard for Learning
The glorious sun has finally chased winter away just in time for the push towards finals week. After six months of cold and grey, it is a challenge to keep focused on anything indoors—especially for those students who already struggle with school. Fortunately,...










