The May NMC Scan is dedicated each year to the subject of demographics. This issue includes data on the topics of population trends, unemployment, median income, educational attainment, the fastest growing/biggest industries and occupations in the U.S. and in our...
Last week, I was privileged to attend the final presentation of Kristy McDonald's students about their BIG Little Hero Race they sponsored to raise funds for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Listening to the students describe their own growth during the semester due to...
As you may be aware, Moodle courses moving forward will be displayed through a new, responsive theme that has a contemporary look and feel. In the EMT department we’ve affectionately referred to the theme as The Green Machine, The Green Goddess and The Jolly Green...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
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...