“She smells vaguely of Band-Aids and Vick's Vapor Rub. I have several overdue DVDs, one of which is scratched.” Yahoo Answers individual explaining a fear of Librarians. We see it all the time in the Osterlin Library. The student that reluctantly walks past the...
I am not a wizzard. And I do not live in the land of Oz. Traverse City certainly is a wonderful place to live, but it ain’t no Oz. Apologies to those whose “English gene” is now screeming. This is a blog, not a discertation. I am a teacher. And I find myself...
The 4x4x16 Writing Challenge begins today. We have 11 people signed up to participate, and there is still plenty of room for more. If you are interested in participating, please contact Mark DeLonge. Over the next 4 weeks, our participants will create 4 pieces of...
When creating a PowerPoint, it won't matter how I format it, as long as it looks nice, right? No, and here’s why. When creating a PowerPoint presentation, you need to use the slide layout templates as opposed to just adding text boxes when formatting and adding your...
…but usually learning outcomes are more like finding out you’re pregnant. Either you are, or you aren’t. The state of being pregnant is a significant outcome. The different reasons leading to getting pregnant were related to your objectives. “Just tell me how to...
Beginning the week of October 20th, we will begin our SECOND Annual 4x4x16 Writing Challenge! Hooray! How does it work? We are inviting instructors at NMC to create 4 new pieces of writing for 4 straight weeks. Each piece of writing should be approximately 16...
This is your last call to pick up VHS tapes, before the goblins and ghouls arrive to take them to recycle. If you would like any of the VHS tapes we have left in our media library please make sure to check them out before they are removed. They will be carried away...
As the fall air turns chilly and winter cold threatens to appear and chase us inside, do you find yourself dreaming of the ability to hold office hours or study sessions with students online? How about the ability for your students to virtually attend your class?...
Can I scan a document (handwritten, typed, copyright material, etc.) and post it in my Moodle course as a PDF? No, and here’s why. Scanned documents are treated like image files and therefore cannot be read by assistive technologies, such as a screen reader,...