Faculty & CIE Articles

Writing Challenge = Free Ice Cream

Writing Challenge = Free Ice Cream

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...

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VHS Tapes The Final Farewell: Oct 31

VHS Tapes The Final Farewell: Oct 31

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...

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Dreaming of a Virtual Office?

Dreaming of a Virtual Office?

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?...

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Accessibility Q&A: Scanned Documents

Accessibility Q&A: Scanned Documents

  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,...

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Saying Goodbye!

Saying Goodbye!

Thank you to the faculty and staff of NMC for making my 7+ years here a wonderful learning and growing experience. I will miss working with you.  I am very excited to begin my new adventure as an Educational Technology Specialist at the Interlochen Center for...

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Accessibility challenge:  TAG (You’re it!)

Accessibility challenge: TAG (You’re it!)

October challenge: Play Tag with us Your accessibility challenge for the month of October  is to "Tag" all of your images inside your eLearning (Moodle) course shells.  It's easy as 1 - 2 - 3! Check your eLearning (Moodle) Course. Accessibility Tips: Check your Moodle...

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New Moodle Activity – Journal

New Moodle Activity – Journal

 Introducing....              Journal. Available on October 10th, this will be a new activity available for you to add to your eLearning (Moodle) course. Through this activity, you can post a question for your students to respond to or ask them to "journal" in regards...

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It’s Finally Here! Audio Feedback!

It’s Finally Here! Audio Feedback!

    That's right, you heard right! On October 10th PoodLL will arrive! What does this mean? Students can create audio submissions for assignments. You can leave audio feedback in assignments. You can use a PoodLL quiz question type for audio responses. Want...

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