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Faculty & CIE Articles
MAP – An Academic Planning Tool
Beginning September 22nd, all NMC students will be introduced to MAP - an academic planning tool they can use to stay on track for graduation. Students will access their MAP from their myNMC page or their Self-Service page. They will also find a link to a tutorial...
MTA – What it is and what happened to MACRAO
As students are shuffling into your offices with spring/summer registration questions, you might be hearing, “what the heck is MTA?” We’ve got you covered! For those who aren’t aware, the MACRAO Agreement was replaced by the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) this...
Moodle: Dropped Students in Gradebook
Have you noticed dropped students showing up in your grade book? We made a setting change that will now default to showing all students in the course in your grade book. This was done so that your averages would calculate correctly. If you would like your dropped...
Accessibility challenge: YOUR SYLLABUS
As we explore accessibility at NMC throughout the semester, we will throw out a challenge each month. Our challenges are designed to help you make small (but significant) changes and to help you set up good development practices to ensure that your course is...
What is On Course?
You may have heard of the workshops. You may have heard of classes that use it. What is this On Course? On Course is both a book for students to use in a study skills course and a framework for teaching. It provides students with a guide for college success. It...
Free Weekly Writing Workshop
WHO: Melissa Sprenkle and Michael Anderson NMC Communications Faculty WHEN: Every Tuesday, 7pm-9pm, September 16, 2014 - December 16, 2014 WHERE: NMC Scholars Hall 204 For more information contact: Susan Odgers at sodgers@nmc.edu or 231-392-6843 Melissa Sprenkle at...
Ed Tech On-Site Hours
The Educational Media Technologies Department will be offering on-site "office" hours again this semester. Bring questions or requests to any of the following times and places beginning this week: Tuesdays from 11AM-1PM: Scholars Hall, 2nd Floor Lounge. Wednesdays...
Say Goodbye To the FN-Marking Manager
Last fall, we discovered that the FN-Marking Manager Block had issues that were slowing down course load times. At that time we suggested that you turn the block off and not use it. This block has known bugs, is causing errors, and there is currently no fix scheduled...









