As I am writing this, it’s a week before our classes begin. It’s true what they say- time flies! In the past couple of months, I have done intake on almost 40 students with documented disabilities, most of whom are first semester Hawk Owls. You might have received one...
Maryellen Weimer, one of the premier learning scholars of our time, wrote this interesting and timely article for the Teaching Professor Blog. It's a good reminder for us as we begin a new semester. Reality Check: Helping to Manage Student Expectations By Maryellen...
We have discovered a plug-ins that need to be updated and wanted to share the following information with you so you are aware. Date Report Plug-in It has come to our attention that the Date Report plug-in is not working properly. We have received word that the issue...
Here are a few items that will make it easier for you in Moodle coming this Fall. Gradebook Features: Moodle has made navigation easier by adding a scroll bar at the top of the Moodle Gradebook. You no longer have to scroll to the bottom to find this. ...
Online Courses: Remember that all Online classes are made available to students five days prior to the start of the semester or class session. That means that Online courses will be made visible on August 18. All Other Courses: August 23 all other courses will be...
This article appeared August 4, 2014, in Faculty Focus. Dr. Shibley describes a few interesting active learning approaches. Putting Students in the Driver’s Seat: Technology Projects to Decrease Passivity Ike Shibley, PhD Passivity still seems to be the norm...
Educational Media Technologies will be hosting two workshops in August that will cover web conferencing, lecture capture, video streaming, video repositories, recording lectures at home, and much more. Come and join us for: Web Conferencing at NMCAugust 12,10:00 -...
Available Now - Online Training: (Self-paced basic overview with tutorials) 5 Steps to Moodle Gradebook Success Note: Log into Moodle for the link to work correctly. The Educational Media Technologies Department is also happy to meet with instructors individually...
By Tyler J. Griffin, PhD, published 4/14/2014 in Faculty Focus. This article is a good reminder and reinforcement of many aspects we discussed in our recent Designing the 21st Century Learning Experience AQIP project. The recommendations are both important and...