As a farm kid, I never had time for sports, never had an opportunity to work with a great coach. Even so, this article on coach-like feedback resonates with me as it makes a compelling argument for a means to improve learning. Jeff / CIE. To Improve Student...
My Flipped Classroom – I Will Never Teach Another Way Again by Thomas Mennella on July 1, 2014 In March of 2014, the Flipped Learning Network (www.flippedlearning.org) adopted and released a formal definition for flipped learning: “Flipped Learning is a pedagogical...
We have officially said goodbye to VHS Technology and Video Distribution. Educational Media Technologies has removed all VHS tapes from the media library. We will be sending those VHS tapes to recycling on August 1st. If you would like any of these VHS tapes for your...
I was recently sent to the Ohio State Reformatory to do hard-time attending the Ohio Moodlemoot in Mansfield, Ohio. Once in custody, we were all held prisoners for the two day conference in hopes that we would learn something new. The conference focused on how...
This article by Maryellen Weimer, PhD, appeared in the June 18, 2014 edition of Faculty Focus. Whether it’s a student who is texting during class, an online student who makes minimal comments to the discussion board, or a teacher who marches nonstop through mountains...
We have removed 2 unnecessary columns in the Moodle Gradebook. The Email Address and the Phone number columns no longer appear in the Moodle Gradebook allowing more of the grade book to be seen. Use the My preference tab in the Gradebook to make adjustments to the...
As we learn more about copyright and our responsibility here at NMC to be in compliance, Educational Media Technologies has been working to develop our process of how copyright videos are used in courses. Because use of online materials falls under the TEACH Act, we...
Have you been wondering what a flipped classroom means in practice? Thinking about how to increase your students' learning engagement between classes in order to spend time in class for rich discussion or project work? California University of Pennsylvania is offering...
The terms flipped classroom and competency-based education (CBE) are frequently used to describe strategies targeting the need for graduates having identified and acquired skills used in the work force. Interestingly, both terms refer to different fundamental paradigm...