Ted Kocher, NMC Audio Tech instructor, recently traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to participate in the Immersive Music Production 2025 edition. The event took place on Saturday, May 17, across Music Row and Berry Hill—two of the city's most iconic audio production...
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NMC Technical Faculty Represent at LightFair in Las Vegas
Jeff Morse and Makenzi O'Rourke, NMC Electrical faculty, recently attended LightFair 2025, a conference and trade show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The conference also included open show rooms at the Las Vegas Design Center. They took Swoop and...
Canvas and Moodle Updates for Summer 2025
It's been windy and cold, yet NMC's summer semester is right around the corner! Keep the following Moodle-and-Canvas related dates in mind as we approach the start of NMC’s next term: Monday, May 5th — Students populated into 12-week summer 2025 (2503) courses in both...
Provisional Faculty Soar After Year 3
We enjoyed a conversation with President Nissley earlier this month when he stopped by our last New Faculty Institute meeting of the year. Nick is pictured here with faculty who are finishing their final year of provision status. Other faculty completing their...
Canvas Vice: Can you feel it coming in the air tonight? The Heat is On!
Canvas is coming in hot, but the Canvas Vice team is ice cold. See for yourself in the latest videos from Ed Tech. Don't forget to register for Canvas Camp (May 12th - 16th)! A special thanks to Wayne Moody, Lisa Blackford, Tricia Lincoln, Nicole Speelman, Nick Roster...
Digital Accessibility Quick Tip: Scanned Documents
Scanned text = image = unreadable...oh my! Did you know? Digital scans of physical text are encoded like images and are not readable by screen reading technology. OCR (optical character recognition) converts a scanned document into a format that allows people who use...
Hey Faculty! Boost Your AI IQ with 1 Hour a Day this May!
Hey Faculty! Ready to level up your AI game without a huge time commitment? This May, dedicate just one hour a day to explore my AI courses designed to boost your AI IQ. From understanding the basics to mastering the art of prompting and applying AI to your workflow,...
Canvas Corner Volume 20: Using Targeted Email Messages Through the Canvas Gradebook
One of the most powerful tools in the Canvas gradebook is the ability to message students via email based on their assignment or course total status. This feature is called "Message Students Who," and it allows instructors to target student feedback based on the...
Reflections Strategy: AI Edition at Friday Coffee Club
Encouraging students to be thoughtful in their reflection writing can be a challenge, a situation made even more difficult by AI. Luckily, Brandon Everest and Kristy McDonald from the Experiential Learning Institute have a number of strategies to make reflection...