We've all heard about the new accessibility requirements for educational content that became law in April 2026, but you may not be aware of the work Canvas has been doing behind the scenes to assist educators in meeting the new standards. One big example is Canvas's...
Gen AI might not be coming for your job, but it is coming to the workplace. Soon, everyone will need at least some AI awareness in order to do their jobs, says CIT instructor Stewart Jack. That’s why he designed NMC’s new Intro to Generative AI elective with a career...
Durable skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, resilience, and self-directed learning are essential to student success and are consistently identified by employers as critical for long-term career readiness. We invite you to join us for a...
That’s right, and its name is Atkinson Hyperlegible, and it is free and available in Google! Though this font has been around since 2022, you may not have heard of it. It is from the Braille Institute and it increases readability for low-vision readers. To learn...
Houston, we have... a great math conference! Our very own Tony Jenkins, Deb Pharo, Becca Richardson, and Jim Nelson recently returned from the 2026 International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM) in Houston, Texas. Between exploring the latest...
An owl named Swoop went to Austin town, To see what the school folks at SXSW-Edu had found. The day before, he visited the Botanical Garden, Nine and a half miles walked, his feet didn’t harden, Though, afterwards, to bed he was bound! The Big Walk With twenty-one...
As we prepare for another snowstorm and extended winter here in Michigan just a couple of weeks before spring break, I have been thinking back, especially warmly, to my PD trip last March. During spring break of ‘25 I was fortunate to take NMC Magazine literary staff/...
You’ve likely heard that starting with fall semester, NMC will become the first community college site of a Ready for Life Academy. Offered for years at Ferris, Hope and Calvin, RFL academies offer students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) an...
Do you have an innovative idea that would be beneficial to NMC? If so, you are welcome to submit a proposal to the Office of Possibilities (OOPs) for Education. We welcome all ideas from students, faculty, and staff that align with the NMC strategic plan! You...