Ding dong, the Moodle is dead. And stepping into its ruby slippers: Canvas. It’s hard to believe a year has passed since we first introduced Canvas to a small group of pilot instructors. Since last fall, Canvas use has grown quickly, with at least 350 NMC courses now...
General Articles
Join Ed Tech for Canvas Day Camp! (August 13, 14, and 21)
Feeling anxious about the fall semester? Worried you won’t feel comfortable teaching in Canvas? Don’t worry — Ed Tech has you covered with THREE Canvas Camp dates to choose from! And who doesn’t love camp? Well… I suppose this is where I should admit to being terribly...
NMC Nursing Faculty and Swoop Represent in Orlando
Kim Anderson, NMC Nursing instructor, recently traveled to Orlando, Florida to attend the 2025 AWHONN National Convention. The event took, which took place June 21st - 25th, is "the leading convention for women’s health, obstetric and neonatal nurses ... to help...
CIE, Ed Tech & Swoop Represent in Petoskey
Earlier this month, Mark DeLonge, Eric Carlson and Janet Lively attended the ETOM Spring Retreat - The NEW Digital Literacy event held at the Perry Hotel in Petoskey. NMC has an institutional membership in the Educational Technology Organization of Michigan (ETOM). In...
TC to DC: Art Faculty, Ed Tech & Swoop Represent in Washington
Earlier this month Laura Korch, Art instructor, and Ryan Bernstein, Ed Tech and Communications adjunct, attended The 22nd Annual Teaching Professor Conference in Washington D.C. The event, billed as a "conference for every educator", took place June 6th - 8th at the...
NMC Audio Tech Faculty Member Tours Music Row in Nashville
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...
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...








