On a recent visit to the Osterlin Building to talk with Katie Sommer-Ford, NMC Academic & Career Advisor, about the Lightcast Career Coach modules featured on some of our program webpages, I couldn't help but notice all of the wonderfully interesting things in her...
Last week’s Canvas Corner explored Canvas Classic Quizzes, including its features and when it might be more appropriate to use a Classic Quiz as opposed to a New Quiz. Today's topic explores the features and use cases for New Quizzes while also explaining the steps...
Upon my return to teaching this past Fall semester after my 2023-24 sabbatical, I often fielded this question from colleagues. Given my proposal submitted to CIE and the Educational VP the previous spring, my answer usually went something like this: I wrote a...
Last week we discussed how NMC's Canvas instance currently supports two different quiz types: Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes. This week we'll take you through how to set up and create a "Classic" quiz. Remember that while New Quizzes offers significantly more...
February/March 2025 Quick Bytes Course Schedule Thursday, February 13 Google Sheets - Basic Covering the basics of Google Sheets, this course will advance your skills in naming, saving, formatting rows/columns/cells, printing, importing/exporting, basic formulas and...
Headings & Structure When creating headings, always use the built-in heading styles in Word, Google Docs, and the Canvas Rich Content Editor to organize content hierarchy. In PowerPoint, make sure to use an accessible template, add a title to every slide, and...
NMC's Canvas instance currently supports two different quiz types: Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes. As the names suggest, Classic Quizzes is Canvas’s original quiz creation and deployment engine, while New Quizzes is its newer, more advanced replacement. While they...
Last semester, I set out in search of an authentic audience to help my COM111 Public Speaking students prepare for and deliver a persuasive speech. Thankfully, Dr. Melissa Spenkle agreed to have one of her sections of ENG111 English Composition become our audience,...
Dr. Melissa Sprenkle, NMC Communications instructor, recently attended the 140th Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana. This professional development opportunity was funded by CIE. Here’s what...