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...
For all the conversation about AI and students, we tend to forget an important consideration about AI -- faculty can use it, too! In fact, many of our NMC colleagues are already using AI tools for course prep and other professional tasks. They’ll share when and...
Last week, we explored how to import past courses into new Canvas shells. But what if you only need to move specific activities, quizzes, discussions, or modules into a different course? For example, let's say you're creating a course introduction quiz or an...
February 2025 Quick Bytes Course Schedule To register via NEOED Learn, please follow these instructions: NeoEd Learn - Registering for Courses Instructions - for Quick Bytes All courses are offered at 3 pm via Zoom. Please ensure your camera is on during our session...
Importing a past Canvas course into a new, blank shell is a task that, for most courses, will need to be completed at the start of each new semester. This process is similar to how it worked in Moodle, but Canvas offers additional, exciting features that make the...
Northwestern Michigan College began its transition from Moodle to Canvas last fall, with 16 instructors and slightly more than 600 students participating in a pilot program that encompassed 34 courses administered through the Canvas learning platform. At the...
Text Styles: Use underlining only for hyperlinks to assist people who are color blind in differentiating them from regular text. Similarly, avoid using text color and highlighting alone for emphasis as they may be challenging to distinguish. Some screen readers do not...
January PD was hot -- literally -- but our presenters on alternative grading and language-based learning disabilities were super cool! Here are their resources in case you missed them: “Supporting College Students with Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning...