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...
CIE is highlighting the large and small ways that faculty are responding to Generative AI. Next up is automotive instructor Ken Klumpp, one of the earliest adopters of the technology at NMC. Here’s a paraphrase of Ken’s comments JL: When we first started talking about...
Sherry Fest Winter Games have been incredible, and now it’s time for the ultimate Closing Ceremony! Accessibility Checkers are your final step towards making sure your course materials leave a gold-medal impression on every student. Module 5: Accessibility Checkers...
A contingent of NMC staff and faculty recently attended the 50th Annual Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) Conference at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. The group representing NMC included: Dr. Nick Nissley (NMC President) Jim...
When you import from a previous course in Canvas, that course's announcements arrive with everything else. That’s different from NMC's previous experience with Moodle, and it can catch instructors off guard. If you’ve used weekly announcements or frequent course...