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Faculty Share Experiences Teaching Anti-racism

Faculty Share Experiences Teaching Anti-racism

When sociology instructor Rachel Wilczewski introduced her Race and Ethnicity course last fall, she was a little apprehensive. She developed the course because it is a standard sociology offering at other institutions and the course transfers well. Moreover, it was...

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Tips to make teaching easier with Quick Bytes!

Tips to make teaching easier with Quick Bytes!

Quick Bytes schedule for the next month... All About Google Forms - You can gather information, upload files, and add pictures to forms for your class, your clients, or your department and analyze it using Google Forms and Google Sheets.  Great for exit forms,...

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Dear Sherry: Isn’t Jaws a Movie?

Dear Sherry: Isn’t Jaws a Movie?

Dear Sherry: I keep hearing about the Screen Readers Jaws and NVDA. Why would a movie need me to format a screen for it? I’m really confused. Can you help clear up confusion on what or how a Screen Reader reads and how the formatting makes a difference? Sincerely,...

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Quick links: Newsletters We’re Following

Grading for Growth Many of us have been following the work of Nick Roster, who is exploring innovative grading practices in his classes. This free newsletter by two Grand Valley profs covers the same topics: specifications grading, standards-based grading, ungrading,...

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ChatGPT (ChattyG) Wrap Up

ChatGPT (ChattyG) Wrap Up

Thank you to those that attended the CIE Coffee Club on Friday, February 17th, to discuss ChatGPT and how it should be used at NMC.  During our discussion we shared several resources that can be found below: Create an OpenAI account and try ChatGPT Adapting Your...

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Moodle Minute(s) E30: Simple Editing in Panopto

Moodle Minute(s) E30: Simple Editing in Panopto

This week’s Moodle Minute(s) discusses the editing feature in Panopto, which can be a super easy and convenient way to eliminate unwanted content from your videos. The main takeaway? Don't fear mistakes! You don't have to quit a recording and start over. Simply...

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