Both Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes allow for moderating response settings. But what does "moderating" mean? It refers to the ability to adjust quiz settings for specific users. For instance, if a student has an accommodation that grants them time and a half on tests...
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Check out the new Social Science Lounge!
Scholar’s Hall Room 107 known formerly as the “collaboratory” or the faculty lounge was recently renovated to become a lounge for “All.” The rather large space was underused and had become an unofficial storage unit for various class projects and college activities....
Digital Accessibility Quick Tip: Links
Descriptive links help all people, especially those using screen readers, understand where a link will take them without needing extra context. Instead of generic phrases like "click here" or "link" or "read more", descriptive links provide clear information that...
Enhance Your Teaching Toolkit: Canva Presentations and AI Prompting
Join Alison Thornton for practical workshops designed to equip teachers with the skills to use Canva to build presentations and AI to facilitate workload. Date Course Name Thursday, March 6 at 3 pm Canva Graphic Design Presentations Focusing on presentations, you will...
Swoop Takes Flight!
Upon discovering that Swoop had joined numerous NMC faculty on their travels to professional development destinations across the country this year, Josh Shivley, NMC Aviation Instructor, generously offered to log a few flight hours for Swoop. [ngg src="galleries"...
What’s on your desk, Katie Sommer-Ford?
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...
Canvas Corner Volume 16: Building a Canvas ‘New’ Quiz
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...
What Did You Do On Your Sabbatical?
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...
Canvas Corner Volume 15: Building a Canvas Classic Quiz
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...