Moodle Tip: Your Date Guide
Have you noticed all the types of dates available in Moodle? (Availability, Restrict Access, Due, Expected Completion, Cut-off...) How do you know what to use when, and why? Check out this guide to using dates in Moodle. Availability You can make an activity available...
4 x 4 x 16 = Ice Cream!
We are inviting instructors at NMC to create 4 new pieces of writing for 4 straight weeks. Each piece of writing should be at least 16 sentences in length and should be focused on teaching and learning. “That’s it?” you ask. But wait, there’s more! If we have just 10...
5 Tools to Help Students Learn How to Learn
This short article from Mind/Shift (http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/5-tools-to-help-students-learn-how-to-learn/) defines inquiry learning. The article appears intended for K-12, but it applies well to higher education too. Helping students learn how to...
LIVE from the Midwest Moodle Moot
Sherry Tier and Kristal Nolf are off learning the latest and greatest in the Moodle world at the Midwest Moodle Moot and SLATE conference being held at the Northern Illinois University, Naperville campus. So far, rubbing elbows with educators, technologists, and...
Going Global
Jim Bensley, the Director of Outreach Services, has been on a mission. He has been working with ESIMT and the Curriculum Committee and is currently conducting departmental listening sessions, all in hopes of creating new opportunities to help NMC go Global. The...
What is Active Learning?
Nothing gets those neurons firing like active learning. Active Learning Definitions: NMC's compilation of definitions University of Minnesota's definition The 21st Century Learning Experiences AQIP team would like to know what you think about active learning at NMC....
Ensemble Feature: Video/Audio File Dropbox
Doing a project with your students involving the creation of a video or audio file? Not sure how to receive the files from the students? Wish you could easily share the finished project files with the class? Did you know…Ensemble can help you with that! Create a...
Smarthinking – Training Opportunity
Have you wanted to learn about Smarthinking? Here is your chance to learn more and see how this can help your students succeed. Smarthinking is holding training sessions on the following days: October 16, 2013 November 7, 2013 December 10, 2013 Please see the...
Connecting Instructors, Students, and Veterans Through Letters Home
Written with Scott Herzberg Most of us have seen action movies where the main character leaves a loving family behind, embarking on an action filled mission to right a wrong and save the world. The movie ends dramatically with total destruction averted, the credits...
Accessibility – Technically Speaking
Accessibility means more than ramps, braille, and sign language interpreters. Making programs at NMC accessible to our students with disabilities can take many forms. In this recurring piece we will explore a variety of strategies for accommodating students with...