#RUMoodleReady?
MOODLE 3.9: Our team finished testing Moodle version 3.9 in early December and the new version will be installed on December 24. Version 3.9 is very similar to our current version of Moodle and you should notice only a few differences between the two versions. The...
Creators Not Consumers: Encouraging Student Agency in Tough Times
As we hit a wall the 9-month mark of the Zoomification of the classroom, I have been reflecting on Marshall McLuhan’s prescient declaration: ‘the medium is the message.’* Writing in the sixties, McLuhan was concerned primarily with the visual broadcast (one-way)...
Look at These Numbers
Instructors at NMC all know that we would be doomed without our amazing support team in the Educational Technologies department--especially since last March. They have answered all of our questions, walked us through new technologies, sympathized when we have felt we...
“The news is all biased. None of it can be trusted.”
TL;DR (too long; didn’t read) - New research shows that the college classroom is a high-impact context for developing students’ attitudes, habits and literacy when it comes to engaging with news media, and that college faculty are uniquely positioned to influence...
Moodle News and Important Dates
As we prepare to welcome winter and race towards the conclusion of this unique fall semester, please make note of the following NMC-related Moodle news and calendar dates: NMC MOODLE NEWS: The Ed Tech team is excited to share the following Moodle updates/changes we...
2 Million Dollars Saved
As of Fall 2020, NMC instructors have saved our students an estimated $2,031,400 by switching to free, open, and low-cost textbooks. This achievement is thanks to the initiative and hard work of NMC's many textbook heroes. Looking ahead, the MCOOER open textbook...
teachingSOLUTIONS Polar Express: You’re Invited!
WHO: Any faculty member can participate. Faculty planning on teaching online during the spring term are required to complete the program. If you've already completed the program, you're more than welcome to attend again to pick up new concepts or brush up on your...
National Distance Learning Week
I'll be honest, I had no idea that this week is National Distance Learning Week until a colleague at another institution mentioned it in a meeting. Since March 12th, it feels like every week has been National Distance Learning Week so this official designation was off...
Fall 2020 Student Feedback Forms – Main Session
The Fall 2020 Student Feedback Forms are now available to students and they have access to complete their forms until Saturday, November 20th. Students received an email with a link to their students feedback forms on Tuesday, November 3rd. They also receive a...
Students Are Stressed
“I’m over it,” my son said on Sunday, talking about taking classes on Zoom from home. Two weeks ago he floated taking next semester off from college. He is supposed to be away at college enjoying his sophomore year among all the friends he made last year, engaging in...