OLO for the Fall 2020 Term
Students enrolled in online classes have been required to complete NMC's Online Learning Orientation (OLO) course since the beginning of the Fall 2019 term. During the Fall 2020 term, OLO will still be required of students taking fully online courses. OLO will not be...
teachingSOLUTIONS: New Options for Online Teaching Certification
Your friendly Educational Technology team is now offering more options to become certified to teach online: Option 1: teachingSOLUTIONS Virtual Boot Camp Who: Anyone wanting to become certified to teach online/hybrid courses at NMC. Where: Online (Zoom ) When: July...
OER Curation Guides
Recently Tina Ulrich (retired NMC Library Director and current Creative Commons certified OER Consultant) shared these fantastic OER curation guides based on Colorado’s Top 40 courses with members of the OER Squad. The guides, compiled by librarians and vetted by...
New to Moodle 3.8: Whole Forum Grading
Whole forum grading is a new feature to Moodle 3.8 that allows instructors to assess student forum postings from an intuitive grading interface that collects all of each student’s postings on one page. Here’s how to set it up: Step 1: From within your course in...
It’s here, it’s here, it’s here! Summer Shorts 2020
Back by popular demand (really!!), Summer Shorts has returned for the 4th season. Almost as exciting as the anticipation for Stranger Things Season 4, right?! But not as gawk-worthy as Tiger King, which set a new level for bad-TV-you-can't-stop-watching. Luckily for...
Attention: Math & Science Instructors! New STEM Tools with EquatIO
Texthelp recently added some new STEM tools to EquatIO I thought you would be interested in hearing about. They have added an interactive Periodic Table and expanded their partnership with Desmos and added a Scientific Calculator. Check out their recent blog about the...
New!! Quick Bytes Video on New Sharing in Google Apps
Google has decided to standardize the sharing interface throughout many of its applications including Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms in My Drive and Shared Drive. Check out this Quick Bytes video covering these changes. New Sharing in Google Apps Other...
Quick Bytes Videos
Take 5 minutes and learn a new and relevant technology skill! Creating Multiple Signatures in Gmail Creating Shortcuts in Google Drive Formatting with Google Docs Snipping Tool How to use Bookmarks in a Chrome Browser For more video and eLearn Modules on...
Get Ready for Moodle 3.8!
We are living in a new world, so why not live virtually in a new Moodle? While NMC may have been forced by the Internet security gods to upgrade to Moodle 3.8 a bit earlier than desired, we think the improvements and new features will be popular with faculty and...
Important Moodle Dates for Summer Courses
Keep the following Moodle-related dates in mind as we approach the start of the summer term: Monday, May 4th — Students populated in Summer 2020 (2003) courses. You’ll be able to see student lists in Moodle on this day. Students will not be able to see courses unless...