COVID-19 has certainly impacted the ways in which NMC’s Student Life team carries out our daily operations.  We understand that this is a time full of unknowns, and that this can create a significant increase in stress and anxiety for all of us.  Students are...

Factors helping me make the transition from face-to-face to online: already using OER text, Moodle, I always text students all semester long , using various technology platforms every semester and in the Winter/Sp. 2019-weather was a good test drive...NMC cancelled or...

Luke Southern is a freelance artist and this rendering* of Maslow’s hierarchy depicts so succinctly how I feel about now. Actually, it’s more like I am hanging on by my fingernails, sliding down to safety, scrabbling back up to affirmation, just to slippity-slide back...

As a way of making sense of my days, even prior to the coronavirus pandemic, most nights before I retire I do some journaling to help me reflect upon my day and my leadership practice. I ask not only how'd we do today; but also, how might I do better tomorrow. That's...

I've done a considerable amount of reading on trauma informed teaching over the last two weeks.  It is very relevant and pertinent given our new realities. As a writer and reflective practitioner, I've been writing down my thoughts and connecting together my readings,...

I've been doing considerable reading in the evening hours, absorbing the advice and feedback from colleagues in higher ed and K-12. We are all navigating this strange online transition.  And we're learning along the way. Here are some of the more thought-provoking...

I replied to Kristen Salathiel's Work From Home video for the CIE/EMT Newsletter with a video of my own. She suggested I also share widely, so here you go. Stay safe and stay home.