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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...
Tales from the Covid-19 Shutdown
Apr. 20, 2020 “Star Blazer Zero is ready for lift off!” “Mooooom, I’m hungry!” “She took my bug catcher! It’s MINE!” “Will you play ‘Come Here Go Away’ with us?” The sounds of the COVID-19 shutdown for some houses probably include Zoom meetings, awkward laughter,...
Transition from Traditional to Synchronous Remote Learning
I teach several online and traditional CIT Developer courses. When the campus closed, I decided to run my two traditional classes (CIT218 and CIT228) “live” in Zoom at our regular class meeting times. I also moved all my office hours to online hours in Zoom. In...
Using Multiple Choice Exams to Test Critical Thinking
Perhaps one way to accomplish the goal of challenging students during exams is to infuse critical thinking into your exams. When we look at test banks provided by publishers or think back to our own undergraduate college days, the one thing that, perhaps, stands out...
Love & Testing in the Time of Coronavirus
In this time of rapidly converting our courses to distance or online learning modalities, perhaps one of the biggest questions that remain is how to do testing so that students don’t cheat. Perhaps there is another way to look at this question. How can we reconstruct...
Calvin’s Faucet
Like many of you, I imagine, the past month or so has found me oscillating between cycles of obsessive news consumption and bouts of much-needed info-distancing. Through it all, I’ve been buoyed by a steady current of stories of creativity, collaboration, and...
A Rebel’s Confession
So, I am a part of Academic and Career Advising. We have been advocating using MAP and PLANS with every student. I know how to use them both. I used them. However . . . not with every student. I love paper and writing out the student’s progress on their ASA Worksheet...
Historical Context – Episode 2
Watch Tom's short video here.