The Center for Teaching and Learning
Did you know NMC has a Center for Teaching and Learning? If your answer is no, you are not out of the loop. Just before March 2020, Kristen Salathiel and I consulted with the CIE Committee and Ed Tech team to create a place for both our groups to exist under. We...
Thinking about a Sabbatical?
Imagine taking a semester or a full year off to pursue a dream project at your own pace. You focus, you relax, you produce work that will benefit the college. A sabbatical sounds amazing -- and it is! But if you’re interested in taking a sabbatical, you need to start...
Friday Forum: Library Teaching & Learning Open House
Join CIE and NMC Library on Friday, September 30, for our first Friday Forum of the year as we explore a range of tools and approaches both new (PolicyMap, Wiki Edu, the library’s Curiosities series) and familiar (books, ebooks, periodicals, New York Times digital...
Changes to Faculty Peer Review
Most faculty require students to give each other feedback on their work. But when it comes to giving feedback to each other, faculty don’t always make peer feedback a priority. At least that’s the way it is for me. I enjoy sharing feedback with colleagues, but I...
Lilly Conference in TC in October
CIE is a big booster of the Lilly Conference, as you may remember from our last newsletter and every September newsletter for as far back as I can remember. But why wouldn’t we be excited about a national conference on teaching and learning right here in our backyard!...
Help Shape an Exciting Opportunity for Interdisciplinary Student Research!
The library has been working with professor emerita and longtime VP of Lifelong and Professional Learning, Marguerite Cotto, to shape and launch an Interdisciplinary Solutions Research Prize, an exciting, one-of-a-kind co-curricular opportunity for students. Gathering...
Library ‘Curiosities’ Series: Opportunity for Student Co-Curricular Credit
Finally, a 'book club' for the book club skeptic! Structured as an ongoing series of topical explorations, Curiosities is a chance to connect with fellow lifelong learners at NMC. We take one topic at a time, spending four consecutive weeks per topic. Each week we...
Moodle Minute(s) E11: Using Panopto in Moodle
Moodle/Panopto Minute(s) are short, weekly tutorial videos that explore small-but-helpful Moodle (or Panopto) functions, settings, and activities designed to ease the workload of instructors. Each tutorial will explore an unfamiliar part of Moodle that can (hopefully)...
Moodle Minute(s) E10: Recording a Panopto Video from Your Browser
Moodle/Panopto Minute(s) are short, weekly tutorial videos that explore small-but-helpful Moodle (or Panopto) functions, settings, and activities designed to ease the workload of instructors. Each tutorial will explore an unfamiliar part of Moodle that can (hopefully)...
Moodle Minute(s) E9: Sharing Folders & Videos in Panopto
Moodle/Panopto Minute(s) are short, weekly tutorial videos that explore small-but-helpful Moodle (or Panopto) functions, settings, and activities designed to ease the workload of instructors. Each tutorial will explore an unfamiliar part of Moodle that can (hopefully)...