A Teacher’s Legacy: A Tribute
In early June of 2005 I was asked to give a speech on the meaning of teaching to the graduating seniors of Glen Lake. A first-year teacher, I wasn't up to the task, instead delivering a nice sounding speech that said little of substance. Shortly afterwards, as I got...
4x4x16 Writing Challenge
This is the sixth year of the Writing Challenge and the traditional gift for the sixth anniversary in the UK is candy. Candy is pretty close to ice cream and for participating in the writing challenge, all participants will receive a pint of Ben and Jerry's Ice...
Open Classroom Week
Don't you sometimes wonder what is going on in that classroom next door or across campus? Or what they actually do in Accounting class or History class or Biology lab? Well, now is the time to find out. Oct. 22-26 will be our first Fall Open Classroom Week. This week...
NMC Fall Conference Is Coming!
Movement in the Classroom, Time Management, Organizing Your Electronic World, Analogy as a Critical Thinking Tool . . . These are just a few of the over forty sessions you can choose from at the upcoming 2018 NMC Fall Conference will be held all day Tuesday, Oct. 9....
Veterans on Campus Online Training Available
Back in December, the Consortium of Military Veteran Educators (CMVE) kicked off its Kognito Challenge Grants, allowing colleges and universities to earn $500 in support of their military-connected students by boosting campus participation with Kognito’s Veterans on...
NMC Fall Conference Call for Proposals
Even though it still feels like July, this year's Fall Conference is right around the corner. We are looking for people with ideas to share or topics to discuss who would be willing to facilitate sessions. You could do a formal presentation or a workshop or even just...
Welcome Ben Post!
Please welcome to NMC, Ben Post, the new Senior Instructional Technology Specialist, a position formally held by Ryan Bernstein, who became the Curriculum and Instructional Designer in May. Ben comes to NMC from Glen Lake Schools where he taught high school English...
Developing an Online Class? Forms Due Nov. 1st
A new timeline has been put into place for the development of new online courses. If you plan to create a new online course to be delivered in the Fall of 2019, please plan to have the Online Course Development Request Form submitted by November 1st. The goal of this...
You Spoke; We Listened!
August 20 was all about getting everyone up-to-date on the EL AQIP Project and to hear from you about your needs and wishes and your professional goals with regard to experiential learning. We heard about the burdens and resources needed to expand quality experiential...
New Moodle Mobile App NOW AVAILABLE!
We recently tested the new Moodle Mobile app and we're happy to give it our stamp of approval. Once upon a time at NMC there was a Moodle app, but it left a lot to be desired so we stopped supporting it. The new app, which is available for iOS and Android devices,...