Fall 2017 Moodle Course Shells Now Available
Fall 2017 Moodle course shells are now available. Faculty can access course shells through the Moodle dashboard. Read this tutorial if you'd like to import existing content into a new shell or feel free to submit a help desk ticket and we'll import the content for...
Video Camera Check Out for Student Projects
Did you know that EMT has video cameras that students can check out for course projects? Well, we do and there are three different models for students to choose from for a three day check out. The Canon HD camera above is a more traditional looking video camera but...
How Do We Keep Students Engaged after Break?
We've all seen it: when we return from spring break, fewer students are sitting in our classrooms. Those who are there are listless; it's as if they've lost their motivation and focus. What's an instructor to do? At the February Friday Forum, we discussed this very...
Faculty Spotlight: Robb Houston
Robb Houston has been providing students at NMC an opportunity to gain a rock solid foundation in the geosciences since 2001. He received his BS degree in geology from Central Michigan University and his Masters from Rice University in Houston, Texas. After...
Friend or Foe? Government Documents during Administration Changes
As you can image, there have been lengthy discussion on the Government Documents Listservs about how to teach students about GovDocs right now. After some partisan comments flying around, most librarians agreed that regardless of who is in the White House, students...
Helping Students Be Successful: Reaching Out
I have begun making appointments with students who are not being successful and compelling them to come to my office to work out an action plan. I give them a written appointment like the one below: If I can get the student to come to my office for this meeting I talk...
Open Textbook Day at the Library
Open textbooks are free online, cheap to print, and have saved NMC students $481,000 since Fall 2015! Come learn more about the Open Educational Resources movement on Tuesday, March 21, all day in the library. Textbook Petting Zoo: Compare quality and prices of...
Using Groups in Moodle: Please Read
Thanks to a recent help desk ticket from one of our faculty members I thought it was worth sharing with everyone. If you are using groups in Moodle do not forget to add yourself to the groups you create. This is especially important if you are using the notification...
Benefits of Meditation:Top 6 Benefits
Watch this video about the top benefits of meditation.
Present-Moment Awareness Buffers the Effects of Daily Stress
Preset-Moment Awareness Buffers the Effects of Daily Stress is an article worth reading. New research published in the Journal of Research in Personality shows that present-moment awareness, a key feature of mindfulness, increases stress resilience and effective...