October 6th Friday Forum
Free Speech in the Classroom What rights do students have to free speech in class? What rights, obligations and legal responsibilities do faculty have? How can we create a space that encourages civil discussion of difficult issues? How does freedom of speech fit with...
4x4x16 Writing Challenge – Year 5!
It is the fifth anniversary of the 4x4x16 Writing Challenge at NMC and what better way to celebrate than to participate in the challenge. The 4x4x16 Writing Challenge will begin the week of the October 16th and will run until November 13th. ALL instructors are...
Learning Communities Kick-off
Check out the LC@NMC communities during the NMC Fall Conference. Members will be present during the lunch hour and also at the end of the day. Create new communities or join those that are starting (link for descriptions). Opportunities are endless. Groups...
MI OER Summit with Robin DeRosa
Read a Short article in Inside Higher Education about how open educational resources changed Robin DeRosa's pedagogy. DeRosa is the keynote speaker for the MCO OER Summit at Kellogg Community College on Friday, September 22, a great one-day opportunity to learn more...
LC@NMC Groups – Come One, Come All
Come one, come all! We are excited to sponsor ten learning communities for you to join this academic year! See the LC@NMC Descriptions and Sign-Up page to see which community might fit your interests. Join your colleagues in collective inquiry and have fun while...
Welcome Back to a New Academic Year
The Educational Media Technologies team would like to welcome all faculty back for the start of the 2017-2018 academic year. As many of you know, we were very busy over the summer getting ready for the Moodle upgrade, creating a new Moodle & Online Learning...
Join an LC@NMC
Take advantage of the benefits a learning community provides: collective inquiry, supportive environment, increase your pedgogical practice and group synergy. Working in a community, your group can explore an area of interest and decide which direction to go and how...
NMC Reads: Paying the Price by Sara Goldrick Rab
We all know that college--even community college--is expensive. It is hard for many of our students here at NMC to afford tuition, fees, food, housing, and books let alone take on those costs while also trying to work less so they have time to go to class and do...
Here’s the Scoop on the Newsletter
Big news: the CIE Newsletter, the Accessibility Newsletter and the Scoop have all combined to become the new CIE & EMT Newsletter. It will come out via your email twice a month and update you on everything you need to know in terms of Moodle, technology, and...
Important Upcoming Moodle Dates
Below you'll find important Moodle dates to remember: August 22nd - Students populated in Fall 2017 (1801) courses. You'll be able to see student lists in Moodle. Students will not be able to see courses unless you turn a course on early. August 25th - Fall 2017...