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Accessibility: Creating a learning environment that works for all learners. Universal Design for Learning: The elimination of barriers from the learning environment. UDL principles are important because they can help address the ability for all students to have access...
Universal Design
Accessible content doesn’t just benefit those with disabilities. For example, in the case of web video, captioned content benefits ESL students and those who prefer to learn by both reading and hearing new terminology. In a sound-sensitive environment like a library,...
What’s New with Accessibility
The following is some great information shared out by Michigan Colleges Online: Accessibility Rules Updated: A long-awaited update to a federal rule ups the pressure on colleges and universities to ensure that their information and communication technology services...
Chunky Quizzes to Improve Student Success
We would like to showcase Tom Gordon this month. Tom used the light board to create a video to share his great idea. To see all the great ideas on the Sharing Showcase
Join the OER Movement at NMC
According to a recent report published by Michigan Colleges Online (MCO), Community Colleges in Michigan saved students more than $1.5 million dollars in the Fall of 2016 by using Open Educational Resources (OER). OERs are freely available educational materials...
WATCH NOW: New Moodle Plugins Webinar
Earlier this term we held two face-to-face training sessions and two online Zoom meetings to show off several new plugins that offer some incredible functions and usable features for the online portion of your courses. Watch a recorded version of the training and read...
Faculty Council Corner: The New Faculty Council
On February 3rd, we will have our first Faculty Council in the new configuration. From now on all issues related to the Faculty Professional Association (Union) will be handled by the Association. This would include the Salary Plan, Grievances and Evaluations. ...
LAND Conference–Register Now
The annual Liberal Arts Network for Development Conference (LAND) for Michigan community college faculty and staff will take place in Muskegon Feb. 15-17. As well as being the most affordable conference in world history, LAND offers attendees an opportunity to learn...
Universal Design
Accessible content doesn’t just benefit those with disabilities. For example, in the case of web video, captioned content benefits ESL students and those who prefer to learn by both reading and hearing new terminology. In a sound-sensitive environment like a library,...
Transitioning Veterans and Suicide
Many of you attended the Professional Development day session in October and heard from some of our veterans about their experiences in the military and adapting to college life. Building on that knowledge I wanted to bring awareness to another battle they may be...