Do You Rule?
Do you use your Ruler bars in Word? Did you know they can be an easy way to adjust formatting? To make the rulers visible, click View, then select Ruler. You will see a ruler at the top and to the left side of your page. From these rulers you can adjust margins,...
Teaching Online Preparation Toolkit (TOPkit)
I am a firm believer in having a broad Personal Learning Network (PLN) across a variety of education sectors. The advantages include getting many perspectives on resources, pedagogy, current research, educational strategies, and innovative practices. A main source for...
Important Upcoming Moodle Dates to Remember
As we wrap up the Fall 2016 term and prepare for Spring courses, please keep the following Moodle dates in mind: January 2nd: Fall 2016 (1701) courses turned off. If you have a course that needs to be kept on, please let us know. January 2nd: Summer 2014 (1403)...
Faculty Spotlight: Devan DePauw
Devan DePauw, Welding Instructor When it comes to leading the way in providing for the advancement of curriculum and program offerings to students, Devan DePauw in the welding department is really going the extra mile. With the initial acquisition of a welding...
Long Night of Grading
I love teaching--planning lessons, diving into my content, working with students--but I admit I'm less fond of grading, especially at the end of the semester. But now there's an alternative to those long, lonely hours of grading --The Long Night of Grading brought to...
January Professional Development Day
This year's Mid-Year Opening Conference and Professional Development Day will be January 9. During the professional development portion of the day, we will continue our focus on developing course outcomes with the goal of finalizing all course outlines by January 13....
Friday Forum: What about Grading?
It's the end of the semester--the time when students have a chance to show what they have learned all semester. But it's also the time when we teachers can get a bit overwhelmed with the sheer amount of grading as well as the decisions that have to be made in creating...
Remote Q & S Drive Users: Meet Workspace
For a long time you’ve been able to access Q and S drives and other drives remotely through an application called NetStorage. NetStorage is available by going to your MyNMC page and clicking on “Q & S Drives” in the “Other Services” drop down area. In the near...
The Role of Caring
I just got back from a conference and the most powerful session I attended was entitled “The Role of Care in Faculty Development.” Based on the work of Nell Nodding, the session focused on how in addition to caring for our students, we have to care for each other as...
Mind Over Matter?
“Education is inherently and inevitably an issue of human goals and human values.” These words are found in the introduction to Howard Gardner’s Five Minds for the Future. He places before us five critical uses or “muscles” of the human mind if we are to live well in...