Learning Together
We think of colleges as places where students do all the learning, but, in fact, faculty and staff are constantly learning as well. We learn from our students, we learn from our mistakes, we learn from conferences and professional journals, and we learn from each...
Feedback is Needed
Sometimes people miss deadlines for doing assignments. I hear many reasons why the assignment was missed, or why the submission was less than stellar. It seems necessary to review the reasons why the assignment did not meet deadline or quality standards, not to...
Assessment & Grading
It's always tough to start an article with those trigger words. Realizing you are immediately lowering the chances of anyone reading your article. But, this is an important topic. As Assessment Coordinator, I get asked quite frequently, "Aren't my grades assessment?"...
Are We Doing Anything Important?
“Are we doing anything important today?” asks the early college student as she walks in to the classroom on a sunny afternoon. I am passing back assignments from last week’s class. I give her a puzzled look and ask her why she is asking the question; “well I have to...
Introducing the NMC Ed Tech Knowledgebase
This past summer, Educational Media Technologies put together a Knowledegbase to help faculty and students accomplish goals with the various technologies available at NMC. We're always available to answer emails, tickets and phone calls, but the Knowledgebase exists...
A Little Furry Audacious Goal
While wrapping up my PowerPoint for a Professional Development Day presentation, I asked myself several probing questions. Why would anyone choose to attend my session? How can I make it relevant? What would attendees remember afterwards? What change, if any, might...
Humor Goes Awry in the Classroom
If “humor goes awry in the classroom” were a headline, we could all immediately imagine multiple scenarios based our own experiences or stories we’ve heard. Perhaps a student takes a teacher’s joke literally (e.g., a teacher saying “I want you to laminate these paper...
NMC Library Databases: The World at your Fingertips
Did you know you can access millions of books, magazines, news and scholarly articles from around the globe via the NMC library databases? Our databases aren’t just here for students, but are here for all the faculty and staff too! Database resources can add a...
November Friday Forum – Share with your peers!
How are faculty using technology to support learning? The CIE November Friday Forum, co-sponsored by Educational Media Technologies, would like to extend an invitation to you to share your technology integration in your courses with your peers at our first Faculty...
You are Invited! 4×4 Writing Challenge
My friend, Todd Conaway, started the idea of a writing challenge several years ago at Yavapai College in Arizona. Todd has recently moved to Bethel, Washington and taken the idea with him to the Northwest. His idea is brilliant, yet simple as so many brilliant ideas...