Fall 2016 Transfer Fair is October 11
Over 30 university representatives will be on NMC’s campus on Tuesday, October 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to talk with students, staff and faculty about their programs and the transfer process. The university representatives will be in two locations:...
Make a Plan with Your Advisees
The next phase of MAP (MyAcademicPlan) is here! Faculty advisors can use Plans, the digital degree planning tool with student advisees. Accessed from the MAP portal, Plans allows Faculty advisors to create a semester-by-semester outline of courses with students,...
Tips for better screencasts
A screencast is a video and audio recording of your computer screen and all the actions that occur on the screen, like mouse movements, highlights, drawing on a whiteboard, or application switching. Screencasts can be used to record introductions for online classes,...
Grief Resources
I only met Sonja a few times, but her grace and kindness were self evident. As we all work through the grieving process, it is my natural instinct to turn to the written word. Below are some links to articles, websites and books that Osterlin library has, that...
NMC Mindfulness Initiative
Tuesdays at 12:30 Health & Science 101 A 10 minute mindfulness practice can help: Improve focus and awareness Reduce anxiety, depression and stress Promote emotional balance Cultivate compassion Promote academic performance Prevent burnout Increase creativity Come...
Extended WRC Hours
Welcome back everyone! As you begin classes this week, please share with your students the news that the WRC will have extended hours this semester. In addition to our normal hours, we'll be open later two nights and hold hours on Sunday in the library. Our full...
Focus on Critical Thinking: Help is Here!
NMC will focus on assessing the Critical Thinking Gen Ed outcome this fall. Mella McCormick and Gary Klotzbach have been making their ways to different academic areas to talk about using the CT rubric. If, however, you have individual questions about the rubric or...
STEM Faculty 101 Course
Are you a math or science instructor looking to increase student engagement? Do you want to help your students understand the course reading, learn how to attack problems, and be more successful in your class? This six-week online course may be for you. According to...
NMC Reads Book Choices
This spring, CIE chose two books for our annual NMC Reads book selections. The two books are Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Daniel Siegel and Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark...
October PD Day Expands
As you heard at the August PD day, our traditional October Professional Development Day has been so successful that we are going to expand it to include all faculty and staff at NMC. This expansion means that we will have lots more sessions to choose to attend--but...