Captioning Helps Everyone
Did you know that captioning can benefit everyone? Using captioned videos allows you to reach students with varying learning styles. Watch the following two videos which address the importance of captioning. They are similar in their point, but both have excellent...
Weaving in Awareness
With commencement right around the corner, I starting thinking about the impact we make on all of the students heading out into the world. Could we be doing more to sensitize them to disability awareness and accessibility? As instructors and staff here at NMC, we have...
Around Campus: Jason Slade
Jason Slade teaches in the Engineering and Marine Technology programs for NMC. He was recently nominated for a NISOD Excellence Award. Jason was nominated by Ed Bailey and Hans VanSumeren and received numerous letters of recommendation from the high school...
Summer PD Opportunities & the NMC Pickers
The 6th annual NMC teachingSOLUTIONS program will hold a week long boot camp style session and a separate, your-paced, online version beginning in May. Learn Moodle and earn your online teaching certificate. The boot camp will begin May 9th and run until Friday, May...
Northwest MichiganWorks! Learning Lab at NMC
The Northwest Michigan Works! Adult Education program, through a collaborative effort with Northwestern Michigan College, will be piloting an educational option for adults on the NMC campus. The pilot targets adults with a post-secondary plan who may not be ready for...
Adding Library Database Articles in Moodle:
Did you know you can share a link to an article from one of the Library databases in your Moodle course? There is no need to download and then upload the article, just add a link using these easy steps. Step One: Find an article you’d like to share and click on the...
April Learning Outcomes Workshops
If you're assessing the Communications General Education Outcome this semester, Friday, April 15th is the date when your General Educational Report Form should be submitted to your Academic Chair and the Assessment Coordinator (Nick Roster). Review the Communications...
Accessibility and Google Docs
The following are tips to keep in mind to help make using Google Docs as accessible as possible. Although Google has come a long way, they aren't there yet. Follow these suggestions and you will be on your way! Google Docs is great for general documents made up of...
Using Headings in Google Docs
The following is a 5 minute video, "Using Google Document Headings" by Greg Kraus of North Carolina State. It's a great video that provides the why and how to make accessible headings in Google Docs.
VA 101: Deployment & Military Drill
Many students choose to serve while pursing their degrees and legislature accommodates their continuing service. A soldier's choice to serve their country should not negatively affect their academic progress in college. If you have on of the many students on Active...