Ensemble Moodle Plugin
It has come to our attention that there is a bug with the Ensemble Moodle Plugin. The bug has to do with responsiveness of the videos working when viewing on a mobile device. Here's the breakdown: When you use the Moodle plugin to insert videos into your course they...
Join us for Quick Bytes – A one-hour learning session exploring Google Drive
We will be watching a great video on Google Drive, and reviewing concepts and answering questions with the group. The agenda will provide a list of links to resources for follow-up. Tuesday, March 22 from noon – 1pm in FH110 Wednesday, March 23 from noon – 1pm in...
Fulbright Teacher Exchange: A Global Opportunity
By Barcley Owens As a new century began in summer of 2000, my wife and I were looking for a family adventure, when we heard about the Fulbright program. A month later, after sending in the application, I was given an interview by the selection committee. Then, in...
Around Campus: Social Sciences’ New Arrivals
This fall the Social Sciences department had the extreme fortune to have two brand new full-time faculty join our team. Rachel Johansen-Wilczewski is our new Sociology instructor. If you struggle pronouncing her name, Rachel recommends this cool trick: Will (as in...
How Does Openstax College Stack Up?
Students, like everyone else, love to save money. They are vocal about their support for cheaper college tuition, textbooks and course materials. Who can argue with them on that? With textbooks and materials, faculty have a chance to really help. While not all texts...
Qualifying for Accommodations
This week I was asked to write about disability services for our student veterans. At first I was stuck trying to think of how the process would be any different for this population. Then I realized that qualifying for disability-related accommodations is no different...
Openstax: FREE your Students from Costly Textbooks
Last semester’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Pilot Project was a huge success. The 10 instructors who took part in the project, combined with instructors who were already using OERs, helped to save students over $137,000 in just one semester. A few of these...
Calling all Job Seekers the Career and Employment Fair is coming!
Our 10th Annual Career and Employment Fair will be held Thursday, March 3, from 4-5:30 pm, at the Hagerty Center on the Great Lakes Campus. It is free and open to all students, alumni, and community members. Check out the list of employers to do some research before...
Save the Date: teachingSOLUTIONS & Course Development Institute
teachingSOLUTIONS Boot Camp: May 9th - 13th A week long, face to face boot camp to learn Moodle, web-enhance your course, and learn skills to teach online. Earn your Online Teaching Certificate to be eligible to teach online at NMC. Course Development Institute: ONE...
You’re Invited: EvaluationKIT Open Workshop/Training Sessions
EvaluationKIT is the new course evaluation system being used at NMC and you’re invited to attend an open workshop/training session to learn how use your EvaluationKIT dashboard. Feel free to pop in at any point during one of the sessions below to learn how to access...