New Educational Media Technologies Service Survey
If you have had any email communications with the Educational Media Technologies team since the beginning of the semester, you may have noticed some additional text at the bottom of the team member email signature. It should look something like the image below: The...
Removal of My Grades Block: Important!
This semester we had to remove the My Grades block from the Moodle dashboard due to some errors in reporting. Students still have access to their grades by going into the course and accessing them through the Administration block within each course. We recently...
Moodle Completion and Checklists
As a trial, last spring semester I tried something new to attempt to get students to read the weekly instructions on Moodle and to complete all work. This is when I noticed the checklist activity. Enable Completion Tracking Before getting started make sure the...
Films on Demand: Important Please Read
Films on Demand recently updated their server, and although they have a new look, the service still works the same. You should be aware that some of the video links may have changed because of this server update. If you have links to Films on Demand videos in Moodle...
How to Favorably Impress Your Instructor
At the last CIE 20 Minute Mentor, we watched a video on what to do when students push our buttons. The discussion that followed was, as always, engaging. I shared one of my strategies to (at least potentially) head off students from "pushing my buttons". I have the...
Quick Reads
Wondering how to start each class off right? This article, "Small Changes in Teaching: The First 5 Minutes of Class," from the Chronicle makes a compelling argument that the first five minutes of class really matter and gives some suggestions for what you can do....
What is the Professional Development Institute?
If you’re an instructor here at NMC, you are probably pretty familiar with CIE, the Center for Instructional Excellence. You know that we organize the October Professional Development Day, host the Friday Forums and the 20 Minute Mentor Coffee Clubs, and work with EMT...
Faculty Learning Communities Have Launched!
A number of FLCs got organized January 4th at the Mid-Year Conference, and they are taking off. A Faculty Learning Community is a group of faculty, staff, and/or other interested individuals who get together to investigate a question or pursue a topic of interest....
EvaluationKIT: Checking Course Evaluation Results & More
In the fall of 2015, NMC started using EvaluationKIT for end term course evaluations. The video below contains instructions for accessing EvalutionKIT, but there are many other useful features you may find interesting. Did you know that you can see how many students...
Mahara e-Portfolio
Several instructors have noticed a new feature in Moodle that was added this semester. We recently turned on the integration between NMC's Mahara e-Portfolio and Moodle. This has added a new button and option in forums and assignments. These options can be ignored...