Accessibility: Embracing Universal Design
Accessible content doesn’t just benefit those with disabilities. For example, in the case of web video, captioned content benefits ESL students and those who prefer to learn by both reading and hearing new terminology. In a sound-sensitive environment like a library,...
The Ability Exhibit
Why do we do it? Why accommodate students with disabilities? I could tell you that we accommodate because it's mandated by law (several of them, actually). I could tell you that it's simply the right thing to do; put yourselves in their place. I could also remind you...
Browser Recommendations for Moodle!
Due to the increase in help desk tickets in Moodle we wanted to send you a reminder. We recommend Firefox and Google Chrome when using Moodle. These two browsers work the best with all activities within Moodle. When using the recommended browsers you will reduce...
Fall 2015 Transfer Fair: October 13
Over 30 university representatives will be on NMC’s campus on Tuesday, October 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to talk with students, staff and faculty about their programs and the transfer process. The university representatives will be in two locations: Welcome...
Online Test Proctoring
If you have students that cannot make it to the Testing Center in Osterlin because of weather, child care issues, living in a different state, or zombie attack, you can now give them another option. Online Proctoring. NMC has online proctoring available through...
New Look for Ensemble Video
We recently upgraded Ensemble Video and so you may have noticed a new and refreshing look to the user interface. Here's a list of some of the new features: Ability to bulk delete content (yea!). New grid layout option for browsing content. Ability to display more than...
Around Campus: Brian Sweeney and Open Educational Resources
Brian Sweeney saw how much his physics book cost--just over $200--and he decided that that was too much for his students, most of whom would never take another physics class. Noticing how often his students turned to YouTube and the internet to get tutorials and watch...
October Professional Development Day: Submit Your Session Proposal Now
Our October Professional Development Day Fall Conference will take place this year on October 20. We will focus again on the Five Essential Questions of Teaching and Learning. In keeping with that theme, please think about what you are doing with or for students that...
Quick Reads
Many students come to college not understanding the unwritten rules for succeeding in college. This article from The Chronicle of Higher Education “The Unwritten Rules of College” discusses how considering three questions can make those rules more explicit for...
Book Review: Tools for Teaching
Need a quick shot in the arm or a whole new strategy? Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis is just what the doctor ordered. Whether it be getting started with a course or a class, dealing with the change and diversity that are part and parcel of community college...