Don’t Follow Your Passion if You Want to be Successful
"Don't Follow Your Passion": Ben Horowitz's Commencement Speech at Columbia University from a16z
You Spoke and We Listened!
As a result of several comments we received about the functionality of Osterlin 203 & 205, we recently redesigned these classrooms to make it easier for both the instructor and the student. By repurposing equipment we were able to improve student viewing by...
Sharing Cart Now Available
Have you dreamed of an easy way to duplicate assignments or resources between courses? Or do you miss the ability to have files stored in Moodle? Good news, now you can do that very easily with the new Sharing Cart. The Sharing Cart is a block for duplicating course...
Writing and Reading Center: Summer Hours
As we gear up for the main 8-week session, remember to let your students know about the Writing and Reading Center. For the summer Writing and Reading Center hours will be Monday-Thursday from 10-2. If you would like a tour of the center, or an in-class presentation...
Growing Your Students’ Mindset Online
Students with a growth mindset believe that intelligence can be developed. These students focus on learning over just looking smart, see effort as the key to success, and thrive in the face of a challenge. -Stanford's PERTS Mindset Kit (Beta) Teaching this to college...
Lightboard Teaching Technology: Request for Participants
The lightboard is an innovative teaching and learning tool that enables instructors to capture lectures in an engaging format. Essentially, instructors stand behind a piece of glass that has been framed in LED lighting and mounted on a stand. When the instructor...
Congratulations Sherry! – National award winning Lesson
Help us congratulate Sherry Trier for designing an award-winning lesson in the 2015 SoftChalk Lesson Challenge. Each year SoftChalk enthusiasts have a chance to be recognized for the innovative digital content they create for students. The judges consists of leading...
May NMC Scan Available
The May NMC Scan is dedicated each year to the subject of demographics. This issue includes data on the topics of population trends, unemployment, median income, educational attainment, the fastest growing/biggest industries and occupations in the U.S. and in our...
The Ripple Effect of Teaching with Service Learning
Last week, I was privileged to attend the final presentation of Kristy McDonald's students about their BIG Little Hero Race they sponsored to raise funds for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Listening to the students describe their own growth during the semester due to...
Moodle Versioning & NMC: What you should know
As you may be aware, Moodle courses moving forward will be displayed through a new, responsive theme that has a contemporary look and feel. In the EMT department we’ve affectionately referred to the theme as The Green Machine, The Green Goddess and The Jolly Green...