Gear Up For Finals

Gear Up For Finals

Finals are quickly approaching and the Student Success Center is gearing up to proctor your exams. If you’re planning to send final exams or make-up exams to the Student Success Center, please take a look at the following reminders. All exams should be accompanied by...

Hopes and Dreams Are Built on Learning Outcomes

Hopes and Dreams Are Built on Learning Outcomes

A teen struggled against the blowing snow, holding her jacket closed with one bare hand.  A small boy called to his friends to wait as he readjusted his bulging sports bag to navigate the icy walk.  Students of all shapes and sizes streamed into the school, despite...

Online Moodle Gradebook Training

Online Moodle Gradebook Training

Are you new to the Moodle Gradebook? We are happy to announce that our online module, 5 steps to Gradebook Success, is now available! Online Training: (Self-paced basic overview with tutorials) 5 Steps to Moodle Gradebook Success Note: Link will open directly into the...

Coming Soon: Writing Learning Outcomes Workshops

What are learning outcomes, and why are they important to me and my students?  Watch this two minute video created as part of the Learning Outcomes Action Project Team to find out more. To help NMC faculty and adjuncts with writing updated learning outcomes, we are...

Free Coffee.  Free Lunch.  Great Ideas.

Free Coffee. Free Lunch. Great Ideas.

You know you've got teaching ideas you'd like to try-- we'll provide the coffee and lunch as we learn about teaching with technology together.  The NMC teachingSOLUTIONS professional development program will be offered again this Spring and Summer.  The program is...

MTA: What It Is and Why It’s Coming

As students are shuffling into your offices with fall registration questions, you might be hearing, “what the heck is MTA?”  We’ve got you covered!  For those who aren’t aware, the MACRAO Agreement is being replaced by the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) this fall. ...

Reopen a Closed Internet Tab

Reopen a Closed Internet Tab

You are all done...Or so you thought.  You closed an internet tab and now you realize you need to get back to the page to site a source, copy a link, post it to Facebook, etc. Now what!?! Did you know you can reopen that closed tab with a couple of clicks?  Here's...

Attendance Module Love

Attendance Module Love

I liked the idea of the attendance module when we first introduced it, it fixed a common complaint for instructors, how to take attendance with the Moodle gradebook.  My like turned to infatuation this fall when I began to use it in my on-campus course. I appreciate...

Does Your Project Need to be Heard?

Does Your Project Need to be Heard?

Did you know that thanks to the NMC BBQ, NMC has a licensed music library that is available for employee and student use? The online music library is available 24/7. Acceptable uses include adding music to class activities such as presentations, videos, or other media...

Course Shells Are Ready!

Course Shells Are Ready!

Have you been wondering when to start getting ready for your summer or fall semester? Well wait no more!  If you have been assigned to a course your Moodle shell is ready for you. If you would like help importing content from a previous course just submit a help desk...