NMC's Center for Teaching and Learning

CIE Coffee Club: Contentious Topics in the Classroom
2024-02-16 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | NMC Library Reading Room
Feb. 16: Teaching Antiracism and Contentious Topics in the Classroom
Rachel Wilczewski and Melissa Sprenkle are back to continue the discussion they began last year on teaching antiracism at NMC. Join us for this important discussion at our next Coffee Club at 10 on Feb. 16 in the Library reading Room.
Last year, Rachel and Melissa gave a Friday Forum presentation on their experiences with teaching antiracism and contentious topics in the classroom. They included insightful reflection and suggestions for how other faculty can introduce such conversations. CIE followed up by providing copies of two titles recommended by the pair, White Fragility and Stuck Improving.
Join us if you read the books and are ready to discuss, or if you are just curious about the books and want to hear about the sections that we’ll each highlight. Maybe you were inspired to introduce anti-racism teaching in your own class. Or maybe you want to learn more about the topic. We promise thoughtful conversation!

Canva Basics
2024-02-08 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit)
Canva is a graphic layout program for flyers, newsletters, presentations, infographics, mind maps, and more. With thousands and thousands of templates, Canva is a great resource for design. Canva Advanced and Canva New Features will be offered if there is demand.

Generative A.I. Drop-in Discussions
2024-02-07 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Innovation Center Room 117 and Zoom https://nmc.zoom.us/s/96713520448
Thinking about Generative A.I. and what it means for your teaching? Who isn’t? Questions, concerns, ideas, and resources are buzzing around NMC. Let’s tap the hive mind to collaborate on the challenges and opportunities of this powerful technology. Look for invites to twice monthly discussions on A.I. moderated by Ed Tech, CIE, and the library. We’ll have discussion prompts, but your agenda is most important. Join us on zoom or in Innovation Center Room 117. https://nmc.zoom.us/s/96713520448 Facilitators: Mark Delonge and Nicco Pandolfi

Friday Forum: Student Success Saves the World!
2024-02-02 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Innovation Center Room 104/05

Mastering Gmail and Google Calendar
2024-02-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit)
Gmail and Google Calendar we use every day! Come learn about the features that make your communication and scheduling easier! In Gmail we will cover labels, filters, and settings. In Calendar, we will cover using multiple calendars, duplicating events, settings, and more!

D2L Brightspace On-Campus Demo
2024-01-31 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | TJNIC 106/107

Instructure Canvas On-Campus Demo
2024-01-31 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | TJNIC 106/107

Attendance Reporting and Engagement Survey Due
2024-01-30 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Online Whiteboards – Zoom and FigJam
2024-01-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit)
Learn the basics of Zoom and FigJam Whiteboards for brainstorming, organizing, getting everyone’s thoughts and more! For use in class or meetings.

File Management at NMC
2024-01-18 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit)
File Management at NMC – Google Drive, Google Drive for Desktop, and Network Drives. Using Google Drive, Google Drive for Desktop, Network Drives, and Workspace to save your files securely while maintaining easy access. This course is offered via Zoom.

RU Moodle Ready
2024-01-11 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | TJNIC 123

Center for Instructional Excellence January PD
2024-01-08 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Hagerty Center At Northwestern Michigan College, 699 E Front St, Traverse City, MI, United States
Welcome to January PD! Be sure to read about the program and sign up for a Learning Community!
January PD Announcements Learning Community Sign-Up Learning Communities

Friday Forum
2023-12-01 12:30 - 14:00, 2023-11-03 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Innovation Center Room 106/07
The Center for Instructional Excellence invites you to join us for lunch and professional development programming at our Friday Forum. Regular and adjunct instructors are invited, along with staff who work with students. Program details will be announced closer to the event.

Friday Forum, Friends and Fitness Edition
2023-12-01 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Innovation Center Room 106/07 and more!
Join us on Dec. 1 to stroll OR sweat with your NMC pals while boosting your energy for the final stretch of the semester! Our Friends and Fitness Friday Forum features your choice of an outside walk OR indoor aerobic activities. More details coming next week. As always, a tasty Hawk Owl lunch will be served. RSVP today to put this on your calendar! ******************************* The Center for Instructional Excellence invites you to join us for lunch and professional development programming at our Friday Forum. Regular and adjunct instructors are invited, along with staff who work with students.

CIE Coffee Club, Cybersecurity Edition
2023-11-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | NMC Library Reading Room
Cybersecurity at NMC and at Home — Dan Wasson
Hear about how other colleges in Michigan have been affected by cyberattacks and what NMC is doing to prevent them. Dan Wasson will share ways to safeguard your data at home and at school.

CIE Coffee Club
2023-10-20 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | NMC Library Reading Room

October Conference
2023-10-10 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

Early Alert Grade Survey
2023-10-04 11:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)

Friday Forum: Generative AI -- What It Is, How It Works, and Ways to Respond
2023-09-15 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | IC 106/07
The Center for Instructional Excellence invites regular and adjunct faculty to join us for lunch and professional development programming. Staff who teach or work with students are welcome, too! Generative AI: What It Is, How It Works, and Ways to Respond Join Ed Tech and NMC Library for an interactive workshop exploring the impact of Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard, Bing, Elicit, and DALL-E (among others) on higher education. The session will include a blend of presentation, Q+A, and time for attendees to experiment with AI tools both from their own perspectives as instructors and from a student’s-eye view. Because a portion of the workshop will be interactive, please bring a laptop or tablet. Together, we will discuss:

The basics of how Generative AI tools work
The (growing) variety of applications of these tools
How educators and institutions are responding to the emergence of these tools
How students are using the tools
Ways you can address the use of Generative AI in your syllabus and classroom
The challenges involved in enforcing policies intended to limit the use of AI by students

Please fill out this brief survey to help the NMC Education Technology and Library Teams determine how best to continue to support faculty as they navigate and respond to both the emergent challenges and opportunities of AI for teaching and learning.

#RUMoodleReady?
2023-08-24 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Innovation Center Computer Lab #123
https://nmc.zoom.us/j/93281738428

NMC August Conference 2023
2023-08-21 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Hagerty Center At Northwestern Michigan College, 715 E Front St, Traverse City, MI 49686, USA
Plan, Do, Check, Adjust! And if you still don't succeed–Plan, Do, Check, Adjust…Again!
Considering New Student Orientation on August 23, we've shifted back to where we began–with August Conference being on Monday, August 21, 2023, at the Hagerty Center–to ensure we're able to include as many employees as possible.
Please save the date! More details to follow.

Summer Grades Due
2023-08-11 11:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)

NMC Observed Holiday
2023-07-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-29 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Test Event
2023-05-24 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit)

Ed Tech Office Hours
2023-05-18 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Maritime Offices, Northwestern Michigan College Great Lakes Campus

Ed Tech Office Hours
2023-05-17 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | James Beckett Building, College Dr, Traverse City, MI 49686, USA

Ed Tech Office Hours
2023-05-16 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Scholars Hall, College Dr, Traverse City, MI 49686, USA

Ed Tech Office Hours
2023-05-11 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Fine Arts Building
