Creating a Sense of Belonging for Students

Yesterday in my ENG 99 class, students at two tables were swapping Snapchat names so they could start Snapchatting each other. Another table saw them, and said, laughingly, “You guys are just doing that now? Our table did that the first week!” It was completely...

The Minimum Triva

Jesus wept.  When I was in college, we ate our meals family-style.  At the beginning of the meal, the senior class and freshman class would have a competition of trivia.  We had to think of a question that would stump the other class.  Usually there was some wager,...

Accreditation Portfolio Planning (HLC)

Regional accreditation is required for NMC to provide access to federal and state funding for the college and our students. NMC follows the AQIP pathway offered by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) which includes regular monitoring, annual Action Projects, Strategy...

Service Learning:Transfer,Time,Travel (Part 2)

Last week, I discussed how service learning could provide a real context for students to learn writing skills I’m trying to teach them (such as making appeals to an audience effectively). Focusing on an issue that is current and relevant in a local context can...
You’re Invited to join the e-Portfolio Learning Community!

You’re Invited to join the e-Portfolio Learning Community!

Would you like to learn more about Mahara, an open source web-based electronic portfolio system for students? Would you like to learn more about how students can customize their portfolio and feature their course work, display their resume or CV, write journals, embed...