OER Pilot

OER Pilot

OER = Open Educational Resources made freely and legally available on the Internet for anyone to reuse, revise, remix and redistribute. The Friday Forum held on November 7th, 2014 involved a discussion and review of OERs and the official introduction of the OER pilot...

From Captain Kirk to Gandalf the White; What’s An Educator To Do?

I grew up with a brother who was and is a Trekkie.  On a normal day, after school and football practice, he was found glued to the TV set watching the most recent episode of Star Trek.  Not only was he glued, but he ran with a crowd in our high school who were also...
Copyright Videos in Your Moodle Shell? Important Please Read

Copyright Videos in Your Moodle Shell? Important Please Read

As we learn more about copyright and our responsibility at NMC to be in compliance, Educational Media Technologies has been working to develop a process for how copyright videos are used in courses. Because use of online materials falls under the TEACH Act, please see...

Promoting Student Engagement With Online Classes

I have found it difficult to have students interact with each other when I teach online. When I did the Teaching Solution Boot Camp, one of the assignments was to have a “teaching presence”. I learned that I should have a picture of me outside of the teaching role, so...
Tech Tips: Searching for Specific Emails on Gmail

Tech Tips: Searching for Specific Emails on Gmail

A Quick Guide on Searching for Specific emails on Gmail Tired of looking through endless lists for that one email? “What did we decide in that email conversation?” Then look no more. Here is a quick guide on how to search for those particular emails. To find that one...