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Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin Eater!
On the heels of our Friday Forum on cheating, I discovered a student cheating on a test. Right in front of me, not subtly, just looking over at another student’s test! When students take exams, nothing is allowed on their desks. They must spread out. As I looked...
Student Technology Use and Adoption
In relation to NMC students, what technology is important and what about technology is important? How do our students compare to national data? During fall semester 2016, we surveyed NMC students about their technology use and recently, national data was released by...
Emotional Appeals
For the past week or so, my ENG 111 students have been coping with some problems I’ve set for them as they construct research posters for next week’s NMC student conference on Hunger and Homelessness Awareness. I’ve asked them to include a pathos image (one that...
I Love Group Work
I love group work. Students hate it--until they see what it CAN be. I found students to be so "allergic" to group work that I avoided it in my first years at NMC because students simply don't want their grades negatively impacted by their peers. One of the things...