Developing Comprehension Strategies

Developing Comprehension Strategies

Meeting the needs of diverse learners can be achieved by utilizing a variety of instructional strategies before, during and after each lesson.  This article will offer you strategies that make a significant difference for students’ comprehension and retention of...
It’s Coming! NMC’s 10th Annual Career and Employment Fair

It’s Coming! NMC’s 10th Annual Career and Employment Fair

Hello NMC Faculty and Staff!  Irina Grougan and I are working with many people as we put the details together for this year’s event. I am asking for your assistance in getting the word out to our students and alumni. As the people they engage with regularly, in and...
Creating Meaningful Links

Creating Meaningful Links

Last time we talked about proper heading structure in your syllabus, this time let’s talk about how to handle links. Links are a major method for navigating for everyone, but especially screen reader users. Screen readers can pull up a list of links on a page to...
Think Universal Design to Prevent Exclusion

Think Universal Design to Prevent Exclusion

It’s the time of year for me to meet with new and continuing students about their disability related accommodations. As of 1/14/16, I have emailed 121 Accommodation Notices. That number is sure to rise as the semester ramps up. Speaking with students who have various...
NMC Records & Retention, Moodle Gradebooks, Course Backups & More

NMC Records & Retention, Moodle Gradebooks, Course Backups & More

It’s an NMC policy to retain 5 years of gradebook records. Many instructors print off and save their own gradebook records, and we’re going to assist in these efforts by saving the gradebook of any course that currently exists in Moodle. We’re going to export these...