Accessing Your NMC E-mail Account

Accessing Your NMC E-mail Account

When you click this button, does it take you to your personal Gmail account? In theory, this button should redirect you to your NMC configured email account. If you have logged into your personal Gmail account on the same machine that you are trying to access your...
Robert Goulet and Aurora Borealis;  Only Connect

Robert Goulet and Aurora Borealis; Only Connect

Do you believe there is something germinal to our lives? Is there something planted in us, perhaps even before there was an us (imagine that one!), something of eternal weightiness, our uniqueness, the reason for OUR being here, OUR being human, which welcomes our...
My students can’t write! Part 4: Grading and Rubrics

My students can’t write! Part 4: Grading and Rubrics

The dreaded pile of papers. We assign writing with high hopes, walk our students through the process, give feedback and direction at every step, and then it all comes down to that: one giant stack for us to wrangle. Instructors sometimes avoid assigning papers just...

Enough, But Not Too Much: Discussing Significant Learning Outcomes

Writing an effective and appropriate Significant Learning Outcome is in some ways similar to creating a work of art.  You have to know what to put, where to put it, and when to stop before you put too much on your page.  See the video below for one version of what a...
Taking surveys with Moodle’s Feedback module

Taking surveys with Moodle’s Feedback module

How well did I design this lesson? I think it’s in good shape, for I’ve polished and PDCA’ed many times over the years. Could I find out how well students have prepared for a lesson? How long did they spend? Where did they struggle? Could I discover...