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From the OER Trenches: A post that’s both tardy and lengthy
[Image: "Frankenstein" by Khánh Hmoong CC BY-NC 2.0] This semester is my third semester using OER (Open Education Resources) here at NMC to teach ENG 111, and I have also jumped in with OER for my ENG 112 course this fall. On ENG 111: I spent my first semester of OER...
Mental Health
Is it just me, or are students suffering more from stress this semester? In the first five weeks of school this year, I have sent four students to the counseling center. One student is sick on every test day, one student can’t talk himself into getting up and coming...
Student Success: My days as a Road Reporter
The couple weeks prior to Professional Development Day I had the privilege to go out as a reporter for CIE and PDI to capture stories about how faculty and staff support student success. I would walk into each department on campus unannounced and seek out those...
Reimagining Three Amigos
Three Amigos? I always like it when things work out. You know, you discover those students who “get it?” Subject matter clicks with personal soul condition. Mystery is entered into. Lives are in the process of being changed. Education, with all its beauty,...