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Around Campus: Carpentry Course = Living Roof
Carpentry is one of the oldest trades around. People have been building since deciding they needed shelter from the elements. Devin Hill is a long time Carpentry Instructor here at NMC and teaches 3 courses every semester that deal with some aspect of the Carpentry...
Will Reading Ever Be the Same?
I was listenting to the podcast "Note to Self" the other day. I really like to download a whole bunch of different podcasts and listen while driving. So much so that I actually look forward to long car trips now. Anyway, enough about me... This episode was titled...
The WRC: Providing Instructor Support
Last week I presented to a biology class about their final project. I provided a lovely handout (if I do say so myself) that outlined the different sections of their project and how to best create their content. But there was one glaring issue: a typo. Of course I...
Kon-Tiki Kind of Times
This weekend I watched the movie Kon-Tiki with my family. Having never read it, I found the whole thing new, and wonderfully so. Thor Heyerdahl and his bride, Liv, are beginning their marriage on Fatu Hiva, near the Polynesian Islands. The question...