Center for Teaching and Learning

I saw Stephanie Mills a few months ago at the pool. Stephanie is a local author and former composition teacher here at NMC. We chatted about her writing and what was new in our lives. I mentioned that I was just beginning as the CIE director and I felt like there was...

For some time now, I have been noticing something. And, I am wondering if anyone else is seeing it. It’s not so much visible to the eyes as it is discerned by the heart. I sense there is a movement underway. There is a question which is surfacing, arising, emerging, I...

  One thing I've been working on this year is how to maximize the benefits of collaboration and group discussion. The goal is that the classroom become a place where students create meaning and knowledge themselves, and thereby increase feelings of ownership over...

Those unfamiliar with NMC’s Writing and Reading Center, or the concept of writing centers, might conclude - with good reason - that the WRC is about writing and reading. And it is. My introductory spiel to classes always emphasizes that if it’s writing or reading,...