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“I’d like a tutor.”
When I was a CIT instructor, I would think "Oh, no - not again!" Could I help this student? How??? I really wanted to satisfy each learner's request for help, but I might not be able to find a tutor. Many of NMC's second-year CIT students find local employment before...
Talking Accessibility!
When preparing your online course material there are things you can do to help ensure it is accessible for all students (including those with visible and invisible disabilities). Addressing these can make all the difference and doesn't take up much of your time to do:...
What is an Education?
[slideshow_deploy id='7778'] Legislators, administrators and even we educators all spend a lot of time trying to "fix" education, but we rarely talk about what we mean when we say “education.” Faculty addressed this very question at our first Friday Forum in October....
Can You Get Your Students to Come to Class Prepared?
Several years ago I attended a session at a conference about how to get students to come to class prepared to learn the lesson of the day. I had struggled with this problem for many years and was really interested in some new ideas. The instructor explained what he...