Oct 24, 2013
Your Advising Center has had a pretty busy year, and is pleased to announce an easy to find Advising information resource right here at: teaching.nmc.edu/advising. But before you click, please take a moment to check out what else they have been up to. Advising Center...
Oct 21, 2013
This activity allows you, as an instructor, to ask your students a single question with a selection of possible answers, however… Did you know the Choice activity can be used: As a quick poll. As a discussion starter. To allow students to vote on a direction for the...
Oct 21, 2013
Have you noticed all the types of dates available in Moodle? (Availability, Restrict Access, Due, Expected Completion, Cut-off…) How do you know what to use when, and why? Check out this guide to using dates in Moodle. Availability You can make an activity...
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Oct 16, 2013
We are inviting instructors at NMC to create 4 new pieces of writing for 4 straight weeks. Each piece of writing should be at least 16 sentences in length and should be focused on teaching and learning. “That’s it?” you ask. But wait, there’s more! If we have just 10...
Oct 14, 2013
This short article from Mind/Shift (http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/5-tools-to-help-students-learn-how-to-learn/) defines inquiry learning. The article appears intended for K-12, but it applies well to higher education too. Helping students learn how to...
