Starving for Change

On behalf of our team, including UpNorth Media Center / LIAA, NMC’s Audio Technology Program, and NMC’s SOC 201 (Modern Social Problems) students, we formally invite you to view and share our educational video created this semester, Starving for Change. ...

Applying Ordinary Teaching for an Extra-ordinary Learning Time

In this second post of a series using the different categories of significant learning outcomes (SLO) as a basis for sharing how some teaching strategies and best practices came to be, the ordinary actions of teaching and learning are worth exploring for their...
Automotive Video Series: Gen Ed Outcomes in 3D

Automotive Video Series: Gen Ed Outcomes in 3D

Across NMC’s many different classrooms and labs learning may appear differently, however General Education Outcomes are a common thread weaving our diverse community together.  The following video showcases what happens when these shared outcomes go beyond...
Sermons for Grumpy Campers

Sermons for Grumpy Campers

At the Friday Forum on February 7th, we heard from three different NMC instructors about their experiences teaching in active learning classrooms.  Thank you to Diane Emling, Laura Jaquish, and Mary Lou Deutsch for sharing best practices and how they use(d) the...
What is Active Learning?

What is Active Learning?

Nothing gets those neurons firing like active learning.   Active Learning Definitions: NMC’s compilation of definitions University of Minnesota’s definition The 21st Century Learning Experiences AQIP team would like to know what you think about active...