Online Test Proctoring Available @ NMC

Online Test Proctoring Available @ NMC

Introducing Remote Proctoring with Proctor Now! The Student Success Center and Educational Media Technologies are excited to announce that we will be providing students and faculty with an option for off-site, remote test proctoring! As last week’s snow storms so...
Strike through Feedback for Learning to Learn

Strike through Feedback for Learning to Learn

Sharing recent feedback I received with a peer, I laughed when he asked, “Is that a new font–Strike through?”  One entire page had that font.  Fortunately for me, this wasn’t the only feedback or I may have felt like a huge strike out....
Learning via Discussion

Learning via Discussion

“I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think” –Socrates My students impress me in so many ways, and one is in their verbal abilities. While working with students in a testing situation, I offer the opportunity to verbally explain answers to test...
Learning Outcomes Can Be Sexy AND Significant to Students

Learning Outcomes Can Be Sexy AND Significant to Students

…but usually learning outcomes are more like finding out you’re pregnant.  Either you are, or you aren’t.   The state of being pregnant is a significant outcome. The different reasons leading to getting pregnant were related to your objectives. “Just tell me how to...
I Want My Old Body (of Curriculum) Back

I Want My Old Body (of Curriculum) Back

Ever wish things could remain the same and the world would stop changing?  The effect of time on our bodies is something that gets a lot of publicity with numerous strategies to keep us looking as young as ever without grey hair, wrinkles, or weight shifts.  Yet, it...