Text Your Students :)

Text Your Students :)

Speak the language your learners are listening in. reproduced with permission from Scott Hamm, Abilene Christian University What is this language?  This language is normally portable, visual, and entertaining. Using a text message to communicate with students is an...
The Power of Choice

The Power of Choice

“The main ingredient in all success is wise choices. That’s because the quality of our lives is determined by the quality of the choices we make on a daily basis.” Skip Downing, On Course, Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life. The...
Accessibility challenge:  YOUR SYLLABUS

Accessibility challenge: YOUR SYLLABUS

As we explore accessibility at NMC throughout the semester, we will throw out a challenge each month. Our challenges are designed to help you make small (but significant) changes and to help you set up good development practices to ensure that your course is...
What is On Course?

What is On Course?

You may have heard of the workshops. You may have heard of classes that use it. What is this On Course? On Course is both a book for students to use in a study skills course and a framework for teaching. It provides students with a guide for college success. It...
Grade Book Open Labs

Grade Book Open Labs

The Educational Media Technology Department will hold several Grade Book Open Labs during the first two weeks of Fall Semester.  These open labs are being held to allow faculty members to drop in for as long as they would like and have the opportunity to ask...