This fall the Social Sciences department had the extreme fortune to have two brand new full-time faculty join our team. Rachel Johansen-Wilczewski is our new Sociology instructor. If you struggle pronouncing her name, Rachel recommends this cool trick: Will (as in...
Students, like everyone else, love to save money. They are vocal about their support for cheaper college tuition, textbooks and course materials. Who can argue with them on that? With textbooks and materials, faculty have a chance to really help. While not all texts...
Last semester’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Pilot Project was a huge success. The 10 instructors who took part in the project, combined with instructors who were already using OERs, helped to save students over $137,000 in just one semester. A few of these...
Wondering how to start each class off right? This article, “Small Changes in Teaching: The First 5 Minutes of Class,” from the Chronicle makes a compelling argument that the first five minutes of class really matter and gives some suggestions for what you...
If you’re an instructor here at NMC, you are probably pretty familiar with CIE, the Center for Instructional Excellence. You know that we organize the October Professional Development Day, host the Friday Forums and the 20 Minute Mentor Coffee Clubs, and work with EMT...
