Oct 31, 2016
Scantron forms and scanners are antiquated tools still in use at NMC, but many instructors and academic areas are phasing them out in favor of newer assessment technology. During the October PD day I lead a session introducing the Teaching Assistant application, a...
Oct 24, 2016
“Are we doing anything important today?” asks the early college student as she walks in to the classroom on a sunny afternoon. I am passing back assignments from last week’s class. I give her a puzzled look and ask her why she is asking the question; “well I have to...
Oct 24, 2016
If “humor goes awry in the classroom” were a headline, we could all immediately imagine multiple scenarios based our own experiences or stories we’ve heard. Perhaps a student takes a teacher’s joke literally (e.g., a teacher saying “I want you to laminate these paper...
Aug 30, 2016
Do you remember the fun group quiz we took at the August PD day? The one with the scratch card answer sheet? Several of you have asked if NMC could get some of these answer cards, so CIE has decided to purchase a batch of them. I am hoping they will be here by next...
Oct 12, 2015
I scream. You scream. We all scream for WRITING… And some Ben & Jerry’s. Cherry Garcia, Chubby Hubby, New York Super Fudge Chunk, Blondie Ambition, Chunky Monkey, or Coffee Coffee BuzzBuzz. Our third annual, 4x4x16 Writing Challenge will begin the...
