Zoom Breakout Rooms for Office Hours or Study Sessions

Zoom Breakout Rooms for Office Hours or Study Sessions

Zoom’s core feature, Breakout Rooms, is a great tool for online office hours or study sessions. It allows the meeting host to split their Zoom meeting in up to 50 different sessions, deciding to either automatically or manually place participants in the rooms....
One-on-One Conferences vs. the Classroom

One-on-One Conferences vs. the Classroom

This past week, I “cancelled” class for conferences. My ENG 111 students were required to come see me with a complete, though not final, draft so we could discuss where they were and where they were going in the writing process for Project 2. Conferences are my...
Out There and Lovin’ Every Minute of It!

Out There and Lovin’ Every Minute of It!

Beginning next week, the Education Media Technologies department will have on-site “office hours” in three different buildings around NMC.  It will be like Festivus!  Each week a EMT staff member will be on hand for a two hour period to help answer any questions...