Oct 5, 2015
If you have students that cannot make it to the Testing Center in Osterlin because of weather, child care issues, living in a different state, or zombie attack, you can now give them another option. Online Proctoring. NMC has online proctoring available through...
Sep 28, 2015
Brian Sweeney saw how much his physics book cost–just over $200–and he decided that that was too much for his students, most of whom would never take another physics class. Noticing how often his students turned to YouTube and the internet to get tutorials...
Aug 28, 2015
We’ve recently upgraded to Moodle 2.9 and there are many new features to learn about. We’ve held several open training sessions and visited many departments to give overviews and demonstrate new features, but just in case you weren’t able to attend we also created the...
May 29, 2015
Students with a growth mindset believe that intelligence can be developed. These students focus on learning over just looking smart, see effort as the key to success, and thrive in the face of a challenge. -Stanford’s PERTS Mindset Kit (Beta) Teaching this to...
May 18, 2015
The lightboard is an innovative teaching and learning tool that enables instructors to capture lectures in an engaging format. Essentially, instructors stand behind a piece of glass that has been framed in LED lighting and mounted on a stand. When the instructor...
