Nov 5, 2013
I am often stopped and asked a variety of questions regarding the students with disabilities (SWD) here at NMC. Many of those questions revolve around the approved accommodations. In the next several editions of this column I’ll share some of those in a Q & A...
Nov 4, 2013
Lately I’ve been studying Agile Programming. One idea new to me is the concept of “technology debt.” The gist is this: if developers choose to release a version of software with fewer features or more bugs than planned and desired, they accumulate a...
Nov 4, 2013
One strategy to elicit critical thinking is to omit important facts when presenting scenarios to students for classroom discussion. Often instructors take considerable care in class to articulate each important fact within a particular scenario that students will...
Nov 4, 2013
That’s right! Ever thought about using a quiz for a lesson? Or how about as a study guide? It’s easy, and it’s all in how you set it up. Instead of an assessment tool, re-purpose as an active learning activity where students can: Watch a video clip. Go to websites...
Nov 1, 2013
Instead of telling the students what the concept of order of magnitude is, I let them discover its meaning through a writing prompt. Following is the prompt statement (derived from a Just-In-Time physics question), the students’ results, & the lead up to the...
