Educational Media Technologies: New Director

Educational Media Technologies: New Director

We are happy to announce that Dr. Terri Gustafson has joined EMT.  She came to NMC after 18 years at MSU, where she was previously the Director of the Center for Teaching and Technology at the College of Education.  She finished her Ph.D. in Higher, Adult, and...
Come and Celebrate: NMC Veteran’s Day Celebration

Come and Celebrate: NMC Veteran’s Day Celebration

On Veteran’s Day NMC will pay tribute to enrolled and employed veterans.  As faculty members please encourage and allow any veterans in your classes to attend the breakfast planned at 8:30am  in the Hawk Owl Cafe in West Hall. Please also consider coming out as...
Reflections from down the road…

Reflections from down the road…

Yes, I am retired; I no longer facilitate learning. Are my teaching and learning opinions still relevant? Although I no longer teach, I certainly am learning… MOOCs of great variety seem to be available everywhere; I completed two since commencement last May and am...
Do not go gentle into that good night

Do not go gentle into that good night

Are new technologies making teachers irrelevant? Our space is increasingly encroached upon by MOOCs, gamification, online classrooms, competency based curriculum, iPads in the classroom, virtually unlimited online information, and other threats to the traditional...
A Little Fun Never Hurt Anyone!

A Little Fun Never Hurt Anyone!

Sometimes stress and frustration can take over and it does not allow us to focus on what we are doing. That is why it is always important to have a little fun at work or school. A little laughter and a smile can change someone’s day.  I remember classes that I...