Worry, Balance, and Crazy Home Life: Navigating Learning NOW

Worry, Balance, and Crazy Home Life: Navigating Learning NOW

From the time I began learning about World Religions as an undergraduate at Western Michigan University (GO BRONCOS!), the teachings of H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama have struck a chord with me. In particular, since March 13th, 2020 (Friday the 13th to be exact), his...
Online Teaching: What I Have Found Helpful

Online Teaching: What I Have Found Helpful

I have been teaching online economics classes for NMC from the time they started this format I think. I can remember using Blackboard as the course management software. In all these years I’m not sure there is a perfect way to present any class online, but I...
Check Out These Free Online PD Opportunities

Check Out These Free Online PD Opportunities

The Michigan Student Success Summit In lieu of our typical annual in-person Success Summit, the Michigan Center for Student Success is pleased to be offering a schedule of dynamic virtual sessions over the course of two weeks in September (16-18th and 23-25th) as...
New PD Funding Process for this Year–Act Now!

New PD Funding Process for this Year–Act Now!

Remember that as part of the college-wide belt tightening this year, CIE’s budget has not been funded. Instead, we are using the money that we have left over from last year to fund our needs for this year. As a result, we will need to think about and do things a bit...
Fall updates: New DVD check out location & Zoom tidbits

Fall updates: New DVD check out location & Zoom tidbits

DVD Collection On August 4th, the Ed Tech team moved from their location in the Osterlin Building to the basement of West Hall Innovation Center. We are in the space formally occupied by the NMC Bookstore. As part of this downsizing, we handed over the management of...