Video Games and the Learning Process

When I first learned to play Monopoly, we had the pressed cardboard game area, the small pieces (I always wanted the car), and the rulebook near in case we needed to check if someone was playing fair.  We read the book, set up the board, dealt the money, and began to...
Audio Recording Feedback to Students

Audio Recording Feedback to Students

Often there are time constraints in providing detailed and individualized feedback to a large number of students regarding their class participation or a particular assignment.  An audio recording can facilitate your provision of this feedback and allow you to explore...
Covering All The Bases for Student Success:  Beyond Early Feedback

Covering All The Bases for Student Success: Beyond Early Feedback

Amjad Khan and Tracy Russo Given the recent pennant race with many ups and downs for Tigers fans, a baseball metaphor seemed appropriate to frame strategies helping students score in school. Bring home the run Over the many years of my teaching experience, I have...
The Advising Center

The Advising Center

Your Advising Center has had a pretty busy year, and is pleased to announce an easy to find Advising information resource right here at: teaching.nmc.edu/advising. But before you click, please take a moment to check out what else they have been up to. Advising Center...
Choices, Choices: Moodle Choice Activity

Choices, Choices: Moodle Choice Activity

This activity allows you, as an instructor, to ask your students a single question with a selection of possible answers, however… Did you know the Choice activity can be used: As a quick poll. As a discussion starter. To allow students to vote on a direction for the...