New Permanent Online Courses

New Permanent Online Courses

So you want to move a class online or hybrid delivery?!? The normal development process for a class that has never been offered online or hybrid: Fill out the Online/Hybrid Course Development Request Form. Submit the form to your academic chair. After the course has...
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...