Universal Design

Universal Design

Accessible content doesn’t just benefit those with disabilities. For example, in the case of web video, captioned content benefits ESL students and those who prefer to learn by both reading and hearing new terminology. In a sound-sensitive environment like a library,...
What’s New with Accessibility

What’s New with Accessibility

The following is some great information shared out by Michigan Colleges Online: Accessibility Rules Updated: A  long-awaited update to a federal rule ups the pressure on colleges and universities to ensure that their information and communication technology services...

Chunky Quizzes to Improve Student Success

We would like to showcase Tom Gordon this month. Tom used the light board to create a video to share his great idea. To see all the great ideas on the Sharing Showcase
Join the OER Movement at NMC

Join the OER Movement at NMC

  According to a recent report published by Michigan Colleges Online (MCO), Community Colleges in Michigan saved students more than $1.5 million dollars in the Fall of 2016 by using Open Educational Resources (OER). OERs are freely available educational materials...
WATCH NOW: New Moodle Plugins Webinar

WATCH NOW: New Moodle Plugins Webinar

Earlier this term we held two face-to-face training sessions and two online Zoom meetings to show off several new plugins that offer some incredible functions and usable features for the online portion of your courses. Watch a recorded version of the training and read...