Teaching and Learning Advisory Council (TLAC)
The mission of the Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee (TLAC) is to help stimulate the creation of a campus culture that truly values, promotes, recognizes, and rewards excellence in teaching and learning.
The TLAC co-sponsors the Excellence in Teaching Award and offers a TLAC conference grant that assists faculty in attending conferences on pedagogy.
The TLAC website maintains a resources page with links to teaching and learning materials from other institutions and locations. TLAC also schedules workshops throughout the academic year, enabling faculty to keep abreast of innovations in pedagogy.
Instructional Technology
NMU supports technology-rich instruction across course modalities, on campus, hybrid, and online.
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers a wide range of teaching and learning professional development opportunities. Instructional technologists are available in Harden Hall 106 to work with you individually to develop strategies and materials for your classes.
Support for faculty teaching online is available through the CTL and the Global Campus. The CTL offers workshops and individual consultations regarding online learning in addition to providing other support for teaching and learning. Global Campus disseminates information about distance teaching and learning-related resources on campus, and promotes collaboration and partnerships among faculty interested in distance teaching excellence.
Audio Visual Services provides classroom technology support for installed AV systems, such as projectors and sound systems. Specialized and portable equipment is also available for checkout and delivery to classrooms. AV Services also provides an index of classroom details, including furnishings and equipment.
NMU provides all students and faculty with the opportunity to have a laptop computer. For a list of the software available for your NMU-issued computer, see the Software Management system. Software can be installed at the Technology Support Services offices.
Student Experience
The Olson Library provides librarian liaisons to academic departments. These liaisons provide library instruction in the classroom on research methods and library services, create online customized library support guides for each course, and aid students with research assignments.
Many students take advantage of faculty led study abroad courses, which take place in another country, and usually occur early in the summer semester. For three summers, nursing and health education faculty Eileen Smit and Mary Jane Tremethick have led students to Honduras for a course in global health care (pictured to the right). Criminal justice professor Bob Hanson led a group to South Africa with studies focused on criminal justice practices in the rich context of social change and race relations.
NMU provides many programs that enhance student learning. The Honors Program is designed to meet the needs of academically talented students with interdisciplinary and department-based courses. The program offers small class sizes and research opportunities. NMU offers up to 40 research fellowships in the Freshman Fellows Program, a competitive program that pairs freshmen with faculty mentors.
The Superior Edge Program provides opportunities to learn about community engagement, diversity awareness, leadership development and real-world experience. Upon graduation, students receive a Superior Edge enrichment transcript along with an academic transcript.
