In episode 99, host Will Kollmeyer helps the college celebrate being named an Apple Distinguished School by welcoming vice president of instruction Dr. Michelle Baragona, chemistry teacher Jason Miller and Leigh Ann Stewart, who is in the Office of Disability Accommodations, to the podcast to talk about the ways that technology, especially the iPad, has changed the culture at Northeast. During her interview, Baragona talks about the process that started back in the Fall of 2015 with the oNE Northeast approach that helped lead up to the Apple Distinguished School award and how faculty have bought into the idea of having technology in the classroom. Not only has technology changed the way faculty teach, but it has also changed the way students learn in the classroom. In addition to changing the culture, it has also helped save students nearly $6 million in textbook costs as the college embraced Open Educational Resources. Chemistry instructor Jason Miller presents the faculty side of the technology revolution at Northeast and talks about how it has changed the way students take notes in his classroom and how it has helped them succeed in difficult subjects such as Chemistry. Leigh Ann Stewart gives the iPad a new dimension when she discusses how the iPad has allowed those with disabilities to get their college degrees. Stewart talks about two students, who just finished in the last year and if it was not for the iPad, neither would have been able to finish their degrees as fast as they did. Between the segments, Kollmeyer gives a rundown of events that are happening in the next 10 days and also mentions a few events to be on the lookout for later in the month. Don't forget that we have also started a YouTube account, http://bit.ly/NEMCCTigerTalkYouTube , and we will be putting all our podcasts on our YouTube channel as time allows. Future guests on the podcast, do not fret; this is an audio-only YouTube account with the video produced by the Headliner App. As always, if you have any podcast ideas or want to be a guest on the podcast, drop us a line and we can get you set up to be on an upcoming episode of TigerTalk.
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