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DL Leadership Team
Xeturah Woodley
Executive Director
Academic Affairs
Brian Ditmer
Distance Learning Specialist
Rafael
Martinez
Distance Learning Specialist
Robin Fernandez
Clerical
Specialist
Contact Information:
Distance Learning Dept.
525 Buena Vista SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 224-3317 – office
(505) 224–3321 – fax
CNM's
Distance Learning Site
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Announcements
Thank you for all you do to keep
the enrollment growing in DL. There has been no marketing
campaign for DL courses and still our enrollment grows. We
now offer more online courses than any public institution in
the State of New Mexico. Our students are continually
asking for more courses via this instructional method and
our faculty members keep rising to the occasion.
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Distance Learning Enrollment |
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Fall
2007 |
Fall 2006 |
% Change |
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Applied
Technologies |
53 |
54 |
-1.9% |
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Business and
Info Technology |
1,532 |
1,288 |
18.9% |
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CHSS |
1,243 |
691 |
79.9% |
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ECA |
437 |
262 |
58.4% |
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Health,
Wellness & Public Safety |
157 |
211 |
-25.6% |
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Math, Science
& Engineering |
409 |
388 |
5.4% |
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VP for
Academic Affairs |
20 |
5 |
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Total |
3,122 |
2,404 |
29.9% |
You all are
outstanding! Thank you!
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DL Tools
Online
Tutoring - now available!
| Online Tutoring is now available for CNM students
provided by Smarthinking.com. Smarthinking,
Inc. is an online tutoring service provider
contracted by CNM to support our
online students. CNM
student accounts are for 300 minutes of tutoring time per term.
The following areas are supported:
| Accounting |
Biology |
| Chemistry |
Economics |
| Mathematics |
Physics |
| Spanish |
Statistics |
| Writing |
Professional Writing |
How does it work?
Students login to their personal homepage from the Smarthinking
website. From there they have a choice of methods to interact with
Smarthinking's e-structors:
- drop-in Live sessions (available 24-7 for
Math)
- prescheduled appointments
- submitted questions or papers with a 24-hour
turnaround
- Academic resources are available free with
your account
- Click this link for
More
info about student accounts
How much does it cost?
CNM pays Smarthinking so the service is free to our
students. We are only billed for the actual tutoring time you use.
You may use the practice whiteboard without charging minutes to your
account.
Who can use it? CNM Distance Learning students, as well as
students at the South Valley and Westside campuses, in supported
courses are pre-registered for a student account through the
Assistance Centers for Education (ACE). Any other student may
contact the coordinator (see below).
How can I find out more?
go to
About your Account or contact the ACE Online Tutoring
coordinator by phone at (505) 224-4308 or by email at randyc@cnm.edu.
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Increasing Online Testing Security Respondus LockDown Browser - Now
Available!
Respondus LockDown Browser™ is a custom browser that locks down
the testing environment within Blackboard. When students use Respondus
LockDown Browser they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or
access other applications. When an assessment is started, students are
locked into it until they submit it for grading. (Supports Windows and Mac
OS X 10.3.9+.)
It only takes one click!
The LockDown Browser is activated on your Blackboard course when you click
on Assessments (from Teach Tab) then Edit Properties to change the Security
Settings.
Click here to view the Introduction to the LockDown Browser video
Click here for a
Tutorial on Enabling the Lockdown Browser for a test
What about the students? Do they need to do anything? Yes, they
need to load a plug-in on their computers (1-2 minutes installation).
The plug-in can be downloaded from:
http://www.respondus.com/lockdown/information.pl?ID=916915865
Please note there is a
Windows and MacIntosh version.
NOTE: The LockDown
Browser is currently installed in the DL Testing Center (S-16 Main).
ITS will install the browser in all CNM Students Labs. For more
information, contact the ITS Learning Management Systems Administrator, John
Warren at
jwarren@cnm.edu
Welcome our new DL Staff Member
Ambrosha Miranda,
Student Employee
Ambrosha will be helping us at
Main Campus. She is a Paralegal student who wants to continue into
Law School (another lawyer!). She helps us on
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Welcome Ambrosha!
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Student
Spotlight
Cynthia Ramsey
Office Tech & Accounting Major
Cynthia is
an Office Tech and Accounting student who has taken several Distance
Learning classes at CNM. She tells us that Distance Education has
facilitated her return to College.
Here are a few
answers Cynthia provided us in her interview. Make sure you click on the
link below to read the rest of the interview.
Question:
How did you
first learn about Distance Learning at CNM?
Answer:
I initially first learned about
Distance Learning in 1997 but I didn’t taken any DL classes until Spring of
2007. I decided to take the DL courses because I live a good 30 minutes
away from the nearest branch and it has been 10 years since I have been to
college.
Question:
What have
been the most valuable aspects of your Distance Learning experience?
Answer:
The most valuable
aspects of Distance Learning Experience is that I can set aside family time,
and I can create my own school schedule. I must say that it is also a
benefit that I don’t have to drive 30 minutes to school every day, and worry
about parking spaces or gas prices! Also, my boyfriend and I are always
traveling so I can take school with me!
 Cynthia
Ramsey's Complete Interview
What's
Happening
Explore the Majors
The Explore the Majors Fair took place this past September 25 & 26 at the
SSC in Main. The theme was Carnival and as you can see from the
photos, everybody was in the Carnival mood. Click on the thumbnails to
view the pictures. Then click back on your browser.
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Distance Learning was represented at the Fair!
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Brian points to Rafael "You better fill that bowl with candies or nobody will show up!"
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Gabe Montoya from Advisement was one of the MCs. Barbara Silva (back) also from Advisement organized the event
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The Art Department was present. Trish Holmes from the Art Studio takes care of a customer.
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Even Jackson Pollock would appreciate this paint.
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Health, Wellness & Public Safety made clear they wanted to win the best decorated station award.
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These are the HWPS Voodoo dolls. If you poke them, you don't get H, W or PS.
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Cosmetology was in tune with the Carnival theme.
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Leslye Evans-Lane from Advisement and Counseling became a Fortune Teller during the event.
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Rob Carriaga from TRIO gave his best Marcel Marceau impersonation.
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