Happy Thanksgiving! Organizational Learning's News YOU Can Use, November 20, 2006

A weekly e-newsletter from CNM's Organizational Learning Division with training and development ideas and opportunities for all employees

 

"In everyone’s life at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the human spirit."

-Albert Schweitzer

 

November 20 Issue: Table of Contents

  • "Security Essentials for Computer Users": Take this Online Learning course offered through Organizational Learning
  • "A Strong Ending to the Semester":  Ideas for bringing the semester to a satisfying conclusion
  • At-your-desk learning: Microsoft Excel Modules (Tutorials)
  • Productivity Primer:  "Never do the same thing twice"
  • Preview Nov. 20-25 training events and learnshops
  • Preview Nov. 27-Dec. 2 training events and learnshops

4"Security Essentials for Computer Users":  Take this Online Learning course offered through Organizational Learning

"Everyone who uses a computer or accesses the Internet should be concerned about computer security. In the "Security Essentials for Computer Users" course from LearnKey, you’ll learn about common security threats and their countermeasures." Expert instructor Mike Meyers addresses these topics:

  • setting strong passwords

  • ensuring email and browser privacy

  • activating anti-virus protection

  • thwarting hackers.

At the conclusion of this course, you’ll be aware of threats to your computer security and you’ll know how to take concrete steps to protect against them.


 Find out about this and many other courses offered online through the Division of Organizational Learning:  http://cnm.onlineexpert.com/elearning/  Click on "Course Catalog" to view other courses or click "Contact Us" to sign up for this "CIW Site Designer Course."

 

4"A Strong Ending to the Semester":  Ideas for bringing the semester to a satisfying conclusion

This website on Western Kentucky University's Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching offers "many choices for finishing the semester in a manner that enables students to integrate and summarize course material at more complex levels and to increase retention of learning for application in later course work or living."  Ideas fall into these categories:

  • Individual student activities

  • Small group activities

  • Whole classroom activities

  • Course review ideas

  • Final exam ideas

Read about them at this web address: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/booklets/endsem.html

 

4At-your-desk learning:  Microsoft Excel Modules (Tutorials)

This webpage on the "Internet 4 Classrooms" website is FULL of Excel tutorials geared toward instructional use, BUT anyone interested in learning how to use Excel or how to use it better will find this page useful:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm

 Productivity Primer:  "Never do the same thing twice"
"If you perform a [computer] task one time and find yourself doing it again, stop," says Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, The Productivity Pro. Then, "ask yourself, 'When have I already done this?' Many people waste time on repetitive tasks instead of putting an automated system or process in place."

Stack advises:  "Figure out how to do a repetitive task efficiently so that you don't waste time each time for the same results. If you're going to do something more than two times, figure out how to automate it. Look at the tasks that you do every day, week, and month, over and over again. What can you do to automate those tasks?"

Read Laura Stack's ideas for automating your systems and processes:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/workessentials/HA011552391033.aspx

 Preview Nov. 20-25 training events and learnshops

No events scheduled

 Preview Nov. 27-Dec. 2 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of November 27-December 2. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2006Fall/calendar_registration.htm

 Thursday, Nov. 30

  • Resiliency Training (Main)

 Friday, Dec. 1 

  • Classroom Performance Systems (Main)

If you need help to register or find out more about Organizational Learning events, contact Jean Montaño at 224-4400 or by email: jmontano@cnm.edu.