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

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

-Nelson Mandela

November 27 Issue: Table of Contents

• "Mentoring": Take this Online Learning course offered through Organizational Learning
• "Getting Results": A free, online, multimedia professional development course for training community college faculty
• "What to do on the last day of class":  A variety of ways to make the last day count
• At-your-desk learning: "Windows Basics"
• Productivity Primer:  "Triple your personal productivity"
• Preview Nov. 27-Dec. 2 training events and learnshops
• Preview Dec. 4-9 training events and learnshops

4 "Mentoring": Take this Online Learning course offered through Organizational Learning

Is mentoring right for you? You'll find this interactive training course to be an insightful guide to better mentoring in today's workplace and learn the skills of a competent, inspiring teacher. This course, based on the book Mentoring by Gordon F. Shea, explains the many styles of mentoring, how to understand mentee needs and what types of behaviors to practice and avoid.

The course will help you become an effective mentor by using the ideas and concepts that let you see results. Learn from real-world, ready-to-use advice, with a special section for handling unique situations, including cross-cultural and gender issues.
 

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 "Mentor."
 

4"What to do on the last day of class":  A variety of way to make the last day count 

"Too often, the last day of a class can be taken up with housekeeping—information on the final, last minute details, and course evaluations. But as Richard Lyons, author of several books on college teaching, says, 'The final class is a key student retention milepost.' Find ways to make the last day count, ways that fit your goals and approach" on this University of California, Berkeley, Office of Educational Development webpage

http://teaching.berkeley.edu/lastdayofclass.html

4"Getting Results":  A free, online, multimedia professional development course for training community college faculty
Getting Results is a free, online, multimedia professional development course for training community college faculty, produced by WGBH-TV in association with the League.  The course consists of six modules that focus on the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, specifically in Advanced Technology Education classrooms, but they can be useful to community college instructors of other courses as well.  The videos accompanying the modules include real teachers and students in real classroom settings across the country, representing a range of fields, institutions, programs, and subject areas.

Suitable for self-study, face-to-face training, or other formats of online and onsite use, Getting Results gives faculty members strategies for deepening teaching and learning. Extensive curriculum is now available online at no charge at http://www.league.org/gettingresults.

Getting Results begins with an orientation video followed by six modules. Each module features classroom videos illustrating classroom practice; background information about the teacher and class; activities for learners; readings; downloadable, printable PDF versions of web-based text content; customizable PowerPoint slide shows; and suggestions on how to incorporate the strategies into users’ own classrooms. The module topics include:

• Creating a Community of Learners;
• Planning for Outcomes;
• Active Teaching and Learning;
• Moving Beyond the Classroom;
• Teaching with Technology; and 
• Assessing Teaching and Learning.

Funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technology Education (ATE) Program, Getting Results was produced by WGBH-TV in association with the League for Innovation in the Community College. Getting Results draws on research about best practices in adult learning. It has been piloted at 13 community and technical colleges, and the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) at the University of Texas at Austin is conducting formative and summative evaluations through 2007.

You can review the course at this web address:  http://www.league.org/gettingresults/web/

4At-your-desk learning:  "Windows Basics"

Refresh your understanding of Microsoft's Windows operating system and how it can work for you by taking the tutorial available on your computer.  To access it, click on the START button in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen.  From the menu bar that pops up, select on HELP AND SUPPORT.  Then from the dialogue box that opens up, click on WINDOWS BASICS, which is located under the list of HELP TOPICS.  Now click on CORE WINDOWS TASKS and choose one of the subtopics you're interested in, such as

• Customizing your desktop

• Working with files and folders

• Managing windows

• and many others

4Productivity Primer:  "Triple Your Personal Productivity"
Read Steve Pavlina's "simple system that allowed me to nearly triple my productivity" and learn "some very practical ideas you can apply right away to increase your effectiveness without working any harder than you do now." You'll find this tutorial on Steve's "Personal Development for Smart People" website:
http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/triple-your-personal-productivity.htm

4Preview 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)

4Preview Dec. 4-9 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of December 4-9. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2006Fall/calendar_registration.htm

 Monday, Dec. 4

• New-Supervisors Training (Main)

 Tuesday, Dec. 5

• Hazard Communication (Main)

 Wednesday, Dec. 7

• Quick Start Academy (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.