Organizational Learning's News YOU Can Use, December 4, 2006

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

 

"Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand…what he learns and the way he understands it."
-Soren Kierkegaard

 

December 4 Issue: Table of Contents

  • "Time Management Delivers Stress-free Holiday Bliss"
  • "Teaching Students with Disabilities"
  • At-your-desk learning: "Filing Frenzy:  Organize Your Documents on Your PC"
  • Productivity Primer:  "Managing Internal Distractions"
  • Preview Dec. 11-16 training events and learnshops

4 "Time Management Delivers Stress-free Holiday Bliss

"If I could provide one time management tip that would be most universally beneficial, it would be to set and keep in mind your primary goals for your holidays. For some, it is to have a holiday with as many friend and family members as possible. For some, it may be about cooking a special meal as a gift of your time for others. Whatever it is, focus on the goal and then take action towards it." That's motivational speaker David Saunders' tip for holiday bliss.  Read more here:
http://www.1888pressrelease.com/press-release-834cfs4.html 
 

4"Teaching Students with Disabilities" 

This online information from the University of California, Berkeley's Disabled Students Program offers guidelines and tips for helping students with a variety of disabilities to learn.  Read how to help the following students:

  • Students who are deaf or hard of hearing

  • Students with learning disabilities

  • Students with attention deficit or hyperactivity disorder

  • Students with psychological disabilities

  • Students with speech impairments

  • Students with visual disabilities

  • Students with limited manual dexterity

  • Students with mobility impairments

  • Students with chronic illness or pain

http://dsp.berkeley.edu/TeachStudentsWithDisab.html#7

 

4At-your-desk learning:  "Filing Frenzy:  Organize Your Documents on Your PC"

"Whether it's saving your letters or to-do lists, or sorting your favorite Web site bookmarks, organizing the files on your computer is an important part of system maintenance." This tutorial will show you the basics of how to categorize all the different types of files on your computer to save time and hard-disk space.

  • Construct a functional filing system

  • Assess and discard old files

  • Tidy up e-mail folders

  • Back up files you use regularly

  • File your Web site favorites

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/organizefiles.mspx

4Productivity Primer:  "Managing Internal Distractions"
"While coaching people, I often hear about the distractions that prevent them from getting done what they say they want to get done. I hear them complain about all the things that pull them off of their focus. But what is mentioned in the GTD ["Getting Things Done"] training is who distracts us the most? WE DO! How does that happen?"

Coach Meg Edwards on the "Getting Things Done" website offers ideas for managing our internal distractions and staying on task in order to complete our goals and to-do lists each day.
http://www.davidco.com/coaches_corner/Meg_Edwards/article45.html

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)

4Preview Dec. 11-16 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of December 11-16. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2006Fall/calendar_registration.htm

  Wednesday, Dec. 13

  • Quick Start Academy (JMMC)

 Thursday, Dec. 14

  • Teamwork in the Workplace: Intro (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.