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

"Teaching is the highest form of understanding."
--Aristotle
 

January 22 Issue: Table of Contents

• Take the Tools for Teaching course at Main or Montoya beginning Friday, January 26
• CNM's "Guide for Working with Students with Disabilities" now available online
• "10 reasons to be a lifelong learner"--and how to get started at CNM
• At-your-desk learning: "Make and customize your own calendar for 2007"
• Productivity Primer:  "Motivation and goal-setting worksheet" for students and everyone else
• Preview Jan. 22-27 training events and learnshops
• Preview Jan. 29-Feb. 3 training events and learnshops

4Take the Tools for Teaching course at Main or Montoya beginning this Friday, January 26
Sign up for the Tools for Teaching course that begins January 26, 1:00-4:00pm at either Main or Montoya Campus.  Click on the link below to register on the Organizational Learning Calendar-and-Registration form:
http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

There are only 12 seats in each section, so register soon.

The 12-week Tools for Teaching course is open to CNM instructors and other employees who want to teach at CNM. The course takes place both in the classroom (7 sessions) and online (5 sessions) in WebCT, but no previous knowledge of WebCT is needed because the first three classroom meetings will include an orientation to WebCT and practice using its tools. Part-time instructors are paid for the seven classroom sessions.   

For complete information, read the Tools for Teaching brochure.
 

4CNM's "Guide for Working with Students with Disabilities" now available online

The updates "Instructional Resource Reference Guide: A Guide for Working with Students with Disabilities" can now be viewed on the Student Services website at

http://planet.cnm.edu/studentservice/specialservices/SpecialNeedsHandbook.pdf

This comprehensive guide offers instructors and staff offers suggestions and ideas for helping students with all kinds of disabilities--learning as well as physical and emotional disabilities--to succeed at CNM.  The guide was rewritten and updated by Shirley Ellison, ECA instructor. 

4"10 reasons to be a lifelong learner"--and how to get started at CNM

"Everyone says lifelong learning is good for you. That's about as inspiring as being told to take your vitamins. Need a bit more motivation? Here are MonsterLearning's top 10 immediate, practical reasons you need to expand your knowledge and keep learning."

http://learning.monster.com/learning/resources/article/103962?id=972ff10d9b60df504b24c00aadb5e798   

And if the article convinces you of the value of becoming a lifelong learner--and you're not already one--check out Organizational Learning's Calendar of Events for ways to get started here at CNM.

4At-your-desk learning:  "Make and customize your own calendar for 2007"
Make a new calendar for the new year by choosing from many downloadable templates on the Microsoft website:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?qu=2007+calendar

Need a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly calendar?  There are templates for each kind.  Choose from different styles and layouts as well.  Add pictures, appointments, whatever, to customize a calendar that works well for you and your workplace.

4Productivity Primer:  "Motivation and goal-setting worksheet" for students and everyone else
This goal-setting worksheet was designed with students in mind, but it can be just as useful for others as well. In addition, it shows how goals can be used to motivate the goal-setter. The source of this worksheet is the Counseling Services, University of Victoria, website
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/goals.html

4Preview Jan. 22-27 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of January 8-13. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

 Wednesday, Jan. 24

• Student-Employee Supervisor Training (Main)

 Friday, Jan. 26

• Tools for Teaching (Main and Montoya sections)
• New Employee Orientation, Phase III (Main)
• Defensive Driving (Main)

4Preview Jan. 29-Feb. 3 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of January 15-20. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

 Monday, Jan. 29

• Podcasting: Introduction (Main)

 Tuesday, Jan. 30

• PowerPoint Intro (Main)

 Wednesday, Jan. 31

• Hazard Communication (Main)

 Thursday, Feb. 1

• Supervisory Training (9 weeks; 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.