Organizational Learning's News YOU Can Use, February 5, 2007

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

 

"School improvement is most surely and thoroughly achieved when teachers engage in frequent, continuous and increasingly concrete talk about teaching practices...capable of distinguishing one practice and its virtue from another."
 --Judith Warren Little, education researcher
 

February 5 Issue: Table of Contents

  • Nominate yourself or other instructors to present at the Student Success Initiative, Part 3--Nomination deadline is Feb. 14
  • Reminder: "Critical Thinking in the Classroom"--share your ideas at a brown-bag lunch on Feb. 8
  • At-your-desk learning: Organizing your electronic files
  • Productivity Primer:  Make lists!
  • Preview Jan. 29-Feb. 3 training events and learnshops
  • Preview Feb. 5-10 training events and learnshops

4Nominate yourself or other instructors to present at the Student Success Initiative, Part 3--Nomination deadline is Feb. 14
CNM faculty and instructional staff's "best practices" will be the focus of Part 3 of the year-long Student Success Initiative to be held March 30 in Smith Brasher Hall, Main Campus.  The half-day conference will provide an opportunity for faculty and instructional staff to share ideas about classroom strategies that promote success for our students.

 

If you are a member of the CNM community who has developed a strong and/or innovative approach for increasing student success, please consider sharing what you do with your colleagues!  This may include teaching styles and/or classroom techniques (e.g., innovative group work, games, brain-based learning strategies, contextual learning, interactive techniques, etc.). To nominate someone or to make a workshop or panel proposal yourself, download the form by clicking on the link below, complete it, and then email it to Kayleigh Carabajal no later than Wednesday, February 14:
http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/TransformLearn/StudentSuccessProgramPart3Nomination-ProposaForm.rtf

 

If you would like to register for the March 30 event, click on the link below, which will take you to the Organizational Learning Calendar-and-Registration form:
http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

 

Learn more about this event at this webpage:
http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/TransformLearn/student_success_3.htm

 

4Reminder:  Critical Thinking in the Classroom": Share ideas at a brown-bag lunch on Feb. 8

What are your thoughts on critical thinking?  The Student Academic Achievement Committee (SAAC) has identified critical thinking as one of five core competencies for all CNM graduates.  This year, program directors are asked to measure their graduates' abilities in critical thinking. 

 

Please come to the brown-bag lunch on Thursday, February 8, to hear what the Liberal Arts and Automotive Technology Programs have done in this area and share your own ideas and experiences.  Bring or buy your lunch at the Food Court, where this event will take place. Register for this event on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

 

4At-your-desk learning:  Organizing your electronic files  
 This tutorial is directed to instructors, but it can be useful for anyone who wants to save electronic files and find them again without an exhaustive search. As this webpage explains, "Organization is a big time saver...One place where you can gain greater efficiencies may be in how you maintain your filing system. Computers are great when it comes to searching for, analyzing, and storing information. But, if you don't understand how best to organize that information on your computer hard disk or your network, the value of this power is lost." Learn how to regain that power on this website:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/workessentials/HA012191661033.aspx 

4Productivity Primer:  Make lists!
Making a list of things to do or goals to achieve or people to contact is often the first, best step you can take toward getting the job, whatever it is, done. On the Microsoft webpage below, you'll find a huge range of list templates that you can download. 
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101172571033.aspx 

While many of the list templates apply to personal and at-home uses, many others relate to the workplace, including these:

4Preview Feb. 5-10 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of February 5-10. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

 Tuesday, Feb. 6

  • PowerPoint: Intermediate (Main)
  • File Management: Introduction (Main)

 Thursday, Feb. 8 

  • Critical Thinking in the Classroom (Main)

 Friday, Feb. 9 

  • Defensive Driving (Main)
  • Passport for Faculty (Main)

4Preview Feb. 12-17 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of February 12-17. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

Monday, Feb. 12

  • Podcasting: Advanced  (Main)

 Tuesday, Feb. 13

 Wednesday, Feb. 14

  • WorkKeys: Teamwork (Main)

 Thursday, Feb. 15

  • WorkKeys: Locating Information (Main)
  • Excel: Advanced (JMMC)
  • Student-Employee Supervisor Training (Main)
  • WorkKeys: Observation (Main)
  • Sexual Harassment Awareness (JMMC)

 Friday, Feb. 16

  • WorkKeys: Observation (Main)
  • WorkKeys: Listening (Main)

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