Organizational Learning's News YOU Can Use, February 27, 2007

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

 

"The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce."

 --Virginia Gildersleeve

 

February 27 Issue: Table of Contents

  • On Course "Student Success Strategies":  an online library of resources for college educators
  • New learnshop series begins March 14:  Digital Visual Resources for Instruction and other purposes, too
  • Sign up now to participate in the March 30 Student Success Initiative, Part 3 
  • At-your-desk learning: Change clip art colors in MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Productivity Primer: These "7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers" apply to supervisors, too
  • Preview Feb. 26-Mar. 3 training events and learnshops
  • Preview Mar. 5-10 training events and learnshops

 

4On Course "Student Success Strategies":  an online library of resources for college educators  
"Each strategy has the purpose of empowering students to become active, responsible learners.  The majority of these ideas appeared originally in the On Course Newsletter compiled by Skip Downing, educational writer and consultant. 
http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/Student Success Strategies.htm

Check out Skip Downing's "On Course Principles" as well:
http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/On%20Course%20Principles.htm

4New learnshop series begins March 14:  Digital Visual Resources for Instruction and other purposes, too

Mary Bates Ulibarri, CHSS art instructor, will teach a new series of three learnshops on "Digital Visual Resources for Instruction" in March and April. The first workshop on March 14 entitled "Accessing Online Images for Instruction" will learn

  • what they can and cannot do under "fair use" copyright law for educational purposes.  
  • how to 
    • use internet search engines
    • locate online image collections and use searching strategies to locate desired images
    • evaluate search results for availability for educational use
    • create a list of links for access to protected images
    • evaluate image quality for the  intended purpose;
    • organize images and store images for later use in presentation;
    • capture, organize and store the identification information
    • capture, organize and store source information/documentation

During the second learnshop on "Digitization" on April 4, participants will learn how to scan and document the visual materials they already have as print images, and how to edit and store digital images.

 

Then during the third and last learnshop, "Creating Visual Presentations for Instruction," on April 18, participants will learn principles and practices that will help them create effective slide lecture and study materials for instruction using digital images collected from a variety of sources. 

 

To learn more about these learnshops and to register for one or more of them, visit this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

 

4Sign up now to participate in the March 30 Student Success Initiative, Part 3
There's still time to register!  Part 3 of the year-long Student Success Initiative is designed to celebrate and encourage our own “best practices” at CNM. This half-day conference will provide an opportunity for faculty and instructional staff to share ideas about learning strategies that promote success for our students. 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

 

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

 

4At-your-desk learning:  Change clip art colors in MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint 
These step-by-step instructions will show you how easy it is to change the color of clip art in MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.  It couldn't be easier!

http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/clipart/HA010831331033.aspx

4Productivity Primer:  These "7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers" apply to supervisors, too
"Developing effective habits isn't easy.  Like anything worthwhile, it takes commitment and conviction.  If these habits were simple, every single manager [and supervisor] would have already put them into practice, and that's just not the case.  Are you up for the challenge?"  Find out here:
 http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/cwwebsite/seven_habits.htm

4Preview Feb. 26-Mar. 3 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of February 26-March 3. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

  Friday, Mar. 2

  • Podcasting: Intermediate (Main)

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

 Tuesday, Mar. 6

  • Outlook, Part 3 (Main)
  • Using Your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) As A Supervisory Tool (Main)

 Wednesday, Mar. 7

  • Student Employee Supervisor Training (Main)

 Thursday, Mar. 8

  • Effective Time Management (Main)

 Friday, Mar. 9

  • Defensive Driving--for recertification only (WTC)
  • Podcasting: Advanced (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.