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

"We have much to learn; let us teach one another as kindly as we can."
-Reade

March 12 Issue: Table of Contents

• Instructional design:  "Fink's 5 principles of good course design" and "Preparing or revising a course"
• Diversity, Equity, and Culture at CNM: An Introductory Workshop offered on March 23 and again on April 6
• Don't miss the Student Success Initiative, Part 3, on March 30
• At-your-desk learning: Get out of your Inbox with Outlook 2007
• Productivity primer: Dealing with the junta virus at CNM--"9 tips for running more productive meetings"
• Preview Mar.12-17 training events and learnshops
• Preview Mar. 19-24 training events and learnshops
• Joke of the week

4Instructional design:  "Fink's 5 principles of good course design" and "Preparing or revising a course"

This PDF file available on the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Engineering website includes both the principles of L. Dee Fink and a plan--by Barbara Gross Davis of "Tools for Teaching" fame--for designing or redesigning a course.  This is a straightforward guide for planning "what to teach, how to teach it, and how to ensure that students are learning what is being taught."
http://ns2.gmit.ie/campus/engineering/review/review_info/teaching_&_learning/2-instruction_design.pdf

4Diversity, Equity, and Culture at CNM: An Introductory Workshop offered on March 23 and again on April 6 
Register now for either the March 23 or April 6 introductory workshop inaugurating the Diversity Institute at CNM, open to both faculty and staff. 
http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/Diversity/index.htm

4Don't miss the Student Success Initiative, Part 3, on March 30
Learn about teaching and learning “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: Get out of your Inbox with Outlook 2007 
"While it's true that e-mail can make communication more efficient, it's also true that the volume of messages can get overwhelming quickly...Outlook 2007 includes features to help you control e-mail volumes, find what you need, and act when and where action is required. Some of these features have been with Outlook all along, and some are new to this version. The good news is that all these features are flexible; so you'll be able to adapt them to fit your own organizational style." This handy tutorial shows and tells (with audio) how to use the best features of Outlook 2007, and it's useful for those using Outlook 2003 as well because many of them are available in the 2003 version as well.
http://office.microsoft.com/training/Training.aspx?AssetID=RC100647451033&CTT=6&Origin=RC100647451033

4Productivity Primer:  Dealing with the junta virus at CNM--"9 tips for running more productive meetings"
Art Cordova, South Valley Campus Director, has been heard to say that there's a "junta virus" rampant at CNM (junta means meeting in Spanish), and he's looking for a cure. The fact is that many of us at CNM attend a lot of meetings, and not all of those meetings are as productive as we wish they were.  Here are "9 tips for running more productive meetings" (43 Folders website) that can help:.
http://www.43folders.com/2006/02/21/meetings/

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

 Tuesday, Mar. 13

• PowerPoint Intro (JMMC) 

 Wednesday, Mar. 14

• Hazard Communication (Main) 
• Digital Visual Resources for Instruction I: Internet Resources for Instruction (Main) 

 Thursday, Mar. 15  

• Coping With Difficult People (JMMC) 

 Friday, Mar. 16

• Passport for Faculty (JMMC)

4Preview Mar. 19-24 training events and learnshops
The following events are scheduled for the week of March 19-24. View complete details and register for these events on this webpage: http://planet.cnm.edu/orglearn/Institute/2007Spring/calendar_registration.htm

 Tuesday, Mar. 20

• PowerPoint: Intermediate (JMMC)
• Balancing Work & Family (Main)

 Thursday, Mar. 22

• Excel: Intermediate (Main)

 Friday, Mar. 23

• Defensive Driving

4Joke of the week
A psychiatrist's receptionist alerts the doctor: "A man is out here who says he is invisible."
"Tell him I can't see him right now," replies the doctor.

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.