Teaching Excellence
Share and celebrate what
CNM faculty do well in the classroom
Free educational videos on demand available online
You and your students can view
Annenberg Media programs of your choice online wherever
access to fast internet access is available.
There is no charge for this
service, but
free sign up is required for first-time users.
View the list of available educational programs,
select one, and go to the individual program description
listing. Then click on the
 icon to begin viewing.
Here is a small sampling of the
many videos available on a wide range of subjects:
►Algebra:
In Simplest Terms: for college and high
school algebra courses.
►Connect
with English: "A video instructional series in
English as a second language for college and high school
classrooms and adult learners"
►Bridging
World History: "This video course for high
school and college teachers examines history through a
thematic lens, showing interrelationships across time
and place."
►Cycles
of Life: Exploring Biology: "This video
instructional series on biology for college and high
school classrooms and adult learners provides a
comprehensive overview of the living world, from the
simplest organisms to the vast web of Earth's
ecosystems."
►Destinos:
An Introduction to Spanish: "This video
instructional series for college and high school
classrooms and adult learners teaches Spanish speaking,
listening, and comprehension skills."
►Discovering
Psychology: Updated Edition: "Cover the
fundamental principles of psychology in this updated
video instructional series for college and high school
classrooms and adult learners."
In
addition to these programs, there are many more on a
variety of subjects and suitable for college-level
courses.
These programs are
developed by Annenberg Media, which "uses media and
telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in
American schools. This mandate is carried out chiefly by
the funding and broad distribution of educational video
programs with coordinated Web and print materials for
the professional development of K-12 teachers. It is
part of
The Annenberg Foundation and advances the
Foundation's goal of encouraging the development of more
effective ways to share ideas and knowledge."
7-Second Survey
What
strategy (or strategies) have you used and found
effective to entice--or coerce--students to keep
coming to class, class after class, week after week?
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Quotation
"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the
natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of
satisfying it afterwards."
-Anatole France
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At-your-desk learning
Learn
or improve your technology skills right at your desk
Quick
ergonomic tips for setting up your computer workstation at work
and at home
Whether at work or at home, you can
use these tips to set up your computer workstation and avoid
the strain and pain that can accompany the frequent use of
computers and phones at your desk.
This photo was taken from a web page designed as an
assignment for Human Factors: Ergonomics,
Anthropometrics and Biomechanics class taught by
Professor Alan Hedge at the Department of Design
and Environmental Analysis, College of Human Ecology,
Cornell University.
Productivity Primer
Most of us have to read to stay
current in our jobs. In fact, many of us are deluged with
printed or digital matter that we need to read each day.
One way to keep on top of this reading is to learn how to speed
read.
This article, "Speed
Reading: Radically Increasing Your Reading Speed," on the
Mind Tools website explains the techniques of speed reading:
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Increase the number
of words read in each "block" of text
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Reduce the length of
time spent reading each block
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Reduce the number of
times your eyes skip back to a previous sentence
Like any skill, speed
reading takes practice--and practice will make you,
if not perfect, at least a faster reader.
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This newsletter is produced by
Nancy
King, for the Organizational Learning Division.
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News & previews
Find out the latest information
on upcoming events & opportunities for training and development
at CNM
MS Office 2007
training will begin in late July
CNM staff and faculty who are currently using Office 2003 will
be able to get training in
Microsoft Office 2007 through Organizational Learning by
late July. This information comes from Greg Casaus,
director. You can contact Greg for more information at 224-4244
or email him at
gcasaus6@cnm.edu.
The training coincides with the
installation of Office 2007 in academic computer labs during the
term break prior to the beginning of the Fall 2007 term.
Gina Rodriguez, academic technology support manager for
Information Technology Services (ITS) says that Office 2007
will then be installed on all office computers during the
2007-2008 academic year.
Gina
adds that staff and faculty who need--or want--to learn to use
Office 2007 prior to the Fall 2007 term can sign up to
participate in the
Early Adopters Program and arrange to have the software
installed on their office computers. Once the Fall 2007
term begins, CNM employees can simply contact the
Help Desk at 224-HELP and ask that the software be
installed.
According to Gina,
Windows Vista-- the latest Microsoft operating system
software that will replace Windows XP currently installed on all
CNM computers--won't be installed during Fall 2007 because
of compatibility issues between Vista and
Banner as well as
Passport.
"So we’re waiting for Sungard [Banner] and Luminis [Passport] to
certify that their products are compatible with Vista" before it
is installed on CNM computers--possibly for Spring 2008.
New and improved courses offered this fall for CNM
teachers and teachers-to-be
Two courses offered
through Organizational Learning are being revamped
and improved and will be ready for the Fall 2007
term:
►Instructors
Pre-Certification Course:
Organizational Learning Director Greg Casaus reports: "For those
of you who are wondering, pre-certification materials are being
revised, and the first class will be available mid to late
July. Stay tuned for further details."
The Instructors
Pre-Certification Course is designed for people who are content
experts due to job experience who want to teach at CNM but who
have little or no experience teaching. The course helps
them prepare to teach at CNM.
►Tools
for Teaching:
This course is also being upgraded, according to Eleanor Radius,
new Organizational Learning director. For one thing,
Eleanor says, it's being shortened from a 12-week to an 8-week
course. And it's being modularized--that is, the course
content will be presented as modules. The course will be
continue to be delivered as a hybrid course--some in-class
meetings and some online assignments and participation in
Blackboard.
Preview of
events for the week of June 25-30
The following events are taking
place at CNM during the week of June 25-30.
Register on this webpage.
Joke of the Week
☺
A teacher took her third-grade class on a nature trail through
the woods. She stopped by a tree and said, "Brian, can you tell
me what the outer part of a tree is called?"
"I don't know, Ms. Jones," said
Brian.
"Bark, Brian, bark!"
said Ms. Jones.
"Okay," said Brian. "Woof! Woof!"
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