Teaching Excellence

Counting down to finals week...

►Use PowerPoint to create final-exam reviews
Take some of the stress out of reviewing for final exams by making a game out of it.  This website offers templates that you can download and customize as well as instructions for creating and playing the following learning games:

• Jeopardy

• Hollywood Squares

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

This site was created by Kim Overstreet for the Learning Through Technology website for the Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY.

►Letter to Next Term's Students
"As a synthesis project at the end of the term, I ask students to write a note to NEXT TERM students. What would they say to new students coming to college about this course? What did they learn that they consider important? Why was this class important to them?...I post these comments on a class web page for other students to see, when they are looking for a class to take..."

This idea comes from the On Course Workshop website.

2-Second Survey for Faculty & Instructional Staff The meager responses to the 7-Second Surveys indicate faculty's lack of time or interest in responding to the open-ended questions asked recently. So...how about a 2-Second Survey that requires a simple yes or no answer--like this one: Do you plan to attend a professional development event--workshop, training, conference, etc.--related to your teaching or tutoring in the coming academic year? Yes No Optional comment: Thanks for your feedback. The results will be posted next week in this e-newsletter.

At-your-desk learning
Learn or improve your technology skills right at your desk

Switching to Office 2007: Don't be afraid to dive in...
Does the theme from "Jaws" play in your head whenever you think about the upcoming switch from Office 2003 to Office 2007?  You know it's out there, and it's coming toward you...DUH duh DUH duh DUH duh DUH duh...♪
    
Why not dip your toes before diving in? "Getting up to speed on a new version of a software program can be daunting in the midst of your everyday deadlines. But, as you use...the 2007 Office release, don't be afraid to explore new features. So many new timesavers and additional capabilities exist that you're bound to find your own new favorites and perhaps open up some surprising new possibilities." For a few examples, check out these 2007 Office features.

Productivity Primer  
Success Magnet Qualities
Business coach David Lorenzo writes, "I have found that top performers—those usually thought to be simply lucky by others—share four qualities that attract success to them like a magnet. Anyone can follow these tips and improve their rate of success"--and you define what success is for you.

Quotation

"The mind, especially the parts of it that imagine and talk to us, is what programs us for success or failure."
~Bernie Zilbergeld and Arnold A Lazarus

About Organizational Learning The Organizational Learning Division's mission is to create professional development pathways for college employees that support the strategic mission of CNM and contribute in meaningful ways to college personnel’s lifelong learning and job enrichment. For more information about Organizational Learning or any of its events, contact
	Jean Montaño Admin. Coordinator	224-4400 jmontano@ cnm.edu
	Greg Casaus Director	224-4244 gcasaus6@ cnm.edu
	Eleanor Radius Director	224-4237 elarm@ cnm.edu
	Timothy Ligon Tech Support	224-4243 tligon@ cnm.edu
	Kayleigh Carabajal Executive Director	224-4401 kcarabajal@ cnm.edu

This newsletter is produced by Nancy King, for the Organizational Learning Division.

News & previews

Organizational Learning update
The staff in Organizational Learning  are busy preparing the Fall 2007 Calendar of Events.  Stay tuned.

Preview of events for the week of July 16-21
The following events are taking place at CNM during the week of July 9-13.  Register on this webpage.

Preview of events for the week of July 23-28
The following events are taking place at CNM during the week of July 23-28.  Register on this webpage.

*TBD: To be determined

Joke of the Week

A businessman who needs millions of dollars to clinch an important deal goes to church to pray for the money. By chance he kneels next to a man who is praying for $100 to pay an urgent debt.

The businessman takes out his wallet and presses $100 into the other man's hand. Overjoyed, the man gets up and leaves the church.

The businessman then closes his eyes and prays, "And now, Lord, that I have your undivided attention...."

From the Prairie Home Companion website