Collecting Student Learning Results

In July eLumen visited CNM and provided a demonstration and overview of their Achievement™ software which is a tool for managing student achievements, learning outcomes and education results.  It is specifically designed to facilitate assessment processes that are: faculty driven, student learning-centered, and standards-based.

Julie Luna, of Planning Budget and Institutional Research (PBIR), reports that this software has a lot of potential in supporting CNM's collection and transparency of student learning outcomes.  This tool would allow faculty to set the standards and levels of achievement in any area, grade and enter the evaluation results of student work and the student could also view the results.  This would allow students and faculty to view progress in an area over time.  In addition it would allow faculty to view archived results in an area for a current student in order to see how a student performed prior to their class.

Julie points out that the eLumen software would provide a central location for student learning outcomes data at the class level and program level, making it readily accessible and available for comparisons over time.

Ultimately, if this data was available it would help CNM to measure the overall success of learning outcomes for the college as a whole.

For more information on eLumen Achievement™ go to: http://www.elumen.info/summary.html

Quotation

"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."   

- Margaret Mead

Teaching with the Brain in Mind

We're planning a full day session this fall in late September...

Learn how to:

• reach the reluctant learner
• increase learner participation
• get productive results from learners
• the art of timing learning activities
• utilize music in an adult learning environment
• include energizers and ice breakers that work
• give flawless directions that learners understand

Stay tuned for the details... For more information, contact Eleanor Radius.

Ready, set, go... online to take Office 2007 tutorials
The following Microsoft Office 2007 tutorials are now available for you to take online from you desktop or laptop:

• Office 2007
• Word 2007
• Outlook 2007
• Access 2007
• PowerPoint 2007 *
• Excel 2007 *

To take tutorials go to: http://cnm.onlineexpert.com/elearning/

* PowerPoint and Excel 2007 are now available!  Microsoft has added the most features and functionality to these two software programs.

Note: if this is your first time taking an online tutorial/class using the LearnKey website, you will need to register as a first-time student selecting one of the Microsoft Office tutorials.  You will be able to start the one you select right away.  We will grant you access to all the other MS tutorials.

Productivity Primer

The 4 C's of Customer-Focused Solutions

When offering customer-focused solutions have you considered the following:

Register for the above classes on the OL webpage.

Register on the OL webpage