eLumen Training Materials - Columbia College

Important Notes for Fall 2025 Curriculum

The Curriculum Committee has implemented a Fall 2025 Curriculum Prioritization. Faculty interested in having their curriculum work prioritized for a fall 2025 submission (2026-27 catalog) will need to complete the Fall 2025 Curriculum Needs Assessment form.

Dates of Note:

2026-27 catalog curriculum submission deadline (for prioritized curriculum): 10/3/25
CCN Phase 2A curriculum submission deadline: 9/12/25
If capacity exists for curriculum work above work prioritized for Fall 2025 submission, the Chair will reach out to faculty.
CCN Phase 2B curriculum submission deadline: 3/6/26

For curriculum not prioritized for a Fall 2025 submission, Faculty are encouraged to continue work on curriculum by reaching out to the Articulation Officer, DE Coordinator, and/or Outcomes & Evaluation Coordinator to determine articulation, DE, and SLO needs. CTE Faculty will also need to hold local advisory committee meetings and capture curriculum recommendations in their minutes.

Updated 9/8/25

What to know before Working in eLUMEN

eLUMEN is based on roles

Faculty using the eLumen Curriculum Module will use the Discipline Originator Role to submit curriculum (new/modified/deactivated courses/awards) and the Faculty Role to review curriculum (new/modified/deactivated courses/awards) submitted by other faculty in the same discipline(s).

Auto-Generated eLUMEN Emails

eLumen sends emails alerting faculty that curriculum is ready for review as it moves through the review process. When reviewing these emails, faculty should take note which role is receiving the notification: Discipline Originator or Faculty role. Discipline Originators are not expected to use the Faculty role to review their own submissions. Likewise, faculty who have not submitted a workflow should not use the Discipline Originator role for that workflow.

General Training Videos

Watch the eLumen General Training Videos before watching role-specific videos in eLumen:

How to Log In to eLumen
Roles Assigned to Faculty in eLumen
Step View vs. Outline View
How to Pull a COR or POR
How to Find a Distance Ed Addendum (DEA)
How to View and Use a Change Report
To clear an eLumen Authentication error, clear your cache. Not sure how?
Watch this video: How to Clear an eLumen "Authentication Error"

Discipline Originator Role Videos

Watch these videos to learn about each step of a workflow using the Discipline Originator role.
NOTE: See important note at top of page about FA25 Curriculum Prioritization and timelines.

Five-Year Review: Discipline Originators submitting a course/award for Five-Year Review must review/update all steps of course/award workflows. Watch the training videos below to get started. Course and Award Five-Year Review trackers are linked in the "Curriculum Resources" sidebar on the Curriculum Committee homepage. For a list of all Course Steps/Parts and their definitions/directions, check out the Columbia eLumen Course Workflow Guide.