Faculty Commons, A Center for Teaching, Learning, Scholarship and Service coordinates all professional development, grants and assessment activities of faculty at New York City College of Technology. Faculty Commons adopts a programmatic approach to professional development and operates as a faculty resource and think tank where members collaborate on a variety of projects to shape curriculum, pedagogy and assessment.
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) helps faculty and administrators compete for and win grants that strengthen the intellectual climate and improve the learning environment at City Tech. The office provides notices of grant opportunities and works with faculty and administrators over the life-cycle of a grant – from concept development through close-out.
The Professional Activity Report and Self-Evaluation (PARSE) is the documentation of a faculty member’s accomplishments during each academic year and cumulatively, in the three principal areas of teaching, scholarly and professional growth, and service. The PARSE serves as the basis for the annual evaluation. It is also provides faculty with an instrument to present to departmental and college review committees for reappointment, tenure, and promotion.
The Office of Sponsored Programs will give a review of PSC-CUNY Research Award Program and demonstrate how to apply online. New faculty members are encouraged to attend. RSVP: Sponsored Programs (sponsoredprograms@citytech.cuny.edu)
A faculty workshop introducing the ePortfolio project on OpenLab's Wordpress software. Discover a simple, effective way to bring ePortfolios into your classroom to support your students' academic progress. To register, email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
This workshop will cover how to create tests and set up Blackboard's grade center for quizzes and assignments. To register, email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Do you want to create online interaction with your students and also be able to assess it within the OpenLab? This workshop shares useful OpenLab tools for blogging and assessing student work and helps you to brainstorm assignment design for your OpenLab course. (OpenLab account required!) RSVP: http://bit.ly/152nATa Questions: OpenLab@citytech.cuny.edu *Workshops are open to all City
Bring your syllabus and course materials to prepare your actual course on Blackboard for Web-enhanced instruction. All faculty must have a CUNY portal ID before attending this workshop. You should also check to make sure your course is listed on Blackboard. To register email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Online videoconferencing is available to all professors and their students using Blackboard. Use a video and voice chat tool to have live conversations with online students. In addition, use push technologies to share your applications and materials with any student using an Internet connection. Guest speakers from outside Blackboard can also be invited to participate
A faculty workshop introducing the ePortfolio project on OpenLab's Wordpress software. Discover a simple, effective way to bring ePortfolios into your classroom to support your students' academic progress. To register, email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Presented by: Distinguished Professor Godfrey Gumbs Femtosecond and subfemtosecond time scales typically rule electron dynamics at metal surfaces. Recent advances in experimental techniques allow the experimental study of such dynamics. In this talk, we shall analyze electron dynamics at surfaces and nanostructures with emphasis on screening times, spin dependence of charge transfer of adsorbates and
Professor Zhijian Qian writes: In the recent worldwide resurgence of abstract art, Chinese artists are making their unique contribution with works inspired by the tradition of Chinese ink painting and calligraphy. Their exploration of new possibilities of abstraction is part of a global endeavor to revive and redefine abstract art. This presentation discusses the achievements
Websupport1 is the faculty Web server for educational and class materials that you wish to share with your students. Learn how to create basic Web page(s) and your own site, as well as how to upload files to the server. To register, email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Join a conversation with City Tech faculty about transitioning to OERs in place of traditional textbooks. Faculty will discuss impacts on students and teaching practices. Wine and cheese will be served!
As instructors, we often don’t think about plagiarism until after it happens. This workshop will provide tools to help instructors discuss academic integrity in their classes, design plagiarism-resistant assignments, and utilize campus resources to address the roots of plagiarism. RSVP: Faculty Commons (facultycommons@citytech.cuny.edu) Room now changed to Namm 601A
Dr. So Takei Queens College of CUNY The ground state of neutral monolayer graphene in a strong perpendicular magnetic field is believed to be the so-called canted antiferromagnetic nu=0 quantum Hall state. This state is an insulator for charge transport, but it should behave like a superfluid for transport of the spin component parallel to the
Learn how CUNY’s institutional repository can help maximize your research impact. We will demonstrate how to post your scholarly work to Academic Works and talk more about your rights as an author. Bring your files, including conference presentations, and we’ll guide you through the process of posting your work. The final, peer-reviewed version of an
Presented by Dr. Scott C. Warren of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Abstract: Phosphorene, a two-dimensional (2D) form of elemental phosphorus, has attracted considerable interest in recent years. This interest is due, in large part, to predictions and observations of high mobility (several thousand cm2/Vs), a highly tunable band gap, anisotropic optoelectronic properties, and strong
This workshop will cover how to create tests and set up Blackboard's grade center for quizzes and assignments. To register, email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
TK20 is the college's new assessment software. These workshops are for faculty designated as Gen Ed and Assessment Liaisons, or Course Coordinator Liaisons. They cover fundamentals of using software, not the actual content that needs to be uploaded to the software. Register, email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Deadline for Proposal Submission Friday, October 28, 2016 The Faculty Fellowship Publication Program (FFPP) is sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Recruitment and Diversity in order to advance CUNY’s institutional commitment to diversity. This University-wide initiative assists full-time untenured CUNY faculty (assistant professors) in the design and execution of writing projects essential to
Deadline for Application Submission: Monday, October 31, 2016 The Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) of the Graduate Center invites applicants for Distinguished Fellowships for the 2017 - 2018 academic year. Applicants should have outstanding records of published research and scholarship. In addition to academic distinction, preference will be given to scholars whose interests strengthen the research
Celebrate Open Access Week 2016 by joining us for a discussion on author rights on November 1. Don’t sign away your rights! Your decisions today regarding your scholarship can affect you in the future. Learn how to better understand publisher contracts and how you can keep key rights to your scholarship by using the SPARC
Learn how CUNY’s institutional repository can help maximize your research impact. We will demonstrate how to post your scholarly work to Academic Works and talk more about your rights as an author. Bring your files, including conference presentations, and we’ll guide you through the process of posting your work. The final, peer-reviewed version of an
*Refreshments will be served. Part-time faculty receive a stipend for participation. Open Pedagogy events are open to all City Tech faculty and staff. Part-time faculty are eligible to receive a stipend. Refreshments will be served at all events. What is the OpenLab? Check it out at http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu For more information, contact our friendly Community Team