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 2nd CUNY Student Orientation Conference will be held on Friday, April 13th, 2018 at The John Jay College of Criminal Justice Please spread the word on your campus. Please encourage your student employees to attend. We will have sessions especially for them! This year, we will ask for presentation proposals. More information coming soon!
Two days before Earth Day 2018, the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center (BWRC) will present a full-day conference on what climate change has done, is doing, and will do to the Brooklyn waterfront. The conference will also explore what residents, small businesses, local officials, neighborhood groups, city, state, and federal agencies, corporate and individual property owners,
Learn more about privacy and take control of your digital identity! In this hands-on workshop, City Tech faculty, students, and staff will learn how to protect themselves against surveillance and unwanted data collection. Specific topics covered will include: password security, social media privacy, browser settings, and alternative search engines. Bring your smart phone or tablet.
Kathy Brown is a Professional Development Trainer with the Young Adult Institute's Center for Professional Development. Ms. Brown has over 25 years of Human Services experience and has become a true advocate of human rights. Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Learning Disabilities (LD)Strategies to support those students in your classroom Q&A with Ms.
Strong reading skills are foundational to success in any course, and equipping students with these skills can help them engage more fully with course material, work through difficult concepts and ideas, and sharpen their writing. This workshop explores a number of tactics that faculty can use to support their students in becoming better readers.
Organizers/Sponsors: Professional Development Advisory Council (PDAC), Library Scholarly Communications Committee (LSCC), and Faculty Commons. By invitation only.
10:00am Suzanne Miller The Elmer Show! A musical adaptation of the children’s book Elmer… with puppets! 11:00am Heidi Boisvert Walking Wounded: A Living Lab and Multi-Media Dance Performance Transforming Trauma Through Biomedia 1:00pm Dan Wong Connected Divergents 2:00pm M. Genevieve Hitchings A Closer Look: Cornelia Hesse-Honegger’s ‘Disturbed’ Insects Please join us!
Join us as this year’s Writing Intensive Certification. Program participants share reworked syllabi and assignments and speak about how Writing Across the Curriculum philosophy influenced their approach to teaching. Come be inspired by your fellow faculty, and learn about how you can participate in next year’s program.