Open Textbook Network Workshop

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Faculty are invited to attend a workshop about the Open Textbook Library, "a catalog of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks" developed at the University of Minnesota. Other topics will include: an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER), and how to find openly-licensed resources in your field. Participants are encouraged to bring questions, and no level

Turnitin for OpenLab and other online platforms

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Turnitin is an online tool to check plagiarism against a paper's originality. It checks a paper against many sources, including online journals, newspapers, and even previously submitted student papers. In addition to checking for plagiarism, the tool can be used to help improve student writing. Turnitin can be used within Blackboard or on its own

ePortfolios

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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 growth. To register email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu

Grade Center

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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

Curating Student Work in ePortfolios

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Learn more about incorporating ePortfolios into coursework to facilitate student reflection on and curation of their academic work. RSVP http://bit.ly/152nATa     Spring 2019 Office Hours Meet with a member of the OpenLab Community Team for face-to- face support. Mondays 2:00-4:00pm: 2/4, 3/4, 4/1, 5/6 Tuesdays 12:00-2:00pm: 2/19, 3/12, 4/16, 5/14 Fridays 1:00-3:00: 2/1, 3/22,

Introduction to Jing

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Jing is a basic, free version of Camtasia Studio that allows you to capture video, animation, and images from your computer screen, which you can share on the Web. It works for Macs and PCs. To register email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu

MS Office PowerPoint 2016

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This workshop will cover the basic fundamentals of Microsoft PowerPoint 2016. To register email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu

38th Annual Literary Arts Festival Writing Competition

Entry Guidelines Submit your work at the City Tech Literary Arts Festival OpenLab website: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/literaryartsfestival/submission-guidelines/ Do not include your name in the submission attachment. Attach your entry as a Word document. For more information, please contact: CityTechLAF@gmail.com Competition winners receive cash prizes and a possible Festival reading.