OpenLab: Getting Started on the OpenLab
Library Computer Room, A540Ready to start using the OpenLab? This workshop introduces you to some of the exciting features of the OpenLab and helps you sign up for your OpenLab account and create
- Sponsored Programs
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About Sponsored Programs
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.
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Blackboard Collaborate
G-604Online 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
OpenLab: Using Your Site as a Dynamic Syllabus
G-604Ready to learn more about setting up your course on the OpenLab? This workshop helps you create your course profile and course site with an emphasis on using OpenLab features
OpenLab Office Hours
N-227All office hours take place in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227. Questions: OpenLab@citytech.cuny.edu
Humanities Connections
Humanities Connections, a new NEH grant opportunity, seeks to expand the role of the humanities in the undergraduate curriculum at two- and four-year institutions, offering students in all academic fields new opportunities to develop the intellectual skills and habits of mind that the humanities cultivate. Grant projects focus on connecting the resources and perspectives of
Turnitin
G-604Turnitin 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
Humanities Seminar: Works in the Works – Professor David Sanchez Jimenez presents 400 Years: Cervantes in the Spanish Language and the Spanish Language in Cervantes
A-631Professor David Sanchez Jimenez writes: In 2016 we celebrate the death anniversaries of Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare, two of the most influential authors of all time in Spanish and English literature. Both of them are well known for their contributions to spreading language in a universal way, much as Homer, Virgil or Ovid
Plagiarism Tools With Blackboard
G-604SafeAssign and Turnitin are Blackboard tools 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 this workshop, we will cover how to use SafeAssign and Turnitin with Blackboard. To register email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
OER: When the Textbook Falls Short: Exploring Alternative Course Materials
A-432 (Projection Room), LibraryLearn how alt / open educational resources (OERs) are sustainable, accessible, and engaging to students. Find out how to locate and adopt dynamic course materials to supplement or replace textbooks. We’ll cover all the basics! RSVP: CCooney@citytech.cuny.edu
WAC/WI: Effective Assignment Design
N-227Developing effective reading and writing assignments helps students retain and critically think about course content. This workshop will cover a number of assignment design strategies that emphasize active learning through student writing. Faculty are encouraged to bring an assignment prompt they would like to revise.