This workshop will cover the basic features of Blackboard, as well as some new Blackboard tools. To register email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
RSVP by Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Ms. Eleanor Bergonzo (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 growth. To register email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
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
Entangled states of many particles, which are states that cannot be factored into a product of states of individual particles, have been with us since the introduction of quantum mechanics, but were first explicitly singled out by Schroedinger in a discussion of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) paradox, to discuss the extremely un-classical nature of these states
All office hours take place in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227. Questions: OpenLab@citytech.cuny.edu
Assessment of Ethical Reasoning Assignments Facilitator: Prof. Karen Goodlad
The City University of New York (CUNY) is pleased to announce its third biennial Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference at the CUNY Graduate Center on Friday, March 31, 2017. The theme is CUNY at the Crossroads: Diversity and Intersectionality in Action. Intersectionality is a timely theme as our global society wrestles with the reality of
Keynote Lunch Speaker: Congressman Jerrold Nadler Website: https://nadler.house.gov/
The City University of New York’s Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment are co-sponsoring a conference The Professoriat at the Global University Registration is free of charge, and breakfast and lunch are included. View list of presentations Please share with colleagues for whom the conference might be of interest.
All office hours take place in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227. Questions: OpenLab@citytech.cuny.edu
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
Ready to reuse the structure of a former course site or looking to restructure your course, project, or club site? In this workshop, we will guide you through the course cloning process and help you rethink the organization of your site for enhanced use and better interaction with your students, colleagues, or peers. OpenLab experience
RSVP by Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Ms. Eleanor Bergonzo (sponsoredprograms@citytech.cuny.edu)
What is writing-intensive instruction and how does it work across the disciplines? One of the challenges in approaching this question is developing a syllabus that weaves together course content with WAC principles that improve students' writing and facilitates their writing process. In this workshop, we will suggest critical elements for crafting syllabi for writing-intensive courses
Shoot an instructional video for your class on something as simple as your smartphone, use a few very basic video editing options, including creating a caption and title, then upload the video to YouTube or Blackboard. To register email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Guest Speaker: Simone Dall’Osso of SUNY Stony Brook The first direct detection of gravitational waves (GW) from a binary black hole made by Advanced LIGO has opened the era of GW astronomy. Sources for the current detectors are catastrophic events involving neutron stars (NS) and black holes (BH), isolated or in binaries, in which huge
This day long Institute will focus on the deep history of CUNY as a way of instilling campus pride as well as connect like-minded educators in a venue that will inspire conversation, debate, and curiosity with regards to welcoming new students to our campuses. The goal of the inaugural CUNY Orientation Institute is to provide
The CUNY Offices of Research and Faculty Affairs are offering a “Bootcamp for Bootcamp Leaders at CUNY” If you are interested in joining us to share your expertise and learn from your colleagues, including Drs. Alona Bach (BMCC), Annemarie Nicols-Grinenko (CUNY Central) and Mark Hauber (CUNY Central), about how to offer workshops/bootcamps that will help faculty at
All office hours take place in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227. Questions: OpenLab@citytech.cuny.edu
Learn how to use Prezi, an online presentation tool. Zoom in and out of your online images, videos, and text to present conceptual material. To register email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
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
Know Before You Need To Know Ever experience disruptions in the class? Need some guidance for classroom management? What if someone actually threatens another individual, or you? Unsure when to contact Public Safety, BIT? Or Both? Unsure if it is a Counseling or BIT referral? Need to know CUNY Policies and legal issues around disruptions?
To end our month long exhibition of Women in Comics, the Department of Communication Design at City Tech will host two panel discussions, featuring the amazing female creators from the show. These women are artists, writers, and entrepreneurs. Their careers span all aspects of the comics industry; from Marvel and DC to Independent Comics. Please
Gen Ed Competencies Inquiry Analysis Integrative Learning Intercultural Knowledge Venue: Faculty Commons Main room (N-227) By invitation only.
YOU ARE INVITED As part of the college’s commitment to multidisciplinary and because Interdisciplinary courses are required for students enrolled in B.A/S programs—the Interdisciplinary Committee is hosting a Spring workshop: “Cross-Pollinating Ideas: Figuring Out Your ID Course.” Join Us! Monday, April 24th, 10am-12pm in Faculty Commons, N227 Benefits to teaching an interdisciplinary course include collaboration,
All office hours take place in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227. Questions: OpenLab@citytech.cuny.edu
RSVP by Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Ms. Eleanor Bergonzo (sponsoredprograms@citytech.cuny.edu)
Learn 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!
Time Presenter Topic 11 a.m. Robin Michals Washing Away: Florida and Louisiana 12 p.m. Jenna Spevack Treetones Tour: Governors Island 2 p.m. Shauna Vey The Last Vaudevillian: Recovering Baby Peggy's Stage Years 3 p.m. Adam Wilson factorOracle: an Extensible Max External for Investigating Applications of the Factor Oracle Automaton in Real-Time Music Improvisation
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 Author Addendum, a legal instrument that modifies the publisher’s agreement. RSVP to Prof. Monica Berger
Presented by Prof. David Reichman of Columbia University Abstract: Advances in light sources and time-resolved spectroscopy have made it possible to excite specific atomic vibrations in solids and to observe the resulting changes in electronic properties, but the mechanism by which phonon excitation causes qualitative changes in electronic properties has remained unclear. Here we show
Delight in Disorder "A sweet disorder in the dress Kindles in clothes a wantonness;... Do more bewitch me, than when art Is too precise in every part." Sixteenth-century Venetian painters catered to the niche market for pictures of “disheveled” women, a new genre of portraiture—half-length, close-up, pictures of women with hair and clothing in slight
Featured Guest Poet: Rowan Ricardo Phillips Free and open to the public.
Experiential learning, in its many different forms, can be transformative for students and can lead to increased rates of retention and engagement. As demonstrated in the University Plan for Experiential Learning submitted to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office in June 2016, CUNY’s colleges are already actively engaged in experiential education practices. At the same time, there
Presentations of Ethical Reasoning Assignments Assignments will be posted on L4: Living Lab Learning Library Facilitator: Prof. Karen Goodlad
Visit website for conference program and other information: http://www.ppecorino.com/UFS-Conference-Shared-Governance.html Please register as soon as possible for both the conference and your preferred workshop using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCPJB2Y
"Active Learning & Student-Centered Pedagogies" Join us for a very special opportunity to gather together and explore some of the most effective and engaging classroom practices. Innovators from the three Bronx CUNY colleges, Lehman College, Hostos and Bronx Community Colleges, demonstrate their exemplary models for integrating and infusing technology into their hybrid, fully online and
Gen Ed Competencies Creative Thinking Lifelong Learning Venue: Faculty Commons Main room (N-227) By invitation only.
Your first contact with a potential employer is your resume. Join us at one of these workshops to spruce up your resume and cover letter so you can make a lasting impression. Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm or 4:00 - 6:00 pm
All office hours take place in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227. Questions: OpenLab@citytech.cuny.edu
More than two-thirds of undergraduates at City Tech are not native English speakers. In this workshop, we will discuss ways that WAC philosophy can address and accommodate these students, and give you concrete strategies for assignment design and grading. RSVP: facultycommons@citytech.cuny.edu
Have concerns about corporate or government surveillance, the security of your financial data, or who can view your personal information online? Wondering why virtual advertisements follow you around? Worried about developing secure passwords and not always forgetting them? Confused about social media privacy settings or what information the apps you use might be collecting about
Sponsored by ESOL/NYCCT and NYS TESOL; Introduction by Lubie Alatriste. All Welcome.
Organizers: Professor Suzanne Miller Professor Megan Behrent By invitation only.
Ready to get hands-on experience on the OpenLab with face-to-face help available for support? Bring your ideas and questions, and join the OpenLab team for our Open Hour, a great opportunity to find out more about getting started with the OpenLab, but also a perfect time to ask your more advanced questions about using the
The CUNY CUE Conference 2017 will be held on May 5, 2017 at Borough of Manhattan Community College located at 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007. The Conference is focused on Accelerating Progress, Accelerating Equity: Improving Student Success in Developmental and Gateway Courses. The annual CUE conference is an opportunity to share evidence-based practice