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.
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
Ready 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 your OpenLab profile! Please note: Access to your City Tech email required! *Refreshments will be served. Part-time faculty receive a stipend for participation. RSVP To
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
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a convenient, online tool for you and your students to use for online classes and chats, office hours, or videoconferencing. Unlike the previous version, Blackboard Collaborate Ultra requires no software download or plugin to run. Prerequisite Blackboard Fundamentals. To Register Email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
TK20 is the college's assessment software. Please note these workshops are only open to faculty designated as Gen Ed and Assessment Liaisons, or Course Coordinator Liaisons. To Register Email tk20@citytech.cuny.edu
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
This is not an eFolders workshop. However, this workshop will cover how to use Microsoft Excel 2016 for eFolders, as well as for grading, formulas, logical tests, and other topics. Some basics of Excel will also be reviewed, such as printing to fit on one page. To Register Email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
In this talk Dr. David Smith presents the case for a reinterpretation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s full throated entrance into the world of popular commercial theatre with his last Opera die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute, 1791). In the context of Dr. Smith’s ongoing composition of an operatic sequel to die Zauberflöte, he discusses the nature
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. Please note: An OpenLab account is required! *Refreshments will be served. Part-time
Technology and Education: Challenges and Opportunities CUNY’s 17th Annual IT Conference will explore the complicated balance between the challenges and opportunities of using technology in higher education. There is no doubt that technology connects our lives and underlies many educational offerings. This comes with a set of inherent challenges, both mundane and serious. Educators and
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
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
This event will take place from 10am - 3pm with the goal of increasing HSI awareness among the City Tech community. The event will also serve as a platform to collect ideas from faculty, staff, and students which can cultivate future projects and collaborations to promote City Tech as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. RSVP Please
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
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
Come discuss how to help students succeed in introductory courses across the curriculum, looking to the successful model of City Tech and BMCC’s Title V grant-funded project, “Opening Gateways to Completion: Open Digital Pedagogies for Student Success in STEM.” *Refreshments will be served. Part-time faculty receive a stipend for participation. Questions or Concerns Email OpenLab
Shoot an instructional video for your class on something as simple as your smart phone, 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
This workshop covers the Blackboard Blog and Wiki. The Blackboard Blog and Wiki replace the previous Learning Objects version. Prerequisite Blackboard Fundamentals To Register Email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Do you have questions about Open Educational Resources (OER)? Join our Faculty Workshop on Tuesday, October 2nd, where we will be discussing OER at CityTech. You may have heard that New York State is currently funding an additional $4 million grant towards the integration of OER within courses at both SUNY and CUNY. Besides
Websupport1 covers how to create basic Web page(s) and your own site. It will also cover how to upload files to the server. To Register Email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a convenient, online tool for you and your students to use for online classes and chats, office hours, or videoconferencing. Unlike the previous version, Blackboard Collaborate Ultra requires no software download or plugin to run. Prerequisite Blackboard Fundamentals. To Register Email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Learn how to use the new course cloning feature, a new OpenLab functionality to promote collaborative pedagogy while building from existing models. 'Open Digital Pedagogy in Gateway Courses' on September 27th and 'Remixing and Sharing in Open Digital Pedagogy' on October 18th are related workshops of this event. *Refreshments will be served. Part-time faculty receive
Diversifying the STEM field: Exposing and Promoting Pathways Speakers: Dr. Cora Marrett Lecturer and Former National Science Foundation Director Dr. James Anderson Chancellor, Fayetteville State University Dr. Sylvester Gates Distinguished Ford Professor of Mathematics at Brown University Theme: The Thirteenth Annual CUNY BMI conference title: Diversifying the STEM field: Exposing and Promoting Pathways, will