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.
This workshop will cover the new features in Blackboard, such as attendance, video feedback and attaching files from the cloud. To register email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu
Presented by: Prof. Vinod Menon of City College of CUNY New York, NY Two-dimensional (2D) Van der Waals materials have emerged as a very attractive class of optoelectronic material due to the unprecedented strength in its interaction with light. In this talk I will discuss approaches to enhance and control this interaction by integrating these
This workshop will cover the new features in Blackboard, such as attendance, video feedback and attaching files from the cloud. To register email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu
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
The Life of Zora Neale Hurston: A Curated Exhibit
City Tech students, faculty, and staff read excerpts from classic and contemporary Africana texts with special recognition of W. E. B. DuBois and Audre Lorde. Refreshments to follow.
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! RSVP http://bit.ly/152nATa Spring
Bring your syllabus and course materials to prepare your actual course on Blackboard for Web-enhanced instruction. All faculty must have a CUNYFirst ID before attending this workshop. You should also check to make sure your course is listed on Blackboard. 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
This workshop will cover the basic fundamentals of Microsoft Word 2016. To register email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu
The Blackboard Blog and Wiki replace the previous Learning Objects version. Prerequisite: Blackboard Fundamentals To register email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu
National African American Read-In
City Tech students, faculty, and staff read excerpts from classic and contemporary Africana texts with special recognition of W. E. B. DuBois and Audre Lorde. Refreshments to follow.
TK20 is the college's assessment software. Please note these workshops are only open to faculty designated by the department chair, assessment liaisons, or course coordinator liaisons. They cover fundamentals of using software, not the actual content that needs to be uploaded to the software. To register email: tk20@citytech.cuny.edu
Yes, you can be a researcher! Come find out about exciting research opportunities for you. Please join us for refreshments! ALL FACULTY AND STUDENTS ARE WELCOME.
Bring your syllabus and course materials to prepare your actual course on Blackboard for Web-enhanced instruction. All faculty must have a CUNYFirst ID before attending this workshop. You should also check to make sure your course is listed on Blackboard. To register email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu
The Humanities Department cordially invites you to February's Works-in-the-Works event A talk by Profs. Ting Chin and Christopher S. The City Performs: An Architectural History of NYC Theatre. In this presentation, we will discuss our teaching collaboration in the interdisciplinary course History of the Theatre: Stages and Technology. Faculty, staff, and students are invited. Refreshments served, no
The Emerging Scholars Program provides a $500 stipend for full-time students (enrolled for 12 or more credits) and a $250 stipend for part-time students (enrolled in 11 or fewer credits) for conducting research with a faculty member. The purpose of the program is to provide students with an opportunity to apply what was learned in
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
Keynote Event
T.R. Simon, author of the Edgar Award –nominated children’s book Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground, and musician/composer Khuent Rose participate in a community conversation about storytelling in Africana communities.
The event also includes student presentations, a musical selection by Rose on the steel pan, a book signing by Simon, and a reception.
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
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
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 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,
