April 2012 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Immigrant Heritage Week at QC: Join Us on Wednesday, April 18 (free events, noon and evening)
by anahi.viladrich＠qc.cuny.edu 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

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Lehman Faculty Technology Demonstration Day
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 12 Apr '12

12 Apr '12

The Department of Undergraduate Studies and Online Education at Lehman College invites you to register for its 2nd Annual Faculty Technology Demonstration Day: Blending with Purpose, on Friday May 4, 2012. Keynote introduction by Dr. Anthony Picciano, professor and executive officer at the CUNY Graduate center who will speak about his Blended with Purpose, hybrid teaching model. Faculty and leaders representing a number of disciplines from the humanities to the sciences will present their own creative methods for Blending with Purpose: pedagogical strategies and techniques that represent exemplary practice in classroom, hybrid and online teaching here at Lehman, so do make a plan to join us! Breakfast and Lunch provided by Lehman College and The Department of Undergraduate Studies and Online Education. Date: Friday May 4th 2012 Time: 9:30 am ? 3 pm Location: Lehman College, Carman Hall Multimedia Center room B 81/83 9:30- Registration/breakfast/Introductions Workshop Sessions include: Alternative discussion methods- Involving your students in online discussion in the Education and Arts and Humanities classroom. Amanda Gulla, Assistant Professor, English Education, Teresa O?Neill, Adjunct Instructor, Multidisciplinary Humanities, Robyn Spencer, Assistant Professor, History Purposeful blending in the sciences: Wesley Pits, Assistant Professor of Middle and High School Education et al, STEM Research, Vincent Prohaska, Associate Professor, Psychology- iClickers Accessing Alternative Online Sites and Learning Platforms: Taking a closer look at Mobile technology, Google Sites and the CUNY Commons. Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio, Associate Professor, Coordinator of Literacy Studies, Division of Education; Gina Rae Foster, Director, Lehman Teaching and Learning Commons, and Stefanie Havelka, Assistant Professor, Library Working Lunch: Blogger, VoiceThread, Prezi... Wikis! Social media are all the rage now but are they part of the Web 2.0 teaching revolution or are these tools merely 'flash' and 'gimmick'? What are some of the ways we can best implement them in the blended environment to offer meaningful learning experiences to benefit our students and ourselves as teachers? Angela Francis, Lecturer, English Department, David Gantz, Adjunct Lecturer, Philosophy, and Barry Murdaco, Adjunct Lecturer, Political Science Presentation by Blackboard Online Teaching & Learning Specialist, Steve Castellano Steve will provide us with an introduction to the new Blackboard version 9.1. At the start of the first Summer 2012 semester, students and faculty will be upgraded to the latest version of Blackboard. This this demonstration will be a first-look at the new learning platform. ======================================= Dr. Kenneth Lord Assistant to the Provost for Educational Technology ( www.qc.cuny.edu/edtech) Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Lecturer, Computer Science Queens College, CUNY

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PricewaterhouseCoopers & Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Site Visits
by ozlem.cetin＠qc.cuny.edu 11 Apr '12

11 Apr '12

Dear all, We have an additional site visit to business firms to announce. This one will be on on Thursday, May 10, 2012 to PricewaterhouseCoopers (Accounting Firm) & Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (Investment Banking & Securities Firm). This opportunity is directed more towards accounting majors but is open to all undergraduate business majors (including seniors) whereas the other site visit is only open to freshmen, sophomores, & juniors. I have attached the flyer. The deadline for QC students to apply for this site visit is April 21, 2012. The application is here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QC_PwC_BBH_Visit2012 Students may be directed here where they can find detailed information for both : http://tinyurl.com/7glkhre We would appreciate if you would share both opportunities with your students. Regards, Denise Cetin

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Request your assistance in recruiting students to apply for site visits to financial firms
by ozlem.cetin＠qc.cuny.edu 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

Dear all, I work with Yasemin Jones in the Provost's Office and we are writing to ask for your help in recruiting students for a one day site visit to two financial firms. This is a 2012 Queens College WORLD OF WORK (WOW) project, sponsored by QC's Accounting Department and the Office of the Provost. We would like to recruit QC freshmen, sophomores, & juniors in business related majors/programs. Fifteen of those selected will visit the offices (in early to mid May and on a Friday) of Bank of America Merrill Lynch (their Investment Banking and Wealth Management division) and Blackstone Asset Group, a private equity firm, and hear presentations from their senior staff members. The deadline for QC students to apply is Friday, April 20, 2012. The application is here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QC_SiteVisit_2012 We would appreciate if you would share the attached flyer with your students. Please feel free to email me with any questions. Thank you very much, Denise Cetin

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Calls for Participants: Adjunct Handbook, Adjunct Events
by Fei-Wen.Pirovolikos＠qc.cuny.edu 10 Apr '12

10 Apr '12

The Center for Teaching and Learning is announcing two calls for participants. For both please respond by April 18: QC Adjuncts Handbook Project http://tinyurl.com/qchandbook QC Adjuncts Events Planning Advisory Group http://tinyurl.com/qcadjunctevents Selected contributors will each receive a Nook. If you would like to participate without the Nook, please indicate so on the sign-up form. Thank you, Fei-Wen Pirovolikos fpirovolikos(a)qc.cuny.edu, 718.997.3035 http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CTL | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/QPortfolio http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Biology | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Adjuncts

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UPDATE: Online Political Science Summer Courses
by jean.kelly＠qc.cuny.edu 09 Apr '12

09 Apr '12

Greetings, The Political Science Department is offering online summer courses! Earn political science credits from ANYWHERE this summer and have the Freedom and Flexibility to enjoy YOUR Summer Summer Session I PSCI 100 – American Government PSCI 213 – Legislative Process Summer Session II PSCI 100 – American Government PSCI 284 – Justice and Law Requirements for all courses: 4 – 150 word posts (1 per week) 4 – 150 word Responses (1 per week) Two online exams – open book and notes Readings assigned from Internet sources For information, contact Carl Bonomo at carl.bonomo(a)qc.cuny.edu UPDATE: For course descriptions, go to http://qcpages.qc.edu/Political_Science/summer2012course.html Best regards, Jean Kelly Center for Teaching & Learning | Queens College, CUNY http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CTL jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu | 718.997.4857 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This communication (including any attachments) is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Online Political Science Summer Courses
by jean.kelly＠qc.cuny.edu 09 Apr '12

09 Apr '12

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Hostos Education Technology Showcase 2012, May 4, 8:30am to 2:30pm
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 05 Apr '12

05 Apr '12

From: George Rosa EdTech Hostos Community College 718 319-7972 grosa(a)hostos.cuny.edu _______________________________________________

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College Writing 2, Meeting, May 1, Free Hour
by judith.summerfield＠qc.cuny.edu 05 Apr '12

05 Apr '12

Dear Colleagues: Provost Stellar has asked me to organize a meeting to discuss the development of a new course, College Writing 2, which will be a part of our General Education curriculum beginning Fall 2013. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 1, at 12:00 in the Q-Side Lounge. As you know, the CUNY Pathways Initiative calls for all students to take six credits of English Composition. Currently, we are offering only one semester of college writing, English 110. We see this as the chance to provide more writing instruction for our students, and also to engage the entire college in the development and teaching of the new course. We want this course to be taught by faculty throughout the college. We see College Writing 2 as situated in the disciplines and divisions; we would offer such courses as writing in history, or biology, literature, or anthropology, as well as writing in the social sciences or sciences, arts and humanities, or education. The meeting will be an information session, with Gloria Fisk (Director of Composition) and Kevin Ferguson (Acting Director of Writing at Queens) describing the expectations and guidelines for College Writing 2, and giving the group the opportunity to think through how best to implement the new course. We'll have a chance to discuss sample course overviews, and possible assignments in varied disciplines. If you are interested in teaching such a course or in leading your department or division in becoming part of this project, please come to the meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting, please let us know that you're interested in being part of the process of developing College Writing 2. Please RSVP to Ann.Morgado(a)qc.cuny.edu Best, Judith Judith Summerfield Professor of English Dean for General Education Razran 314 Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 Phone: 718-997-4279/80

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