August 2013 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Blackboard Collaborate Demonstration
by Kenneth J Lord 29 Aug '13

29 Aug '13

Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing is a live, virtual learning environment that includes audio, video, application sharing and content display used for formal, scheduled instruction and meetings. It may be used within Blackboard or independently. See a demonstration of Collaborate and how you may take advantage of it in your courses through a variety of use cases. Two identical workshops will be given on Thursday, September 19th: 10-12:30 and 1:30-4:00. The workshops will be given by Dr. Brian Finnegan, Senior Consultant, Blackboard Collaborate. Registration is available at apps.qc.cuny.edu/workshops [pull down Educational Technology]

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Predatory Journal Warning
by Nancy M Foasberg 29 Aug '13

29 Aug '13

I've recently found out about a call for papers that many QC email addresses received from The Journal of Arts and Humanities, published by an entity calling itself the "Maryland Institute of Research." This journal is bogus; it misrepresents itself in its promotional materials in order to charge high editing fees to authors. There is an interesting blog post about this publisher here: http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/09/11/the-maryland-institute-of-research-from-b…. I'd recommend avoiding contact with this journal. Furthermore, we should all remember to carefully vet the journals in which we publish. Some journals misrepresent themselves as scholarly, open access publications for nefarious purposes-and some commercial journals, too, are less than reputable. There is a set of useful guidelines for evaluating potential publishers here: http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/11/30/criteria-for-determining-predatory-open-a… This shouldn't scare anyone away from open access publishing in general; there are many excellent publishers out there. However, you need to stay on your toes when responding to calls for papers. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about this. Nancy M. Foasberg Humanities Librarian 348 Rosenthal Library Queens College, CUNY nfoasberg(a)qc.cuny.edu 718-997-3751

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Webcast: Assembling and Distributing Mobile-Ready Course Content, Sept. 17, 2013
by Jean Kelly 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Greetings, Join us for this webcast to learn ways of incorporating mobile content into your courses. This is a single log-in event. Seating is limited. Day: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Location: Razran 360, Queens College To register, go to: http://tinyurl.com/webcast-mobile-ready-17Sep13 For more information, go to: http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/assembling-and-distributing-mobi… ______________________________ Jean Kelly, Instructional Technologist Center for Teaching & Learning | Queens College, CUNY http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CTL jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu

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Kiely computing suite reconfiguration (request for working group participants)
by Michelle Fraboni 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the Office of Converging Technologies (OCT) invite faculty to help formulate plans for a reconfiguration of the Kiely computing suite. This space (KY 226) is currently a traditional computer lab setting, and this working group (with members from CTL, OCT, students, faculty, and staff) will be charged with proposing plans for a flexible learning environment that will foster student collaboration and engagement, with access to state-of-the-art technology. This space will be able to accommodate large or small groups, and will serve well for presentations or group-based activities; some suggested components include: -small student workgroup areas with digital displays; -larger student workgroup areas (e.g., seminar room with digital displays); -access to interactive display technology; -classroom flexibility allowing for modification of number and configuration of seats; -partitions that allow for efficient reconfiguration of the space; -access for students to charge mobile devices. The working group will meet during the fall 2013 semester, to select collaborative environments and layouts to be installed in the facility. The plan formulated by this group will be implemented in collaboration by Campus Facilities, Buildings and Grounds, and OCT. Meetings are tentatively set for 1:00 pm on 6 Thursdays during the fall semester: 9/19, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/14, and 12/19. If you are interested in participating, please provide your contact information here: http://tinyurl.com/f13kiely. Feel free to contact me with questions. Best - Michelle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michelle C. Fraboni | Associate Director, Center for Teaching & Learning http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl |Lecturer, Educational Technology, Elementary & Early Childhood Education |Queens College http://www.qc.cuny.edu<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/>, |Powdermaker 054 A |65-30 Kissena Blvd | Flushing, NY 11367 | 718-997-5324 michelle.fraboni(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:michelle.fraboni@qc.cuny.edu>

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