September 2014 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Seeking Fulbright Evaluators Familiar With Cyprus
by Moira E Egan 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Dear all, I've been in contact with some of you individually, but thought I'd ask the whole group in case others might have suggestions. We have a very promising candidate applying for a Fulbright to teach English in Cyprus. It would be very helpful to have people with knowledge of Cyprus on the campus committee evaluating her applications. Currently, we have scheduled the meeting for Monday, September 22nd from 11:00 A.M. to noon. However, there is also the possibility that it could be moved to Friday, September 19th in the afternoon if that were better for committee members. In addition to the one-hour meeting, I would send you the application and the evaluation form we'll be discussing for you to read in advance. If you are able to participate, please let me know your availability. Please also feel free to suggest others I might contact who might not be on this list. Best, Moira ~ Moira E. Egan, Ph.D. National Fellowships Advisor Office of Honors and Scholarships Rm. 23 Honors Hall Queens College, CUNY (718) 997-2863

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Undergraduate Research Day: October 24th 2014 -- Please Submit Abstracts!
by Gillian Stewart 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

Please tell your undergraduate and high school students who have worked on research with you: The Queens College: Undergraduate Research Day organized by the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Queens College, CUNY http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/DMNS/Pages/QC-URD-2014.aspx Friday October 24th, 2014, Student Union 4th Floor Ballroom Posters 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Talks 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Refreshments for student presenters, their family, and their faculty mentors Let everyone learn about the great research that you are doing! The abstract submission website is now up and running. Students, please submit an abstract about your research by OCTOBER 10th: Directions and the EasyChair submission system can be accessed from the webpage - http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/DMNS/Pages/QC-URD-2014.aspx#Step1 PLEASE PASS THIS ON to anyone in the QC community, CUNY Colleges, or High School Students. Thanks! Sent on behalf of Acting Dean Engel Gillian Stewart Associate Dean, Division of Math and Natural Sciences Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367 (718) 997-3104 Gillian Stewart Associate Dean, Division of Math and Natural Sciences Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367 (718) 997-3104

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Tri-State Best Practices 4th annual Conference (Mar 7, 2015; proposals due Nov 1)
by Eva Fernandez 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

Dear colleagues, Bergen Community College of New Jersey is having its fourth annual best practices conference, and the focus this year is teaching and learning in a diverse environment. The conference is scheduled for March 7, 2015, and proposals for presentations are due November 1. For more information, see below and follow these links: Call for proposals: http://goo.gl/5TvRrQ Conference website: http://www.bergen.edu/tristate Best wishes, Eva Eva M. Fernández Assistant Vice Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu On 9/15/14, 12:15 PM, "Sarah Shurts" <sshurts(a)bergen.edu<mailto:sshurts@bergen.edu>> wrote: Dear NY Provosts and Academic Vice Presidents, I am writing to thank you for assisting us for the past three years and to ask if you would please forward this ³call for papers² to your faculty again this year. We at Bergen Community College of NJ are very excited to be hosting this fourth annual Tri-State Best Practices Conference with the theme of ³Culture, Learning, and Learning Cultures: Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Environment.² Thanks to your assistance in sending out the call last year, our 2014 conference was a great success with over 120 presenters from 21 different two and four year colleges throughout NJ, NY, and PA. We feel it is a wonderful opportunity for faculty at your college to meet those around the tri-state area who share their passion for teaching and collaborating with their peers in an interdisciplinary and intercollegiate environment. The conference will once again be fully funded by BCC and participants will not need to pay a registration fee of any kind. I would like express my appreciation to you for making sure that our call for papers and proposals reaches your faculty members at some point over the next few days since the deadline for submission is November 1. The success of our conference is, of course, dependent on our call for papers reaching all interested faculty in the area. Thank you again for your assistance in helping us inform your faculty about this excellent opportunity and I hope to see many of them at our conference in March. Best wishes, Sarah Shurts Dr. Sarah Shurts Assistant Professor History Department Bergen Community College 201-301-1261

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Mindfulness session, Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 6:30pm-7:30pm
by Jean Kelly 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Greetings, The Center for Teaching & Learning is delighted to announce a series on mindfulness practices in teaching and learning, led by Professor Serinity Young (CMAL), with monthly sessions scheduled once a month on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm to 7:30pm in Queens Hall room 325. The first session will be held Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Register for the September 16 session at: http://goo.gl/OCQKoX For more information, please contact Serinity Young (syoung(a)qc.cuny.edu) Additional information : http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/mindfulness/ Best regards, Jean Kelly, Instructional Technologist Center for Teaching & Learning | Queens College, CUNY http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/ jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu

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CUNY-made OER (open educational resource)
by Kelly M Blanchat 10 Sep '14

10 Sep '14

Hi everyone, There is a new CUNY-made OER (open educational resource), Science Forward (http://cuny.is/scienceforward) >From CUNY Academic Commons: We are providing a series of videos that focus on contemporary issues in science alongside the practical scientific literacy skills that informed citizens need. We are also providing lesson plan ideas and online interaction space for teachers using the resources. The videos can be used as a set or modularly. Please spread the word and enjoy! Best, Kelly Kelly M. Blanchat, MLIS ---------------------------- E-Resources Librarian Queens College City University of New York 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367-1597 Office: 718-997-3725 Fax: 718-997-3684 Kelly.Blanchat(a)qc.cuny.edu

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Designing a mobile-friendly course (Nov 3-10, 2014) and other workshops from CUNY SPS
by Eva Fernandez 10 Sep '14

10 Sep '14

Greetings, colleagues: The School of Professional Studies offers fully online workshops to faculty CUNY-wide. This fall's offerings include three workshops, including one on developing mobile-friendly online courses. More information below and on the SPS workshops page: http://spsfaculty.commons.gc.cuny.edu/workshops/ Please contact Susan Ko (susan.ko(a)mail.cuny.edu<mailto:susan.ko@mail.cuny.edu>) at SPS with any questions. Best wishes, Eva Eva M. Fernández Assistant Vice Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu From: Center for Teaching and Learning [mailto:CTL@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Susan Ko Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 5:37 PM To: CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: online faculty development workshops open for registration Hi, please let your faculty know about our upcoming faculty development advanced online workshops sponsored by CUNY School of Professional Studies. These workshops are offered completely online in Blackboard and there are no real-time meetings required. All CUNY faculty are welcome to join us. This fall semester we are offering one new workshop--Mobile Learn: Designing a Mobile Friendly Course, November 3-10, 2014-- and one of our popular workshops, The Art of Feedback, returns for November 10-17th. To learn more about these workshops or to register, please visit our registration page at http://spsfaculty.commons.gc.cuny.edu/workshops/ Any questions? Feel free to contact Susan.Ko(a)mail.cuny.edu<mailto:Susan.Ko@mail.cuny.edu> Susan S. Ko, PhD Faculty Development Director CUNY School of Professional Studies Phone: 646-664-8628

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Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
by Joanne Miller 07 Sep '14

07 Sep '14

Dear Colleagues, Do your students understand how to find and integrate quantitative evidence into their papers and presentation? It should be part of the critical reasoning skills taught throughout the curriculum. A new online subscription on the Queens College library website can help and be used in assignments, the Statistical Abstract of the United States. It also provides links to reports on these subjects. Tables in the Abstract inform a vast array of substantive topics appropriate to virtually any course. Most papers/presentations would benefit from data on current trends. Even assignments in which students write personal narratives could place their experiences in a relative context. Tables can be downloaded into Excel and copied directly into papers or graphs constructed within Excel. Please check it out. The Quantitative Reasoning Fellows at Queens, which I coordinate, may be able to give you assistance with particular assignments. The Abstract is located on the QC library website under "Find DataBases ." Go to the letter "S" and scroll down to the bottom to the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Note that using this resource from off-campus computers requires that you login with the bar code on the back of your Queens College ID card. It is not too early to start planning for Spring semester courses or assignments later in the Fall. Contact me for further information about the QR Fellows and resource materials. Regards, Joanne Miller, Professor Sociology Department Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367 718-997-2800 (Department) joanne.miller(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:joanne.miller@qc.cuny.edu>

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"The End of Higher Education" webinar, Sep 15, 4pm (local viewing at QH 325)
by Eva Fernandez 04 Sep '14

04 Sep '14

Greetings: We're organizing a communal viewing of a webinar that might be a provocative discussion on teaching and learning: The End of Higher Education Monday, September 15, at 4pm EST (1pm PST) Discussants: Mike Wesch (Kansas State), Cathy Davidson (CUNY GC), Randy Bass (Georgetown) http://connectedcourses.net/event/finding-your-why-3/?instance_id=13 This online event is part of an ongoing collaborative open online course, Connected Courses (http://connectedcourses.net) focused on developing networked and open courses; the course is being team-taught by innovators from around the country. If you are interested in participating in the larger course, you may sign up and engage in pre-course activities by visiting the pre-course activities page (http://connectedcourses.net/thecourse/pre-course/) You can participate in the webinar on September 15 on your own, but we would much prefer it if you joined us in Queens Hall 325. The webinar is one hour, and we will plan to have a discussion immediately following the broadcast. Please RSVP if you plan to join us: http://goo.gl/aVlhmw Best wishes, Eva Eva M. Fernández Assistant Vice Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu

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Mindfulness session, Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 6:30pm-7:30pm
by Jean Kelly 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

We are delighted to announce a series on mindfulness practices in teaching and learning, led by Professor Serinity Young (CMAL), with monthly sessions scheduled once a month on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm to 7:30pm in Queens Hall room 325. The first session will be held Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Register for the September 16 session at: http://goo.gl/OCQKoX For more information, please contact Serinity Young (syoung(a)qc.cuny.edu) Additional information : http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/mindfulness/

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