March 2016 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Write to be Read: Research, Impact & CUNY Academic Works, March 16
by Jean Kelly 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

On behalf of Nancy Foasberg (Humanities Librarian, Queens College): Are you interested in: - Reaching a wider audience with your publications? - Getting more citations? - Fulfilling grant requirements to make research available online? - Making information available to all? If so, you’re in luck! You can do all this and more with CUNY Academic Works. Nancy Foasberg (Humanities Librarian, Queens College) and Megan Wacha (Scholarly Communications Librarian, CUNY) will explain. We can answer questions about authors’ rights, download statistics, and more! March 16, 2016 12:00-1:15 Kiely Hall, Room 423 For more information, email nfoasberg(a)qc.cuny.edu To learn more about CUNY Academic Works, please visit http://qc-cuny.libguides.com/scholarly-communications Thanks to the Center for Teaching and Learning for their assistance in promoting this event! Download the poster: http://tiny.cc/CAW-March16

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Expanding Online at QC, Spring 2016: Symposia, March 17, April 14, June 6
by Jean Kelly 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

The Center for Teaching & Learning cordially invites you to participate in a series of discussions on online education, led by experts in the pedagogy and assessment of online instruction. The presentations will include research-based evidence of how to design effective online learning environments. This lecture series is part of ongoing work to expand our online and hybrid course offerings, with support from the CUNY Strategic Investment Initiative and the Queens College Office of the Provost. Detailed descriptions: https://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/symposia-expanding-online-sp2016/ Register for the March and April symposia: http://tiny.cc/expandingonline-symposia Register for the June 6 symposium: http://tiny.cc/exp-online-symposium-jun6 March 17 - The Online Learning Landscape: Implications for Teaching and Learning Anthony G. Picciano, Graduate Center and Hunter College, City University of New York 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Rosenthal Library 230 April 14 - Building Learning with Technology: Connections that Matter Michelle Miller, Northern Arizona University 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Rosenthal Library 230 June 6 - Designing Online and Blended Learning to Foster Diverse Students’ Needs and Learning: Factors and Best Practices for Success 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Location TBD Designing Online and Blended Learning to Foster Diverse Students’ Needs and Learning: Factors and Best Practices for Success Natalie B. Milman, George Washington University Register for this symposium at http://tiny.cc/exp-online-symposium-jun6

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Lunch Discussion: Teaching students how to learn, March 22
by Jean Kelly 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

>From the Center for Teaching & Learning: Let's discuss the ways in which we teach students HOW to learn. What do you currently do to teach students to take ownership of their learning? Should we teach in a more explicit way the methods and philosophy of learning? Bring examples from your teaching, your experience, and your thoughts to our next lunch discussion on Tuesday, March 22. Come for the whole time, or feel free to drop in when you can! The name of this discussion group is changing – become part of our Circular Teaching Squad! New name! Same great discussion about wide-ranging issues in teaching and learning at Queens College! Benefit from ideas presented by colleagues throughout campus to invigorate your own classes. Date: Tuesday, March 22 Time: 12 noon-2 pm Location: President's Conference Room 1, Rosenthal Library, fifth floor Lunch will be provided by Queens College's Center for Teaching & Learning RSVP at http://tiny.cc/learning-lunch-Mar22. Save the date for the next meeting of the Circular Teaching Squad: Tuesday, April 19. If you would like more information or if you would like to be notified about future Circular Teaching Squad events on campus, contact Christopher Hanusa at christopher.hanusa(a)qc.cuny.edu or 718-997-5964. We hope to see you there!

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Year of Silk Roads: March events for you to enjoy!
by Cecilia B Britez 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

Hello Dear Queens College Friends! Please come en join us for a bunch of very interesting Year of Silk Roads events: Afghanistan and the Silk Roads: Past and Present March 9 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Powdermaker Hall, Room 132 http://silkroads.qc.cuny.edu/eventsr/afghanistan-and-the-silk-roads-past-an… How the Spice Trade Made the World Modern March 14 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Kiely Hall, Room 264 http://silkroads.qc.cuny.edu/eventsr/how-the-spice-trade-made-the-world-mod… New Day: An Intercultural Nowruz Celebration March 14 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Queens College Student Union Building, 4th Floor Ballroom http://silkroads.qc.cuny.edu/eventsr/save-the-date-new-day-intercultural-no… A Day in the Life of an International Silk Merchant March 30 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Campbell Dome http://silkroads.qc.cuny.edu/eventsr/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-international-… Best, Cecilia Cecilia Britez, Office Manager Center for Teaching and Learning Writing Across the Curriculum Administrative Manager for Year of Silk Roads 718-997-4650 - 718-997-4695 Fax: 718-997-4698 316 Razran Hall, Queens College / CUNY

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