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CFP: Open Educational Resources Fellowships
by Leila S Walker 10 Sep '19

10 Sep '19

The Queens College Libraries and Center for Teaching and Learning welcome applications to the OER Faculty Fellowship, now in its second year. To apply, visit https://forms.gle/Gj8KyE4Q1UEqhvrG8. Deadline: September 27 About Faculty Fellows will help Queens College students succeed by reducing the financial burden of high-cost textbooks and generating high-quality alternatives that are up-to-date, accessible, innovative, and pedagogically responsible. The Queens College Libraries and Center for Teaching and Learning will help fellows find, create, evaluate, and implement zero-cost and/or open materials for a course that will run in spring 2020. For more information about how open educational resources help our students, visit https://qc-cuny.libguides.com/oer-ztc. Fellowship Requirements Both full-time and part-time faculty are eligible for the fellowship. Applicants must clear their participation with their department chair prior to applying. Faculty fellows commit to: * Actively participating in 4 training workshops in Fall 2019 (October 18, November 1 and 22, and December 6, at noon) * Developing a fully OER or ZTC course (materials due January 12, 2020) * Teaching at least one section of the OER or ZTC course in Spring 2020 * Submitting course materials to our institutional repository, CUNY Academic Works. * Writing a brief (200-500 word) end-of-fellowship narrative (due June 14, 2020) Compensation Fellows will receive $2,500 in recognition of their labor. Smaller amounts are available to support faculty adopting courses created through the fellowship, or to recognize the labor of student or faculty partners, on a case-by-case basis. To apply, visit https://forms.gle/Gj8KyE4Q1UEqhvrG8. Questions? Contact Leila Walker at lwalker(a)qc.cuny.edu. =================== Dr. Leila Walker Emerging Technologies and Digital Scholarship Librarian Queens College CUNY Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library Room 346 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Queens, NY 11367-1597 leila.walker(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:leila.walker@qc.cuny.edu>

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Tech Talk: The Art and Science of Forecasting - Sept 11
by Ying Zhou 05 Sep '19

05 Sep '19

This talk is part of a Technology Exploration Talk Series jointly sponsored by the Tech Incubator and the Computer Science Department. It is open to all. You are welcome to stop by and hear professionals from the industry talk about emerging technology and how the technology is being applied in their respective industries. Topic: The Art and Science of Forecasting Date: Wednesday, September 11 Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm Location: Science Building, SB C203 Speaker: Yorgos Askalidis, Senior Data Scientist, User Forecasting, Spotify Description: Forecasting is an important exercise for any corporation, let alone a multinational, multibillion, public technology company with stakeholders looking for guidance. In this talk, we will go through some of the art and science of the user forecasting process at Spotify. From the strictly mathematical models we use to the ways we communicate with our stakeholders, and how we manage to forecast the future in such a fast moving world. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-and-science-of-forecasting-tickets-713… ?

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Reviewing Fulbright Applications
by Moira E Egan 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

Dear All, I hope everyone has enjoyed relaxing and productive summers and that your new semesters are off to a good start. Once again this year, we have a fascinating group of students applying for Fulbright grants to teach English, earn MA degrees or conduct independent research. As part of the application process, campuses must submit an evaluation of each application, which is viewed as another recommendation by the Fulbright selection committee. To do this, groups of 3 or 4 faculty and staff meet with each applicant to discuss the proposed project and to offer feedback as the student makes final revisions before submitting to Fulbright. I would greatly appreciate your assistance in either serving on evaluation committees yourself or in suggesting others I might contact. We will be receiving our applications by September 9th, and would like to complete the campus interviews as soon after that as possible so that applicants have ample time to revise by Fulbright's October 8th deadline. Each application consists of biographical information, transcripts, 3 recommendations and 2 essays of 1-2 pages each. We have students applying to teach English in South Korea, Taiwan, Spain and Brazil. Those planning to earn MA degrees are applying to study literature, film curation and data analytics in the UK, and environmental science in Norway. Finally, we have two students proposing independent research projects: one using theater to explore homelessness in Uruguay and the other to study the impact of the shift to English instruction on students with communication disorders in Rwanda. Please let me know which of these you would be able to review and some days and times you would be available. As always, thank you for all you do to encourage and support our students. Best, Moira ~ Moira E. Egan, Ph.D. National Fellowships Advisor Rm. 23 Honors Hall Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Queens, NY 11367 (718) 997-2863 Moira.egan(a)qc.cuny.edu

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Call For Participation in a Faculty Book Club, Fall 2019
by Jean Kelly 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

>From the Center for Teaching and Learning: The Faculty Book Club is an informal reading group for Queens College faculty members who are interested in reading about, thinking about, and discussing learning and teaching with colleagues across disciplines. Guided by facilitators from the Center for Teaching and Learning, book club members will read and discuss the book, "How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching" by Joshua R. Eyler, which focuses on five themes: curiosity, sociality, emotion, authenticity, and failure. Meetings are scheduled for Wednesdays from 12:00 – 2:00 on the following dates: • September 18th • October 2nd • October 16th • November 6th • November 13th • December 4th The Center for Teaching and Learning will provide book club members with lunch and a copy of "How Humans Learn." Please use this form to respond to the call: http://bit.ly/2lBKuyF For more information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/cfp-faculty-book-club-fall-2019/

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Blackboard Basics Workshop Series, Fall 2019
by Jean Kelly 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

>From the Center for Teaching & Learning: Are you new to Blackboard? Do you need to brush up on some of your Blackboard skills? The Center for Teaching & Learning invites you to participate in our hands-on faculty workshops on Blackboard Basics. The first workshop will take place on Monday, September 9 during free hour (12:15-1:30 pm) in Rosenthal Library, Room 444. Topics Navigating Blackboard and the course menu Make your course available Announcements and emails Upload a syllabus Add web links and YouTube videos Register for the workshop on September 9 at http://bit.ly/2HzkkVz. We encourage you to bring your own devices, but loaner laptops will be available. You must log in to your QC Blackboard account at least once prior to this workshop. Please bring your login information (CUNYfirst user name and password) with you to the workshop. Future topics September 23: Discussion Boards October 7: Assignments, SafeAssign, and Turnitin October 21: Quizzes November 4: Groups Information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/blackboard-basics-workshop-series-fall-2019

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Teaching Tip: How (and Why) to Use Open Educational Resources
by Jean Kelly 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

Nearly forty percent of CUNY students come from households with annual incomes of less than $20,000. For many of our students, the cost of textbooks can be a steep barrier to academic success. At Queens College, students report spending hundreds of dollars on textbooks each semester, often maxing out credit cards or putting off other expenses. Some students who can't afford textbooks try to pass the class without them, while others look for free PDFs online. You can help! By adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) or other zero-cost course materials, you make college more affordable and accessible for all our students. If you teach a course that does not require students to purchase textbooks or other educational materials, be sure to let students know by logging into Akademos and marking the course "Adoptions not required" and "Course uses OER/Zero cost materials" (https://qc-cuny.libguides.com/c.php?g=908303&p=6552766) (This also helps Queens College get funding to develop more OER!) For more information, visit http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/how-and-why-to-use-open-educational-resources. You can read our past tips at http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/teaching-tips/. Best regards, The Center for Teaching & Learning

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