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Mindfulness workshops: The HeArt of Seeing - Mindful Drawing, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013
by Jean Kelly 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

Greetings, The CTL series on mindfulness practices in teaching and learning continues this semester, led by Professor Rikki Asher (SEYS), with monthly sessions scheduled 1pm to 2pm in Razran Hall room 360. This fall the each session is organized around a specific theme. The first workshop is The HeArt of Seeing - Mindful Drawing: Using mindfulness practice to deepen our being present and to de-stress ourselves. No drawing experience expected. Mindful sitting practice to develop effective habits of mind and strategies for yourself and students will be included. Day: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 Time: 1pm to 2pm Location: Razran 360, Queens College To register, go to: http://tinyurl.com/mindfulness-25Sept13 Future Mindfulness Workshops - all will take place from 1pm-2pm: Wednesday, Oct. 16 - Mindfulness Practice for Professors and Staff. Practice being present as you move through your day. How can we learn methods to settle the mind, thoughts and projections? Mindful e-mailing will be discussed. Wednesday, Nov. 20 - Basic Yoga and Sitting. Simple standing yoga asanas will be taught, along with mindful sitting. How can simple movements enhance our sitting and our daily lives? No prior yoga skills necessary. Wednesday, Dec. 18 - Mindfulness and Compassion. How can you find compassion towards yourself and others through mindfulness? How does compassion make a difference? Why learn about it? ______________________________ 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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Undergraduate Research: call for proposals
by Eva Fernandez 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

Greetings, colleagues: I'm writing with an advance notification about this year's RFP for projects in the Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Education (URME) program. Please see below for the email you will also get via QCMailer in a day or so. The deadline to submit proposals is Friday October 18, and faculty from all divisions are encouraged to apply. Here is the complete RFP: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/teach/undergraduate-research/rfp2013/ Best wishes, E. Eva M. Fernández Assistant Vice Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez ------------- The Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching and Learning are pleased to announce a call for proposals for undergraduate research projects, for this academic year, 2013-2014. The Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Education (URME) program at Queens College supports outstanding activities in which faculty mentor undergraduates in research or other scholarly or creative work. The program is funded and managed by the Office of the Provost and supported by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Proposals will be accepted for faculty-led projects, submitted by faculty, for group or one-on-one research. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, October 18, 2013. Faculty from all divisions are encouraged to apply. Details on the initiative, the complete RFP, and the online submission directions are available at: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/teach/undergraduate-research/rfp2013/ For more information, contact Eva Fernández or Richard Bodnar.

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Today (9/16) and Wednesday (9/18): films about or set in Brazilian favelas
by Eva Fernandez 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

Please see below, or visit http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu Best wishes (and apologies for multiple postings!), E. Eva M. Fernández Assistant Vice Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez From: John.Collins(a)qc.cuny.edu [mailto:John.Collins@qc.cuny.edu] Subject: We're 1/2 Way through "Flip Side of the Favela Film Experience" - special event Monday, Free hr Hello All, Please see attached poster for some amazing, difficult to see in the US, films about or set within Brazilian favelas. We'll be showing them in Campbell Dome during Free Hr. this Monday and Wednesday. Best of all, Monday's shorts come from "Morrinho TV," or the audiovisual arm of the favela arts cooperative from Rio now on campus building a model favela/diorama/'social sculpture' in the spaces between the Science Building and the Library. Some of the films are quite hilarious. Others are biting social commentary. Many are quite impressive aesthetically. Most are all of the above! abracos, John ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Adjunct Colloquium on Oct. 1
by Rowena Li 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

Advance announcement for Socrates subscribers: The Adjunct Colloquium Series will have its first event this year on Tuesday, October 1. Ken Ryesky, an Adjunct in the Department of Accounting & Information Systems, will discuss how the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act impacts and concerns Adjunct faculty. Ken Ryesky formerly served as an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service. Last April, he testified at an IRS rulemaking hearing on the implementation of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act. ACA is already beginning to have a profound effect upon the health care coverage of all Americans. The law's provisions have particular implications for Adjunct faculty members at America's colleges and universities, and those implications extend far beyond health care coverage. Light lunch will be served. Date: Tuesday, October 1 Time: 12:15-1:30 pm Location: CEP II Adjunct Lounge, Queens College (between Razran Hall and Student Union Building. The entrance is facing Parking Lot 7. Here is the map: http://bit.ly/CEPII) RSVP by Tuesday, September 25 at http://tinyurl.com/affordablecare-1oct2013 If you are unable to join us in person, you are invited to join us virtually at http://queenscollege.adobeconnect.com/adjunctcolloquium-fall2013/ If you have any questions, please email rowena.li(a)qc.cuny.edu.

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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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Workshop: Teaching Large Classes - Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013
by Jean Kelly 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Sent on behalf of Dr. Nathalia Holtzman Are you teaching a class with more than 40 students? Queens College is offering an increasing number of large classes with some classes exceeding 200 students. This trend is only likely to increase. Teaching these large number of students presents a challenging and exciting set of issues. We are offering a workshop that will look at some of these issues and provide some practical solutions that you can start applying in your classroom. In addition, we will provide tips on class administration and have a participant-directed discussion of issues that will also serve as the basis of future workshops. The workshop will be run by Dr. Nathalia Holtzman from the Department of Biology. She regularly teaches classes of over 150 students. Date: Thursday, August 22, 2013 Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm Location: Razran 360  Light refreshments will be served. Participation is open to full- and part-time faculty. To register and participate in the survey of your large classroom teaching experience point your browser to: http://tinyurl.com/rsvp-LCW22aug Or check out http://teachlearn.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?page_id=1814 ______________________________ Jean Kelly, Instructional Technologist Center for Teaching & Learning | Queens College, CUNY http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CTL jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu | 718.997.4857

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Invitation to New Faculty Orientations August 21 and 29
by Jean Kelly 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of the Provost are pleased to invite you to an orientation for new faculty: Things You Need to Know to Teach at Queens. Same program on Wednesday, August 21 (12-2pm), and Thursday, August 29 (3-5pm), President’s Conference Rooms 1 and 2. Representatives from around campus will discuss resources and services you need to know about in your new capacity as faculty: - Using library resources - Accessing instructional technologies - Teaching online - Reporting attendance and grades - Encouraging academic integrity - Seeking professional development opportunities - Teaching large classes - Resources for your students you should know about Please join us on August 21 or August 29 for information, conversation, and some refreshments. We encourage you to bring along a colleague: a full-time faculty member, a not-new adjunct, or your departmental chair. Simply share this email, and ask your colleague to RSVP. To help us better plan the event, please RSVP at http://bit.ly/RSVPFacultyOrientationF13. We prefer to have you join us in person, but if neither date/time works for you, you're invited to join us virtually. (Webcast information is in the RSVP form above.) For questions, please contact Rowena Li at rowena.li(a)qc.cuny.edu or Jean Kelly at jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu. ______________________________ 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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