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Veil'd
by Vivian.Charlop＠qc.cuny.edu 10 May '12

10 May '12

I would like to post information about our upcoming play reading, VEIL'D, Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, May 13 at 3:00 pm in The Performance Space, Rathaus Hall M-11. I am attaching a flyer which could go out to the list if possible. Many thanks. Vivian Charlop Director Kupferberg Center Queens College Flushing, NY 11367 718-544-2996 v 718-261-7063 f

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May 15, 4pm: Surviving Grading Season
by Fei-Wen.Pirovolikos＠qc.cuny.edu 10 May '12

10 May '12

The Center for Teaching and Learning invites faculty to a session on Surviving the Grading Season. Please join us as we discuss various grading topics including: Blackboard Gradebook (Rob Garfield), Scantron machines and CUNYfirst Grade Center (Liza Torres), procedures for handling academic misconduct (Emanuel Avila), and grading strategies (Lisa Vaia). Light refreshments will be served. You are welcome to attend virtually; please see details in the RSVP form. Sign-up at: http://tinyurl.com/2012May15SurviveGrading Date: May 15, 2012 Time: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Location: Adjunct Faculty Resource Space in CEP Hall 2 (also known as Temp 2, by Parking Lot 7)

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Mindfulness practices in teaching: May 15, 11 am, Razran 360
by jean.kelly＠qc.cuny.edu 08 May '12

08 May '12

Greetings, colleagues! Are you interested in the possibilities of creating a more peaceful environment in your classroom? Do you want to become more present in your own classes? Are you interested in the work of scholars and teachers around the country who are finding ways to use mindful practices with student learning? Do you have mindful practices that you could share with colleagues? If so, become part of a network of educators at CUNY who are exploring uses of mindful practices in teaching.? Join us on Tuesday, May 15th from 11 am to noon, in Razran 360. RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/mindfulness-15may2012 For more information, please contact Rikki Asher (rikki.asher(a)qc.cuny.edu) Best wishes, Jean 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Blackboard Upgrade Information
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 07 May '12

07 May '12

Colleagues, Your assistance in distributing the attached information pertaining to the Blackboard Upgrade project would be appreciated. Thanks, Ken ======================================= Dr. Kenneth Lord Assistant to the Provost for Educational Technology ( www.qc.cuny.edu/edtech) Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Lecturer, Computer Science Queens College, CUNY

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TOMORROW, May 4th, CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TEACHING at Queens College
by jean.kelly＠qc.cuny.edu 03 May '12

03 May '12

TOMORROW, May 4th, CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TEACHING at Queens College CONFERENCE PROGRAM 8:30, Welcome Breakfast. Location: Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Room 230 9:00, Opening note and Introduction, Beatriz Carolina Peña, Queens Consortium on Languages Other Than English, Queens College 9:05, Welcome Remarks, William McClure, Acting Dean of Faculty, Division of Arts and Humanities, Queens College Keynote Address: Our Often-Forgotten Resource: Heritage Language Speakers Sandra B. Schreffler, Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, Department of Modern Languages, Roger Williams University, Introduced by Barbara Simerka, Acting Chair of the Hispanic Languages and Literatures Department 9:15-10:15, Location: Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Room 230 Heritage Language Placement Exams: A Case of Polish HL Learners Presenter: Agnieszka Rakowicz, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY 10:30-11:20, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 110 Teaching Italian with the ePortfolio: Integrating Technology with Purpose Presenter: Giulia Guarnieri, Bronx Community College, CUNY 10:30-11:20, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 112 Harnessing Motivation in a Spanish for Native Speakers class: An Experience with a Community-Based Curriculum Presenter: Diana P. Romero, Columbia University 10:30-11:20, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 121 “Beyond Grammar Textbooks”: A Conversation about Experiential Teaching and Learning with Bilingual Faculty Panel Chair and Moderator: Anahí Viladrich , Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, and Director of the Immigration Studies Working Group Participants: Antonietta D’Amelio, Baruch College, CUNY, Eva Fernández, Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, Robert Vago, Professor of Linguistics, Queens College and The Graduate Center, Chair, Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders, Queens College, CUNY, Sandra M. Wozniak, Queens College, CUNY, and Columbia University 11:30-12:45, Location: Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, President’s Conference Room 2, Fifth Floor. Lunch will be served. Implementing Chinese Heritage Language Courses at a Community College, Presenters:Wei Lan and Maan Lin, Pennsylvania State University and Queensborough Community College, CUNY 1:00-1:50, Location: : Powdermaker Hall, Room 110 Media and/or Technology in the LOTE Classroom –Ipads anyone? Presenter: Lisa Mars, Townsend Harris High School 1:00-1:50, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 112 Energizing the Spanish Language Classrooms through Music, Literature and Movies Presenter: Sonia Tejada, Hewlett High School 2:00-2:50, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 110 Teaching and Learning a Foreign Language through the New Media: How Facebook, Wiki, Podcast, ePortfolio, Enhance the Learning Experience and the Teaching Performance Presenter: Elda Buonanno, Iona College 2:00-2:50, Location: Powdermaker Hall, Room 112 Integrating Culture and Technology in the Elementary Italian Language Class Presenter: Antonella Ansani, Queensborough Community College, CUNY 3:00-3:50, Location: : Powdermaker Hall, Room 110 Manifestaciones de ”La mancha indeleble”: del cuento al corto Presenter: Margherita Tortora, Yale University 3:00-3:50, Location: : Powdermaker Hall, Room 112 Teaching Foreign Languages to First Time Learners: A Definitive Methodology? Presenter: Hamid Bahri, York College, CUNY 4:00-4:50, Location: : Powdermaker Hall, Room 110 Beatriz Carolina Peña - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Beatriz Carolina Peña, Ph.D. Lecturer, Director of the Queens Consortium on LOTE (Languages Other Than English), Director of the Basic and Intermediate Language Courses, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, New York 11367 Office Phone: (718) 997-5635 Office location: Kiely Hall 243D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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LaGuardia CC: Knowledge in the Digital Age
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 03 May '12

03 May '12

Knowledge in the Digital Age: Teaching, Learning, and the Googlization of Everything with Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan? All are invited: LaGuardia's Library Media Resources Center is once again pleased to offer its annual Knowledge in the Digital Age speaker's event. This year, Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan has accepted an invitation to speak on the issues revolving around technology in the lives of faculty and students. When: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 2 p.m. Where: LaGuardia Community College, E Building, Poolside Cafe Cost: Free Refreshments: Definitely LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE, register ASAP. To do this and to get more information on the event go to: http://knowledgeinthedigitalage.eventbrite.com/ The Library Media Resources Center and the organizing committee would like to thank LaGuardia's College Association and the CUNY's LILAC council for co-sponsoring this event. Should you need ADA accommodation, please contact Charles Keyes by phone at 718-482-6018 or by email: ckeyes(a)lagcc.cuny.edu" To view or reply to this topic, log in and go to: http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-technology-group/forum/topic/tues-58… ======================================= Dr. Kenneth Lord Assistant to the Provost for Educational Technology ( www.qc.cuny.edu/edtech) Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Lecturer, Computer Science Queens College, CUNY

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Faculty Seminar on ePortfolio, June 8
by Fei-Wen.Pirovolikos＠qc.cuny.edu 03 May '12

03 May '12

Greetings: The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering an all-day faculty seminar on ePortfolio pedagogies and how ePortfolios (known at QC as QPortfolios) can be instrumental in enhancing the transfer experience for students. The seminar will take place on Queens College campus (exact location TBA) on Friday, June 8 (from 10 am to 5 pm), and will include general discussion about ePortfolios as well as discussion in break-out groups about the following possible tracks (depending on participant interest): * Business/Accounting/Economics * Education * General Education * Natural Sciences * Portfolios for reappointment/tenure/promotion * Transfer * Writing The seminar will include faculty from QC and from other CUNY campuses that participate in the Making Transfer Connections project: LaGuardia, Queensborough, Bronx, and Lehman. (Making Transfer Connections is a Title V [US Department of Education] funded project on ePortfolio and transfer.) Both adjunct and full-time faculty are invited to participate. In the application form, please indicate how you plan on using ePortfolios in your classroom, and what track in the above list interests you most. QC participants will each receive a brand new laptop computer on loan for up to three years, to facilitate their ePortfolio work. Because of this, space is limited, and we will give preference to participants who indicate departmental support for ePortfolios. For questions, please contact Fei-Wen Pirovolikos at fpirovolikos(a)qc.cuny.edu. Please apply no later than the end of May 15, 2012: http://tinyurl.com/eportfolio-8June2012

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TOMORROW CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
by beatriz.pena＠qc.cuny.edu 03 May '12

03 May '12

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Diversity in Higher Education: May 4 and June 8 at Brooklyn
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 01 May '12

01 May '12

Please see below for a two-day series, to be held at Brooklyn College on May 4 and June 8, on working with diverse students. (There is limited support for adjunct faculty who wish to participate.) Best wishes, Eva. Eva M. Fernández Associate Professor, Linguistics & Communication Disorders | http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez Director, Center for Teaching & Learning | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl Queens College, City University of New York -----Forwarded by Eva Fernandez/LCD/Faculty/Queens College on 05/01/2012 07:45AM ----- To: CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU From: Graciela Elizalde-Utnick Sent by: Center for Teaching and Learning Date: 04/30/2012 04:32PM Subject: Brooklyn College Presentations on Diversity in Higher Education and Beyond The Roberta S. Matthews Center for Teaching Brooklyn College, CUNY 2420 Boylan Hall 2900 Bedford Ave. • Brooklyn, NY 11210 GUtnick(a)brooklyn.cuny.edu MAY & JUNE 2012 PRESENTATIONS RSVP to Graciela Elizalde-Utnick, Director: GUtnick(a)brooklyn.cuny.edu Limited stipends available for adjunct faculty to attend these presentations. Please contact: GUtnick(a)brooklyn.cuny.edu Friday, May 4: Double Feature! Maximizing Success for English Language Learner Students: Differentiated Instructional Strategies, Friday, May 4, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Brooklyn College, Woody Tanger, Library – Elaine Brooks (English), Graciela Elizalde-Utnick (School Psychology, Counseling, & Leadership), and Len Fox (English). This workshop will provide hands-on experience with strategies for fostering academic growth in students who are in classrooms learning in their second (or third, etc) language. Participants will explore various strategies for differentiating instruction for these students, who are typically referred to as English Language Learners. With Liberty and Justice for All? Including LGBTQ Voices in Democratic Practice, Friday, May 4, 12:00 – 2:30 p.m., Brooklyn College, Woody Tanger, Library – GLARE workshop – Eliza A. Dragowski, Graciela Elizalde-Utnick, Beth Ferholt, Herman Jiesamfoek, Sonia E. Murrow, Wayne Reed, Florence Rubinson, and María R. Scharrón-del Río, with featured performing artist, Robb Leigh Davis. This workshop explores inclusive democratic practices for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students, teachers, school personnel and administrators in public school settings and in higher education. This interactive session will include an experiential/dramatic component and facilitated discussions. The goal of this session is to foster understanding of LGBTQ issues and to offer practical knowledge for creating inclusive educational contexts in a society that is multiracial, multicultural and sexually diverse. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Friday, June 8: Diversity Train-the-Trainer Institute (funded by the CUNY 2012 Diversity Fund): Friday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brooklyn College (location tba) featuring international scholar Dr. Alan Roland. 10:00-12:00: Keynote Presentation and Discussion with Dr. Alan Roland – ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. Dr. Roland will briefly describe the historical background of the East Asian and South Asian immigration to the United States before delving into their socio-cultural and cultural/psychological makeup that they bring to their education. Important factors are the nature of their extended family relationships; the three psychosocial dimensions of hierarchical relationships in the family and school (formal hierarchical relationships, hierarchical intimacy relationships, and hierarchy by the quality of the person); insider/outsider relations; and various aspects of their familial self. While these are common to all of the Asian cultures, they also vary with the culture. Also of importance is whether the student is of the immigrant, first generation; or is a second generation born in the United States; or is a 1.5 having spent the first several years in their indigenous country before coming to the U.S.; or is a foreign national simply attending college here before returning home. 12:00-2:00: Hands-On Workshop: Diversity in Higher Education – Creating Safe Spaces and Inclusive Classrooms. Interactive workshop aimed at increasing and supporting faculty’s multicultural competencies. Following a three-component model of multicultural competency development, this workshop aims to increase awareness, knowledge and skills of the participants around diversity issues. Participants will explore the concept of multicultural awareness and knowledge through experiential exercises that explore cultural identities, power and privileges, and cultural values (i.e., individualism and collectivism). Participants will also explore strategies for creating safe spaces, promoting dialogue, and managing conflicts within our classrooms. Participants will receive a packet of written activities as well as follow-up. Keynote Speaker: Alan Roland, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and a psychoanalyst on the Faculty and Board of Directors of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis in Greenwich Village. He has worked extensively in India and Japan, and with Indians, Japanese, Chinese, and South Korean patients in New York City over the last 35 years. His books include: Journeys to Foreign Selves: Asiansÿÿÿÿÿÿ and Asian Americans in a Global Era, Oxford University Press, 2011; Cultural Pluralism and Psychoanalysis: The Asian and North American Experience, Routledge, 1996; and In Search of Self in India and Japan: Toward a Cross-Cultural Psychology, Princeton University Press, 1988. He is also an exhibiting artist and a playwright/librettist, and has also published, Dreams and Drama: Psychoanalytic Criticism, Creativity and the Artist, Sage (UK) and Wesleyan University Press (USA). ÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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2 summer 2012 workshops from the CUNY Program for Online/Hybrid Instruction
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

A call for participants was released today for two workshops this summer to prepare faculty interested in teaching courses as fully online or as hybrids (partially online). The workshops cover a range of objectives relevant to designing and teaching courses with online components. The time commitment is about 10 hours total; faculty who complete all modules in the workshops are compensated for 10 hours at their non-teaching-adjunct (NTA) rate. Feedback from Queens College faculty who have participated in these in the past has been very positive. The two workshops are completely online, participants can choose between the following dates: * June 18 to July 1st * July 9 to July 22 For more details, and to apply: http://cunyonline.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ Please note: 1. Faculty who have already completed one of these workshops and received payment in the past are not eligible to participate again. 2. The workshop organizers will seek out the approval of applicants' chair or immediate supervisor, so please consult with your department chair before applying. The Center for Teaching & Learning will arrange for approval from the Provost for all Queens College applicants. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best wishes, Eva. Eva M. Fernández Associate Professor, Linguistics & Communication Disorders | http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez Director, Center for Teaching & Learning | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl Queens College, City University of New York ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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