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Hostos Education Technology Showcase 2012, May 4, 8:30am to 2:30pm
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 05 Apr '12

05 Apr '12

From: George Rosa EdTech Hostos Community College 718 319-7972 grosa(a)hostos.cuny.edu _______________________________________________

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College Writing 2, Meeting, May 1, Free Hour
by judith.summerfield＠qc.cuny.edu 05 Apr '12

05 Apr '12

Dear Colleagues: Provost Stellar has asked me to organize a meeting to discuss the development of a new course, College Writing 2, which will be a part of our General Education curriculum beginning Fall 2013. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 1, at 12:00 in the Q-Side Lounge. As you know, the CUNY Pathways Initiative calls for all students to take six credits of English Composition. Currently, we are offering only one semester of college writing, English 110. We see this as the chance to provide more writing instruction for our students, and also to engage the entire college in the development and teaching of the new course. We want this course to be taught by faculty throughout the college. We see College Writing 2 as situated in the disciplines and divisions; we would offer such courses as writing in history, or biology, literature, or anthropology, as well as writing in the social sciences or sciences, arts and humanities, or education. The meeting will be an information session, with Gloria Fisk (Director of Composition) and Kevin Ferguson (Acting Director of Writing at Queens) describing the expectations and guidelines for College Writing 2, and giving the group the opportunity to think through how best to implement the new course. We'll have a chance to discuss sample course overviews, and possible assignments in varied disciplines. If you are interested in teaching such a course or in leading your department or division in becoming part of this project, please come to the meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting, please let us know that you're interested in being part of the process of developing College Writing 2. Please RSVP to Ann.Morgado(a)qc.cuny.edu Best, Judith Judith Summerfield Professor of English Dean for General Education Razran 314 Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367 Phone: 718-997-4279/80

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CUNY Assessment Council meeting: April 27, Graduate Center
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 29 Mar '12

29 Mar '12

Greetings, The CUNY Assessment Council Meeting will meet on April 27th, 2012: Planning and logistics for #2: Program Review/Assessment Graduate Center; Room 198, 9:30-12 For more details, please contact Meg McAuliffe (margaret.mcauliffe(a)qc.cuny.edu) 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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Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade Presentation
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 28 Mar '12

28 Mar '12

Please share with colleagues. Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade Presentation Monday, April 2; 12:15pm; NSB C205 The Blackboard Learning Management System has been undergoing an upgrade to the most recent version (9.1) and will be in production in Summer 2012. Come an see how the process has been planned, what training materials have been created, some of the new features available and how best to prepare yourself for using Bb9.1 in the summer and fall. Advance information is also available on the CUNY home page and the Blackboard 9.1 Upgrade tab, as well as at the official upgrade link, www.cuny.edu/blackboard. This session requires no reservations. It will be repeated after the Spring break. ======================================= 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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Fw: Plenary April 17 -- IT and academic needs
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 28 Mar '12

28 Mar '12

In addition to the items Sandi mentions, I have heard that the IT Steering Committee wants to disallow ALL forwarding of email. It's hard to know what they are thinking because they keep no minutes and allow no public notes to be distributed (though some sneak out). There is no excuse for that in a committee that makes such large-scale decisions. 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 ----- Forwarded by Kenneth Lord/CSCI/Faculty/Queens College on 03/28/2012 11:31 AM ----- Sandi Cooper <Sandi.Cooper(a)csi.cuny.edu> Sent by: CUNY UFS Announcement-only list <UFS-NEWS(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> 03/28/2012 11:24 AM Please respond to Sandi Cooper <Sandi.Cooper(a)csi.cuny.edu> To UFS-NEWS(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU cc Subject Plenary April 17 -- IT and academic needs Dear Colleagues, This communication is to URGE you to communicate to ALL you colleagues, besides UFS senators, who are concerned with centralized IT decisions as these impact academic needs -- teaching AND research. I wish to insure that Brian Cohen, who is in charge of CUNY's IT offices and the IT committee (composed to technical personnel from the colleges) -- OUR GUEST AT THE PLENARY -- hears directly from faculty what their problems might be. If you cannot come (Tuesday evening, April 17, 6:30 pm, Graduate School, 9th floor meeting rooms) you are invited to e mail me with issues that you wish raised. Issues which I have raised with Brian Cohen so far include decisions on e-portfolios (which we consider a faculty concern); whether or not retirees can still get their college e mail; a system of public communication to all faculty of IT decisions (Cohen's office is planning a new letter) and a regular system of minutes of the IT meetings. Issues about the new Blackboard upgrade and CUNYFirst continue to arise and Brian will address these. I need to hear from people who are concerned both with teaching and their own research needs. Sandi Sandi E. Cooper, Chair University Faculty Senate -- CUNY 535 E 80 Street New York, N Y 10075 212 794 5538 Change is in the Air - Smoking in Designated Areas Only in effect. Tobacco-Free Campus as of July 1, 2012. ***************** CUNY Faculty Senate http://www.cunyufs.org/ 535 E. 80th St. New York, NY 10075 212 794-5538 <> If you wish to unsubscribe from the UFS-NEWS List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv(a)listserv.cuny.edu". Within the body of the text, only write the following: "SIGNOFF UFS-NEWS".

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Mindfulness practices in classrooms, Tuesday April 24, 11 am, Razran 360
by jean.kelly＠qc.cuny.edu 26 Mar '12

26 Mar '12

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Addendum to the IRSA Awards
by anahi.viladrich＠qc.cuny.edu 26 Mar '12

26 Mar '12

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Invitation to a panel
by beatriz.pena＠qc.cuny.edu 24 Mar '12

24 Mar '12

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CORRECTION: CTL presents Tech Talk: Computer Simulation "Games": Examples from the Social Sciences, April 3
by Rob Garfield 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Join us for CTL's 2nd Tech Talk of the semester on Tuesday, April 3, in which two Educational Technologists, Rob Garfield (Center for Teaching and Learning) and Tucker Harding (Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning) will discuss examples of educational games and simulations they designed and developed for Social Science courses at Columbia University. Location: Razran Hall, Room 360, Queens College Time: 4/3/12, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm This talk will be broadcast online -- details provided on the RSVP form. Food will be available for those who attend in person. For more information and to RSVP, please follow the link below, whether you plan to join us in person or virtually: (corrected RSVP Link) http://tinyurl.com/gamesApr3 Best, Rob Garfield Instructional Technologist Queens College Center for Teaching and Learning 319 Razran Hall james dot garfield at qc dot cuny dot edu

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CTL presents Tech Talk: Computer Simulation "Games": Examples from the Social Sciences, April 3
by Rob Garfield 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Join us for CTL's 2nd Tech Talk of the semester on Tuesday, April 3, in which two Educational Technologists, Rob Garfield (Center for Teaching and Learning) and Tucker Harding (Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning) will discuss examples of educational games and simulations they designed and developed for Social Science courses at Columbia University. Location: Razran Hall, Room 360, Queens College Time: 4/3/12, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm This talk will be broadcast online -- details provided on the RSVP form. Food will be available for those who attend in person. For more information and to RSVP, please follow the link below, whether you plan to join us in person or virtually: http://queenscollege.adobeconnect.com/games-apr32012/ Best, Rob Garfield Instructional Technologist Queens College Center for Teaching and Learning 319 Razran Hall james dot garfield at qc dot cuny dot edu

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