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WaQ Event - November 7
by joshua.rivenbark＠qc.cuny.edu 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

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Chemistry Halloween Splash
by gopal subramaniam 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

Enjoy some spooky science demonstrations by our education students. Reactive Tricks and Treats Monday October 31st, 12:30 - 1:00 PM On the steps of Remsen Hall Event is open to all QC faculty/staff/students. flyer attached. Dr. Gopal Subramaniam (718-997-4123) Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Queens College - CUNY Flushing, NY 11367

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Two upcoming events: Tech Talk (Oct 19); Adjunct Task Force (Nov 1)
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

Greetings, I'm writing to give you advance notice of two upcoming events, which you'll receive via QCMailer mail in the next few days (the preliminary announcements are below, so you can pre-register if you wish). The first event (Oct 19) is our first Tech Talk of the semester, and will focus on teaching online. The second (Nov 1) is the presentation of a new report titled Improving the adjunct faculty experience at Queens College. I hope to see you at one or both of these! 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 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk is October 16: Join the QC team or donate at http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?team_id=1017477&fr_id=36016&pg=team ----------------------- FIRST MAILER: ----------------------- Re: Tech Talk: Teaching English online (Oct 19, 4-6pm) The Center for Teaching & Learning cordially invites faculty and staff to the first Tech Talk of the semester, scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, 4-6pm(President's Conference Room, Rosenthal Library). Title: Teaching English to Vietnamese students, online! Presenters: Donna Gruber and Nancy Mare, English Language Institute; Fei-Wen Pirovolikos, Center for Teaching & Learning Abstract: Students around the world are eager to learn English from native speakers, and Queens College has excellent English teachers to fulfill that need. Partnering with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Training Center, the English Language Institute at QC launched a 10-week online course in summer 2011: one instructor in New York, 14 students in Vietnam. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP (by Monday, October 17): http://tinyurl.com/techtalk-19oct2011 ----------------------- SECOND MAILER: ----------------------- Re: Improving the adjunct faculty experience (Nov 1, 6-8pm, Patio Room) In November 2010, the Center for Teaching & Learning called for participants in a task force that would offer advice on how part-time faculty might share teaching practices and to propose mechanisms for improving teaching services. The resulting Adjunct Task Force worked through the beginning of this academic year, and produced a report, Improving the adjunct faculty experience at Queens College. The complete report is available here: http://tinyurl.com/atf-report Join us for a presentation about the report by members of the Adjunct Task Force and others in the Queens College community. Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Place: Patio Room, Dining Hall Time: 6-8pm To attend (either in person or virtually), please RSVP by October 25: http://tinyurl.com/atf-01nov2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Seminar on design, implementation, and interpretation of surveys (Oct 14, GC)
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 06 Oct '11

06 Oct '11

Please see the attachment for a flyer for a seminar offered by CUNY's Assessment Council, on surveys. The seminar takes place at the Graduate Center on October 14, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. (RSVP is requested.) The text of the flyer is below. Best wishes! Eva. eva.fernandez(a)qc.cuny.edu -------------------- FLYER TEXT: Surveys: Design, Implementation and Interpretation A professional development seminar offered by the Assessment Council, with the support of the Graduate Center. Sam Michalowski, PhD - Director, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, College of Staten Island Topic: So you want to do a survey? A flow chart approach to survey logistics Raymond Galinski, MPA - Assessment Coordinator, Lehman College Topic: Constructing surveys to support the assessment of Student Learning and Institutional Effectiveness Nikisha Williams, PhD - Associate Director, Office of Institutional Research, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Topic: Applying student survey data to support program assessment The follow-up panel discussion will be moderated by Richard LaManna, PhD - Manager, Academic Assessment, Bronx Community College Please RSVP via email - hjohnson(a)brooklyn.cuny.edu Space is limited to 40 seats. Location: The Graduate Center- The Skylight Room Date: Friday, October 14, 2011 Time: Breakfast: 9:30-10:00 Seminar: 10:00-12:30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Defending Public Higher Education - Oct 7, Graduate Center
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 01 Sep '11

01 Sep '11

Dear colleagues: Please see below for an announcement about what promises to be a very interesting forum on public higher education, to be held at the Graduate Center October 7, 2011. (Apologies to those of you who are getting multiple postings of this announcement.) Wishing you the best as you start the fall semester, 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 09/01/2011 03:05PM ----- ______________________________________ From: Picciano, Anthony Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:36 PM To: Executive Officers; Provost's Office Subject: Defending Public Higher Education - Conference Dear Colleagues, We are writing to ask assistance in publicizing a conference entitled, Defending Public Higher Education, that will be held at the Graduate Center on October 7, 2011. Many of us have witnessed first-hand the consequences of state disinvestment in public higher education over the past three decades. Most American public university systems, such as California, Wisconsin, and Illinois, have had dramatic cutbacks in academic programs and student services. Here at the City University of New York (CUNY), we have gone from a tuition-free system as late as 1976 to one that receives over 45% of its operating budget from student fees and tuition. The percentage of the operating budget covered by tuition and not public investment is expected to grow over the next five years as a result of tuition increases structured into the state budget. At the conference, we will be discussing these and other issues especially salient to the growing crisis of public higher education and more specifically to CUNY. We would greatly appreciate forwarding this email to your faculty and students and encourage them to attend. A flyer is attached that you are free to distribute. Further details including registration information are available at the CUNY Commons, specifically at: http://defendingpublichighereducation.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ Thank you for your help and if you have any questions, feel free to contact one of us. Sincerely, Mike Fabricant, Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare Anthony Picciano, Ph.D. Program in Urban Education ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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WordPress Orientation Aug 25 & 29
by joshua.rivenbark＠qc.cuny.edu 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

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CUNY Certification Program for Online/Hybrid Instruction (deadline to apply: June 30)
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 10 Jun '11

10 Jun '11

Greetings! A call for participants has just been released, for a certification program that will train CUNY faculty to teach fully online or partially online (hybrid/blended) courses. The deadline to apply is June 30, and the work (all online) will be carried out July 6-20. The complete call, and a link to the application is here: http://cunyonline.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ Please direct questions to George Otte (george.otte(a)mail.cuny.edu) CUNY Director of Academic Technology and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the CUNY School of Professional Studies. 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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Summer hybrid bootcamp: call for participants (June 1 deadline to apply)
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 23 May '11

23 May '11

The Center for Teaching & Learning is organizing a summer 2011 bootcamp on teaching online and hybrid courses. The training will introduce you to the technologies and pedagogies used in teaching hybrid and fully online courses. Participants will work together during two face-to-face days (June 24 and August 25) and asynchronously online in July and August. For more on what to expect, point your browser to: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/SupportPrograms/CTL/Projects/Pages/RFPsumm… If you are interested in participating, please submit an application by June 1: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/summer2011rfp Best wishes! Eva. PS: It's not too late to remind your students that the deadline to submit their course evaluations is May 25 at 11:59pm. To submit evaluations, students login at: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/evaluate To see response rates for your department: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JRLU Eva M. Fernández Associate Professor, Linguistics & Communication Disorders | http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~efernand 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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TEACHER EVALUATION TOWNHALL MEETING MAY 11, 2011
by joshua.rivenbark＠qc.cuny.edu 05 May '11

05 May '11

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Join us on April 27 for Tech Wednesday - ePortfolio
by Fei-Wen Pirovolikos 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

Dear colleagues, Join us for a conversation about ePortfolios at our upcoming *Tech Wednesday, April 27*. Our speakers, from all around CUNY, will discuss how ePortfolios are used at their campuses to stimulate student engagement in specific courses and beyond. *Time:* 4-6pm *Location:* President’s Conference Room 1, Rosenthal Library fifth floor *Speakers include:* Gina Foster, Lehman College Jean Darcy, Queensborough Community College Mercedes Del Rosario and student mentors, LaGuardia Community College Light refreshments will be provided. Kindly RSVP online: http://tinyurl.com/CTLTechDay2011Apr We look forward to seeing you! Fei-Wen -- Fei-Wen Pirovolikos | Center for Teaching and Learning, Queens College, CUNY | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CTL | (t) 718.997.4650; (direct line) 718.997.3035 | (e) fpirovolikos(a)qc.cuny.edu

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