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Tech Wed: Podcasting --Mar 23 (4-6pm), Pres Conf Rm #1
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Join us for our next Tech Wednesday, a showcase of different ways to podcast your class. Our faculty presenters will show us how to use Jing and Screenr, Quick Time and iTunes U, and a range of other tools to capture and release audio and video. March 23 (4-6pm) President's Conference Room #1 in the library Light refreshments and rich content will be served. Please RSVP if you plan to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CTLTechDay2011March And save the dates for two upcoming Tech Wednesdays: April 27: ePortfolios, with guest presenters from around CUNY May 18: TBA Hope to see you on March 23!! Eva. 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

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ePortfolio Seminar (deadline to apply: Fri Mar 11)
by Fei-Wen Pirovolikos 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Dear Socrates Subscribers, This email is coming to you as early notice of an opportunity to sign up for an ePortfolio seminar, before the news below is announced to all QC faculty via QCmailer. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any questions! Sincerely, 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 _______________________________________________________________ To: All faculty From: Center for Teaching & Learning Re: ePortfolio Seminar (deadline to apply: Fri Mar 11) The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce a five-part seminar on ePortfolio technologies and pedagogies. The seminar will be led by a team of faculty and students, who will guide participants in a set of hands-on activities simulating a course with an ePortfolio requirement. Full- and part-time faculty from all four divisions of Queens College are invited to participate. Participants will receive a stipend of $1000 at the completion of the seminar. (Stipends will be paid as summer salary during the 2011 summer.) The seminar meetings are all scheduled for Friday afternoons, 12:30-4:00 pm (place TBA): March 25: Introduction, Tour, and Demos April 1: Access & Sharing April 15: Linking April 29: Showcasing May 13: Learning Matrix If you are interested in participating, please submit an application at http://tinyurl.com/4brqo6z by 11:59pm on Friday, March 11, 2011. (Direct link to application form: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDZnRVhTUnp5c3JiUi02… ) This workshop is partly funded by *Making Transfer Connections*, a Title V grant awarded to Queens College and four other CUNY campuses. * * Please direct any questions to Fei-Wen Pirovolikos, Center for Teaching & Learning (fpirovolikos(a)qc.cuny.edu, 718-997-3035).

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WaQ Workshop Feb 23
by joshua.rivenbark＠qc.cuny.edu 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

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Feb 23 (4-6pm) and other Tech Weds this semester
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 13 Feb '11

13 Feb '11

Greetings, Our series on technology and teaching continues this semester, on Wednesdays. For our first gathering we're pleased to welcome Andrea Mosenson (FNES), whose talk is titled "Digital storytelling: capturing the minds and souls of students" (a brief abstract is below). February 23 (4-6pm) President's Conference Room #1 in the library Please RSVP if you plan to attend: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHotYkZnX0xpYTNtSW1WOFp5Uk… Also, please save the dates for other Tech Wednesdays scheduled for this spring, on topics that will include ePortfolios, podcasting, and other forms of digital expression: March 23 April 27 May 18 Hope to see you on February 23! ---------------------- Tech Wednesday, February 23, 4-6 pm, President's Conference Room #1, Rosenthal Library Speaker: Andrea Mosenson Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator of Family & Consumer Sciences Education Department of Family, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences Digital storytelling is the 21st century method of combining multimedia technology with written pieces of work to create compelling, memorable stories. It is a process that allows students to manipulate digital images, voices, text, and sound to create vivid stories that can be shared both locally and around the world. Come and envision how digital storytelling can be integrated into any discipline and start capturing the minds and souls of your students in the powerful stories they will tell. ---------------------- Center for Teaching & Learning http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl

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Feb 23, 12-1, Remsen 101: Magic with booms and color
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Don't miss Chemistry Fun on Wednesday, February 23 (12-1, Remsen 101), for a magic show full of booms and color! This event is sponsored by the Division of Math and Natural Sciences. Pass the word! (And please post the attached flyer.) Best! Eva. 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

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Gross and Stewart Awards for tenure-track faculty (deadline to apply: March 31)
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Greetings, Tenure-track faculty are eligible for two awards that are administered by the CUNY Academy of the Humanities and Sciences: Stewart Travel Awards (to support travel to a conference) and the Gross Award (in recognition of outstanding research). The blurb about them copied below is from a recent University Faculty Senate email. The links provided have more information. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2011. Please direct questions to the CUNY Academy President, Susan O'Malley (CUNYAcademy(a)gmail.com) Best! Eva. --------------------

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CUNY Gen Ed Conference May 13 (call for proposals deadline March 11)
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 19 Dec '10

19 Dec '10

The next annual CUNY Gen Ed conference will be hosted by York College, on May 13, 2011. The focus this year is on documenting how students journey through gen ed, and how this impacts their intellectual and creative capabilities. A call for proposals (deadline March 11) for presentations at the conference is here: http://www.york.cuny.edu/news/general-education-conference/call-for-proposal Specially solicited topics include: * Undergraduate research * Interdisciplinary teaching * Online and hybrid teaching * Mathematics and science * Civic engagement and service learning * Transfer and articulation For more information, visit the conference's website: http://www.york.cuny.edu/news/general-education-conference Best wishes! Eva. 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

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