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Teaching/Learning in the Cloud: deadline extended to Feb 5
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

Dear colleagues: FIT is organizing a conference on using the cloud as an environment for teaching & learning. Please see below for more information, or point your browser to: http://www.fitnyc.edu/11511.asp The deadline for submitting proposals to present at the conference (to be held March 16) is February 5. 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 ------------------------------------------------------ Conference Description: EduTech Day SUNY-Wide Conference “Teaching Learning and Sharing in the Cloud” FACT2 Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching & Technology Friday, March 16th, 2012 Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY John E. Reeve’s Conference Center and in the Katie Murphy Amphitheater The Cloud is an expanding, evolving environment where centrally located software systems facilitate interactive opportunities for a virtually limitless number of users--- working from any location. Cloud technology is often credited with dramatic savings in educational licensing, distribution and local network support, but the Cloud does much more than streamline and economize. It is expanding the potential for synchronous and asynchronous teaching, learning and collaboration and helping pave the way to learning environments that are innovative, as well as sustainable. Smart phones and tablet technology have contributed to the growth of the Cloud, at a fraction of the cost of traditional laptops or desktop computers. Innovation has putinto our collective hands tools that are not only affordable, but are actually, in some respects, more powerful than traditional computing----in part the result of extraordinary access and portability. The Cloud serves every major service category in the world, seamlessly integrating data computation, storage, retrieval, creative and business applications in a virtualized environment. We know this is a new frontier worth contextualizing in a conference setting when we see how the business, design and publishing markets have already gotten on board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fw: 2013-2014 Fulbright Scholar Program Competition open
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

Please see below for information about the 2013-2014 Fulbright Scholar Program. 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 02/02/2012 03:44PM ----- To: "eva.fernandez(a)qc.cuny.edu" <eva.fernandez(a)qc.cuny.edu> From: "Fulbright Scholar Program" <scholars(a)iie.org> Date: 02/01/2012 05:08PM Subject: 2013-2014 Fulbright Scholar Program Competition Opens TODAY The Fulbright Scholar Program for 2013-2014 is Open. The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries for the 2013-2014 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. There are awards in 45 specific academic disciplines as well as 167 awards open to all disciplines. Interested faculty and professionals are encouraged to participate in one of our weekly webinars. Each deals with a topic germane to the 2013-2014 competition, from regional and discipline information to how to fill out an application. For more information, visit our website at http://www.cies.org/Webinar/. The application deadline for most awards is August 1, 2012. U.S. citizenship is required. For other eligibility requirements and detailed award descriptions visit our website at http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/ or contact us at scholars(a)iie.org. Andy Riess, Ph.D. Assistant Director for Outreach and Communications Council for International Exchange of Scholars A Division of the Institute of International Education 1400 K Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20005-2403 www.iie.org/cies scholars(a)iie.org Fulbright Scholar Program 1400 K Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 If you wish to be removed from this group's mailing list, click here ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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QPortfolio Showcase: Feb 8, Free Hour, Patio Room
by Fei-Wen.Pirovolikos＠qc.cuny.edu 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Dear Colleagues, The center for Teaching and Learning will host its first QPortfolio Showcase, featuring student work and two guest faculty speakers: Kimberly Ramirez (English, LaGuardia) and John Walker (Accounting, Queens). The event is free, and open to faculty and students. Please help us extend our invitation to your students and colleagues. Light refreshments will be served. Students get a free flash drive for creating a QPortfolio during the event. Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Time: 12:15-1:30pm (Free Hour) Location: Patio Room For questions please contact Fei-Wen.Pirovolikos(a)qc.cuny.edu. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the event! Sincerely, Fei-Wen Pirovolikos (t) 718.997.3035 | (CTL Office) 718.997.4650 | (e) fpirovolikos(a)qc.cuny.edu | Ask me about ePortfolios! Center for Teaching and Learning | Queens College, CUNY | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CTL Biology | Queens College, CUNY | http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Biology

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Another Bb9 Upgrade Request
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

Colleagues, Thanks to the many of you who submitted sample courses for Bb testing. To those who did, and those who didn't, I have an additional request. We have created what is supposed to be an exact copy of our Bb8 environment which will eventually be upgraded in place to Bb 9. It is important before the upgrade that we determine that the copy is correct. I invite you to take a look at the copies of you current courses and "exercise" some of the advanced features you may have, such as blogs, discussion boards, iTunesU links, etc. to see that they are still working. Even just checking your syllabus to be sure there are no broken links would be helpful. Please report anomalies to me (detailed error message are best reported with screen shots.) The URL for the cloned environment is: https://bbupgrade.cuny.edu/webapps/login/noportal Thank you very much. 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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Conference on teaching heritage language learners
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Dear colleagues: The new director of the Queens Consortium on Languages Other than English, Beatriz Peña, is organizing a conference that will likely be of interest to those of you who teach languages other than English to heritage speakers. The conference, featuring keynote speaker Sandra Schreffler from Roger Williams University, will be held at Queens College on May 4, 2012. There is a call for proposals for presentations at the conference on a range of related topics. The deadline for submitting a proposal is February 15, 2012. For more information, please email Beatriz (beatriz.pena(a)qc.cuny.edu) or visit the website: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/DAH/lote/Pages/FirstConference.aspx Best! 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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Two hybrid training opportunities
by jean.kelly＠qc.cuny.edu 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

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Tech Talk, Dec 13, 5-7pm (Flex Space) ~ Design, Accessibility, and Code: Three Perspectives on the Web
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 27 Nov '11

27 Nov '11

Join us for the final Tech Talk of the semester, Tuesday, December 13, with speakers Kathryn Weinstein (Studio Art) and Matt Huenerfauth and Chris Vickery (Computer Science). Location: Flex Space, Summit, Queens College Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Incorporating online information, digital media, and other electronic resources into your classes is great --- when it works, of course! How can you check if websites you ask students to use are easy to use? Are they accessible to students with disabilities or with English literacy challenges? Do the websites or videos you create for your classes follow good design and accessibility principles? In this Tech Talk, studio art and computer science faculty will share their expertise in graphic design, website creation, and accessibility, to help you make effective use of these technologies in your courses. For more details, and to RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/TechTalk13Dec ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fw: Call for Proposals: Teaching, Learning and Sharing in the Cloud (deadline Jan 30; conference Mar 16, 2012)
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Greetings! FIT is organizing an EduTechDay whose focus is "Teaching, Learning, and Sharing in the Cloud" (http://www.fitnyc.edu/edutechday) and is soliciting proposals for presentations (http://www.fitnyc.edu/11512.asp) More details are below, but please make a note of the key dates: + Deadline to submit an abstract: January 30 + Date of the conference: March 16 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 11/21/2011 08:14AM ----- To: eva.fernandez(a)qc.cuny.edu From: Yasemin Jones/Staff/Queens College Date: 11/15/2011 10:57AM Subject: Fw: Call for Proposals: Teaching, Learning and Sharing in the Cloud (See attached file: FIT Cloud Tech Call for Proposals.pdf) ----- Forwarded by Yasemin Jones/Staff/Queens College on 11/10/2011 10:56 AM ----- ELAINE MALDONADO <ELAINE_MALDONADO(a)exchange.fitnyc.edu> 11/10/2011 09:58 AM To "'yasemin.jones(a)qc.cuny.edu'" <yasemin.jones(a)qc.cuny.edu> cc Subject FW: Call for Proposals: Teaching, Learning and Sharing in the Cloud _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Teaching, Learning and Sharing in the Cloud” Friday, March 16th 2012 www.fitnyc.edu/edutechday Call for Presentations! You are invited to submit a presentation proposal for the FACT2 Innovation Conference being held in partnership with EduTech Day at the Fashion Institute of Technology in mid-town Manhattan on March 16, 2012. The deadline for submission is January 30, 2012. The Fashion Institute of Technology-SUNY seeks presentations for the statewide conference to be held on Friday, March 16, 2012 at FIT. This year’s theme is “Teaching, Learning and Sharing in the Cloud”. The conference will provide opportunities to hear experts in the field, participate in exploratory roundtables and engage in hands-on workshops. Located in mid-town Manhattan, F IT is one of the world’s leading design institutions. This conference will provide the SUNY community, throughout the State, the opportunity to also benefit from the city’s technology showrooms, galleries and museums. * Please see the attachment for an Overview of Cloud Technology. Guidelines for Presentation Submission: Presentations will take place on March 16, 2012 at the Fashion Institute of Technology in the John E. Reeve’s Conference Center and in the Katie Murphy Amphitheater. Submission deadline is Monday, January 30, 2012. Workshops and presentations should address one or more of the topics and key issues suggested in the four tracks below: Track I: Social Media and Cloud-inspired Classroom Practice Track II: Innovative Technology and More Sustainable Learning Environments Track III: Changes on the Horizon: The Cloud and Institutional Computing Track IV: The Cloud: Security and Copyright Challenges Presentations should follow one of the formats below: 1. Traditional lecture style presentations (60 minutes) on topics of community interest, or a paper relevant to the conference topic, with time for questions and answers. 2. Panel discussions and roundtables (60 minutes) with multiple speakers, each offering a perspective on an issue or set of issues relevant to the conference topic, with time for questions and answers (no more than 4 speakers please). 3. Workshops (60 minutes) that address conference topics with hands-on or interactive activities. Directions for submission: Please submit a 250-500-word abstract that is relevant and meaningful to one or more of the tracks listed above. Please include the following with your abstract: -Tracks your proposal addresses -Format that best describes your presentation/installation -Short bio for each presenter -Technology or other special needs -Your contact information Please submit proposals to edutech(a)fitnyc.edu. The conference committee will review all proposals, and selections will be made based on the quality of the proposal’s treatment of issues related to the conference theme. Conference registration fees will be waived for presenters. If you have additional questions, please contact us at edutech(a)fitnyc.edu or visit the conference web site at www.fitnyc.edu/edutechday ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Mini-course for faculty: Theatre techniques to improve your teaching
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Greetings, colleagues: This is advance notification of an exciting CTL offering for next semester. See below for the announcement that you will also receive via QCMailer. If you're interested, please apply soon --- and no later than December 9. If you have any questions, please let me know. Best wishes, Eva. ---------------------------- Whether you are relatively new to Queens College, a seasoned faculty member, or somewhere in between, could you use some new teaching techniques to invigorate your approach? The Center for Teaching & Learning is pleased to offer a special opportunity for Queens College faculty: a mini-course on theatre techniques and their applicability to teaching, to be offered in Spring 2012, taught by Professor Susan Einhorn, Director of the Acting Program, Department of Drama, Theatre, and Dance. The mini-course will consist of seven sessions in spring 2012, all on Tuesdays, beginning on February 14, at 6:00 pm (additional dates: March 6, March 20, April 3, April 24, May 1, May 15). For more information, and to apply for the mini-course: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=1CTO Applications are due December 9, 2011. If you have any questions, please contact Eva Fernández (eva.fernandez(a)qc.cuny.edu) Director, Center for Teaching & Learning ---------------------------- 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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Session with OWS organizers: Nov 14, free hour, ROS 230; other related events Nov 16 & 17
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Greetings! See below for information about 3 events related to OWS, scheduled for November 14, 16, and 17. Please pass on the information to your students and encourage them to attend. 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 11/12/2011 01:58AM ----- A Conversation About The 99% Occupy Wall Street When: Monday November 14, 2011 Where: Rosenthal 230 (Library Lower Level 2) Time: 12:15pm – 1:30pm Meet organizers of the Occupy Wall Street Movement Learn about the causes behind the movement Ask questions, seek answers “Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement that began on September 17, 2011 in Liberty Park in Manhattan’s Financial District and has spread to over 100 cities in the United States and actions in over 1,500 cities globally.” - www.occupywallst.org For information on the movement visit: nycga.net * takethesquare.net * occupytogether.org * wearethe99percent.tumblr.com ADDITIONAL EVENTS ON QC CAMPUS: Wednesday Nov. 16 – Homelessness in Focus @ Patio Room (Dinning Hall) - Free Hour Thursday Nov. 17 – OWS Teach-In from 9am – 5pm @ Rosenthal 230 Sponsored by Queens College Provost’s Office ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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