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Baruch College GIS Lab Remote Workshops Fall 2020
by Rob Garfield 21 Sep '20

21 Sep '20

The GIS Lab at the Baruch College library is offering two remote workshops via Zoom on Fridays during the Fall 2020 semester: a self-directed Intro to GIS workshop using QGIS and an introductory presentation and demonstration on US census data. Advance registration is required, and is limited to current: Baruch College undergraduates (including Macaulay Honors affiliates), CUNY graduate students, and CUNY faculty and staff. Participants must be completely comfortable with using Zoom (tech support cannot be provided by the instructor). Seats are limited to insure that there's a small, workable group. Frank Donnelly is the Geospatial Data Librarian at Baruch and is the instructor for these series. Dates: QGIS workshop: Friday Oct 16 AND Oct 23: 10am-11:30am Census workshop: Friday Oct 2 OR Friday Nov 20: 10am-11:30am For more information visit: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/confluence/display/geoportal/2020/09/10/Remote+… Rob Garfield Instructional Technologist Queens College Center for Teaching & Learning

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Important Announcement: Changes to Google Meet
by Jean Kelly 18 Sep '20

18 Sep '20

Google Meet is a video conferencing tool available through your QC G Suite account. Several premium features are changing and you should be aware of them. If you do not use these specific premium features in Google Meet, there is no action required on your part. **Recording Google Meets** If you are using the Google Meet recording feature, please be aware it will be changing. The exact date of this change is unknown at the moment, but we will do our best to give you a month of notice prior to it taking place. Once the transition is implemented, recordings made using Google Meet will expire after 30 days and cannot be downloaded, copied or shared outside of the QC G Suite environment. This has no impact on existing recordings, and will only impact recordings that are made after the transition has fully taken place. Since it is possible this change will be happening while the semester is in progress, we recommend being familiar and prepared with alternatives if required. **Alternatives:** If you were using Google Meet to record your virtual classroom, try using ZOOM: https://keepteaching.qc.cuny.edu/i-need-help-with/zoom If you were using Google Meet to record lectures, see here for our page on other methods of recording lectures: https://keepteaching.qc.cuny.edu/i-need-help-with/record-lectures-and-virtu… **Participant Limits to 100 in Google Meets** Starting September 30th, Google Meets will be limited to 100 maximum participants (including the professor). **Alternatives:** - ZOOM has a participant limit of 300 participants: https://keepteaching.qc.cuny.edu/i-need-help-with/zoom - Blackboard Collaborate Ultra has a participant limit of 250 participants, with a more limited feature version for 250-500 participants. We will be having additional ZOOM workshops to ease the transition. You can register for them here: https://keepteaching.qc.cuny.edu/workshops

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Listing Request
by LCommons 28 Aug '20

28 Aug '20

NEW! All students have access to the “Are You Ready? Online Student Readiness Course,” a self-assessment tool for online learning in Blackboard. This course: · Consists of five short sections. · Clearly summarizes the material. · Includes brief videos, quizzes, and practice assignments. · Utilizes a discussion forum and support resources for extra help. · Takes approximately 30 - 45 minutes to complete. You are already enrolled and the class should appear in your Blackboard. Just click it! For a direct link to the course, click here: https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/webapps/blackboard/execute/courseMain?course_id=_… ________________________________________ From: Jean Kelly Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 4:37 PM To: LCommons Cc: Donna Y Smith Subject: Re: Listing Request Hi Nancy, I cannot edit a an announcement in Socrates. Please add the link to your announcement text and resubmit it. I will approve it promptly. Thank you, Jean ________________________________ Jean Kelly Instructional Technologist The Center for Teaching & Learning Queens College, CUNY Kiely 111 | 718-997-4857 http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/ ________________________________________ From: LCommons Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 2:56 PM To: Jean Kelly Cc: Donna Y Smith Subject: Re: Listing Request Hi Jean, Here's the link: For a direct link to the course, click here: https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/webapps/blackboard/execute/courseMain?course_id=_… Thanks, Nancy ________________________________________ From: Jean Kelly Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 1:18 PM To: LCommons Subject: RE: Listing Request Donna, there is no link in this text. Best, Jean ________________________________ Jean Kelly Instructional Technologist The Center for Teaching & Learning Queens College, CUNY Kiely 111 | 718-997-4857 http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/ ________________________________________ From: LCommons [LCommons(a)qc.cuny.edu] Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 11:30 AM To: socrates(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu Subject: Listing Request ? NEW! All students have access to the "Are You Ready? Online Student Readiness Course," a self-assessment tool for online learning in Blackboard. This course: · Consists of five short sections. · Clearly summarizes the material. · Includes brief videos, quizzes, and practice assignments. · Utilizes a discussion forum and support resources for extra help. · Takes approximately 30 - 45 minutes to complete. You are already enrolled and the class should appear in your Blackboard. Just click it!

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Learning Opportunities in September
by Ying Zhou 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Hello: I hope you are doing well. Below is a list of classes and webinars offered by TIQC and its partners for September. We look forward to your participation and please spread the word for us. Thank you! Classes and Webinars offered by TIQC: Topic: From Idea to Business Date/Time: 9/8 - 11/12, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6pm to 7pm Register: https://forms.gle/aQRWQ53CfFvqTBKSA? Topic: Demystifying Payment Procssing & Contactless Payment Date/Time: 9/14, 3pm - 4pm Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwofuGrrTMqGdSDAQpXJWrSdfxiw6pXuc… Topic: Demystifying Payment Procssing & Contactless Payment (Repeat) Date/Time: 9/22, 8:30pm to 9:30pm Register: ?https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdeigpj0jG9DKvFNTP0cu4Cmidcot34Yl Event offered by 1 Mil Cups NYC: Topic: 1 Mil Cups NYC Monthly Online Gathering Date/Time: 9/16, 8:30am - 9:30am Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc--tqD4oGNNPbohrP032--OysJYJDO… SBA Webinars - Jointly offered by SBA, SBDC Laguardia Community College, York College and Tech Incubator at Queens College Topic: SBA Webinar: PPP Forgiveness Date/Time: 9/1, 10:30am - 11:30am Register:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckcOmppzgjGNDNpviv3gzovrOdJGqGrbLH Topic: SBA Webinar: PPP Forgiveness Date/Time: 9/2, 1pm - 2pm Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcequqz0uE93LG8YiXM7KxrJfs_0Mz5… Topic: SBA Webinar - Expand to Global Market Date/Time: 9/10, 9:30am to 10:30am Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpfumprT0oHNwGJZzKlGgIn7vuyU8xNg… Topic:SBA Webinar - How to Start a Business Date/Time: 9/16, 9:30am to 10:30am Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtduCvpz8oGt1q6DpvNmBlg2IMXzaTha… Topic:SBA Webinar - How to Start a Business (Chinese) Date/Time: 9/16, 3pm to 4pm Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvde2spjwuHNO2A_v5XIlYsy3KW8KUoW… Topic: SBA Webinar: PPP Forgiveness Application Forms and Instructions Date/Time: 9/17, 9:30am to 10:30am Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEufuivqjkoG9MivuNsvnxI4sZOyeZH1m… Stay safe and healthy. Regards, Ying Zhou Executive Director Tech Incubator at Queens College ying.zhou(a)qc.cuny.edu 917-319-4027 https://techincubatorqc.com<https://techincubatorqc.com/>? https://www.linkedin.com/company/40657367/ Schedule a meeting with me: https://calendly.com/stepintotech/30min

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Zoom Workshops series starting Tuesday August 25th, 11:00am
by Jean Kelly 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

The Queens College Center for Teaching and Learning will be hosting a series of workshops on using the video conferencing tool “ZOOM” for your course. Basic ZOOMing will cover: - Web conferencing Best Practices - Accessing your account - Setting up your Microphone, Speakers and Camera. - Creating and Managing a “Zoom Room” for your class - Inviting and managing participants, passwords, and waiting rooms - Sharing your screen - Recording your session. ZOOMing in more: Advanced Zoom workshops will cover: - Using the Zoom Whiteboard - Zoom Polls/quizzes - Exporting recordings to Blackboard/Google Classroom - Exporting Zoom attendance. - Synching Zoom to the calendar - Setting up cohosts. - Adding a “Captioner” for ADA compliance. To view the schedule and to register, please visit https://keepteaching.qc.cuny.edu/workshops Dates and times may be added depending on availability and demand.

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Queens Memory COVID-19 Podcast
by Lori A Wallach 06 Aug '20

06 Aug '20

Hello all, I wanted to share the good news that the first episode of Queens Memory's podcast, "The Borough We Became: Queens Residents On Life During COVID-19," is now live and available free on all major podcast platforms! Here is our link and official description on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/queens-memory-covid19-project ?The Borough We Became: Queens Residents On Life During COVID-19<https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/queens-memory-covid19-project> Listen to The Borough We Became: Queens Residents On Life During COVID-19 episodes free, on demand. On Thursday, April 9th, 2020 the Queens Memory Project launched a COVID-19 documentation project in Queens, New York. The project, found at https://queenslib.org/covid<https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqueenslib.org%2Fcovid>, has the active support of a broad coalition of cultural organizations and citizen historians organized to document this extraordinary moment in Queens history. These are the stories shared by Queens residents who are living, working, learning, and helping one another during this unprecedented time. The QM team has been working with several podcast professionals on this series and the first episode is really compelling -- a well-curated compilation of the many audio testimonies we've gathered the past few months. Please give a listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Thanks and be well, Lori Lori Wallach Queens Memory Outreach Coordinator queensmemory.org Queens College Rosenthal Library, room 317 Lori.Wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu (718) 997-3686

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Panel Discussion: NYC's Immigrant Community in Crisis
by Lori A Wallach 20 Jul '20

20 Jul '20

Hello all, Please consider joining Queens Memory for this important panel discussion on the effects of COVID-19 on New York City's immigrant community; it will be held Tuesday, August 4, from 4 to 5:30 pm, via Facebook Live: The Center for an Urban Future and NY Immigration Coalition recently released a report titled "Under Threat and Left Out: NYC's Immigrants and the Coronavirus Crisis," which explores how immigrant communities have been shut out from government assistance programs during COVID-19, which has led to financial, food, educational, and health instability. As the report notes, immigrants comprise almost half of the city's essential workers, but their voices are often not added to the discussion. Our discussion will talk about what conditions prior to COVID-19 have led to these instabilities for immigrant communities during the pandemic, what has been the effect of COVID-19 on immigrant communities, what have been the barriers to receiving assistance, and what policies should be employed to better assist our immigrant communities. This event will be moderated by Ana Chapman, Director of Adult Learning at Queens Public Library, and we are happy to invite the following individuals, who will be speaking at this panel: Anu Joshi, Vice President of Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director of the Center for an Urban Future Eli Dvorkin, Editorial & Policy Director of the Center for an Urban Future The discussion will be streamed via Facebook Live on the Queens Memory Facebook Main Page, located here: https://www.facebook.com/queensmemory<https://www.facebook.com/queensmemory/> This event is co-sponsored with the New Americans Program at Queens Public Library. Lori Wallach Queens Memory Outreach Coordinator queensmemory.org Queens College Rosenthal Library, room 317 Lori.Wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu (718) 997-3686

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Queens College Black/ Latinx Faculty and Staff Against Anti-Blackness and for Systemic Change
by Soribel Genao 07 Jul '20

07 Jul '20

Dear Queens College Community, In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many others at the hands of racial violence, the Black/ Latinx Faculty and Staff Association at Queens College condemn systemic racism in all its forms. At this time, we ask for your signature and support against AntiBlackness and demand immediate action to respond to the existing systems of racism and oppression. Please share this link among your networks and encourage your fellow students/ alumni to sign: https://bit.ly/qcblfsa Please email sgenao(a)qc.cuny.edu, norka.blackmanrichards(a)qc.cuny.edu, nathaniel.smith(a)qc.cuny.edu or aysa.gray(a)qc.cuny.edu with questions. Thank you for all the support.? Soribel Genao, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership Queens College, CUNY Department of Educational and Community Programs 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Powdermaker Hall, 032J Queens, NY 11367 Office: 718-997-5213 Fax: 718-997-5248 Latest publication (Re)Building Bi/Multilingual Leaders for Socially Just Communities<https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Rebuilding-Bi-Multilingual-Leaders-for-…>

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FW: CUNY Office of Academic Affairs - Invitation to Webinars - Special Topics in Innovative Pedagogy
by Michelle Fraboni 03 Jul '20

03 Jul '20

Hello, everyone – See below for an invitation from the CUNY Office of Academic Affairs to The CUNY Summer Faculty Webinar Series: Special Topics in Innovative Pedagogy. Details and links to register are below. Questions should be addressed to Innovative.Pedagogy(a)cuny.edu. Best – Michelle Michelle C. Fraboni, Ed.D. Director I Center for Teaching and Learning http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu https://keepteaching.qc.cuny.edu/ Lecturer I Elementary & Early Childhood Education Queens College, CUNY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: Center for Teaching and Learning <CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> on behalf of Michael Guy <Michael.Guy(a)CUNY.EDU> Reply-To: Center for Teaching and Learning <CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Date: Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 9:56 AM To: "CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU" <CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Subject: Invitation to Webinars - Special Topics in Innovative Pedagogy Dear Colleagues: CUNY Office of Academic Affairs is happy to invite you to The CUNY Summer Faculty Webinar Series: Special Topics in Innovative Pedagogy. This free series is designed for faculty who are interested in aiming for greater student motivation and engagement in both in-person and online settings. Sessions on Open Pedagogy will be held on July 29th and August 5th, and sessions on Mind Set will take place on August 12th and 19th. Please see attached flyer for additional information. The 2019 workshops on Open Pedagogy and Mindset were among the most well-attended and well-received events, and this 2020 summer webinar series is expected to fill quickly. We recommend you register for this first-come first-served event early: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-faculty-webinar-series-special-topics-i… Feel free to reach out to Innovative.Pedagogy(a)cuny.edu with any questions. G. Michael Guy University Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Office of Academic Affairs The City University of New York 205 E. 42nd St. #946 New York, NY 10017 michael.guy(a)cuny.edu T 646.664.9111

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Learning Opportunities
by Ying Zhou 29 Jun '20

29 Jun '20

Hello: Hope you are doing well. Below are upcoming learning opportunities: Quality Assurance (QA) Bootcamp Datte/Time: July 6th, 7th and 8th, Time: 2.00 PM -3.30 PM Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudeGrrjsuH9B More Info: https://techcollectives.com/classes/qa-bootcamp-in-july/ What is AI and Where It is Headed? Date / Time: July 10, 1pm Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsf-GorjgsGtbsxsVfQhJ9c1QIZMd8Z3… More Info: https://techcollectives.com/webinars/what-is-ai-and-where-it-is-headed/ Register for Machine + Media 2020 https://www.nycmedialab.org/upcoming-events/machines2020 Episode #1: AI & Emerging Trends in Media Technology Streaming: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 @ 11:00am EDT Episode #2: State of the Art in Machine Driven Media Streaming: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 @ 11:00am EDT Episode #3: Tech Ethics: Diversity, Bias, Inequality, & Privacy Streaming: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 @ 11:00am EDT Episode #4: Emerging Tech & New Media Platforms Streaming: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 @ 11:00am EDT Episode #5: The Disinformation Industrial Complex Streaming: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 @ 11:00am EDT

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