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Learning Catalytics Presentation, Wednesday, December 9
by David Goldberg 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Learning Catalytics, a "bring your own device" student engagement, assessment, and classroom intelligence system The presentation will be given by representatives of Pearson Education: Learning Catalytics has grown out of twenty years of cutting-edge research, innovation, and implementation of interactive teaching and peer instruction spearheaded by Eric Mazur at Harvard University. With Learning Catalytics you can: * Use open-ended questions to get into the minds of students to understand what they do or don't know and adjust lectures accordingly. * Use a wide variety of question types to sketch a graph, draw a vector, annotate a map or art, highlight a passage, compose text, compute a numeric or algebraic answer, and more. * Access rich analytics to understand student performance. * Add your own questions to make Learning Catalytics fit your course exactly. * Manage student interactions with intelligent grouping and timing. * Assess and improve students' critical-thinking skills. Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Time: Free-hour (12:15-1:30PM) Location: Science Building, B326 Lunch will be provided by Pearson Education. RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/KU3TV7uiIg Question? Feel free to contact David Goldberg david.goldberg(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:david.goldberg@qc.cuny.edu> Join us to learn more about this exciting technology, available in many Pearson MyLab and Mastering products.

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Student Researcher Profile
by John Dennehy 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

The Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce Jessica Buthmann, Masters in Behavioral Neuroscience, Queens College, CUNY, as our site’s most recent Student Profile. She was selected for her dedication to research in her field and a great representative of the great works that continues to done by our students at Queens. We congratulate Jessica on all that she has achieved and wish her the best in future endeavors. Read more about the research Jessica Buthmann <http://ougr.qc.cuny.edu/portfolio/jessica-buthmann/> is currently working on and her invaluable advice she has to undergraduate researchers. Web address: ougr.qc.cuny.edu/portfolio/jessica-buthmann -- John J. Dennehy, PhD Associate Professor of Biology Director of Undergraduate Research Queens College and The Graduate Center of CUNY john.dennehy(a)qc.cuny.edu Office SB E104 (718) 997-3411 Lab SB E117 (718) 997-3419 or 3420 *dennehylab.org <http://dennehylab.org>* http://ougr.qc.cuny.edu/

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Queens College Italian Program, Friday, December 11
by jkelly＠qc.cuny.edu 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Planning, designing and teaching an online course in the Italian language and culture The presentation will focus on the structure and content of ItalianOnline, an online course in the Italian language and culture developed at Wellesley College, and equivalent to the first three semesters of Italian. The second part of the workshop will focus on open access materials available for the planning, design and teaching of "blended" modules in any language class. Conducted in English. All faculty are welcome to participate, even if you don't teach Italian language. To participate in the hands-on part of the workshop, you will need a laptop or a tablet. You are strongly encouraged to bring a device. Date: December 11, 2015 Time: 10:00am-1:30pm Location: Queens Hall 325 Directions: https://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/directions-queens-hall/ Register at: https://goo.gl/7S4ZRi A certificate of attendance will be provided. More information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/italianonline/

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Facilitating Constructive Conversations in the Classroom, December 11
by Jean Kelly 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

Students often bring up difficult issues in class. We and our students are experiencing the ramifications of events in the Middle East; police use of excessive force; shootings in churches, schools, and movie theaters; the intensifying immigration debate; ongoing discussions of racism and genderism; and whatever turns up in the morning's news. It is important to hone our skills in facilitating constructive conversations in the classroom. Join Sophia McGee and John Vogelsang, from QC's Center for Ethnic, Racial, & Religious Understanding (CERRU) for a workshop that will help you: - foster a safe space for constructive conversations; and - develop and augment your skills for facilitating constructive conversations about difficult issues in the classroom. The session will include small and large group discussions, role plays, case studies, and demonstrations of techniques with opportunities to practice them. The series is open to all Queens College faculty (full- and part-time). If you are interested, please sign up by filling out this brief form: https://goo.gl/qzPZf1 You can expect to take away from the session: - Various approaches to facilitating constructive conversations - Affirmation and deepening of your facilitation skills. Date: Friday, December 11 Time: 10 am-1 pm Location: Razran Hall 347 The Center for Teaching & Learning will provide brunch. Information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/facilitating-constructive-conversations-in-the-class….

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Queens College Italian Program, December 11
by Jean Kelly 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

Planning, designing and teaching an online course in the Italian language and culture The presentation will focus on the structure and content of ItalianOnline, an online course in the Italian language and culture developed at Wellesley College, and equivalent to the first three semesters of Italian. The second part of the workshop will focus on open access materials available for the planning, design and teaching of “blended” modules in any language class. Conducted in English. All faculty are welcome to participate, even if you don’t teach Italian language. To participate in the hands-on part of the workshop, you will need a laptop or a tablet. You are strongly encouraged to bring a device. Date: December 11, 2015 Time: 10:00am-1:30pm Location: Queens Hall 325 Directions: https://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/directions-queens-hall/ Register at: https://goo.gl/7S4ZRi A certificate of attendance will be provided. More information:http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/italianonline/

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Mindfulness, December 7, 2015, 5:30pm-6:30pm
by Jean Kelly 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

?Greetings, Mindfulness practice can empower people personally and professionally as well as be a great stress reducer. Join us for our next session on Monday, December 7, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in Queens Hall 325. Register at: https://goo.gl/b7gd6s More Information: https://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/mindfulness-fall-2015/ ?

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$25K for prototypes of new media projects
by Eva Fernandez 28 Nov '15

28 Nov '15

Colleagues: The announcement below has details about a competition that some of you or your students may be interested in contributing to, co-sponsored by NYC Medialab and Verizon. Best, Eva Eva M. Fernández Acting Assistant Provost The Connected Futures Research and Prototyping Challenge is an opportunity for faculty, researchers and students to collaborate on prototyping new media projects across a range of areas such as the internet of things, empowering citizen journalism, virtual reality and more. University teams from accredited NYC universities are eligible to apply for up to $25,000 in funding for their projects. The application is live at: bit.ly/verizonchallenge<http://bit.ly/verizonchallenge> and the application deadline is December 15th. Selected teams will be notified on December 18th, and the program will begin in late January. The program includes three monthly feedback sessions in February, March and April for the teams to report on their prototyping progress. The feedback panels will include faculty experts and Verizon executives who will offer advice on prototype development. Questions? Contact: amy.chen(a)nycmedialab.org<mailto:amy.chen@nycmedialab.org>

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CFP: Expanding Hybrid and Online Programs at QC (Dec 11 deadline to apply)
by Jean Kelly 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

From the Center for Teaching & Learning: Departments in all four Academic Divisions are invited to apply to participate in a semester-long activity whose objective is to expand online education at Queens College. Funded projects will serve as models for future hybrid and online academic programming. Participating faculty will receive a stipend of $4,000 each in partial compensation for their time spent on the project. Participating departments will have access to up to $8,000 in OTPS to acquire technology (software, hardware) that will move the project forward. *The deadline to apply is Friday, December 11, 2016.* For more details and to submit an application, please visit: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/cfp-expanding-hybrid-and-online-programs

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Academic Works presentation at CUNY IT Conference
by Jean Kelly 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

On behalf of Nancy M. Foasberg (Rosenthal Library): Dear List, If you're curious about Academic Works and want to know more about it, there's a presentation at the CUNY IT Conference next week. Since I imagine that many of the subscribers of this list are already planning to attend the Conference, this is a convenient opportunity. Here's a blurb about the presentation: Opening CUNY: Academic Works at Work (Tools & Archives Track) Friday, December 2 at 2:15 PM Academic Works, CUNY's new open access institutional repository, collects and provides public access to the scholarly and creative works produced by CUNY faculty, students and staff. This program will show how opening content to the world impacts CUNY, as each speaker addresses collections at their institution: dissertations at The Graduate Center, Open Educational Resources at Brooklyn College, the "Save Hostos" archival collection at Hostos Community College and faculty research from across CUNY. Speakers: William Casari, College Archivist and Instruction Librarian, Hostos Community College Jill Cirasella, Associate Librarian for Public Services and Scholarly Communication, Graduate Center Miriam B. Deutch, Associate Librarian for Research and Access Services, Brooklyn College Megan Wacha, Scholarly Communications Librarian, CUNY Central …and here’s a link to register, for those of you who haven’t yet: http://www.centerdigitaled.com/events/CUNY-IT-Conference.html# I hope I see you there! Nancy

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Experiential Learning Lunch Discussion: Technology in the Classroom, Dec. 2
by Jean Kelly 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

?Do you use technology when you teach? In what innovative ways have you used technology for teaching and learning? Does technology in the classroom enhance or detract from your teaching and/or students' learning? How does technology help students experience course content in ways that were not previously possible? You are invited to bring examples from your teaching, your experience, and your thoughts to this Experiential Learning lunch discussion. Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Time: 12 noon-2:00 pm Location: President's Conference Room 2, Rosenthal Library, fifth floor Lunch will be provided by the Queens College Center for Teaching & Learning RSVP for the December 2 lunch at: https://goo.gl/SPtmpW Save the date for the follow-up lunch: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 More information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/experiential-learning-lunch-discussion-technology-in… Christopher Hanusa at christopher.hanusa(a)qc.cuny.edu 718-997-5964 ?

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