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.