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Great working with everyone today! Following up with a couple threads that seem useful to document here.
Slides from the first seminar are available here.
Below are some notes we generated on what makes a successful OER and some things to watch out for as we search for resources to use and begin to generate our own OERs.
See you all next Friday!
OPENLAB FACULTY AND STAFF WORKSHOPS — November 2016
Interested in learning more about CityTech’s OpenLab? Join us for a workshop or drop in during our office hours!
WORKSHOP: CLONING/REORGANIZING YOUR SITE (OpenLab Experience Required!)
Ready to reuse the structure of a former course site or looking to restructure your course, project, or club site? In this workshop, we will guide you through the course cloning process and help you rethink the organization of your site for enhanced use and better interaction with your students, colleagues, or peers.
Tuesday, November 1, 11:00am – 12:30pm (G604)
Workshops are open to all City Tech faculty and staff. Part-time faculty are eligible to receive a stipend for workshop participation.
RSVP: http://bit.do/workshopsignup or e-mail us at OpenLab@citytech.cuny.edu. Please include workshop date(s) and time(s).
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OPEN PEDAGOGY: Writing and Open Digital Pedagogies
Join faculty and staff around the college at the next Open Pedagogy event, where we will be partnering with City Tech’s Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program to discuss writing and open digital pedagogies (which is the support of teaching and learning by using open, online, cost-free, publicly available digital platforms and tools). Together we’ll discuss how to translate the most successful pedagogies which support student learning into the digital world. Emphasis will be placed on writing-to-learn strategies.
*Thursday, November 3rd, 5:30pm – 7:00pm (N227)
*Open Pedagogy events are open to all City Tech faculty and staff. Part-time faculty are eligible to receive a stipend for participation. Refreshments will be served.
*For more information on the event, or Open Pedagogy on the OpenLab: openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/groups/open-pedagogy-on-the-openlab/
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OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday, November 8, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, November 16, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Thursday, November 17, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Monday, November 28, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
All office hours take place in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227.
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SAVE THE DATE for upcoming workshops and office hours in December
OPENLAB OPENHOUR
Ready to get hands-on experience on the OpenLab with face-to-face help available for support? Bring your ideas and questions, and join the OpenLab team for our Open Hour, a great opportunity to find out more about getting started with the OpenLab, but also a perfect time to ask your more advanced questions about using the OpenLab for your courses, clubs, projects, and portfolios. All experience levels welcome!
*Thursday, December 1st, 2:30pm – 3:30pm (G604)
OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday, December 12, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, December 7, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Thursday, December 1, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
All office hours take place in the conference room of the Faculty Commons, N227.
Just a friendly reminder to join the Open Road to stay up-to-date on all things OpenLab!
I thought it would be apropos to inaugurate our site space by starting with some virtual introductions prior to our face to face meetings. The Spring 2016 OER cohort consists of 11 faculty – representative of the many disciplines here at City Tech. Welcome all!
| Sue Brandt | Entertainment Technology | Health and Safety in Production |
| Raffi Khatchadourian | Computer Systems Technology | Programming Fundamentals |
| Ellen Kim | Hospitality Management | Hospitality Services Marketing and Management |
| Ohbong Kwon | Computer Engineering Technology | Electrical Circuit |
| David Lee | Humanities (Communication) | Business and Professional Communication |
| Ari Maller | Physics | General Physics I: Calculus Based |
| Zory Marantz | Electrical Technology | Analog and Digital Telephony |
| Barbara Mishara | Architectural Technology | History of New York Architecture |
| Debbie Priftakis | Biology | Anatomy & Physiology |
| Rebecca Shapiro | English | College Composition I |
| Suresh Tewani | Chemistry | General Chemistry I Lab |
On this site and at the workshops, you’ll also be interacting with library faculty from the OER Committee. We are:
| Nora Almeida | Instruction & Reference |
| Monica Berger | Instruction & Reference |
| Cailean Cooney | User Services |
| Junior Tidal | Multimedia & Web Services |
Through the course of your OER work, this site will be a place to engage in discussions, ask questions, share experiences, tips, fails, and successes with our community (including OER fellowship alumni!).
The Home/Landing page will feature our “posts” and comments, aka, our dialogue thread. The next tab on the main menu is the Workshops Syllabus which includes brief readings and assignments to complete in advance of the workshops. For each workshop, librarians on the OER committee will post provocations to get the conversation started early. We’ll also intermittently post topics, noteworthy updates, and tips relevant to open education and open course materials; please feel free to do the same as well.
Next, there is the Bibliography tab- this includes a list of recommended readings and videos. Finally, the Resources tab links to several resources intended to help you throughout the program. Of most immediate use will be the library’s OER Guide and the OER Fellowship page, home to important information (project deadlines, etc.) about our program.
Any questions? Feel free to email or post a Q to this site. Happy exploring!
-Cailean
The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.
