We were so inspired by a recent conversation between Reclaim Hosting’s Taylor Jadin and Amanda Schmidt and OpenLab at University of New Haven’s Mary Isbell. They talk about getting University Of New Haven’s OpenLab started, supporting members, and letting student work shine.… Continue reading this post
Co-Working Hours
Every month, the OpenLab team hosts a co-working hour, a virtual quiet meet-up session for anyone to join to get work done. Breakout rooms are available for conversation or questions. All are held via Zoom, so when it’s time for the session, join and quietly work through your to-do list!… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: September 2024 Release
On September 19 we released version 1.7.79 of the OpenLab. It included some minor theme and plugin updates. We also deactivated a few plugins.
We are no longer doing new development work on the OpenLab Gradebook plugin and recommend that grades be shared with students via Brightspace, the college LMS.… Continue reading this post
In the Spotlight: New Privacy Options
This summer, the OpenLab Team implemented new options that allow members to choose what they want to share, with whom, and how. Here are the highlights:
My Profile
If you created an OpenLab account since the new semester approached, you may have noticed options that allow you to decide who can see individual fields on your member profile (e.g.… Continue reading this post
In the Spotlight: Fall 2024 Welcome!
Welcome to the Fall 2024 semester! City Tech is welcoming even more new students and faculty members–so welcome to everyone new, and welcome back to everyone returning!
The OpenLab team is excited to work with you this semester as you do great things on the OpenLab–and to help you learn more about using the OpenLab and working in an open community.… Continue reading this post
Co-working Th 8/29
Start the semester with colleagues at the OpenLab’s first co-working hours of the semester!
On Thursday, August 29th from 10:30 A.M. to 11:30 AM, join the OpenLab team for the final co-working session of the Spring. You bring the work, we’ll bring the friendly presence in the Zoom session (plus we’ll bring work, too).… Continue reading this post
Summer Series 2024-Part 5
A 5-Part Self-Guided Series To Get Everyone Started on the OpenLab
Part 5 of 5: Explore Student-Instructor Communication
In Part 4, we looked at the pages and posts that come with a course site. In this installment, we look at how to use these different types of communication and others to facilitate communication and engagement between instructors and students and among students.… Continue reading this post
Summer Series 2024-Part 4
A 5-Part Self-Guided Series To Get Everyone Started on the OpenLab
Part 4 of 5: Customize the Pages and Posts on your Course
Each course comes with built-in content to help instructors get started, whether you choose the template for a more interactive site or a more informational site.… Continue reading this post
In the Spotlight: Pre-Semester Support
It’s still summer, but preparing for the fall semester is underway. The OpenLab team is here to support your course building efforts!
Summer Workshops
Join the OpenLab team for a workshop to learn–or learn more–about the OpenLab! These workshops are open to all students, faculty, and staff members–though some are more obviously for one group than the others.… Continue reading this post
Summer Series 2024-Part 3
A 5-Part Self-Guided Series To Get Everyone Started on the OpenLab
Part 3 of 5: Create on the OpenLab
In Part 3, we build on Part 1 and Part 2 to take on creating: creating sites, but also to creating communities, collaborations, and dialogue by joining other sites, connecting with friends and colleagues, participating in discussion forums, and more.… Continue reading this post
