What You're Doing, Where We're Going
The Architecture Club has existed for over 30 years at City Tech! This week, I spotlight their OpenLab site, which shows how clubs can use the OpenLab to keep members engaged during this period of distance education. Below are some noteworthy features of their site.… Continue reading this post
This week, I spotlight Dr. Bowersâ Pharmacology OpenLab course, which implements some innovative practices well-suited to distance education. These include:
Last week, I spotlighted ComD Advisement Information site, which digitally guides students through the advisement process, and is replete with information they need to stay on track and complete their majors. This week, I spotlight the ComD Internship Coordination site, which âis designed to helpâ students âfind fieldwork/ situations of approximately eight hours per week at an internship site approved by the Department Internship instructor such as an advertising agency, graphic design firm, corporate design office, publications art department, photography or illustration studio, TV or multimedia production company.â… Continue reading this post
Student advisement, like much of college life, has moved online this semester. This week, I spotlight the ComD Advisement Information Site, which is replete with âonline advisement toolsâ and shows how departments can use the OpenLab to provide guidance for students moving toward graduation, even during a largely virtual semester.… Continue reading this post
This week, I spotlight Professor Muchowski and Professor Duddyâs Understanding the City, a âspecial topics courseâ that âoffers an interdisciplinary approach to investigating the built environment.â The course is taught every year and asks students to engage in âon-site exploration and in-depth researchâ on New York City.… Continue reading this post
Last fall, long-time Professor of Hospitality and Director of the Faculty Commons Julia Jordan retired. Last week, faculty and staff gathered (over Zoom!) to celebrate her service to the college.Â
Anyone who interacted with Julia over her years at City Tech knew her to be 
kind and generous, warm and welcoming, entirely dedicated to progressive and student-centered pedagogy.… Continue reading this post
This fall, the OpenLab launched a new course template that comes with an âoptional student survey that faculty can use to understand how their students are situated regarding technology, working space, etc.â
The survey was adapted from research by Maura Smale and Mariana Regalada.… Continue reading this post
The OpenLab for Students is a short tutorial to âhelp students learn, work and share their ideas using the OpenLab!â It covers topics from creating a student account to finding and joining courses to participating in those courses. It also includes tips for success in online learning and a quiz to help you assess your knowledge of the platform.… Continue reading this post
The transition to distance learning has challenged the City Tech community to create new digital resources for incoming students and faculty. Professor Sue Brandt and others developed an innovative Connect Days template, which different departments can customize to provide an online orientation to the degrees and certificates offered at the college.… Continue reading this post
Welcome back to all City Tech faculty, students, and staff! We hope your semester is beginning smoothly and that you are settling into a new routine of remote work. Last spring marked an abrupt and challenging transition to distance education. This fall, many of us are going in more psychologically prepared, though we recognize that these continue to be difficult times for many.… Continue reading this post
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.
