Have an ever-growing to-do list? Come get some of it done while others do the same! OpenLab co-working hours are virtual quiet meet-up sessions 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
Author: Jody R. Rosen
In the Spotlight: PTW Club!
Adding your club on the OpenLab can be a great way to create a website to reach more students, to bring in new members, and to keep new and returning members up to date on club activities and events.
The Professional and Technical Writing major in the English Department has launched a new club–the PTW Club–and with it, an OpenLab site for the PTW Club.… Continue reading this post
In the Spotlight: Plan Week Fall 2024
Get ready for Plan Week, which starts on Monday, October 28th and runs through Friday, November 1st! You can take part in Plan Week activities to prepare for advisement and registration for next semester, to ensure you are taking the right courses and asking the right questions to stay on the path to graduation and achieving your future goals.… Continue reading this post
In the Spotlight: More OpenLabs!
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
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
