What You're Doing, Where We're Going
Greetings from the OpenLab and congratulations to all on the closing of another successful semester!
While our weekly âSpotlightâ blog series will go on hiatus until the Spring semester, we wanted to remind you of the sites we featured this past semester and encourage you to check them out if you havenât already done so.… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting the Girls Who Code club. Girls Who Code is a FREE after-school program for 6-12 grade girls and female college freshman. The aims of the club are to empower women by building technical skills, knowledge, and confidence, while also growing community among those with interest in tech.… Continue reading this post
There are many ways the OpenLab can support the diversity of work carried out by the City Tech Community. Hosting a club site on the OpenLab is one way. This year 13 new clubs joined the OpenLab and nearly half of those joined this semester – so this week letâs take a moment to consider how hosting your club site on the OpenLab can support your clubâs activities and membership.… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting Professor Foster-McKelviaâs AFR 1321 Black Theatre course, an introduction to African American dramatic literature that âexplores the complex ways in which the black experience is constructed and presented by playwrightsâ, and offers one entry point for understanding the African American experience more broadly.… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting the ACF – or American Culinary Federation – Student Club. To paraphrase their description, this club is dedicated to sharing professional knowledge and skills that further culinary education and experience among City Tech students. In addition, the club aims to promote the culinary arts through demonstrations, culinary competitions and developing industry connections.… Continue reading this post
Since the inception of City Techâs OER Fellowship in 2015, and CUNY Centralâs investment in OERs CUNY-wide, the number of Open Educational Resources that are public and freely available on the OpenLab have been growing. Each year the program has grown, with more new fellows each year than the last (3 in 2015, 7 in 2016, 14 in 2017, and 19 in 2018) and more OERs for a greater range of courses, from Culinary Tourism, to Biology, to Introduction to Mechanics.… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting the new VR & AI Club site. According to their club profile, â[t]he Virtual Reality & Artificial Intelligence (VR & AI) Club at NYCCT seeks to explore the interdisciplinary practices and applications involving VR and AI, including mechatronics, robotics, computer vision, internet of things, and embedded systems, as well as the social, psychological and political implications of such.â… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting Diana Reyesâ Portfolio. Diana is a student in the Communication Design department. She currently uses her portfolio to reflect on her first internship at Bookstr and to share a digital portfolio of her work.
When you navigate to Dianaâs Portfolio site, the first thing you notice is Dianaâs name, in the upper-left-hand-corner.… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting Peer Advisement, a project site on the OpenLab. The main focus of this group is to increase the retention of female students in engineering technology programs.
Despite their focus, the group proudly offers services and resources that may be of interest to all students at City Tech.… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting Undergraduate Research, a project site that houses resources for students who want to get involved in doing research while at City Tech and for faculty who want to support and mentor those students. For students, undergraduate research is an opportunity to work on campus between classes, learn more about a subject of interest, improve your resume, earn credit or a stipend, and work closely with a faculty member.… 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.
