What You're Doing, Where We're Going
Adding a poll to your site is a snap with the WP-Polls plugin! Clubs and projects can use polls on the OpenLab to determine user needs, interests, or even just set up a meeting time!
This short video is a perfect introduction to this simple plugin. … Continue reading this post
Announcing our Upcoming Workshops!
All through the rest of the term the OpenLab team will be offering workshops for faculty, staff and students. Whether you’re thinking of ways to improve your course management, just getting started, or would like to explore a topic of your own choosing, we’ll be here to meet your needs. … Continue reading this post
(Image by KitAy licensed via Creative Commons )
Greetings from Cleveland! Some of us are scattering around the less clement parts of the country for various non-cuny winter breaks, and I for one am happy to be watching the OpenLab from inside.… Continue reading this post
Image resizing gets easier and easier with WordPress. Once upon a time editing of that sort had to take place elsewhere, but now most simple image editing can be done directly in the media upload dialogue box, or later in the Media Library.… Continue reading this post
The WP LaTeX developers created this plugin to “combine the power of LaTeX and the simplicity of WordPress to give you the ultimate in math blogging platforms” which, they admit really “sounds nerdy.”
The plug-in presumes you know LaTeX, but just in case you’d like to know more, or if you’re looking for a refresher, or if you’re just one of the curious, there is a useful tutorial here. … Continue reading this post
Maybe there’s no mail, maybe the school is closed, but we here at This Week in OpenLab are working away to bring you this week’s highlights! And here they are, in no particular order:
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CityTech Club Fair!
(video from 2011 CityTech Club Fair, posted by The New Tech Times)
On Thursday February 16th, The CityTech Club Fair 2012 will be here–this is a great place to find fellow students who share your interests and check out all that the CityTech student body has to offer. … Continue reading this post
‘Calendar,’ the not-so-creatively-named but very-nicely-designed plug-in, is now available on the OpenLab. As you might expect, it creates a customizable, searchable calendar for your course, club, or project, and that calendar can be hosted in a post or on a page. … Continue reading this post
Welcome to the second installment of “This Week In OpenLab!”–a weekly post sharing what’s new around our community, as well as ways to make the most of your OpenLab experience. Be sure to join this project in order to get “This Week in OpenLab” updates via email!… Continue reading this post
The KB Gradebook is our new grader option for the OpenLab. It allows a professor to upload a spreadsheet that the student can then access directly, via a secure password. That means, say, you can as professor put in all your mid-term grades in one place (the place you already keep them, probably), upload it to the class site, and save yourself the trouble of distribution, etc. … Continue reading this post
Welcome to the first installment of This Week In OpenLab! Here you’ll find updates on what’s new around our community, as well as ways to make the most of your OpenLab experience.
New Year, New Members, New Courses!
As the term begins, our OpenLab community is growing at a tremendous pace. … 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.
