What You're Doing, Where We're Going
Welcome back to all City Tech faculty, students, and staff! As you all sink into your semesterly routines, we want to take a moment to highlight the different ways weâre here to support your work on the OpenLab this semester.
Meet with a member of the OpenLab Community Team for face-to- face support.… Continue reading this post
A few weeks ago, we spotlighted an ePortfolio that blended humor, self-reflection and professionalism. This week, we spotlight another student site that does much of the same, but with its own flair for design and digital art. Kevelyn Vargasâ ePortfolio is a great example of how to use an OpenLab site to convey both personality and academic  work.… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting the City Tech Super HEROâs OpenLab site. Who is our super hero? Well, she was âborn in 1980 as Healthkit Educational Robot (HERO).â As the site goes on to note:
… Continue reading this postâFor the next 15 years she helped countless number of students in colleges and universities across the country learn about Computer and Robotics Technology.
This week, we spotlight a student site that brings humor, self-reflection and a flair for design to the online world of ePortfolios! Anthony Sewellâs ePortfolio  is full of great examples of how you can use the OpenLab to present yourself professionally online, but also let your personality shine through.… Continue reading this post
This week weâre spotlighting the City Tech Libraryâs Open Educational Resources (OER) Copyright Module. The module âcovers copyright basics, gives an overview of creative commons licenses, and offers some best practices for using copyrighted and library licensed materials.â This site is an invaluable resource for faculty teaching OERs specifically and working in open digital spaces more broadly.… Continue reading this post
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
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.
