The OpenLab at City Tech has won an Open Education Award for Excellence – recognizing contributions to the Open Education community that exemplify excellence in the field. And since the award, 2025 Open Assets Award, includes that the OpenLab is “Recognized as an Open Community,” that means that you, the OpenLab community, have won this award, too!… Continue reading this post
Category: OpenLab News
Co-working on T 11/18
Co-working is one strategy for increasing focus and productivity. What are others that you recommend? Share your ideas in the comments below!
The next OpenLab co-working session is on Tuesday, 11/18, 1:00-2:00pm, and is open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other OpenLab community members.… Continue reading this post
Co-working on Th 10/23
Co-working is one strategy for increasing focus and productivity. What are others that you recommend? Share your ideas in the comments below!
The next OpenLab co-working session is on Thursday, 10/23, 11:00am-12:00pm, and is open to all students, faculty, and staff.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: September 2025 Release
On September 16 we released version 1.7.88 of the OpenLab. It included some minor theme and plugin updates as well as improvements to existing functionality, including:
- When cloning a course, project, or club, there is a group of settings under ‘More Options’ that needed to be expanded to access them.
This Month on the OpenLab: August 2025 Release
On August 13 we released version 1.7.87 of the OpenLab. It included many new features, as well as updates to all existing themes and plugins, including WordPress and BuddyPress, the primary software that powers the OpenLab.
New Features
Navigation redesign
The biggest new feature this summer is a redesign of the navigation on the OpenLab.… Continue reading this post
May Co-Working Thursday
With the end of the semester mere inches away, everything left on that to-do list is calling loudly for your attention. Come work and check things off your to-do list done while others do the same! OpenLab co-working hours are virtual quiet meet-up sessions for anyone to join to get work done.… Continue reading this post
May OpenLab News
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- Attack of the Clones! The April 2025 release of the OpenLab included a number of features for streamlining and customizing the cloning process for sites, including options for draft content & publishing, updating site publication dates, and cloning unused media library items.
This Month on the OpenLab: April 2025 Release
On April 24 we released version 1.7.86 of the OpenLab. It included a new cloning feature, some minor theme and plugin updates, and a new plugin.
New Features
Cloning updates
We added a number of new options for choosing what you clone to your new site:
- Clone posts and pages that are currently set to draft (unpublished).
Co-Working Thursday
Now that Spring Break has ended (no comment here), everything left on that to-do list is calling for your attention. Come work and check things off your to-do list done while others do the same! OpenLab co-working hours are virtual quiet meet-up sessions for anyone to join to get work done.… Continue reading this post
Co-working Thursday
By some work of magic, it’s already midsemester! Come get some of that ever-growing to-do list 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.… Continue reading this post
