What You're Doing, Where We're Going
One more co-working session for the win!
On Tuesday, May 23rd from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 PM, join the OpenLab team for the final co-working session of the Spring. As with the previous co-working hours, this space can help support you focus on finishing everything for the end of the semester.… Continue reading this post
Here’s another co-working session–please help spread the word!
Have you heard of âbody doublingâ? Do you get more work done when working in the company of others? This practice of working on a task while others are also working on their own projects is becoming very popular on social media.… Continue reading this post
The OpenLab team added a new option for support: co-working sessions each Tuesday through the end of the semester.
Today’s session, like those in the past, is open to anyone: students, staff, and faculty.… Continue reading this post
I hope everyone is hanging in there as the semester wraps up!
We’re trying to understand more about how OpenLab members are using annotation, and what people’s needs might be.
If you’ve used an annotation tool in your teaching or other work, we would appreciate if you could take a moment to fill out a short survey about annotation. … Continue reading this post
On April 12 we released version 1.7.68 of the OpenLab. It included a new plugin, support for embedding Yuja videos, and number of bug fixes.
Yuja videos can now be embedded on OpenLab sites.… Continue reading this post
On February 15 we released version 1.7.67 of the OpenLab. It included a few new themes and some bug fixes.
We added two new themes: Neve and Miniva. Miniva is a simple minimalist theme, good for beginners or someone who doesnât want to do a lot of theme customization.… Continue reading this post
On January 18, 2023, we released version 1.7.66 of the OpenLab. It included multiple new features, as well as updates to all existing themes and plugins, including BuddyPress and WordPress, the two primary plugins that power the OpenLab. … Continue reading this post
On November 15 we released version 1.7.65 of the OpenLab. It included a few new themes, a plugin modification, and some bug fixes.
We added two themes: GeneratePress and Twenty Twenty One.
We also modified an older plugin–Expire Sticky Posts–that had previously been retired because it didn’t work with the Block Editor.… Continue reading this post
On October 12 we released version 1.7.64 of the OpenLab. We didnât publish release notes for the September release, so those features are included here as well. … Continue reading this post
On August 18 we released version 1.7.62 of the OpenLab. It was a very small release, since we’ve just updated all themes and plugins, as well as WordPress and BuddyPress, the software that powers the OpenLab.
OpenLab Gradebook plugin: We fixed an issue causing the scrollbar to âjumpâ back to the beginning after scrolling to the right side of a gradebook to add grades.… 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.
