This Month on the OpenLab: March 2024 Release

Martenitsa made from red and white yarn hanging on a tree branch with a budding flower at the end.
Hanging Martenitsa by Georgi Kirichkov is licensed under CC BY-SA.

On March 12, we released version 1.7.75 of the OpenLab. It included a new plugin and a few minor theme and plugin updates.

New plugin: Zotpress

Zotpress allows you to connect your OpenLab site with your Zotero library for easy citations and bibliography creation.… Continue reading this post

Annotation in Teaching and Learning

Cat laying on its back with its eyes open

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

This Month on the OpenLab: February 2023 Release

Kitten smelling a bouquet of red flowers.

On February 15 we released version 1.7.67 of the OpenLab. It included a few new themes and some bug fixes.

New features

We added two new themes: Neve and Miniva. Miniva is a simple minimalist theme, good for beginners or someone who doesn’t want to do a lot of theme customization.… Continue reading this post

In the Spotlight: Savonne Andrews’ ePortfolio

A header image featuring a mountainous landscape, ablaze. Against this backdrop, we make out the silhouette of the top of the illustrator's head, short hair dyed in blonde.

This week, we spotlight Savonne Andrews’ OpenLab ePortfolio. As a reminder, if you are a student, an ePortfolio is a space for you to digitally showcase your work. The OpenLab provides you with a template, but you can (and should!)… Continue reading this post

New Screencast: Customizing Your Site’s Appearance

In this screencast, the latest in our Site Building Blocks series, digital pedagogy fellow Olivia will show you how to edit your site’s appearance using the “Appearance –> Customize” feature on the site’s Dashboard.

You can view our other screencasts by visiting us on YouTube.… Continue reading this post

Welcome Back & Spring 2020 Programming

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 we’re here to support your work on the OpenLab this semester.

Spring 2020 Drop-in Office Hours

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OpenLab @ Tech Day

We’re excited to be presenting at Tech Day @ City Tech on Wednesday, March 18!  We’ll be in room G-604, from 11:45am-12:45pm.

For our interactive session, “City Tech’s OpenLab: Enhancing the College Experience through Open Digital Technologies,” we’ll be exploring the sites below as a way of thinking through how to enhance the college experience (in the classroom, in our community, and among peers).… Continue reading this post