Academic Works update
Have you published an article that you would love to share with a wider audience? Are you an artist who would like to share images of your work with other artists and academics? Are you looking for...
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2015 Bronx EdTech Showcase by Kate Lyons
Hostos Community College hosted the 3rd Annual Bronx EdTech showcase on Friday May 8th. The showcase, which was honored with an Outstanding Project Collaboration award at the 2014 CUNY IT Conference,...
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Panopto at Hostos: lecture capture/videomaker/webcaster/media file storage...
For years EdTech has provided support for faculty who use video recording of their lessons, specifically what is known as “lecture capture”, in their teaching. Two platforms have been used for this:...
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The 2015 Teaching With Technology Survey by Kate Lyons
In December 2015 the Office of Educational Technology with the EdTech Leadership Council emailed all faculty a link to a survey about their experiences teaching with technology. 114 faculty members...
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The “Are You Ready” online readiness assessment course by Aaron Davis
At Hostos Community College there has been an emergence of courses offered in both the hybrid (partially online) and asynchronous (fully online) modalities. Online learning offers students the...
View ArticleSurvey of Bilinguals in NYC with Google Docs by Sue Dicker and Francisco Ordonez
Dr. Sue Dicker has been working on a project for three years; she is interested in documenting how New Yorkers who speak two languages—English and a native or heritage language—make use of these...
View ArticleIs it time to switch from Blackboard? Join the conversation! by George Rosa
Last semester’s Blackboard outtages has increased talk among Blackboard users, Bb campus administrators and even among senior administrators at CUNY CIS and CUNY educational technology leaders about...
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Turnitin Building Block in Blackboard
It’s been many years since Hostos had a site license for Turnitin, the premiere online plagiarism-checking application, giving faculty free access to its services, and many faculty have been urgently...
View ArticleThe Power of Story by Aaron Davis
Digital Storytelling works as an effective strategy for learning in the arts, sciences, humanities and social sciences. It adds a level of reflection that asks students to become aware of what they...
View ArticleTeaching with Technology by Amy Ramson, George Rosa
I have created courses in the hybrid or fully online mode since the College began its first initiative in instructional technology more than 15 years ago. I am a strong proponent of instructional...
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The “Are You Ready” Online Learning Preparedness Course by Carlos Guevara
In response to an increased usage of both the course management system Blackboard and the subsequent development of courses in online modalities, the Office of Educational Technology (EdTech) has...
View ArticleCollaborate Ultra and other Blackboard changes by George Rosa
The last week of December is the time when CUNY Blackboard receives its major annual upgrade, which often consists of adding new tools and features, and this one was no different. Among the changes is...
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ETLC’s Coffee & Pi Conversation by ETLC
ETLC (EdTech Leadership Council) meets twice each month on Thursdays at 2pm. We work on a number of tasks. We review the new course shells developed by faculty members who are part of the Online...
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EdTech Project Awarded CUNY’s Excellence in Technology Award by George Rosa
Carlos Guevara and George Rosa accept the Excellence in Technology Award, from Brian Cohen, Chief Information Officer of CUNY, at the CUNY EdTech conference. [click on photo to enlarge it] All the...
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CUNYFirst Sign-On to Blackboard CUNY is taking a bigger step towards the holy grail of the CUNY digital community – the single sign-on – with the switchover to signing on to Blackboard using your...
View ArticleMaking Your Course an Award Winner by George Rosa
This June, Blackboard Inc. awarded Hostos EdTech its Catalyst Award in the category of “Optimizing Student Engagement” for the creation and implementation of the “Are You Ready” course. As of this...
View ArticleSurvey of Bilinguals in NYC with Google Docs by Sue Dicker and Francisco Ordonez
Dr. Sue Dicker has been working on a project for three years; she is interested in documenting how New Yorkers who speak two languages—English and a native or heritage language—make use of these...
View ArticleIs it time to switch from Blackboard? Join the conversation! by George Rosa
Last semester’s Blackboard outtages has increased talk among Blackboard users, Bb campus administrators and even among senior administrators at CUNY CIS and CUNY educational technology leaders about...
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Making your course an Award Winner!
by George Rosa This June, Blackboard Inc. awarded Hostos EdTech its Catalyst Award in the category of “Optimizing Student Engagement” for the creation and implementation of the “Are You Ready” course....
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