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DAVID DOS SANTOS wrote a new post, Further Research, on the site ePortfolios @Hostos C.C. 1 week, 1 day ago

George Kuh, AAC&U and NILOA have all identified as the 11th validated High Impact Practice: ePortfolios. For Kuh’s announcement of this, see: “ePortfolios –The Eleventh High Impact Practice,” http://www
pgoldman earned the expert: Roadmap to Teaching Innovation Basics 2 weeks, 2 days ago

The Basics a tour through the most essential tools of Blackboard. All you need to manage the online assets of a course, whether you just plan to only have a web presence or teach a fully online asynchronous course.
Unit 1: Getting Started
Unit 2: Getting to Know Your Blackboard Course
Unit 3: Begin Building Your Course
Unit 4: The Discussion…

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KEVIN GONZALEZ wrote a new post, What is your definition of closed-mindedness?, on the site Hostos Reads 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Complete the following statement: My definition of closed-mindedness is …
KEVIN GONZALEZ wrote a new post, What is your definition of open-mindedness?, on the site Hostos Reads 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Complete the following statement: My definition of open-mindedness is…
KEVIN GONZALEZ wrote a new post, When do you do your best thinking?, on the site Hostos Reads 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Complete the following statement: I do my best thinking …
KEVIN GONZALEZ wrote a new post, What kind of thinking is dangerous?, on the site Hostos Reads 3 weeks, 1 day ago

For yourself? For your community?
KEVIN GONZALEZ wrote a new post, What does thinking well mean to you?, on the site Hostos Reads 3 weeks, 1 day ago
George Rosa wrote a new post, Online Students @ Hostos, on the site Educational Technology 4 weeks ago

by Catherine Man

Without the comfort of being able to interact face to face with students in a classroom, it takes more time for participants in an online course to learn about each other. Faculty leading
George Rosa wrote a new post, Promoting Independent Learning Through Technology, on the site Educational Technology 4 weeks ago

by David Dos Santos

Now more than ever technological advances such as high speed internet and highly capable mobile devices gives students and learners of all types the ability to learn more independently. As
sbrennan wrote a new post, Silent Agreements Book Release, on the site 1 month, 1 week ago

Congratulations to Professor Linda D. Anderson, Ph.D for the release of her new book Silent Agreements: What We Don’t Say at the Workplace.
Learn more about Linda and her co-authors here:
sbrennan wrote a new post, Icebreaker Experience in an Introductory Science Course, on the site 1 month, 1 week ago

Olga Steinberg, Professor
Natural Sciences Department

One of the courses I teach is an introductory course in Biology, BIO110/Principles of Biology. Introductory courses are notoriously difficult to
George Rosa wrote a new post, Blackboard Attendance Tool, on the site Educational Technology 1 month, 1 week ago

Note: Before incorporating this new Blackboard feature into your course practices and grading, please review the Hostos Attendance Policy on the Hostos Community College website by clicking on the following
George Rosa wrote a new post, Goggles On! VR in Education, on the site Educational Technology 1 month, 1 week ago

by Danny Wu

“Alright class, strap on your goggles, today we are diving into the small intestine to prepare for next week’s exam”, stated the professor. In an instant everyone had their VR goggles on and were
George Rosa wrote a new post, CUNY BLACKBOARD UPGRADE, on the site Educational Technology 1 month, 2 weeks ago

by George Rosa

The 2018 Fall Blackboard upgrade was completed on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. This maintenance upgrade introduced some new features for faculty and students.

A New look
Blackboard now has a new
George Rosa wrote a new post, Exerpts from ONLINE LEARNING WITH IN-PERSON TECHNOLOGY By Prof. Maura A. Smale, Prof. Mariana Regalado, Prof. Jean Amaral Commentary specific to Hostos Community College provided by Eric Ritholz, on the site Educational Technology 1 month, 2 weeks ago

By Eric Ritholz

Please view the FULL VERSION here:

It includes greater detail, explanation, and examples from both CUNY students and faculty.
This was a qualitative study to explore the experiences of CUNY
George Rosa wrote a new post, Gamification of an Online Course, on the site Educational Technology 1 month, 2 weeks ago

by George Rosa

One of the advantages of having an online component in a course is the ease to which gamifying strategies can be used to motivate learning of challenging course content and guide students through
sbrennan wrote a new post, Welcome Back, on the site 1 month, 2 weeks ago

From: MANGINO, CHRISTINE
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 10:01 AM
Subject: Welcome back

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome back to a new semester. I can’t believe we are beginning the Spring 2019 semester- ti
sbrennan wrote a new post, Teaching an Ivy League Curriculum at a Community College, on the site 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congratulations to Professors Andrea Fabrizio and Gregory Marks for the recognition received in The Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Teaching an Ivy League Curriculum at a Community College” published
sbrennan wrote a new post, Motivating and Building Students’ Curiosity for Learning in the Classroom, on the site 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gisselle Guzman, Lecturer
Mathematics Department

Motivation and curiosity are two strong factors that contribute to student learning. Students can approach a maximum level of engagement when the
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