by Francisco Ordóñez Before technology was introduced into the classroom communication between instructors and students was done face-to-face. If a student missed class one day, he or she would get the notes or materials from a classmate. There was no other way to find out what was going on. However,...
EdTech at the Conferences
by Kate Lyons During the Spring 2013 semester Hostos College faculty and staff actively presented about their work integrating technology into their teaching. Over 20 Hostos faculty and staff members presented on a variety of topics, including two of EdTech’s pilots—the iPad pilot and the Hybrid Initiative, at the...
Using Technology for Communication in the Classroom
by Wilfredo Rodríguez Before technology was introduced into the classroom communication between instructors and students was done face-to-face. If a student missed class one day, he or she would get the notes or materials from a classmate. There was no other way to find out what was going on. However,...
Apps in Education
by Iber Poma Any technology tool that helps the transition of knowledge to happen is embraced by its simplicity and geared towards the cyclical goal of teaching and learning. IPads, iPods and iPhones are devices which can allow you to achieve almost any idea you may have in terms...
Celebration of Technology!
by Kate Lyons Being one of the first to try a new technology often means taking a risk. The first ones to try a new teaching practice aren’t basing their experiences on already established best-practices. They’re the ones taking the first stabs at developing new practices or re-imagining an...
Backup and Archive your Blackboard Courses
by George Rosa As a campus Blackboard administrator I am occasionally asked by instructors to recover old Blackboard course sections that have disappeared from their “My Courses” due to the CUNY CIS-managed process of purging and archiving old courses. CUNY usually sets a date for when a semester’s courses...
IPad Pilot Initiative: Exploring Ways To Increase Engagement
by Carlos Guevara Two cohorts totalling 46 faculty members have participated in the iPad Pilot Initiative since it was launched in Fall 2012. This initiative provided Faculty an opportunity to: Research what advantages and disadvantages iPads offer to teaching and learning Identify what apps are available in their field,...
MOOCs
by Iber Poma Technologists have a predilection to use acronyms for everything in the Computer World and the acronym MOOC is not the exception. MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course. It is an online course intended for extensive participation and open access via the Internet. Above all, these...
Hostos Social Network (HSN)
by Francisco Ordóñez One of the best features of the Hostos Social Network (HSN) is that it allows its members to create and update blogs. All they need is internet access and to navigate to the following address: https://commons.hostos.cuny.edu/ What is a blog on HSN? The word “blog” is...
Hybrid Initiative Update
by Kate Lyons The Hybrid Initiative, an annual incentive-based project which began in 2007 to encourage faculty to develop and teach hybrid courses, continued in the Fall 2012 with a new cohort of participants. The mentor/mentee model of support for developers continued, though mentors were paired with two mentees...