by David dos Santos Presenting in person is already a daunting task, presenting online presents a whole new set of chal- lenges. With the correct methods and best practices, presenting online can be as effective or even more effective than delivering in person. Whether you are teaching a course...
Remote Educational Technology
by Danny Wu Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, educational technology departments across the world, including our own, have been required to switch our services online. Of course, in the beginning there was much difficulty for staff and faculty to adjust to the new normal and there are still hardships. Some...
CUNY Technology Services
The following applications and services are provided to students across The City University of New York. CUNY Technology Services
Open Digital Pedagogy @ CUNY
by Laurie Hurson and Krystyna Michael As an instructor, your decisions about technology shape both the material and conceptual aspects of your course. Digital tools can guide how communities develop within your classroom, as well as between your classroom and the world beyond it. When choosing a platform or...
EdTech wins CUNY IT Conference Award
At the 2019 CUNY IT Conference EdTech team members Carlos Guevara, Wilfredo Rodriguez, Catherine Man, Danny Wu and Eric Ritholz (pictured left) received the CUNY Excellence in Technology: Innovation Award. The award for Innovation recognizes a project that is particularly original and/or results in a new way to conduct...
Spring 2020 Print Edition
For the PDF version, click on this link: EdTech Innovations Spring 2020 Articles Open Pedagogy at CUNY Backward Course Design Safeguarding Online Assessments Add/Remove students from your Blackboard course News and Events Online Learning Initiative Bronx EdTech Showcase 2020 Roadmap to Teaching Innovation Innovation Celebration OLC Innovate Panopto Lecture...
EdTech Live
EdTech is bringing 30-minute live sessions to Facebook! Join us for these short sessions covering topics in course design and Blackboard tips. Whether you are exploring more ways to engage students, or preparing for your next online course, you can Facebook chat with us during these sessions and...
Begin at the end and work backwards in course design
by Catherine Man Here’s an idea to switch up the planning for your online course: Backwards Design. This is an approach to instructional design explained in detail by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe in their book, Understanding by Design (UbD). It’s a concept that seems counterintuitive at first because...
How to Add/Remove Students to your Blackboard Course
by David Dos Santos (This article specifically addresses the situation of enrolling a student in a Blackboard course section who has registered late and does not appear in the course roster when the semester begins. Enrolling course observers in the Blackboard course will be covered in another article.) Generally...
Safeguarding Online Assessments
By Danny Wu “Hey, we’re meeting at the library at three o’clock to take the exam together, there’s four of us”, replied a student on the phone. Minutes later the student and classmates enter a study room at their college’s library to begin taking an online exam together to...