Tag Archives | open-educational-resources

Tech Tuesdays – Using Book Creator and Manifold in the College Classroom

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Tuesday
Oct 20, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for online

Tech Tuesdays - Using Book Creator and Manifold in the College Classroom

Presenter(s): Gina Riley (Special Education); Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages)

Book Creator is an easy way students can create and publish their own book. It is usually used within the K - 12 classroom, but there are so many easy ways to use it effectively within the university space as well (and as a teaching tool!). Manifold is an open CUNY publishing platform that can be used to create OER textbooks and enriched editions, and publish student work. Let’s explore the different things that can be done with Book Creator and Manifold. [Details...]

Faculty Forum with the Hunter College Libraries

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Tuesday
Aug 25, 2020
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Online - Please follow Zoom link to attend

Faculty Forum with the Hunter College Libraries

Presenter(s): Hunter College Libraries Faculty and Staff

You are invited to attend a Faculty Forum with the Hunter College Libraries faculty and staff. They know you have lots of questions about access to library services and resources for yourself and your students. Therefore, they invite you to join them on Tuesday, August 25 from 11am-12pm to hear updates from the libraries for the coming semester and join a conversation following their talk to address any further questions. [Details...]

News and Announcements | February 9, 2018

CUNY & SUNY Open Educational Resources (OER) Showcase

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Open Educational Resources

Registration is now open for the upcoming CUNY/SUNY OER Showcase, taking place on March 23rd at the Baruch College Vertical Campus Conference Center, that will feature faculty panels and informational breakout sessions from across New York City and State.

News and Announcements | December 15, 2017

OPEN LAB: OER – Low Cost Alternative or New Model for Learning?

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Open Educational Resources, Opportunities

On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, panOpen is hosting an Open Lab at NY EDTECH WEEK on Open Educational Resources (OER) — and you are invited!

Open Educational Resources and Zero Cost Courses: Principles and Practices

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Open Educational Resources

Thursday
Oct 26, 2017
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

Open Educational Resources and Zero Cost Courses: Principles and Practices

Presenter(s): Christa Acampora (Provost’s Office), Cailean Cooney (City Tech Library), Shiao-Chuan Kung (ICIT), Adam McMahon (Political Science), Aine Zimmerman (German)

This panel will present and open discussion on the principles and practices of using OER and creating zero cost courses at Hunter. Panelists will present examples of OER materials already in use, and participants will have a chance to discuss their own ideas and plans for using OER in their courses. [Details...]

News and Announcements | August 17, 2017

Scaling OER Adoption: Improving Access, Affordability and Student Success

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Open Educational Resources

Hunter College has received funding to support the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) for our students. Come join us next week to hear from a representative from Lumen Learning who will provide an overview of OER developments and describe their impacts on content mastery, completion rates, and overall student success metrics.

News and Announcements | August 8, 2017

Lumen Learning Webinars: OER Course Walkthroughs

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Opportunities

For those of you interested in an OER “out of the box” option that may ease you in to the fall semester, Lumen Learning is hosting webinars for SUNY and CUNY faculty members to walk through several of the OER courses most widely-used in US higher education.

Day of DigPed: Creating open access digital books

By ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams, Mapping, Online writing and reflection, Rich media & presentation tools

Tuesday
May 3, 2016
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1203 HE

Day of DigPed: Creating open access digital books

Presenter(s): Jack Dougherty (Professor of Educational Studies, Trinity College)

A workshop led by Jack Dougherty on the process of collaborating with undergraduate students to create On The Line (http://OnTheLine.trincoll.edu), an open-access digital history book with interactive maps and oral history videos. [Details...]

News and Announcements | April 2, 2015