We are becoming Google Docs experts, and are wondering how to change the (automatic) highlight color that comes up over text when a comment is inserted. From some Googling, it […]
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Evaluating Digital Scholarship, 4/21, 6:30pm
The GC Digital Initiatives, CUNY DHI, and the GC Digital Fellows invite you to join us for a panel and discussion on Evaluating, Valuing, and Promoting Digital Scholarship. Details here: http://cunydhi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/04/14/evaluating-valuing-and-promoting-digital-scholarship/ […]
Left Coast for Teachers Workshop
Libby Black, “Protest”, 2012, Oil on canvas, 8 x 6 inches. Hi all, Next week I am going to be leading a workshop on using political art as a teaching […]
New issue of #Alt-Academy focuses on innovative dissertations
Don’t miss the latest issue of #Alt-Academy: “Beyond the Dissertation as Proto-Monograph: Examples and Reflections.” Co-edited by Melissa Dalgleish and Daniel Powell, the cluster of essays is the first in […]
TODAY, 6:30pm: Lecture by Distinguished Writer Rebecca Solnit, City College
Rebecca Solnit’s maps have been among the inspiration behind some of the mapping ideas we’ve been developing through this course, and she is speaking this evening, April 2 at City […]
Happy I Had a Rubric
When our Mapping the Futures class focused on Assessment, group one asked us to implement or create a rubric for our classes. My initial reaction was not positive–I’ve used rubrics […]
GC Wellness Center Resources
Hello everyone, While we’re focusing on life circumstances that affect the students we teach, it’s also important not to neglect our own wellbeing. The Wellness Center offers terrific resources to GC […]
Brookings on (among other things) Student Engagement
The Brown Center at Brookings has released their 2015 Report on American Education. There’s a lot to delve into, but I wanted to offer (and solicit!) some thoughts on their […]
Mapping Brooklyn (Exhibit)
I came across this cool-looking exhibit and thought folks might be interested. Also, if anyone wants a field trip, let me know and I’ll send out a Doodle poll! Mapping […]
ARC Student Fellowships — Deadline Friday April 17
By Lisa Tagliaferri on March 24, 2015 in advanced research collaborative, arc, digital literacy, graduate student award, immigration, inequality, multilingualism, Of Interest, research praxis
The Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) is accepting applications from Level II doctoral students for Research Praxis Awards for the upcoming academic year. Their research themes closely match those of many students […]
