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This site was created to serve as a resource for CUNY SPS faculty, and includes links to upcoming training and workshops, resources for accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), as well as our quick guides and tutorials. If you have a question, please use the “Ask a Question” link on this site, or send us an email to facultysupport@sps.cuny.edu

About the Office of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology
The mission of the Office of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology (OFDIT) is to provide faculty with the support and training that they require at all stages in their careers and to enhance the community of practice in order to promote greater teaching effectiveness, instructional innovation, and faculty satisfaction, all with the goal of improving the quality of the student learning experience.

The OFDIT Faculty Advisory board will play an important role in planning and organizing activities, events, and programing at CUNY SPS.

OFDIT Staff

Ruru Rusmin
Assistant Dean of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology

Antonia Levy
Associate Director of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology

Instructional Design

Sarah Kresh
Faculty Development & Instructional Design Manager

Kathryn Larkins
Academic Faculty Development and Instructional Design Manager

Maria Stracke
Instructional Design Assistant

Erica Murase
Instructional Design Assistant

Karen Gonzalez
ePortfolio Specialist

Catherine Paguay
ePortfolio Program Assistant

Kelly Hammond
OER Assistant

Multimedia

Matt Lewis
Instructional Design and Multimedia Manager

Fallon Saratovsky
Academic Technology Specialist

Sharon Jorrin
Media Services Technician

Administration

Laura Collazo
Instructional Design/Data Assistant

Oscar Cortés
Administrative Coordinator

Nina DeMeo
Course/Data Management Assistant

José Muñiz
Data Systems and Operations Manager

	November 2024
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					1 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	2 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •
3 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	4 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	5 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	6 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	7 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events Advanced Panopto for… Advanced Panopto for SPS Faculty November 7, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am ZOOM As many of us have learned, Panopto is a handy tool to create video in Brightspace. But many of us have yet to unlock the powerful features inside it. In this session, participants will learn how to access the robust analytics showing us who watched a video and for how long. They will see how faculty can leverage the power of a low-stakes quiz with the in-video quiz tool. A video quiz can be automatically graded and mapped to your grade book. Finally, we'll demonstrate how a regular assignment can be turned into a video assignment with students as the media creators. It's all part of the Panopto platform built into Brightspace. Thursday, November 7th at 10:00am - Registration Link See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events • •	8 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	9 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •
10 PTO Workshop PTO Workshop October 24, 2024 - November 10, 2024 See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	11	12 Using ePortfolio in … Using ePortfolio in your Course (45mins) November 12, 2024 11:00 am - 11:45 am ZOOM Using ePortfolio in your Course (45mins) In this session, you will explore the structure of ePortfolio and learn how to use the platform from the instructor view. You will learn how to navigate the Digication in Brightspace, review your students' signature assignment submissions, and share the various support resources available for both students and instructors. There will also be time to answer any questions you might have about ePortfolios at CUNY SPS. Tuesday, November 12th at 11:00am - Registration Link See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	13 Humanize Your Online… Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread November 13, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ZOOM Creating engaging online courses is not easy. In many text discussion-board based courses, students feel isolated and disconnected from their instructors and classmates. VoiceThread bridges the gaps in social presence typically found in online courses. In this workshop, educators will learn how to establish a social presence and connect with their students using VoiceThread to improve course satisfaction and student learning. We will cover all of the basic VoiceThread features, demonstrate how everything works in D2L Brightspace, showcase a variety of examples from actual courses, and have an open Q&A throughout the training. Wednesday, November 13th at 4:00pm - Registration Link See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	14	15	16
17	18	19 Brightspace: Navigat… Brightspace: Navigating the Gradebook and Grading November 19, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ZOOM In this training we will discuss how to navigate the gradebook and the options for grading in Brightspace. Tuesday, November 19th at 1:00pm - Registration Link See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	20 Advanced Panopto for… Advanced Panopto for SPS Faculty November 20, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ZOOM As many of us have learned, Panopto is a handy tool to create video in Brightspace. But many of us have yet to unlock the powerful features inside it. In this session, participants will learn how to access the robust analytics showing us who watched a video and for how long. They will see how faculty can leverage the power of a low-stakes quiz with the in-video quiz tool. A video quiz can be automatically graded and mapped to your grade book. Finally, we'll demonstrate how a regular assignment can be turned into a video assignment with students as the media creators. It's all part of the Panopto platform built into Brightspace. Wednesday, November 20th at 4:00pm - Registration Link See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	21	22 CUNY SPS Accessibili… CUNY SPS Accessibility & Inclusion Community of Practice November 22, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Zoom Join us for the November meeting of the newly formed Accessibility & Inclusion Community of Practice. We’ll explore best practices, answer your questions, and brainstorm solutions. All faculty and staff are welcome! Register Here See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	23
24	25 Brightspace: Feedbac… Brightspace: Feedback (30 mins) November 25, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm There are many options in Brightspace for giving students feedback on their work. In this short brown-bag training, we’ll go over how to give feedback on discussions, assignments, quizzes, and group assignments and show you how students access your feedback so you can guide them to making the most of it. Monday, November 25th at 12:30 pm - Register Here See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events The Pedagogy of Soci… The Pedagogy of Social Annotations November 25, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Social annotations can radically change the way your students engage with your course materials, each other, and you, combining the benefits of annotation, dialogue, accessibility, and digital accountability. In this one-hour workshop, we’ll look at social annotations across a range of disciplines, platforms, and assignment types, and discuss how this practice can build students’ skills, foster community, and promote intellectual growth. Monday, Nov. 25, 5-6 pm - Register Here See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events • •	26	27	28	29	30

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