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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

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	1	2 Humanizing Online Le… Humanizing Online Learning with VoiceThread April 2, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join us to see how VoiceThread can transform the virtual classroom through fostering human connections. For over eight years, Curtis Izen, Senior Computer Information Associate at Baruch College and Adjunct Faculty with the CUNY SPS Online Business Program, has taught with VoiceThread, a tool that makes asynchronous conversations feel live and in-person. By incorporating VoiceThread into various course components, Curtis has seen distant boundaries between students eliminated, a strong community element built, relationships among students both academically and professionally flourish, and an increased self-confidence in presentation skills among his students. And in the age of generative AI, VoiceThread interactions help to ensure authentic student work through the spoken word. Assessing students is pedagogically thorough. Tues. April 2 at 2:00pm Register Here See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	3	4	5	6
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21	22 Preparing Your Cours… Preparing Your Course (Spring Break Camp) April 22, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events Open Office Hours (S… Open Office Hours (Spring Break Camp) April 22, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events • •	23 Teaching in Brightsp… Teaching in Brightspace (Spring Break Camp) April 23, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events Open Office Hours (S… Open Office Hours (Spring Break Camp) April 23, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events • •	24 Preparing your Cours… Preparing your Course (Spring Break Camp) April 24, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events Open Office Hours (S… Open Office Hours (Spring Break Camp) April 24, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events • •	25 Teaching in Brightsp… Teaching in Brightspace (Spring Break Camp) April 25, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events Open Office Hours (S… Open Office Hours (Spring Break Camp) April 25, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events • •	26 Open Office Hours (S… Open Office Hours (Spring Break Camp) April 26, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events •	27
28	29 Open Office Hours (S… Open Office Hours (Spring Break Camp) April 29, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events Preparing Your Cours… Preparing Your Course (Spring Break Camp) April 29, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events • •	30 Open Office Hours (S… Open Office Hours (Spring Break Camp) April 30, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events Teaching in Brightsp… Teaching in Brightspace (Spring Break Camp) April 30, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm OFDIT will be offering Brightspace support sessions during Spring Break. You can join us for: Teaching in Brightspace: basics of communication and grading Preparing your Course: bring your questions while getting your course ready Open Office Hours: ask us anything Registration See more details OFDIT Faculty Development Events • •

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