{"id":3218,"date":"2021-09-27T12:11:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T17:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spsfaculty.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:20:52","slug":"ofdit-newsletter-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/2021\/09\/27\/ofdit-newsletter-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"OFDIT Newsletter September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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September 2021<\/h1>\n
Dear CUNY SPS Faculty,<\/div>\n
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Welcome to our first newsletter of the Fall semester! We would like to take a moment to say hello to our new subscribers and to introduce ourselves. We are the Office of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology (OFDIT for short) and we created this newsletter specifically to reach out to the SPS faculty community. In our newsletters, we share faculty development news and information related to Blackboard and EdTech.<\/div>\n
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In this month\u2019s edition, we share exciting news about the new OFDIT Faculty Advisory Board and invite you to nominate advisory board members. We also provide information about the Library \u201cE-Reserves” menu link in Blackboard, the Reflective Pedagogy Reading Group, and a quick update on YouTube videos in your courses.<\/div>\n
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At the end of the newsletter, you can find this semester\u2019s training sessions, including three new sessions on Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, Blackboard Groups, and Blackboard Tests.<\/div>\n
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Lastly, we would love to hear from you– submit your ideas to be featured in next month\u2019s \u201cFaculty Corner\u201d!<\/div>\n
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As always, thank you for reading! We look forward to working with you throughout the Fall semester.<\/div>\n
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OFDIT Faculty Advisory Board<\/h2>\n
Are you interested in serving on the new OFDIT Faculty Advisory Board at CUNY SPS?\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Board will play an important role in planning and organizing Office of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology (OFDIT) events, and guide the direction of OFDIT programming and activities. Advisory Board members will also serve as liaisons to programs and publicize OFDIT events and initiatives to colleagues.\u00a0Learn more here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0enter a nomination here<\/a>. Nominations are open until October 25, 2021 for the first OFDIT Faculty Advisory Board, which will convene in November 2021.<\/div>\n
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Library E-Reserves menu link<\/h2>\n
You may have noticed a new menu link titled \u201cSPS E-reserves\u201d in your Blackboard site.\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
This link provides a seamless way for students to connect with items placed on E-Reserves for their classes if the link is made visible.<\/div>\n
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How does this shortcut work?<\/div>\n