{"id":5055,"date":"2023-01-19T11:46:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spsfaculty.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/?p=5055"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:20:30","slug":"ofdit-newsletter-november-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/2023\/01\/19\/ofdit-newsletter-november-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"OFDIT Newsletter November 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>November 2022<\/h1>\n

Dear Faculty,<\/p>\n

Winter is coming! As you cozy up with your hot beverage of choice, we invite you to read this month\u2019s newsletter and catch up on the latest OFDIT and CUNY-wide news.<\/p>\n

First, we share information about the many faculty development opportunities that are taking place soon, including the CUNY IT conference, the Teaching Matters series, and events from the CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy.<\/p>\n

Please read on for tips on setting up your Final Grades column, as well as information about our captioning and transcription service which we encourage you to use for the instructional videos in your course.<\/p>\n

Speaking of videos, we invite you to watch Dr. Jennifer Sparrow, CUNY SPS\u2019 Interim Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, speak with Jeffrey Yan of the Digication Scholars Conversation Podcast.\u00a0Last but certainly not least, don\u2019t miss this month\u2019s Faculty Corner! In this video, Dr. Linda Paradiso talks with OFDIT\u2019s Matt Lewis about the benefits of incorporating reflective learning opportunities into your course.<\/p>\n

Thank you for reading and happy sipping!<\/p>\n

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Faculty Professional Development Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CUNY IT Conference, whose theme this year is \u201cThe Power and Perils of Scripting,\u201d will be taking place in-person at John Jay College from December 1-2, 2022.<\/p>\n

CUNY SPS speakers include conference co-chair Bronwen Stine (IT), as well as Tara Barca, Joe Foy, Ed Knox (all of Business) and Ruru Rusmin (OFDIT), who will be presenting \u201cPaving the Path: Online Course Frameworks for Consistent, Frictionless Curriculum Delivery.\u201d To register for this free event, please visit the CUNY IT Conference Events page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Continue expanding your instructional practice with events from the Innovative Teaching Academy (ITA)<\/a> as well as the Teaching Matters Series<\/a>. Upcoming workshops include:<\/p>\n