Instructional Technology & the Technology Enhancement Centers
Office Location: G-601
General Phone: 718-254-8565
Email: itec@citytech.cuny.edu
General G-600 Lab Hours:
| Monday - Thursday | Friday |
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| 10:00am - 6:00pm | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Voorhees V-217 Lab Hours:
| Monday - Thursday | Friday |
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| 11:00am - 6:00pm | 11:00am - 5:00pm |
Are you using social media, such as blogs and wikis, Blackboard, or a faculty Web site to enrich your curriculum? Have you provided your students the opportunity to create their best work in classes you teach and showcase this work in an ePortfolio? Would you like to teach partially online courses where you seamlessly blend face-to-face class meetings with online sessions? Then you'll want to take an iTEC workshop or seminar.
You can log into this workshop by using your CUNYFirst credentials to get into Blackboard. Go to the CUNY website at https://www.cuny.edu/. In the far upper right-hand corner, you will see login. Pull down the menu to select Blackboard. Then use your CUNYFirst credentials to get into Blackboard.
Since this online workshop is for training purposes, you are all enrolled as students. So look for courses in which you are participating as a student. You will need to scroll down beneath the courses that you are teaching. However, if you still have difficulty finding the workshop, email itec@citytech.cuny.edu If you have trouble with your CUNYFirst login, please contact the CIS help desk at helpdesk@citytech.cuny.edu
Additional online support for Blackboard can be found on our Faculty Blackboard page. Additional support for online teaching will be found in the Blackboard Online Workshop for Faculty and on our City Tech Online page. If your students need extra help, they can also log into Blackboard and ask their questions in the Blackboard Online Workshop for Students. Please see the Academic Continuity website for help with OpenLab, email, online MS Office, etc.
The following workshops and presentations are designed to help you with your online teaching this semester. Some workshops will be held in-person on campus, and others will be held on Zoom. Faculty must register for the workshop in advanced to receive the location of the in-person workshop or the Zoom link and password. If you need assistance, please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu
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Take any face-to-face Blackboard workshop below, and have online support while learning the system. You do not need to participate for the full length of the hybrid workshop, but you can use support materials and ask questions online throughout the month. Alternatively, just participate online and have access to videos, course documents, and instructors to answer your questions. Live Held in person on campus. You must register in advance to receive room information sessions can also be arranged. Online: Monday, August 14th - Friday, December 22nd |
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In Person On Campus
Zoom
You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register. |
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Learn how to build quizzes in Blackboard and how to use the gradebook. In Person On Campus
Zoom
You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register. |
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Ally allows instructors to improve the accessibility in their course content by creating alternative versions of their files. In Person On Campus
Zoom
You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register. |
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Setting up a Secure Meeting & Basic Navigation In Person On Campus
Zoom
You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register. |
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YuJa is a lecture capture, video editing, and media storage system within Blackboard that can be used by both faculty and their students. (Students can use it for presentations and homework video projects.) In Person On Campus
Zoom
You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register. |
You can log into this workshop by using your CUNYFirst credentials to get into Blackboard. Go to the CUNY website at https://www.cuny.edu/. In the far upper right-hand corner, you will see login. Pull down the menu to select Blackboard. Then use your CUNYFirst credentials to get into Blackboard.
Once logged in, the Blackboard Basics for Students Fall 2023 will be listed under My Courses. However, if you still have difficulty finding the workshop, please contact us at itec@citytech.cuny.edu. If you have trouble with your CUNYFirst login, please contact the Student Help Desk at studenthelpdesk@citytech.cuny.edu.
Additional online support for Blackboard can be found on our Student Blackboard page.
*FACULTY PLEASE ANNOUNCE THESE TO YOUR STUDENTS*
There is no need to register for online workshops, which are held in the Blackboard Online Workshop for Students. All students will be registered in this online workshop at the beginning of the semester. Online workshops below are held on Zoom and a link to the session will be posted in the announcement section, prior to the start of the workshop within the Blackboard Basics for Students online course.
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Take any of our online blackboard workshops below, and have online support while learning the system. Throughout the duration of the training, students will have access to support materials, such as videos and documents. A support staff will also be available to answer your questions, along with arranged live Zoom sessions. Students are enrolled into our Blackboard Basics for Students course, which can be accessible on Blackboard, located under the My Courses section. For additional assistance, please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu Online: Friday, August 25th - Thursday, December 20th |
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Basic student instruction will be provided in how to get the CUNYFirst ID and use Blackboard for class assignments. This workshop will be conducted on Zoom. A link to the session will be posted in the announcement section, prior to the start of the workshop, on the Blackboard Basics for Students online course.
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Ally is an integrated Blackboard tool that creates alternative formats such as audio, electronic braille for students with visual impairments, readable text for screen readers, pictures with captions, and easy-to-navigate content. This workshop will be conducted on Zoom. A link to the session will be posted in the announcement section, prior to the start of the workshop, on the Blackboard Basics for Students online course.
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Registration required. These workshops were designed for those students participating in the Honors Scholars Program, but all students taking classes where ePortfolios are required by their professors are invited to attend. To register please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu for the Zoom meeting details.
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Joining a session and basic navigation. This workshop will be conducted on Zoom. A link to the session will be posted in the announcement section, prior to the start of the workshop, on the Blackboard Basics for Students online course.
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Overview, Setup and Blackboard Integration of the YuJa video capture, editing tool and publishing. This workshop will be conducted on Zoom. A link to the session will be posted in the announcement section, prior to the start of the workshop, on the Blackboard Basics for Students online course.
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