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Academic Technologies and Online Learning (ATOL)

ATOL

CONTACT US

Instructional Technology & the Technology Enhancement Centers

Office Location: G-601

General Phone: 718-254-8565

Email: AtoL@citytech.cuny.edu

LAB HOURS

General G-600 Lab Hours:

Monday - Thursday Friday
10:00am - 6:00pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Voorhees V-217 Lab Hours:

Monday - Thursday Friday
11:00am - 6:00pm 11:00am - 5:00pm

Academic Technologies and Online Learning (ATOL) Workshops

Attention Faculty Members

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.

Blackboard Online Workshop for Faculty

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

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

In Person On Campus

  • August 17, Thursday: 1:00PM - 2:30PM
  • September 11, Monday: 3:00PM - 4:30PM

Zoom

  • August 31, Thursday: 1:00PM - 2:30PM

You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register.

Learn how to build quizzes in Blackboard and how to use the gradebook.

In Person On Campus

  • October 2, Monday: 3:00PM - 4:30PM

Zoom

  • September 7, Thursday: 1:00PM - 2:30PM
  • September 13, Wednesday: 5:00PM - 6:30PM

You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register.

Ally allows instructors to improve the accessibility in their course content by creating alternative versions of their files.

In Person On Campus

  • August 29, Tuesday: 10:00AM - 11:00AM
  • September 14, Thursday: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
  • September 20, Wednesday: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Zoom

  • August 30, Wednesday: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
  • September 5, Tuesday: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
  • September 11, Monday: 2:00PM - 3:00PM

You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register.

Setting up a Secure Meeting & Basic Navigation

In Person On Campus

  • August 28, Monday: 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Zoom

  • September 6, Wednesday: 10:00AM - 11:00AM

You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register.

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

  • September 5, Tuesday: 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Zoom

  • August 31, Thursday: 10:00AM - 11:00AM

You must register in advance to receive room/Zoom login information. Please email itec@citytech.cuny.edu to register.

Student Blackboard

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.

  • Monday, January 29: 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Tuesday, February 13: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Blackboard Ally

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.

  • Tuesday, January 30: 1:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Thursday, March 14: 1:00pm - 1:30pm

ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement

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.

  • Monday, April 1: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Monday, April 1: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Zoom

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.

  • Wednesday, February 7: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Wednesday, March 6: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

YuJa Video Tool

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.

  • Monday, February 26: 10:00am - 11:00am
  • Thursday, March 21: 12:00pm - 1:00pm