Past News

Spring 2009

05/07/09 - CITL Advisory Committee Meeting
CITL will host an Advisory Committee Meeting.
04/27-05/08/09 - Blackboard Office Hours
Office Hours are a casual way for Stern professors to drop by and ask questions or receive informal training or suggestions about Blackboard course sites. We will have laptops available for hands-on demonstrations.
- Monday, April 27th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 29th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 5th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 6th, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, May 8th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Note: All sessions will be held in Tisch 5th floor Conference room. The conference room is located directly opposite the elevators on the 5th floor in Tisch.
04/30 - 05/01/09 - Ph.D Teaching Workshops
CITL in conjunction with the Doctoral Program will host a two-day workshop for Ph.D. students devoted to workshops on teaching and learning, and microteaching. Students will learn fundamental and well-established principles of learning, as well as services and technologies offered by the CITL.
04/02/09 - New Blackboard Tutorials
New Blackboard Video tutorials have been posted for the Grade Center and Content Management.
03/06/09 - Blackboard Grade Center Training
The Grade Center is the most significant change from the previous version of Blackboard, and offers a multitude of new features and capabilities in a spreadsheet like environment. It supports an interface similar to a spreadsheet, directed email to students, and the ability for instructors to generate progress reports. Other features include Smart Views, Grading Schemas, Grade Histories, and Hide/Freeze Columns.
02/09 - Blackboard Office Hours
Office Hours are a casual way for Stern professors to drop by and ask questions or receive informal training or suggestions about Blackboard course sites. Office hour dates are: 2/24, 2/26, 2/27, 3/3, 3/4, 3/6. All sessions are held in the Tisch 5th floor conference room from 11am-1pm.

Fall 2008

11/08 - Workshops for Faculty: New Features in Blackboard 8.0
In November and December CITL will hold Faculty Workshop series to introduce the new features in Blackboard 8.0. Exact dates and locations will be announced in November.
11/20/08 - Faculty Forum: Blackboard 8.0 Upgrade Plans
See the new enhancements and ask questions about the transition process. We will provide you with the most up-to-date information regarding the progress of the upgrade and how it will affect you. We will share with you all important dates and details for Spring 2009 courses.
11/06/08 - CITL Advisory Committee Meeting
CITL will host an Advisory Committee Meeting to discuss the newly implemented classroom standards in Stern's four renovated classrooms, KMC 365, KMC 370, KMC 390 and Tisch 200.
09/10/08 - New Faculty Teaching Orientation
CITL will facilitate a two-day orientation for new faculty.

Spring 2008

04/15/08 - Faculty Forum - Coursepacks & Copyright
We will learn about new ways to provide students with course materials, that are easier, cheaper, and legal, and have an opportunity to ask a group of experts all our questions about distributing, posting, linking, displaying, etc. copyrighted materials.

Fall 2007

12/07/07 - CITL Table at Dean's Faculty Lunch
The CITL will host a table at the Dean's Faculty Lunch today to follow up on their Microsoft Office 2007 training. Please drop by to discuss this or any other relevant topics.
11/16/07 - Microsoft Office 2007 Training
In the spring, IT will be updating software on the classroom podiums to Office 2007. Because the software layout differs dramatically from Office 2003, we urge you to attend one of the following training sessions to familiarize yourself with the most common tools:

November 26
2:00 - 3:00 (KMC 3-120)
Office 2007 overview (basic training)

3:00 - 5:00 (KMC 3-80)
Office 2007 tools in-depth (advanced training)

5:00 - 6:00 (KMC 3-80)
Office 2007 overview (basic training)

December 4
9:00 - 10:00 (KMC 2-90)
Office 2007 overview (basic training)

10:00 - 12:00 (KMC 2-90)
Office 2007 tools in depth (advanced training)

12:00 - 1:00 (KMC 2-90)
Office 2007 overview (basic training)
11/06/07 - CITL Table at Dean's Faculty Lunch
The CITL will host a table at the Dean's Faculty Lunch today to follow up on their faculty forum for using student laptops effectively in the classroom. Please drop by to discuss this or any other relevant topics.
10/11/07 - Not In My Class You Don't!: Looking Toward Student Laptops in the Classroom
On Tuesday, October 16, the CITL will present a faculty forum focused on using student laptops in class. Now that Stern has a mandatory student laptop policy, discuss some of the potential challenges and rewards that accompany using laptops as learning tools. Learn how to set etiquette boundaries on laptop usage, use laptops to engage students, and transmit in-class assignments and exams securely. Please RSVP at: http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/administrative/rsvp/index.cgi?id=12
09/06/07 - Clicker Software Gets Upgrade
eInstruction, the maker of classroom performance systems (or "clickers") that allows instructors to poll students in the classroom and receive real-time feedback, has recently upgraded it's software to CPS 5.0. This new version allows instructors to create polling questions from within Microsoft PowerPoint and is now available on all podium computers. Please visit CPS | Clickers for more information or to download the user manual or helpful training videos.

Summer 2007

08/30/07 - Getting Prepared for the Fall Semester
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning would like to welcome you back and briefly offer some timely information that may assist you with teaching this upcoming fall semester.
08/22/07 - Blackboard Tutorial feedback
We have added a tutorial feedback form to the end of each Blackboard tutorial to find out whether they have been effective. Please take a minute to fill out the feedback form so we can know how to better serve you.
08/20/07 - Anonymous Feedback Form
If you would like to solicit feedback from your students on learning comprehension or your own teaching effectiveness, the CITL now offers an Anonymous Feedback Form that we can set up for you in your Blackboard course or other online resource.
08/09/07 - Technology-Enhanced Classroom Chart
The CITL has recently posted a Technology-Enhanced Classroom chart where faculty can see the various features of our newly rennovated rooms. Be sure to click on each room link to view will show the kinds of learning that each feature is meant to support.
06/20/07 - Spring 2007 CITL Newsletter
Please take a look at our 2007 Spring Newsletter that was sent out to all faculty and IT staff describing what the CITL did this last year and what upcoming initiatives we have planned.

Spring 2007

05/05/07 - Ph.D. Teaching Workshop
With the support of the Doctoral Office, our Sr. Faculty Development Consultant Ian Stewart held the annual Ph.D. Teaching Workshop on May 3rd and 4th with 17 rising fourth year Ph.D. students in attendance.

The goals of the workshop included introducing students to some fundamental and well-established principles of learning that are particularly important for them to understand and incorporate into their teaching; introducing them to the services offered by CITL and giving them some hands-on experience working with Blackboard; acquainting them with the type of students they will be teaching and the context here at Stern; and offering them a chance to present a mini-lesson using the content from the course they will teach.
04/30/07 - CITL Vision and Mission Statements
Working with our new academic director Anand Padmanabhan, the CITL has formed a mission and vision statement that coheres with the school's mission and strategic plan. We have adopted the following vision statement: "Excellence and innovation in teaching that facilitates student learning." In conjunction, our mission is, "to build educational leadership by guiding teachign practices derived from research in the learning sciences and instructional technology; and to foster communities of shared experience and expertise."
04/18/07 - Guest Speakers in the Classroom
Six round-table moderators led groups of faculty and administrators through a discussion on bringing guest speakers in the classroom and priming those speakers and students for fruitful discussion. This forum was offered in conjunction with New York Initiatives.
02/28/07 - Exploring Online Assessment
The CITL invites faculty to a forum on online assessment Thursday, March 8th from 12 - 1:30 pm in the Cantor Boardroom (KMC, 11th floor). Three Stern faculty memebers will share how they use online surveys to collect student-peer evaluations, tests and quizzes to monitor student progress, and surveys to identify what their students know before coming to class. Lunch will be provided. You can view notes from the forum here.
02/07/07 - Instructional Technology Fellowship
Faculty with ideas for using technology to achieve a pedagogical impact should consider applying for the Spring 2007 Instructional Technology Fellowship. The fellowship is a chance for faculty members to work one-on-one with a team of experts from ITS Faculty Technology Services on the meaningful integration of technology into their courses. Faculty who are selected will also be able to improve overall technology skills and awareness through the fellowship process. No prior technical skills are required. Faculty need only have an interest and willingness to learn and apply new technologies in a real instructional situation and be teaching during the Summer 2007 or Fall 2008 semesters. Interested candidates should visit http://www.nyu.edu/its/faculty/fellowship/ for details.
02/05/07 - Blackboard Tutorials Now with Audio!
Courtesy of our own Patricia Marange from Executive Programs, CITL interactive Blackboard tutorials now have narrated audio to walk you through important information such as Getting Started, Assignments, the Gradebook, Adding and Managing Users, and Advanced Groups Manager. Please take advantage of these wonderful, time-saving tools by visiting our Tutorials page.
01/18/07 - Getting Started in Blackboard tutorial!
The CITL has recently added an interactive tutorial for beginners to Blackboard titled Getting Started in Blackboard. Feel free to use this tutorial as an introduction to Blackboard or to answer any basic questions you might have.
01/12/07 - Using wikis in the Classroom
For information on using wikis as a tool for teaching and learning, please visit our new wikis page.
12/08/06 - Planning your spring semester course...
For information on preparing your syllabus and planning your spring semester course, please visit our Course and Class Planning resources page.

Fall 2006

11/02/06 - New Managing Assignments tutorial
The CITL has recently added an interactive tutorial for Managing Assignments in Blackboard. Feel free to use this tutorial for training or to answer basic questions you may have.
10/02/06 - Upcoming Faculty Forum on Classroom Recording
Classroom capturing technologies can retrieve and reconnect valuable information for students, allow them to learn at their own pace, cater to different styles of learning, and display complex modeling problems for review. At Stern, the most common classroom capture methods include videotaping lectures and posting lecture outlines or PowerPoint slides on Blackboard. Additionally, a host of other technologies are emerging such as whiteboard cameras, digital annotation on writable screens, and video- or podcasting that create valuable learning tools for students.

But what are the potential ramifications of employing these tools? How can instructors ensure that students continue to come to class if the class is recorded? What are the potential applications of such tools specifically for a business curriculum? How are other schools addressing these concerns?

The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) invites you to a faculty forum on Tuesday, October 17 from 12 – 1:30 that will discuss the value of classroom capture and the issues that such technologies bring. Please mark your calendars for this event; a box lunch will be served.
09/18/06 - Revised Library Article Linking Tutorial
Due to changes in the way that the NYU Library links to articles in its databases, we have recently updated our tutorial for Creating A Link to Online Articles and Periodicals Through Blackboard. The information should be much more straightforward and easier to use than before!
09/06/06 - Help in Starting the Fall Semester
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning would like to welcome you back and briefly offer some timely information that may assist you with teaching this upcoming fall semester.

Summer 2006

08/28/06 - Blackboard Faculty Workshop
The CITL will host a Blackboard workshop for faculty on Wednesday, September 6 in the Enhanced Classroom (KMC 3-120) from 12 to 1. Please RSVP to cjenning@stern.nyu.edu so we may know how many computers to provide. Also, please let us know if there are any particular topics you would like us to address. We look forward to seeing you!
08/09/06 - Academic Administrator Blackboard training
The CITL will host a Blackboard training for academic administrators on Friday, August 18 in the Enhanced Classroom (KMC 3-120) from 10 to 12. Please RSVP to cjenning@stern.nyu.edu so we may know how many computers to provide. Also, please let us know if there are any particular topics you would like us to address. We look forward to seeing you!
06/23/06 - New Interactive Tutorials!
The CITL has just released two new interactive tutorials, a Gradebook tutorial to provide an overview and answer basic gradebook questions, and an Adding and Managing Users tutorial that shows how to add and delete users from a course site. Each tutorial takes less than 10 minutes to complete, so please feel free to use these great resources.

Spring 2006

06/02/06 - CITL End-of-Semester Report
Please read through our annual CITL End-of-Semester Report to learn of the accomplishments of the CITL this past year and what initiatives we plan to work on going forward. The report also includes faculty usage trends in Blackboard.
03/22/06 - Faculty Forum: Building a new undergraduate classroom
The Undergraduate College at Stern is preparing to renovate rooms T200 and T201 to create state-of-the-art classrooms and we need faculty input. This is your chance to tell us what features you'd like to see in these new rooms. Join us in a hands-on experience of the Smart Classroom and a rich discussion that will examine what features could enhance your teaching experience.
02/06/06 - Advanced Group Management tutorial
As part of an initiative to create interactive, online tutorials, the CITL has recently uploaded an Advanced Group Management tutorial for Blackboard that runs approximately four minutes. We encourage faculty to take advantage of this great resource when setting up group areas in their course sites.
01/31/06 - Smart Classroom Survey Results
The CITL has recently conducted a Smart Classroom survey of students and faculty who utilized the room in Fall '05. These results yield some interesting observations about teaching and learning in the classroom, and are password-protected for faculty only.
01/26/06 - Interactive, Online Podium Training
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning is delighted to announce the release of an online, interactive podium training on our website.

This training will walk instructors through an overview of the classroom podium and describe its various functions. We hope that you will use this new tool for training or review as needed. Please note you must have the Flash Player for Windows installed.

Fall 2005

10/31/05 - New Senior Faculty Development Consultant
After 8 years of hard work and dedication, Stephanie Nickerson has decided to step down from her position at Stern. In her place, the CITL welcomes Ian Stewart who brings a wealth of training and experience as our new Senior Faculty Development Consultant. We look forward to working closely with Ian as he settles into his new position.
10/04/05 - Blackboard FAQs
The CITL has put together a list of the questions most frequently asked by faculty over the last year. Please check out our Blackboard FAQs first for any questions that you might have about account administration or courseware tools.
09/08/05 - Adjunct Faculty Orientation
The CITL hosted an adjunct faculty orientation for new part-time faculty that discussed pedagogy, Blackboard support, media services, and classroom features. For more information, please view our Adjunct Faculty Teaching Orientation page.

Summer 2005

08/30/05 - Fall Faculty Forums: Save the Date! [update!]
The CITL will be hosting several faculty forums in the upcoming fall semester. On October 3 the CITL will address new changes to the Blackboard courseware system, on November 1 a pedagogical-themed forum, and on December 7 a forum on the Smart Classroom in anticipation of faculty usage in the spring. Please save the date for these upcoming forums.
08/18/05 - Smart Classroom: Grand Opening!
The Smart Classroom has been officially opened with tremendous success. If you missed the grand opening presentation and would like a tour of the facilities or know you wish to teach in this classroom in the fall, please e-mail the CITL at citl@stern.nyu.edu. For more information, check out the Smart Classroom area on our website.
07/13/05 - Smart Classroom: Save the Date
In the 2004 - 2005 academic year, Administrative Services, Media Services, and the CITL teamed up to plan and create a new “Smart Classroom” for Stern. The CITL will hold demonstrations of this new facility on Thursday, August 11th and August 18th, and training sessions on Tuesday, August 23rd and Thursday, August 25th.

The Smart Classroom opens in the fall 2005 semester. Faculty will be selected to teach in this room based on interest in using one or more of the room's special capabilities. Faculty members may indicate their desire to utilize the room for the fall semester at the time of the demonstrations or by e-mailing the CITL by August 18th.
06/21/05 - New CITL Website
The CITL is happy to announce the launch of our new website. This website includes a new look and feel, better organization, and much more detailed information. Please visit the site often as we add new and expanded features such as interactive faculty tutorials and online form submissions. Special thanks to our GA Courtney Peagler for all of her hard work on the site.
05/25/05 - Blackboard Office Hours
The CITL will be holding Blackboard Office Hours in a conference room on the 3rd floor of Shimkin outside of our new offices tomorrow May 26 between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. We will have multiple systems set up for hands-on demonstrations and the expertise of several CITL staff members. Please drop by to ask any Blackboard questions, receive advice about how best to set up your course site, check out our new digs, and have a little snack with us.
05/23/05 - CITL Relocates Offices
The CITL has relocated offices to the 3-100 suite of the Shimkin building (northwest corner of KMC closest to the park). Please come visit our wonderful new suite several doors down from the upcoming Smart Classroom.

Spring 2005

05/19/05 - Blackboard Usage Statistics
The CITL has compiled faculty Blackboard usage statistics for the spring '05 semester. These statistics represent basic breakdowns of which courses utilize various aspects of Blackboard such as the syllabus, links to videotaped lectures, mid-term surveys, and discussion boards.
05/02/05 - New Blackboard Extensions
The CITL has been working with Information Technology Services and other Blackboard supporters at NYU to form a Blackboard User's Committee whose goal is to make recommendations to extend the functionality of Blackboard. To this end, the committee has installed new building blocks that available in Blackboard this summer: Advanced Group Management, Add Users by Role, and Document Package.
04/05/05 - Upcoming Faculty Forum: Making Your Courses "Click"
Clicker systems are remote-controlled hand-held devices that instructors can use to solicit immediate student feedback in the classroom. Clickers are a great way to gauge and engage learners and enhance the traditional lecture.

Join us Thursday, April 14 from 12 to 1:30 pm in the Kilduff Faculty Lounge for a discussion of the CPS Clicker System in use at Stern, examine how other schools use clickers in the classroom, and experience using the system first-hand.
03/18/05 - Blackboard Upgrade Completed
NYU Central successfully upgraded Blackboard to version 6.2. This upgrade should patch existing bugs and provide enhanced features and functionality.
02/24/05 - Upcoming Faculty Forum: Cheating!
On March 22nd from 12 to 1:30 pm in the Kilduff Faculty Lounge members of the undergraduate and graduate Judiciary Committees will describe how academic dishonesty disciplinary processes work. The goal of the forum is to make the process as transparent as possible to help faculty understand what a "good" complaint is and which incidents are better dealt with by the faculty member him or herself. In addition, faculty members will learn what the administration is doing to help educate students about what constitutes cheating to help reduce the number of incidences.
02/07/05 - Upcoming Faculty Forum: Successful Blackboard Course Sites
The CITL announces its next Faculty Forum on Wednesday, February 16 in the Kilduff Faculty Lounge from 12 to 1:30 pm titled Successful Blackboard Course Sites. In this meeting, instructors will present some of the valuable ways in which they have incorporated Blackboard courseware into the classroom. All Stern instructors are welcome. Please don't miss this great opportunity to see some of the innovative ways in which your fellow faculty members use Blackboard. Lunch will be served.
01/27/05 - Blackboard Upgrade Planned
NYU Central plans to upgrade Blackboard to version 6.2 beginning March 11. This upgrade should patch existing bugs and provide enhanced features and functionality. Please check back for a list of new features and watch for accompanying training sessions.
01/19/05 - New Associate Director
The CITL welcomes Chris Jennings as the new Associate Director of Educational Technology. Chris has been working for the last three years at the University of Texas System TeleCampus where he conducted extensive faculty trainings in Blackboard, worked closely with instructors to develop interactive online coursework, designed software tutorials, and managed several production shops at component campuses. He looks forward to working with the Stern School to provide the highest level of faculty support possible.

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