Data Services (NYU Libraries and IT) and the Arts & Science Office of Teaching Excellence and Innovation are excited to announce that applications are open for the 2025 Foundations of Research Computing (FORC) Camp. Taking place August 26-28, FORC Camp is a FREE, in-person three day data skills immersion program offered to graduate students through […]
A Fabulous First Year for Faculty Learning Communities in Arts & Science
This year, as part of our commitment to providing ongoing and specialized professional development opportunities to faculty, our office sponsored our first Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs). This model of faculty development, created at the U of Miami, provides faculty members with a peer cohort experience that is selective, time-based (usually one or two semesters), and […]
Preparation for Finals – Respondus Lockdown Browser
Working in academia, it can feel like our time moves in these all too swift cycles. We say “We can’t believe it’s that time already” so often, but it is so often true. And, it’s hard to believe it’s almost finals time already. If you missed it, take a look at our post about Student […]
Brightspace Course Reports: Content Reports
We’ve discussed Learning Analytics and the valuable ways they can inform our pedagogical decisions in this October 2024 blog post. As we hit the midpoint of the semester, it is a good time to remember some of the Learning Analytics available in Brightspace. Content Reports are particularly helpful for a quick understanding of how much […]
Small Ways to Get to Know Your Students
The spring semester quickly approaches, as it always seems to do. Here is a quick reminder about some small ways you can get to know your students and begin creating a welcoming learning environment. Learn your students’ names and pronouns – and use them! It may seem obvious, but learning the name pronunciation and pronouns […]
Student Support Resources to Get Through Finals
Now that we are back from Thanksgiving break, finals are looming and our students, hopefully, will already have a study plan in place. This is likely not the case for plenty of our students and we know from our own experiences that prioritizing tasks and following an effective time management strategy is difficult. We can […]
Get to Know Your Students – Mid-Semester Surveys
It’s that time of the semester when faculty, students, all of us are feeling the pressure of our workloads. We look at our syllabi, wondering if we still have time to cover everything, we look at the stacks of ungraded student assignments and wonder how we’re going to make the sprint to Thanksgiving break. Certainly, […]
Still wondering about Generative AI? Here are some NYU Resources
While the landscape of teaching in higher education is always changing, the disruption brought on by the availability of Generative AI can leave many instructors feeling overwhelmed and unsure of where to start. For those of you who missed it, the Office of the Provost offered a series of Generative AI workshops in August of […]
Summer 2024 FORC Camp Success
From August 28th to August 30th, eighty-two graduate students participated in the second Foundations of Research Computing (FORC) Camp. Through the collaboration of the Graduate School of Arts & Science Master’s College, NYU Data Services (NYU Libraries and IT), and the Office of Teaching Excellence and Innovation, the free training program focused on the development […]
Empowering Students to Succeed – Release Conditions in Brightspace
To facilitate student learning, instructors must consider many factors during their course design process. In addition to discipline specific pedagogy, the modality of the learning environment, the makeup of the student cohort, and their institutional context, instructors must design their learning materials with the student experience in mind. Whether teaching online or in-person, the quality […]