Everyone at NYU is invited to two exciting events being held in conjunction with the annual Foundations of Research Computing (FORC) Camp, scheduled for its third iteration Aug. 26-28. Keynote: August 26, 3:15 pm Registration The first is the FORC Keynote, given this year by Kasia Chmielinski, on the timely topic “Human Responsibility in the […]
Flash FORC Jterm Session Success!
The pilot Jterm Foundations of Research Computing (FORC) mini-camp, aka Flash FORC, was a resounding success! More than 40 graduate students gathered in Bobst Library on January 16, 2025 to explore the potential of Generative AI as a research tool. The FORC program is a joint offering of NYU Data Services (NYU Libraries and IT), […]
FLASH FORC: A One-Day Gen AI Skills Opportunity in Jterm
NYU Data Services (NYU Libraries and IT), the Graduate School of Arts & Science Master’s College, and the Arts & Sciences Office of Teaching Excellence and Innovation are excited to launch a new extension of the Foundations of Research Computing (FORC) Camp training opportunity for graduate students! Given the strong interest in data skills development […]
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 […]
Summer 2024 Teaching to Engage Shoutouts
In partnership with the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS), the Office of Teaching Excellence & Innovation offers a 3-week asynchronous course to graduate students who hope to learn about pedagogy and educational technology. This course is called Teaching to Engage. To date, we’ve had 77 graduates from this offering! We had 13 new […]
Spring 2024 Teaching to Engage Cohort Shoutouts
A total of 64 current and aspiring instructors have completed the Teaching to Engage Seminar, one of the Office of Teaching Excellence and Innovation’s faculty development offerings, since its first cohort of graduate students participated in the fall of 2022.This three-week intensive course provides a fully asynchronous experience, allowing instructors to discuss research-based pedagogy, experiment […]
Aug. 23-5: FORC Camp, a Data Skills Immersion Training for Graduate Students
NYU Data Services (NYU Libraries and IT), the Graduate School of Arts & Science Master’s College, and the Arts & Sciences Office of Ed Tech are excited to launch a new training opportunity for graduate students! The Foundations of Research Computing (FORC) Camp is a pilot three day data skills immersion program that will be […]
Teaching to Engage Shoutouts
Due to continuing interest and demand, the A&S Office of Educational Technology offered a second iteration of its Teaching to Engage seminar during the latter half of the Spring 2023 semester. As with the previous iteration, this cohort was composed of interdisciplinary graduate students from GSAS. Some students concurrently hold teaching positions or hold Teaching […]
Teaching to Engage
On January, 30th, 2023, an interdisciplinary cohort of graduate students from GSAS began the A&S Office of Educational Technology’s Teaching to Engage seminar. Some student student concurrently hold teaching positions or hold Teaching Assistant (TA) roles. As one of our office’s faculty development offerings, the Teaching to Engage course provides the opportunity to experience the […]