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Instructional Support

Teaching/classroom resources

We want instructors to be supported not only in their technical needs, but also in their pedagogical practice. Faculty are always encouraged to reach out for discussion, questions, or things you’ve found to be useful in the classroom to share.

NYU also has a number of formal resources for faculty, including :

  • NYU’s Learning Experience Design, supports teaching inno­vation and excellence through con­sul­ta­tions about teaching and course design, teaching obser­vations, TeachTalks, peda­gogy workshops, and special ini­tia­tives to advance the teach­ing and learning mission at NYU.
  • NYU Teaching and Learning Resource Center –  resources to help faculty, instructional technologists, and other teaching specialists improve student performance both in and outside of the classroom. 
  • Center for Faculty Advancement connects and collaborates with the NYU community to recruit, retain, develop and advance faculty whose research, teaching and public engagement will positively impact the scholarly community and the world.
  • Faculty Resource Network – A professional development consortium that sponsors programs for faculty and administrators from a nationwide network of over 50 colleges and universities. 
  • Tandon Faculty Innovations in Teaching and Learning Center (FITL) –

    Partnership with faculty and staff to promote innovative teaching strategies and technologies for learning at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

3rd Floor Studios

IDM Labs and studios website

The IDM Labs site has information on training and use of the following spaces and equipment.

The 3rd floor of 370 Jay is our primary academic space. You should have swipe access to the floor, if you have issues, please contact Eric Maiello with your N Number for assistance.

No eating is allowed in the public spaces on the 3rd floor. You may use the kitchen area to eat.

Room 325 – Open Studio

Shared spaces for students to work. This space has iMacs and PCs with pre-installed software for student use. It is a flexible space that often hosts speakers, workshops, and other one off events.

Room 340 – Design Lab

Workspace with 3d printers, electronics, and other tools. This is not a teaching space and can not be reserved for classes. You can borrow equipment via Web Checkout to be used in your classroom. Class visits from technical assistants will be made available as soon as staff is hired and trained.

Design Lab Schedule

The hours of operation are determined by the student staff’s schedules and will be posted soon. You can view the schedule here.

Design Lab Training

Before accessing the lab, visitors (students and faculty) must complete online training. Additional in-person training is required for specialty machines such as the laser cutter and resin printer.

Class Visits to the Lab

Please email idmtech@nyu.edu if you would like to have one of the Lab student staff members visit your class to introduce the lab or to arrange a class visit.

Craft Supplies

The craft supplies in the Design Lab are free to use in the lab. If faculty need supplies in the classroom they should coordinate with Samantha Jackson at sj3348@nyu.edu

Room 351 – Print Service

A large format printer – students may submit files to have printed by IDM Technical Assistants, once they have completed the online training and quiz.

All printing is done by student staff and all requests must be submitted via the print request form. (updated link coming soon)

Print jobs will be completed in the order they are submitted. No exceptions will be made for last-minute assignments so please ask students to plan accordingly.

**Please let us know as soon as possible the due dates of any print-heavy assignments so we can plan accordingly.**

Print Service Schedule

The hours of operation are determined by the student worker’s schedule and will be posted during the first week of the semester.

Before submitting jobs to print, students must complete the online training.

All printing is done by student staff and all requests must be submitted via the print request form. (updated link coming soon)

Print jobs will be completed in the order they are submitted. No exceptions will be made for last-minute assignments so please ask students to plan accordingly.

**Please let us know as soon as possible the due dates of any print-heavy assignments so we can plan accordingly.**

Room 344 – Adjunct Office

Room 346 – Visitors Office

Printing and mail

We have a copier/scanner/printer for faculty use in Room 329B. Please contact Elton Kwok to install the necessary drivers on your copmuter for printing.

Room 329A is our shared mailroom. You are welcome to have materials shipped to IDM on your behalf. Any received mail will be stored in this room. The mailing address is: YOUR NAME, NYU IDM, 370 Jay Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 1120

Guests on campus

We are allowed to have guests on campus. Advance notice is still required. All visitors, vendors, and affiliates must be sponsored by an NYU employee.

Sponsors must submit an Access Request Form through JRNY, NYU’s visitor management system, each time a visitor or vendor needs access to NYU buildings or activities (including unexpected, last-minute visits). If you are sponsoring an NYU alumni, you must use the alumni’s non-NYU email for the request.

You and your visitor(s) will be notified via email when your request has been received and processed. If you don’t receive an email, search your email folders (including spam) for “NYU Campus Safety” or “identigy.io”.

Visitors will be added to Campus Safety’s access list and must present a government-issued photo ID card to the Campus Safety officer for entry.

You can find more information on JRNY at NYU’s Sponsoring Visitors page.

Guest WiFi

If you have a guest visiting campus and who needs internet access, they may use the NYU-guest network. Please note that this processes different than previous semesters.

  1. Go to the NYU Wi-Fi Guest Sponsor Portal.
  2. Enter your Username (NYU NetID) and Password.
  3. Click Login.
  4. Enter the required Guest information:
    • First name
    • Last name
    • Email address
  5. Enter the required Access information:
    • Duration
    • From Date
    • From Time
    • To Date
    • To Time
    • Location
  6. Click Create.

The guest account information will be displayed on the next screen. Your guest will automatically receive an email that includes login instructions.

NYU WiFi

nyu / nyu-leagcy

  • Once you have your NYU email address configured, you can login to the nyu wifi network with your NetID and password you created for your email.
  • This page lists a number of different devices and methods to log on
  • Please note that this is an enterprise level system which limits the opportunities to connect to other devices. If you have specific needs for connected devices, please let Scott and Sam know.

nyu-guest / nyu-guest-legacy

If you have a guest visiting campus and who needs internet access, they may use the NYU-guest network.

  1. Go to the NYU Wi-Fi Guest Sponsor Portal.
  2. Enter your Username (NYU NetID) and Password.
  3. Click Login.
  4. Enter the required Guest information:
    • First name
    • Last name
    • Email address
  5. Enter the required Access information:
    • Duration
    • From Date
    • From Time
    • To Date
    • To Time
    • Location
  6. Click Create.

The guest account information will be displayed on the next screen. Your guest will automatically receive an email that includes login instructions.

NYU LMS and Alternatives

There is no mandate to use any particular learning management system (LMS). NYU now has Brightspace as a LMS, which you are welcome to use. Some faculty prefer github, others like wordpress, some even like Brightspace. Use what works best for you. Need NYU Brightspace Support? Take a look at the Instructor Guide

NYU uses Zoom for remote instruction. You can find more information at this link

We have a service named NYU Stream for sharing videos. You are free to use other services like Youtube and Vimeo as well.

Alternatives to NYU Classes

  • Basecamp
  • WordPress
  • Github
  • Gitbook
  • Google Groups

Slack & Discord

You can sign up for a free slack account. http://slack.com. IDM has a Slack group for all faculty, you’ll be added to the group soon if not already.

Some folks like to use Discord, and that’s a-ok too.

Github

We have an IDM github repository, https://github.com/IDMNYU. If you are going to use github for your class, please post it within the IDM github repository. Please email your github username to scott.fitzgerald@nyu.edu for access.

WordPress

NYU allows you to run multiple WordPress instances. Sign up at https://wp.nyu.edu

Important Dates

Fall 2024

  • The NYU Academic Calendar
    • First day of classes : Tuesday, Sept 3
    • Add/Drop ends : Monday, Sept 16
    • Fall Break, no classes : Monday, Oct 14
    • Classes run on a Monday schedule Tuesday, Oct 15
    • Last day to withdraw with a ‘W’ : Monday, Nov 25
    • Thanksgiving recess, no classes : Thursday, Nov 28 and Friday, Nov 29
    • Classes run on a Friday schedule Wednesday, Dec 11
    • Last day of classes (undergrads) : Thursday, Dec 12
    • Exam days & final meeting for grad classes: Dec 16- Dec 20
    • IDM Showcase : Friday, Dec 13
  • IDM Faculty Orientation Wednesday, Aug 21