Conference Template and OER Showcase
This year's spring release features a new academic conference template and a showcase page for Open Educational Resources (OER).
Welcome To Commons 1.18!
This fall's release features group cloning, improved group library management, two-factor authentication, and new People directory filtering options.
Structuring Commons Courses For Distance Learning
InCommon interviews professors Gwendolyn Shaw, Juliana de Castro Galvao, and Thomas Miller to discover how they use the Commons for distance learning.
Course Design & Development Tutorial
Developed by the CUNY School of Professional Studies, this tutorial's ten modules are a great resource for online course design and development.
CETL Online Course Design
Now on the Commons, this resource from the CCNY Center for Teaching and Learning helps instructors prepare courses for online teaching.
CUNY Distance Learning Archive
We invite members of the CUNY community to chronicle their experiences with distance learning during the COVID-19 crisis. Send contributions via our online form or email us at cunyarchive@gmail.com
Instructional Resources For Challenging Times
InCommon provides a list of tools and platforms available at CUNY to transition from face-to-face to distance learning and strategies to implement them.
Continuity In The Times Of Coronavirus
Considerations for Instructional Continuity provides a guide for CUNY instructors during this crisis. Courses On The Commons provides help for those wishing to use the Commons to make a quick transition from face-to-face to online instruction.
Getting Started
The CUNY Academic Commons is an academic social network created by and for CUNY. Learn more.
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Considerations for Instructional Continuity
This site offers guidance for faculty members in anticipation of campuses closing during the Spring 2020 semester due to the COVID-19 virus.
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Sam Altman
Dear Commons Community,Ezra Klein recently interviewed Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, on the future of artificial intelligence, during which he discusses “the revolution” that A.I. will […]
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