The Divine Comedy In English – Hunter – Spring 2019
Dante's Divine Comedy "as a poetic and encyclopedic text that borrows and adapts from ancient texts and from contemporary culture and as a text ... has influenced our imagination over the centuries." Read more about this course taught on the Commons
Embedding Content From External Sites
Content from Sutori, Padlet, and VoiceThread can now be embedded in site pages or posts. Embedding resources, rather than linking to them, adds richness to sites and extends functionality. Here's our list of custom embed file and content types.
American Renaissance – Spring 2019 – Grad Center
Known as the American Renaissance, the decades leading up to the Civil War are generally regarded not only as the peak moment in American literary expression but also as a watershed of cultural themes... Read more about this course taught on the Commons.
Gutenberg – The New Block Editor For WordPress
Gutenberg introduces a powerful, new editing experience to WordPress. Learn about the new editor and how the Commons update strategy will affect your sites.
Are You Teaching On The Commons?
Our new Courses tab lists classes that are using the Commons for teaching. We will soon to populate this list automatically, but in the meantime, if you don't see your course in our directory, please fill out this form with your course details.
Welcome to Commons 1.14
Our fall release features a new template system that simplifies site creation, plugin packages that ease site extension around common uses, and new widgets for campus branding, licensing content, and integrating with CUNY’s library search tool.
Announcing Commons In A Box OpenLab!
The Commons In A Box team is delighted to announce the public release of CBOX OpenLab, a free open-source software platform for teaching, learning, and collaboration.
Why Teach on the Commons?
Unlike most closed, proprietary platforms, the Commons is constantly changing to meet your needs. Teaching on the Commons shows how our robust teaching platform is always evolving. Expect some exciting new features later this fall!
CUNY Academic Commons Annual Report 2017-2018
Our annual report shows how the Commons continues to integrate into the life of the university by offering opportunities to every campus, faculty member, and student.
Enliven Student Writing With Ivanhoe
"Collaborate... Perform... Reflect..." Ivanhoe is a WordPress theme that creates games where students assume different characters' roles and make moves. See Ivanhoe in action on the Commons.
Getting Started
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