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Paul Fess wrote a new post, Diverse Futures: Indigenous Influences on Latinx Science Fiction, on the site ENG 101: an Introduction to Composition and Research (0807) 14 minutes ago
Paul Fess wrote a new post, Diverse Futures: Indigenous Influences onLatinx Science Fiction, on the site ENG 101: an Introduction to Composition and Research (0746) 23 minutes ago
Jethro Armand (he/him) created the site Jethro Armand Portfolio 44 minutes ago
Humyra Rahman (she/her) created the site Humyra Rahman 58 minutes ago
Jennifer Hernandez commented on the post, Week 4, on the site English 110 – Freshman Composition 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

After reading each article, the difference is seen through writing styles in format. In Sadia’s essay, she states the writing piece has to be straightforward with a consistent rhythm. Sadia enforces her believed […]
Tomonori Nagano wrote a new post, Job opportunity: Research assistant positions for an Asian American oral history project ($30/hour x 300 hours), on the site COVID-19 Oral History Project 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

The COVID-19 Oral History Project (https://asianheritage.commons.gc.cuny.edu) is a collection of images, essays, and video recordings documenting the experience of LaGuardia Community College students, especially […]
Tomonori Nagano wrote a new post, Japan's flying car will debut at the 2025 Osaka World Expo, on the site Japan Studies at LaGuardia Community College 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

SkyDrive, a manufacturer of an electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (basically a flying car), has announced that they will introduce their prototype eVTOL aircraft at the 2025 Osaka World […]
Luke Waltzer started the topic Fwd: FT positions open at John Jay: please share in the forum Teaching and Learning Center via email 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

Dear All,

John Jay’s Undergraduate Studies division is hiring for a number of full-time roles in student and academic support. Please see and share the links below:

> Tutoring Specialist: https://cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/tutoring-specialist-recovery-program/0BDBCD0A7900412C8BD31C09A78571B9/job/ (cuny.jobs)
> Academic Momentum Specialist:…[Read more]
Ryan Seslow commented on the post, Assignment #2- Gifs and Communication, on the site CT101 Digital Storytelling 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

Great work on this! A great series of GIFS to express yourself and the verbiage added to narrate!
You are going to easily continue to produce great work in our class! Ill bet that you overcame the fears that you […]
Ryan Seslow commented on the post, Assignment #2-How's CT101 so far?, on the site CT101 Digital Storytelling 2 hours, 36 minutes ago

Coming soon! So much fun to use platforms like Giphy!
Ryan Seslow commented on the post, Assignment #2-How's CT101 so far?, on the site CT101 Digital Storytelling 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

Its all good! Just takes a bit of practice, and we are doing as a class! You will so a lot of growth each week!
Joyce Amen's profile was updated 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, On a Panel Today at the ACCELERATE Virtual Conference!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 4 hours, 8 minutes ago

Dear Commons Community,

If you have registered for Online Learning Consortium’s ACCELERATE Virtual Conference, I will be on a panel today with colleagues, Patsy Moskal, Tanya Joosten, and Chuck Dziuban, […]
Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, More Than 50 U. of Georgia Professors Say They’ll Defy Rules and Require Masks!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 4 hours, 23 minutes ago

Faculty members at the University of Georgia protesting its public-health protocols.
Dear Commons Community,

More than 50 faculty members at the University of Georgia say they will require masks in their […]
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CUNY Academic Commons Annual Report 2019-2020 July 20, 2021

The Commons Annual Report for 2019-2020 is now available to download! Released roughly six months later than usual due to the disruption of the pandemic, the report highlights the importance of the Commons to so many who are adapting to the world of remote teaching and learning. We have added 4,600 members since June (a […]

Scott Voth

New Release: Conference Template and OER Showcase May 26, 2021

The CUNY Academic Commons team is pleased to announce a series of updates focused on the use of the platform for open educational resources (OER) and academic conferences. This release is not the official software version milestone we usually hit each semester, as we’re continuing to adjust to the impact of the pandemic on our […]

Colin McDonald

Visions of Open: Digital Humanities & Archival Praxis April 13, 2021

Commons Community, We hope you join us on Monday, April 26th from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM for our first official installment in a series born out of our commitment to social justice and anti-racism work within our community. The Commons team is excited for this to be the first of many open virtual events […]

Anthony Wheeler

Commons 1.18: Group Cloning, Library Management, and Much More December 8, 2020

Today the CUNY Academic Commons team is excited to release a new version of the platform headlined by a new group cloning feature. Building on our summer launch of site cloning, admins can now duplicate any of their spaces on the Commons. Whether you’re a faculty member repeating a course and hoping to avoid having […]

Colin McDonald

The CUNY Academic Commons, Social Justice, and the Fall 2020 Semester August 26, 2020

Dear CUNY Academic Commons Community, The CUNY Academic Commons team welcomes you back to the Fall 2020 semester. We do so with excitement about our work at CUNY, and with concern about the multiple crises we face, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the continuing effects of systematic racism in our country and our communities. As […]

Matthew K. Gold

Version 1.17 Released: Group Library and Site Cloning Features July 28, 2020

Our latest release revamps how Group members can share group resources with each other and introduces a powerful cloning tool for adapting existing Sites to new uses while preserving the original. Both are well-timed to enable more efficient group collaboration and Site expansion (building off of last year’s new creation portal) as COVID-19 necessitates new […]

Colin McDonald

Changes to Group Email Notifications March 26, 2020

Commons 1.16.8, released on March 24, introduces a small but important change to group email notifications that makes it easier to see their subjects in your inbox, especially if you use a mobile device. Prior to this change, the group’s name would appear before the subject, making it hard to see what the notification was […]

Scott Voth

The CUNY Academic Commons – COVID-19 Response and Resources March 24, 2020

The CUNY Academic Commons remains open to serve CUNY faculty, students, and staff as our community responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage new and existing users to explore how the Commons can help fulfill its central mission of connecting members of CUNY to each other. As a reminder, the Commons is a faculty-led, open-source […]

Matthew K. Gold

Commons Ten Year Growth February 13, 2020

The Commons continues to see strong growth in members, sites, and groups. The three charts above attest to the vibrant community it continues to foster.

Scott Voth

Commons Ten Year Retrospective January 19, 2020

The Commons Timeline documents the site’s ten year evolution and shows how new functionality is driven by member needs.

Scott Voth

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