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Hi All,

Huge congratulations to Baruch Geospatial Data Librarian Frank Donnelly on the publication of his new book, Exploring the US Census: Your Guide to America’s Data (SAGE Publishing, 2019). Frank has helped so many of us over the years understand geospatial work — I have very fond memories of the QGIS workshop I took with him years a…[Read more]

Hi All —

Please share widely.

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GC Digital Initiatives, in collaboration with The Graduate Center’s Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), seeks an Open Educational Technology Specialist who will work on programming related to CUNY’s institutional investment in Open Educational Resources (OER). Beginning in 2017 and continuing into the upc…[Read more]

Hello all,

Please see below for details on an upcoming talk at the Graduate Center.

Tuesday, November 12th, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Room 5307
M. Beatrice Fazi (University of Sussex)
“The Incommensurable: Explainability and the Autonomy of Computational Automation”
Reception to follow

Abstract: This talk addresses some of the philosophical i…[Read more]

2019 Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Virtual Conference Nov 20-22
The conference will be live streamed at 4 CUNY schools this year.
Drop in for any or all sessions! RSVP HERE to reserve your spot.  
This virtual conference is open to all members of CUNY including faculty, staff and students.  Relevant for thos…[Read more]

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy
Special Issue:
Extended Reality (XR) Pedagogies & Applications:
Interactive & Immersive Educational Technologies

Issue Editors:
Amanda Licastro (Stevenson University)
Angel David Nieves (San Diego State University)
Victoria Szabo (Duke University)

This special issue of The Journal of…[Read more]

I wanted to ask if anyone on this forum could assist with the following request on behalf of a colleague at QCC:

We are looking for software that allows us to track curriculum changes through a set of steps each of which could be approved or denied. For example, a change will go through these steps before being added to the catalog:

1. Proposed…[Read more]

The Foundations for Research Computing program at Columbia University welcomes Dr. Fernando Pérez to deliver a Distinguished Lecture in Computational Innovation at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2019.

Pervasive, Open Data Science in the Next Decade: A View from Jupyter

Dr. Fernando Pérez
Co-founder, Project Jupyter
Assistant Professor of S…[Read more]

Hi all,

Event tonight! The MA Program in Digital Humanities is hosting a talk at 6:30 pm in 9206 and an end of semester get together/reception to follow in 5307.

Monday, May 6th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Room 9206
“Gender Politics in Patchwork Girl by Shelley Jackson : A Cyborg Approach”Anne-Laure Fortin-Tournès (Le Mans Université)
Reception to follow i…[Read more]

In this presentation we’ll examine the digital footprint you leave behind whenever you connect to the Internet and suggest simple tools for managing that footprint.

We will discuss search engines, web browsers, IP-addresses, Incognito/Privacy mode, and more.

The event will be held at the Graduate Center on Wednesday, April 10th, 2018 from 4…[Read more]

Talk: “A Stroll Through the Dark Web”
Date: Tuesday, March 26 | 6:30PM
Location: Room 3317
All are welcome; advance registration through Eventbrite is appreciated.

Matt Goerzen will give a brief rundown of the history, applications, and aspirations of the “dark web” and its infrastructure. The talk will involve a cursory tour of the TOR net…[Read more]

Good news! The Futures Initiative is now seeking THREE Graduate Center doctoral students in any field for 2019-2020 fellowships.

Applications are due February 24, 2019.

These are one-year positions, renewable for up to three years (contingent on program funding), for the following roles:

• Web Designer and Digital Strategist

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Dear all,

The Python Users’ Group (PUG) is back for the Spring semester. For those who haven’t been in our meetings yet, it is good to know that we promote a casual and welcoming atmosphere (usually with some snacks), where people can chat about python, work together or just hang around. We have people in different levels of expertise with lot…[Read more]

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy
General Issue

Issue Editors:

Shelly Eversley, Baruch College, CUNY
Krystyna Michael, The Graduate Center, CUNY

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) seeks scholarly work that explores the intersection of technology with teaching, learning, and research. We are interested…[Read more]