CUNY Academic Commons

Join us for a totally beginner-friendly intro to both Git and Github! Learn the basics for getting started and an intro to fundamental concepts such as version control and practical applications for students and scholars from all disciplines.

When & Where: Friday, October 14th, 3:00-4:30 PM (on Zoom)

Learn more and/or register: here

It’s not too late to register for GCDI’s Introductory Python workshop, happening today from 2-4pm! This workshop is also the first in a 5-part series exploring Python-related research tools, including text analysis with NLTK, data analysis with Pandas, web scraping with Beautiful Soup, and reading data with APIs!

Get more info and sign up here.

Join the GCDI for a fall Python series exploring various research methods and tools. We will begin by introducing the programming language Python and then continue by practicing and building out core skills through various practical applications, including text analysis with NLTK, data analysis with Pandas, web scraping with Beautiful Soup, and…[Read more]

There’s no time like the present to learn Python! Join us virtually next week on Tuesday, 9/27 at 2PM for an introductory workshop, Getting Started Programming with Python.

Python is a programming language that can be used for a wide range of tasks inside and outside of the academic world. It is vastly used for Digital Humanities, collecting a…[Read more]

HTML and CSS are languages that form the structure and styling of a website. In this workshop, intended for beginning coders, you will learn the basic syntax of both languages and practice using a text editor (Visual Studio Code) to create a mock website page. No previous experience is required! This workshop will act as the first in a series…[Read more]

PUG/GCDF are hosting an online Python bootcamp for the GC Community this summer, 5 weeks from July 11 to mid August (MWF, 4-5pm EST). We encourage total beginners, GC Digital Research Institute alums, and people who want to strengthen their fundamentals to join us as we go through the acclaimed Python Crash Course textbook.

More advanced python…[Read more]

Please join us for ITP Skills Labs this February:

Save your seat at itp-labs-spring-2022.eventbrite.com, labs are held online (zoom link circulated to attendees in advance).

DIGITAL PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY | Jesse Merandy

• Thursday, Feb 17 @ 6:30pm

Join us to learn about basic considerations and best practices for preserving digital pro…[Read more]

Hello all, and welcome to another exciting semester of biweekly Python User Group (PUG) meetings! We are hoping to get started the week of February 14th, so please take a minute to fill out the following Google Form, which will help us find a time that works well for everyone and inform which topics we’ll cover during our…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to circulate an opportunity for the GC Digital Research Institute (DRI) that will be happening between 19th – 25th January 2022.

The DRI is an introduction to core digital research skills that can be applied widely to different kinds of projects. This institute is catered towards building foundational skills and will be…[Read more]

Join the GCDI fellows next week for a virtual, hands-on foundational exploration of the audio editing software Audacity! We will discuss some of its functionalities that can help you edit and clean your audio files to prepare it for publishing and sharing. Prior knowledge and experience is not necessary for the workshop, though having a…[Read more]

Hi,

I hope everyone is doing well! The schedule for this semester is the same as last semester, with meetings from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm every other Friday. See the GCDI events calendar for all of our scheduled meetings. Moreover, you can join our RUG Slack Channel to find out more resources.

This year we will continue the format of pairing our…[Read more]

Hi All,

I hope your semester is going well and I’m excited to meet with you from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm every other Friday (starting on Mar 26th)! For more events, please check GCDI Event Calendar.

In this first meeting, I would expect to discuss with you what topics you might be interested in with respect to data visualization and hear about…[Read more]

We’re pleased to announce the workshops below from the Carnegie Educational Technology Fellows.

To learn more about support for online teaching at the Graduate Center, visit GC Online at http://cuny.is/gconline.

Best,
Luke and Matt

—
Luke Waltzer, Ph.D.
Director, The Teaching and Learning Center
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth A…[Read more]