New Media Lab general meeting are held monthly during the fall and spring semesters and are an opportunity to learn more about lab, to meet active and interested student researchers and faculty, and to discuss two or three projects in progress. All are welcome. Spring 2016 meetings will be held: Tuesday, February 9, 12:30 –…
This workshop will introduce the Twitter API, a way of programmatically interacting with the Twitter platform, and will place a particular emphasis on gathering data for textual, sociological, or linguistic analysis. Some knowledge of Python will be helpful, but is not strictly necessary. This workshop will be led by GC Digital Fellows Patrick Smyth and…
This workshop will introduce the Twitter API, a way of programmatically interacting with the Twitter platform, and will place a particular emphasis on gathering data for textual, sociological, or linguistic analysis. Some knowledge of Python will be helpful, but is not strictly necessary. This workshop will be led by GC Digital Fellows Patrick Smyth and…
Room 4202 Blended learning has become a critical part of teaching and learning in most American colleges and universities. Increasingly it is becoming the modality of choice in mainstream higher education. If you would like to learn more about blended learning, on Thursday, February 11, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, the PhD Program in…
Room 7209 This workshop explores how to design problem-based learning (PBL) assignments that tie the practice of skills or course objectives with a direct engagement with a student's environment. We will discuss strategies for incorporating, across the disciplines, the vast range of resources NYC offers, including archives, museums, site exploration, and field visits, etc., into…
Wednesday, February 17th 6:00-8:00 pm | Room C198 A panel discussion featuring David Harvey (The Graduate Center, CUNY) Nazan Üstündağ (Boğaziçi University),Aslı Iğsız (New York University), and Kamal Soleimani, moderated by Anthony Alessandrini (The Graduate Center, CUNY and Kingsborough Community College. Following the June 2015 general elections, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) renewed…
This lab is an introduction to Bootstrap, a framework for designing sites that run smoothly on both mobile and conventional browsers. Students will learn how to install and configure a basic Bootstrap site. Some familiarity with HTML will be helpful, but is not required. Registration required. For more information, please contact Julie Fuller, APO, Interactive…
Learn what makes Github such a powerful tool for both collaborative and individual projects in this introductory workshop. We will provide a conceptual overview of Git and Github, learn the basics of how to get started, and explore practical applications of Github for writing and computational workflows. This workshop will be applicable for a wide…
This workshop introduces the fundamentals of programming using Python, a language popular in both academia and the commercial world. Topics will include basic programming concepts such as loops, variables, and conditionals, installing and importing libraries, and creating simple scripts. No previous programming experience is necessary. Hosted by Patrick Smyth and Mary Catherine Kinniburgh
Room C196.03 The rapid increase of textbook prices is a particular problem at a university like CUNY whose students typically come from lower income backgrounds already hard pressed to afford college. In this workshop we will explore tools and resources needed to begin weaning ourselves away from using pricey, proprietary educational material and begin designing…
Date: March 4, 2016 Time: 5:30pm Paul Krugman & Robert Gordon In Conversation “The Rise and Fall of American Growth” http://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/Programs/Economics/Course%20Schedules/Save-the-Date-Alumni-Day-2016.pdf
Want to liven up your teaching by integrating games and game design? Participants in this workshop will demo some successful lessons which have incorporated games to build empathy, encourage storytelling, develop computational thinking, and to learn content from particular academic disciplines. Tools such as Scratch and Twine, and the Games for Change database will be…
CUNY DHI and GC Digital Initiatives welcome Nicole Starosielski, Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University Steinhardt. Over 99% of transoceanic data traffic is carried across the oceans by undersea cables—these technologies comprise the backbone of the global internet. This presentation will focus on Surfacing, a digital map that enables users…
New Media Lab general meeting are held monthly during the fall and spring semesters and are an opportunity to learn more about lab, to meet active and interested student researchers and faculty, and to discuss two or three projects in progress. All are welcome. Spring 2016 meetings will be held: Tuesday, February 9, 12:30 –…
Through attending this session, you will learn how to use Python to analyze large amounts of text to find word frequencies, collocations, and other patterns invisible from a non-computational perspective. The Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) is a Python library that allows researchers to work with text-based data, such as literary works or social media corpora.…
