Here are some highlights from past Commons outreach presentations. For more background on CUNY Academic Commons on Tour, read Michael Branson Smith’s post.  If you want the Commons to visit your campus or just want to kick some ideas around about how your group can best use the Commons, please contact us.

Recent Presentations:

“Connection, Collaboration, Community: Using the CUNY Academic Commons”

CUNY IT Conference – Dec 2, 2011

City College

“The CUNY Academic Commons Roadshow”

College of Staten Island – November 9, 2011

The mixed group of faculty and administrators expressed interest in cross-group communication.

CUNY-Wide Assessment Commmittee

Matt Gold and Michael Branson Smith gave a presentation and the group expressed strong interest in expanding their presence on the Commons.

Bronx Community College

March, 2011

Matt Gold and Michael Branson Smith gave a presentation to the faculty.

CUNY Academic Commons Presentation at Lehman College

May 6th, 2011 – New Multimedia Center – Carman Hall

The Community Team participated in Lehman College’s first “Faculty Tech Demo Day” and showcased the Commons and demonstrated how it can be used by faculty and graduate students.

CUNY Math Matters – March, 2011

Brian Foote, Michael Branson Smith, Matt Gold, and Scott Voth demonstrated how the CUNY Math Matters group might best use the Commons, and got suggestions on plugins that would be useful for mathematics.

Yale University – February, 2011

Boone Gorges and Matt Gold were invited to give a presentation to faculty members of Yale University who are currrently considering a project similar to the Commons.