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Lehman Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Resources
News about COVID-19 virus changes on an hourly basis. You are receiving many messages from Lehman during this time. We continue to update our website to include up-to-the-minute information. Please check this resource regularly for Faculty, Staff and Student resources and updates. |
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Teaching Online
As you continue to teach remotely, please be sure to review the Digital Toolkit prepared by Lehman's Information Technology Division and recommendations, instructional guides, and updated FAQs for Faculty Teaching Online prepared by the Office of Online Education. For more information about Faculty Mentors, Asynchronous Teaching, Upcoming Online/Live Training Sessions, Teaching Online in Summer or Fall 2020 or How to Contact IT for Help and Faculty Surveys click the following link. |
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Zoom Technology – Support During Covid-19
Like Lehman educational institutions across the globe are on the front lines of supporting students with new learning experiences due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) Zoom is one of the eTools educators are using to transform their classrooms and personalize learning with tech. For those of you new to Zoom or who would like to learn more about the platform, here are four a few items that should help to get you started:
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Lehman Scholars Program (LSP) Call for Proposal
The staff at Lehman's Honors Programs wishes you all the best during this difficult period. We realize this is a very busy time for our faculty, given the serious Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns and the shift to distance learning. As we continue to refashion our courses, we want to ensure that the Lehman Scholars Program (LSP) continues to offer outstanding interdisciplinary seminars for students. As such, we are asking you to submit a proposal to teach a LSP course. |
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Virtual Campus Services Office Hours
Just because the campus is physically closed, we are working hard to support faculty and students from a distance. Please use this page to find all advising areas, student services, and administrative offices and how they can be reached. If you do not find what you need on this page, please email us at Help.Coach@lehman.cuny.edu and someone will get back to you within 24-48 hours.
Office hours are for Spring 2020 (January 27, 2020 – May 22, 2020) |
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Celebration of Faculty Achievement, Research, Scholarship & Creative Works
Once a year, the Lehman College community comes together to celebrate and recognize successes through Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities.
We would like to encourage you to submit your Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities published, produced or awarded during CALENDAR YEAR 2019 [January 1 - December 31, 2019] by completing this form . All submissions should be sent to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) at orsp.lehman@lehman.cuny.edu by Friday, April 17, 2020. All items including Publication Cover, Awards, Certificates and Articles must be submitted as (JPG, Hi-Res PDF). |
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Leonard Lief Library Resources
As we transition to teaching online - the Library continues to offer online services for students and faculty. Library resources include: Digital Books and Journals, Virtual Reference, Information Literacy, Textbooks and Open Educational and Resources [OER] and LTI Integration. For more information click on this link. |
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Instructional Support Services Program services (ISSP)
Instructional Support Services Program services (ISSP) workshops and tutoring are now available online. We look forward to supporting you and your classes this semester in the all-online environment. For academic coaching, humanities, social sciences and writing tutoring, please refer students to the appointment request page for the Lehman Tutoring Center. For tutoring in the natural sciences, please refer students to the Science Learning Center Blackboard Portal during business hours, for drop-in tutoring (Monday-Thursday from 10 AM-7 PM and Saturday from 10 AM-2 PM) |
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National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)
This is a time of highly unusual circumstance as individuals and institutions are confronting the COVID-19 crisis. We understand that necessary safety measures mean that your routine has changed dramatically and many faculty members are being asked to develop new ways of teaching very quickly. To support our members during this time we have curated a list of support resources specifically in response to the current climate, you can access those here. To sing up for your free NCFDD institutional membership login at https://www.facultydiversity.org/join |
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Free Learning and Entertainment Resources |
Weathering COVID-19 - ways to keep entertained without leaving home
- This Business Insider article explains how people can audit Yale's most popular class. It's about happiness. Learn more.
- According to diyphotography.net, NASA has made their entire media library available. Learn more.
- Per mymodernmet.com, a number of musicians are streaming live concerts. Learn more.
- Urban Farm U is offering free daily gardening lessons for the next 30 days. Learn more.
- Audible is streaming children's books for free until schools reopen. Learn more.
- Kidsactivityblog.com posted about celebrities conducting children's book read-alouds on the StoryOnline YouTube channel. Learn more.
- According to FoxOrlando35, Disney and NASA are providing free online educational resources. Learn more.
- Code.org is providing free coding classes for children while schools are closed. Learn more.
- Thrillist.com wrote an article about Google Earth's virtual tours of 31 national parks. Learn more.
- This boredpanda.com article is about award-winning children's book author Mo Willems' effort to teach children to draw during daily "Lunch Doodles." Learn more.
- Americandairy.com shared info about farms tours for children of all ages (including one specifically for teens). Learn more.
- Explore.org offers visitors nature themed lesson plans. Learn more.
- Nationalzoo.si.edu posted info about Smithsonian animal cams of elephants, lions and more. Learn more.
- Freedomhomeschooling.com has info about virtual field trips to Buckingham Palace, the Anne Frank House, the Great Wall of China and Mars, to name a few. Learn more.
- Weareteachers.com published an article about 16 card games that double as math drills. Learn more.
- This article from lifehacker.com has information about Color Our Collection, a collection of coloring pages from more than 100 museums. Learn more.
- Travel & Leisure published this article about virtual tours of 12 museums around the world. Learn more.
- Narcity.com shared info about the Georgia Aquarium webcams. Learn more
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| The Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Student Success oversees all educational programs; faculty matters; accreditation reviews; strategic planning; and the review of division and departmental budgets. Questions? Email provost.office@lehman.cuny.edu or call 718-960-8222. For submissions or issues relating to the eDigest, email edigest.provost@lehman.cuny.edu. |
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