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This is a teaser video of the presentation "Beyond Text: Enhancing Student Blogs with Multimedia" to be delivered at Baruch College's 14th Teaching and Technology Conference on March 25, 2011.

Presenter:

Vera Haller, Professor of Journalism and the Writing Professions

Presentation Description:

This session will highlight the use of media content and blogs within a journalism reporting course to enhance instructional delivery. Students engage in the learning process by designing and creating multimedia content, using audio, photos, videos, and digital maps.

This is a teaser video of the presentation "Using Interactive Tutorials for Learning Italian" to be delivered at Baruch College's 14th Teaching and Technology Conference on March 25, 2011.

Presenter:

Antonietta D'Amelio, Lecturer in Modern Languages and Comparative Literature

Presentation Description:

This session will explore the use of interactive tutorials developed to engage students in learning Italian. The presentation will highlight software tools used to 1) address and target various learning needs, 2) amplify the in-class experience, and 3) explore the potential for sharing across the languages, to build interest and increase retention. In addition, the presenter will elaborate on the design, content, implementation, outcomes (or tangible results) and how this approach may enhance the learning experience.

This is a teaser video of the presentation "Leveraging Synchronous Communication for Course Delivery" to be delivered at Baruch College's 14th Teaching and Technology Conference on March 25, 2011.

Presenter:

Stan Altman, Professor and Director, American Humanics Program, School of Public Affairs

Presentation Description:

Synchronous or Telepresence tools can enhance the instructional delivery process for in class, hybrid, and fully on-line learning. This presentation will highlight how industry tools can be leveraged to meet the scheduling demands of students while optimizing on limited facilities. The project evaluated the use of various platforms including WebEx, ooVoo, and Adobe Connect.

Kannan Mohan, Professor of Computer Information Systems (CIS), demonstrates the use of Amazon Kindle for course textbooks.

"This is a teaser video of the presentation ""Faculty Interviews on Student Writing Across Multiple Disciplines"" to be delivered at Baruch College's 14th Teaching and Technology Conference on March 25, 2011.

Presenter:

Keri Bertino, Director, Baruch College Writing Center, and Co-coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum Program

Presentation Description:

This session will explore the development of faculty video interviews, to help students understand writing conventions and requirements across multiple disciplines. Participants will review the recently produced videos and discuss expansion of this project to include a response mechanism and a link to Baruch’s iMagazine."

Ching Rose, Managing Partner, CMIT Solutions of Chelsea/Flatiron, and Daniel Choi, Managing Director at Credit Suisse in the Technology Infrastructure Services (TIS) division, share their career experiences and offer tips for Baruch students at the JobSmart Career Hour by Executives On Campus.

The event takes place on February 22, 2011, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

The Claire Mason Lecture Series: Women of Distinction presents guest speaker Marian Seldes. With a career spanning more than seven decades, Marian Seldes has distinguished herself as an actor, director, author, teacher, mother, grandmother, and world record-holder.

Following the brief introduction by A. Mark Gibbel, Baruch College's V.P. for College Advancement, Claire Mason makes the welcoming remarks. Jeffrey Peck, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts & Sciences, introduces the guest speaker.

The event takes place on October 14, 2010, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

Tony Davis, Director of College Now Program at Baruch College, hosts the "Urban Male Initiative Conference."

Ben Corpus, Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Dean of Students, makes the welcoming remarks.

The event takes place on March 19, 2010, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

"The Baruch community welcomes the freshman class of 2014 at the Convocation ceremony.

The event is introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and vice President for Academic Affairs. The convocation features remarks by President Mitchel Wallerstein, Vice President Ben Corpus, incoming Student Government President Ben Guttmann, as well as a keynote address by Black and Hispanic Studies Professor Katrin Hansing based on this year’s freshman text, The Bitter Sea by Charles N. Li, and her own experience as well.

Ben Corpus, Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Dean of Students formally inducts the students into matriculated status.

Teresa Parker, Director of Baruch College Chorus, instructs the students to sing Baruch's Alma Mater.

The event takes place on August 25, 2010, at Mason Hall, 17 Lexington Avenue."

Josephine Johnston, an attorney with a Master’s degree in bioethics and health law, talks about the ethical issues and financial conficts of interests in using human subjects for bio-medical research.