City Tech Stories Podcast

Interviews with library College Office Assistants Marcie and Andrea

-Housing and Immigration by Ursula C. Schwerin Library, City Tech, CUNY

JABS Daily: SoHo Rezoning by Ursula C. Schwerin Library, City Tech, CUNY

NYC Marsh Restoration Podcast by Ursula C. Schwerin Library, City Tech, CUNY

In this episode, Nora and Junior interview Dr. Maura Smale. She reflects on her experiences as the Chief Librarian for the Ursula C. Schwerin Library before starting her position at the CUNY Graduate Center in July, 2022.

In this episode of City Tech Stories, Junior and Nora interview Prof. Lucas Kwong, City Tech senior Emily Hu, and adjunct lecturer Atilio Barreda. Prof. Kwong is the current editor for City Tech Writer (https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/citytechwriter). Emily has contributed a piece to the journal and Atilio has helped program the site. They discuss the theme of this year's journal, the recent anti-Asian attacks in New York, and much more.

In this episode, we discuss new happenings in the library for the spring 2022 semester. For a transcript, listeners can read the library's blog post here: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/library/whats-new-in-the-library-4/

Interview with Prof. Anne Leonard and discussion of the Library One-Shot Instruction session.

Anne informs us of new updates and events in the library this fall 2021 semester.

In this episode, Nora interviews NYPIRG representative and City College alum Tousif Ahsan and City Tech SGA President Abigail Thomas.

This episode explores services and workshops the library provides for the spring 2021 semester.

Want to listen, watch, or read some of the recommendations you heard discussed in this episode? Our show notes below have links to music, podcasts, tv shows, movies, books, and other media discussed in this episode. Thanks for listening! One minor correction: David Chang (not Daniel Chang) is the host and creator of the podcast Recipe Club. Music / Podcasts WFMU Arthur Russell Bandcamp Fridays Blood incantation Witch Vomit Bolt Thrower Oranssi Pazuzu Slayer WBLS 107.5 fm radio in NYC King Moody Jungle Drew - Renditions and Jungle Sound Luluc - Dreamboat Recipe Club Stuff you should know Dreams (Fleetwood Mac Rumors) Tik Tok skateboard guy TV/ Movies Lovecraft Country Last Black Man in San Francisco Coming to America Haunting of Hill House Haunting of Bly Manor The New Mutants Fortitude The Love witch Pennies from Heaven First cow Books, reading Algorithms of Oppression (ebook at NYPL) Evil Geniuses (ebook at NYPL) In Cold Blood (ebook at NYPL) The Sea, The Sea (ebook at NYPL) Dream Delivery Service ARS Nova PS His Dark Materials (ebook at NYPL) Tranny (ebook at NYPL) Beastie Boys Book (ebook at NYPL) NYC Downtown collection (Fales Library) Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen (ebook at NYPL) Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (audiobook at NYPL) Pedagogy of the Oppressed (audiobook at NYPL)

Join us for the latest episode of City Tech Stories! We were delighted to chat with Maya Marie - farmer, chef, food historian and educator - about her work at the KCC Urban Farm and her passion project, Seeds & Receipts. The conversation touched on austerity at CUNY, how the global pandemic has worsened those conditions, and the inherent hopefulness in farming. Seeds & Receipts online: https://www.seedsandreceipts.com/ https://www.instagram.com/seedsandreceipts/ on Instagram KCC Urban Farm online: kbcc.cuny.edu/cewd/urban_farm/kccurbanfarm.html https://www.instagram.com/kccurbanfarm/ on Instagram KCC Urban Farm's Food Education Program - Cook Bring it Home on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cookbringithome/

In this episode, Junior and Nora discuss changes at the City Tech Library during the pandemic. Even though the library is closed, we can still assist students and faculty with their research needs.

In this episode of CityTech Stories, we're focusing on Open Educational Resources - an alternative to the commercialized textbook industry, offering free, openly-licensed content. At CityTech, OER is supported by state grant funding, and implemented via the OER Faculty Fellowship, developed by Prof. Cailean Cooney. Former OER Faculty Fellow, Professor Christopher Swift, talks about his experience using new materials, a Wordpress-based course site on the CityTech Openlab, and student engagement. An excerpt, in regards to variation of classroom texts and activities: "A physical, or kinesthetic, involvement with a material...if they can present the material vocally, work in groups where conversations are had, sketching to understand architecture and design..."open" doesn't mean 'online,' but you can find other types." (Prof. Christopher Swift). Thank you for listening!

In this episode of CityTech Stories, we're focusing on Open Educational Resources - an alternative to the commercialized textbook industry, offering free, openly-licensed content. At CityTech, OER is supported by state grant funding, and implemented via the OER Faculty Fellowship, developed by Prof. Cailean Cooney. Former OER Faculty Fellow, Professor Colleen Birchett talks about her experience developing a course site based on Open Educational Resources; the impact on students; differences between digital vs print; and content possibilities. An excerpt, on the difference between OER and traditional textbooks: "One of the limitations that I've faced as an instructor is the fixed content in a given textbook: someone else decides, and that's their worldview, and their pedagogical view. Whose voices get heard and whose don't? One of the things OER allows you to do, is to modify that...as issues come up on the international/national scene, you can adapt it more easily than you can a textbook."(Prof. Colleen Birchett) Thank you for listening!

Prof. Nora Almeida interviews Prof. Nanette Johnson and her role as Access Services Librarian.

A transcription of this episode can be found here: https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/introducing-city-tech-stories-podcast/