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Category: Teaching And Learning

  • How can I get help on the Commons? How do I contact my professor?

    As a student taking a course on the Commons, there are a few ways to get help…   Check out the Student Help Section If you are reading this, you have found the Teaching and Learning HELP section of the … Continue reading →

  • I registered to become a member, but I didn’t receive an email confirmation. What should I do?

    First, check your spam folder to see if it is there. Are you checking the CUNY email account that you used to register? Please note that CUNY First accounts are not actually email accounts. If you have used your CUNY … Continue reading →

  • How can I find my course?

    Courses on the Commons are created by Instructors choosing a “Group” or a “Site” or both. Go to the courses tab. This page list all courses taught on the Commons. Use the “Find A Course” section (highlighted below). You can … Continue reading →

  • Teaching and Learning

    The CUNY Academic Commons is for instructors and students at all CUNY campuses. The only thing you need to get started is your CUNY email address. The CUNY Academic Commons is built on the open source framework called WordPress, a … Continue reading →

  • Why Teach on the Commons?

    Welcome to teaching on the Commons! We are excited to have you here. Organized in the menu on the left, you will find  custom help pages created for instructors teaching their course on the Commons. These help pages explain the … Continue reading →

  • Teaching and Learning FAQ

  • Teaching Template

    The teaching template is designed to quickly get a course site up and running. To use the Teaching Template, you will select the template during the site creation process. More information on the site creation process here. The Teaching Template … Continue reading →

  • Privacy: Display Name and Aliases

    We encourage instructors to invite their students to participate on the Commons and explore possibilities for teaching and learning on the open web. Instructors must carefully consider what they ask their students to make public and should always vigilantly attend … Continue reading →