Message From the Provost
Welcome to John Jay. I’m excited that you’ll be joining us in our mission of “Educating for Justice.” You have joined a community of educators and scholars dedicated to exploring justice in multiple dimensions.
On this New Faculty Orientation website, you will be able to find information about the resources John Jay College provides for its faculty. Faculty should also be resources for each other; conversations with your department chairs and colleagues, their advice about our students and curriculum, and an introduction to committees and service opportunities will likely shape your first semester in our community.
As we face the ongoing challenges of Covid-19 and the persistent struggle for racial equity, I am proud of the resilience of our faculty, staff, and students. I am pleased to know that you will join them in the ranks of leaders and scholars who inform policy here at John Jay College, in New York City, and in our nation. You will be educating future advocates for justice. Starting on day one, you will serve as a teacher, mentor and scholarly role-model; you can make the world a better place for the students we seek to educate. With confidence, I say they will be very excited to meet you. Stay/Be safe.
Provost Yi Li
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Teaching and Learning
John Jay Teaching and Learning Center
Email: tlc@jjay.cuny.edu (no phone during the pandemic)
Mission:
The Teaching and Learning Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is dedicated to recognizing excellence in teaching and learning, to supporting social justice and equity in public urban higher education, and to providing mentoring, resources, and opportunities that enable faculty, staff, and students to engage with and enhance teaching and learning.
Sites (information, resources, opportunities)
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John Jay Teaching and Learning Center (John Jay College website)
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John Jay Teaching and Learning Center (CUNY Academic Commons)
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Faculty Development Day (information and resources for this semi-annual event)
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Learning in Difficult Times (resources for supporting and teaching oppressed communities and individuals)
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John Jay OER (Open Educational Resources information and resources)
Social Media (announcements, news, resources)
- Twitter: @JohnJayTLC
- Facebook: John Jay College Teaching and Learning Center
- Instagram: johnjaytlc
Director: Gina Rae Foster, PhD
Staff:
Evana Alam, MPA student
Durkel Dalrymple, BS student, Forensic Sciences
Sherley Paulino, BA, 2020, Criminal Justice
Online Education and Support
Department of Online Education and Support Information
Introduction:
The Department of Online Education and Support at John Jay College builds the college’s capacity in distance and online education, develops and sustains the online degree programs through John Jay Online, promotes improvement in the quality of courses by encouraging best practices, supports faculty, and fosters innovation, with the focus on supporting student success. DOES Blackboard Support Services assists faculty, staff, and students with Blackboard through technical support, training, and consultations. In addition, Blackboard Support provides assistance with related technologies, such as Turnitin. DOES Online Education Instructional Design staff is here to provide options for faculty to achieve excellence in online teaching and learning, and to help you as you design and teach an online course.
DOES Blackboard Support strongly encourages all faculty to complete DOES Blackboard Basics for Faculty, an online, self-paced Blackboard workshop that will aid faculty in learning and developing their Blackboard skills. Upon successful completion of the workshop, faculty can save a certificate of completion for submission to their departments. To enroll into DOES Blackboard Basics, log into Blackboard, locate the Organization Search module on the Home tab, and then search for “DOES Blackboard Basics” (without the quotation marks). Please contact us at blackboard@jjay.cuny.edu if you need assistance.
DOES Blackboard Support Staff:
Helen Keier, Associate Director for Learning Management Systems
Caroline Peppers, Blackboard Support Specialist
Nicole DeBonet, Blackboard Support Specialist
Contact information:
- Faculty: blackboard@jjay.cuny.edu
- Students: blackboardstudent@jjay.cuny.edu
- Department of Online Education and Support: onlineed@jjay.cuny.edu
- Instructional Design 1:1 consultation requests: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/resources-online-learning (Please note that these appointments are for course design help, not for Blackboard help.)
DOES Departmental websites:
Recommended documents:
- John Jay Blackboard Instructor User Guide (contains login and account information)
- DOES Handbook of Online Teaching
- Teach On! What To Do and Where To Start
Recommended resources:
- The SUNY Online Course Quality Review Rubric (download rubric)
- DOES Webinars
- DOES Blackboard “How-To” webinar series
- DOES Resources for Online Learning
- CUNY Bb Resources Site
- CUNY IT Help (for CUNY-wide applications like CUNYfirst and Blackboard)
- Blackboard Help
The Office for Advancement of Research (OAR):
The mission of the Office for the Advancement of Research is to promote scholarly activity, publication/performance of works, and grantsmanship at John Jay College. Working with the Office of Sponsored Programs, which operates within OAR, the Office serves as a liaison and resource to faculty and staff submitting grants to federal, state, and private sources. Additionally, OSP assists faculty and staff in securing external public and private funding for research, training, curriculum and program development. OAR oversees research compliance activities and provides education, training, and support for the John Jay community on Responsible Conduct of Research, the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), Conflict of Interest, and Import/Export Control.