General notes As Prof. Alonso noted in class, the questions and comments that your group received today reflect the gaps in your presentation’s argument . Anticipate the types of questions raised by your group’s problem/concepts/solutions! Define your terms: kairos, public-private, gentrification, etc. Make sure that your reason for the choice of a […]
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I’m writing from an ITF meeting where we’re learning more about Universal Design Learning (UDL), defined as “an approach to the design of all products and environments to be usable by everyone, to the greatest extent possible, regardless of age, ability, or situation.” In essence, the goal of UDL is […]
Link to the NYT article mentioned in class: “That Noise? The Rich Neighbors Digging a Basement Pool in Their $100 Million Brownstone” by David Margolick, NYT (April 5, 2019): Tamar Gongadze, whose third-floor apartment at 51 West 68th Street was directly above the pit, also just fled. Her law firm […]
Discussions about the factors that affect development in New York City tend to cluster around ideas of zoning and demographics and, to a lesser extent, the demand for quality of life factors such as access to transportation, public school systems, and access to essential services. The belief in developers as […]
Class on Tuesday, March 5, will include a workshop about using Social Explorer. To prep for this workshop, last week I asked everyone to read the demo project at my site and check if they had off-campus library access to Social Explorer. In addition, please read this short article at […]
Today’s workshop begins promptly at the beginning of class and to get the most out of it, let’s hit the ground running. Here’s the title slide just to get you PUMPED for seminar in only 40 minutes!
Welcome This is the eportfolio for Prof. Alonso’s seminar, Shaping the Future of New York City. This site showcases student work as well as resources for students. Navigate the site using the tabs below. Course Description & Contact Info Login & List of Authors Syllabus Readings – restricted to site […]
This section of the site is dedicated to various types of resources: project demonstrations, guides for students, a video playlist with questions that might help you with your weekly blog posts, and so forth. Links – A good place to start your research, find outside sources, and more Video Playlist: […]
The other tab contains a PDF document containing the questions for each student to answer during a visit to your assigned neighborhood as discussed in class on Tuesday, February 5. https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6573/2019/02/16203738/2019-Sem4-NeighborhoodQuestionnaire.pdf
This page contains links to help you start researching your neighborhood for the final project. Please contact Alexis if you have any suggestions or questions about this page! Table of Contents Brooklyn College ITF Research Tip: The Reference Librarian Approved & Recommended by Prof. Alonso Quantitative Resources: Data about New […]
As required in the course syllabus, students will write posts for the course site about an outside (non-required) source related to the course topics and themes. This section will offer some guidelines for formatting and citing sources, and future sections will have some strategies for clarifying an argument and places […]
