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News and Announcements | November 1, 2019

Curricula Design in Public Interest Tech Using OER Request for Proposals

Submission Deadline: November 18, 2019

Public Interest Technology (PIT) has been generally defined as technology for the public good. Since PIT is broadly defined, and an emerging discipline, there is a lack of available curricula that can …

News and Announcements | October 29, 2019

RSVP: Lightning Talks on Teaching and Learning

By ACERT
Topics : Uncategorized

As introduced in James Lang’s 2016 book Small Teaching, simple, small changes to our classroom practices and course designs can make large, positive differences in student achievement and overall teaching effectiveness. After a brief summary of Lang’s book and his …

News and Announcements | October 18, 2019

Of Genius and Brilliance: Umbilical Scenes in Adaptations of Elena Ferrante’s work

By ACERT
Topics : Uncategorized

Hunter College

Department of Romance Languages, Italian Program

Flyer Nov. 7 Hunter College

Professor Giancarlo Lombardi

College of Staten Island and The Graduate Center – CUNY

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Faculty Lounge — 8th floor Hunter West

6:30 …

News and Announcements | October 7, 2019

CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Uncategorized

GC Digital Initiatives Call for Presentations for the event CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talks 2019. Present your digital humanities work and learn about other projects and initiatives at CUNY! Event on October 30, 2019, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Submit your presentation by October 18, 2019 at cuny.is/cunydhi

Event Capsules | May 3, 2019

Ungrading: Rethinking Assessment in the Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Pedagogy, Student Engagement

On March 7, the Lunchtime Seminar turned to the idea of ungrading, as a means of questioning not only how we grade, but why we grade in the first place. Could there be better practices for encouraging deep learning on the part of students?

News and Announcements | May 1, 2019

Innovative Course Design with OER

By ACERT
Topics : Open Educational Resources

Join us on May 9, 2019 12:00-1:00 p.m. for “Innovative Course Design with OER” - a lunchtime webinar. Our faculty co-host will be Helen Chang, Adjunct Lecturer in Lehman’s Political Science Department, will share her experience in designing her course with OER.

News and Announcements | April 30, 2019

MoMA’s Modern Arts and Ideas Professional Development Seminar for CUNY Faculty/Librarians

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Library, Opportunities

CUNY Faculty and Librarians interested in incorporating modern and contemporary art into their course syllabus, engaging with MoMA educators, and looking at modern and contemporary art through a variety of thematic and participatory approaches are invited to attend MoMAS's Modern Arts and Ideas Professional Development Seminar for CUNY Faculty/Librarians.

Event Capsules | April 25, 2019

ACERT Event Capsule – Learning at the Museum Across Disciplines

By ACERT
Topics : Learning outside the classroom, Student Engagement

Hunter’s central location and partnerships with cultural institutions in the city greatly facilitate learning opportunities at the museum. In this ACERT Event Capsule, Monica Calabritto (Romance Languages), Fiore Sireci (English), and Joanne Spurza (Classical and Oriental Studies) discuss how they have incorporated museum activities into their courses and curriculum.