Blog Feature Archives: ACERT Connections

ACERT Connections, Teaching Tips | October 14, 2023

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ACERT Fall Read / Watch / Listen List

By ACERT
Topics : Hunter Resources, Pedagogy, Research

Cozy up for fall with these timely reading, watching, and listening recs!

ACERT Connections, Teaching Tips | September 5, 2023

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Advice for new instructors at Hunter

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Hunter Resources, Opportunities, Pedagogy, Student Engagement

Are you a new instructor at Hunter College? Welcome! We asked some of your colleagues what advice they would give to you.

ACERT Connections | August 18, 2022

Antonia Schroeder speaks at a podium with a Hunter College backdrop. The speaker wears a patterned dress and holds documents. The background text says "HUNTER The City University of New York."

A Conversation with Antonia Schroeder, Winner of the Cecile Insdorf Award for Excellence in Teaching for Part-Time Faculty

By ACERT
Topics : Awards, Events, Pedagogy

Shiao-Chuan Kung interviews Antonia Schroeder about her approaches to teaching and learning.

ACERT Connections | July 12, 2022

A Conversation with Gina Riley, Winner of the 2022 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching

By ACERT
Topics : Awards, Events, Pedagogy

Shiao-Chuan Kung interviews Gina Riley about her approaches to teaching and learning.

ACERT Connections | December 13, 2018

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ACERT “Lightning Talks” Recap

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Events

For the final Lunchtime Seminar of the semester, ACERT invited a roster of familiar faces to share lightning talks – no more than 4 minutes, no more than 3 slides – with other seminar regulars and visitors. The event was a hit; before the talks were over, there were calls for more events of a similar kind.

ACERT Connections | March 26, 2018

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Thoughts on Pedagogy and OER Development: A Faculty-Driven Approach

By ACERT
Topics : Open Educational Resources, Pedagogy

Madeline Cohen, Assistant Professor and Head of Reference at Leonard Lief Library at Lehman College, summarizes a recent ACERT Lunchtime Seminar, and gives her take on the future of OER.

ACERT Connections | October 24, 2017

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Hunter Taskscapes

By ACERT and Jeff Allred
Topics : Student Engagement

This week, ACERT invited two CUNY colleagues to campus, Maura Smale (Head Librarian, City Tech) and Mariana Regalado (Library, Brooklyn College). They presented their work on what they call, borrowing from social anthropologist Tim Ingold, the “taskscapes” of students from several CUNY campuses (including Hunter’s).

ACERT Connections | November 16, 2015

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Chemistry meets education

By ACERT
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams

Hear about how Lindsay Portnoy (Education) and Mandë Holford (Chemistry) met at an ACERT event and embarked on a series of collaborations, including cross-class assignments and the development of an educational game.