Blog Feature Archives: Event Capsules

Event Capsules | February 21, 2020

Reinvigorating the Humanities through Interdisciplinary, Experiential and CLIL Pedagogy: “When History Comes to Life” in the World Language Classroom and Beyond

The Teachers on Teaching group centered their 2019 workshop around experiential pedagogy that focuses on historical content. Organized by Monica Calabritto, Paolo Fasoli, Kelly Paciaroni, and Julie Van Peteghem, “When History Comes to Life: Experiential Pedagogy in the World Language and Social Sciences Classrooms” attracted a hybrid audience of instructors ranging from middle and high school to college on November 15, 2019 at Hunter College. The nature and content of the event bridged all levels of instruction beautifully and stimulated a continued dialogue in ongoing efforts to sustain world language studies and keep the Humanities alive and flourishing in our educational system.

Event Capsules | February 11, 2020

TSC January 2020: Discussing The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux, by Cathy N. Davidson

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Assessment, Open Educational Resources, Pedagogy

In this year’s ACERT Teaching Scholarship Circle (TSC) we read and discussed Cathy N. Davidson’s book The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux. In her book, Davidson argues that university educators must substantially change how we teach in order to help our students succeed “in our age of precarious work and technological disruption.” Through our reading and discussion of her book, we analyzed and critiqued her transformational vision for higher education in America, and drew lessons for how we support students at Hunter and how, in Davidson’s words, “we can educate students not only to survive but to thrive amid the challenges to come.”

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?

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.

Event Capsules | December 17, 2018

ACERT Event Capsule – A Domain of One’s Own

By ACERT
Topics : Uncategorized

How should we equip students with the skills and the resources necessary to control their scholarly and creative production, at Hunter and beyond? The “Domain of One’s Own” movement suggests that students be provided a domain name as part of their undergraduate coursework, and use this space to consolidate and present their academic, artistic, and personal content. In recent years, the Domain of One’s Own concept has been adopted by a variety of programs and courses, across an array of disciplines. In this ACERT Event Capsule, Jonathan Bohm (Sociology, NBUniversal), Alicia Peaker (Bryn Mawr College), and Beth Seltzer (Bryn Mawr College) discuss their implementation of this approach.

Event Capsules | November 6, 2018

ACERT Event Capsule – Bringing the Museum into the World Language Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Pedagogy, Student Engagement

In this Event Capsule, Kelly Paciaroni, Monica Calabritto, and Julie Van Peteghem discuss "Bringing the Museum into the World Language Classroom," a workshop held on October 19th, 2018, where they showcased strategies to integrate art and poetry into the world language curriculum in grades 7-16 and beyond. The event featured presentations, a live teaching demonstration featuring high school students, and interactive breakout sessions.

Event Capsules | October 30, 2018

ACERT Event Capsule – Participatory Pedagogy and Connecting Classrooms to Student Backgrounds

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Pedagogy, Student Engagement

In this Event Capsule, Gustavo Jiménez, Christina Katopodis, Kahdeidra Monét Martin, and Siqi Tu discuss their October 11th, 2018 Lunchtime Seminar, in which they demonstrated student-centered activities and then provided opportunities for seminar participants to try out the activities themselves.

Event Capsules, Teaching Hacks | October 2, 2018

ACERT Teaching Hack – Social Annotation with Hypothes.is

By ACERT
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Course design, Online writing and reflection, Student Engagement, Technology

In this ACERT Teaching Hack, Jeff Allred (English) discusses using Hypothes.is to encourage students to "annotate socially," and engage more rigorously with assigned texts. First, he provides an overview about the software and how students can benefit from its application in the classroom. Then, Jeff shows walks us through a practical, hands-on segment highlighting some features of Hypothes.is.

Event Capsules, Teaching Hacks | August 20, 2018

ACERT Teaching Hack – Embodied Teaching

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Group work, Student Engagement

In this ACERT Teaching Hack, Alyson Greenfield (English Department) employs “unconventional” teaching methods to enliven the classroom and student experience as a whole.