ACERT and Jeff Allred

Author Archive | ACERT and Jeff Allred

Tool Talk | March 24, 2015

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Annotating texts in the classroom

By ACERT and Jeff Allred
Topics : Assignments & exams, Online writing and reflection

Unlike traditional, print-based annotating, the newer practices emerging in networked digital platforms are intensely social.

News and Announcements | March 20, 2015

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3D printing projects on display in Hunter College Library

By ACERT and Stephanie Margolin
Topics : Exhibits, Library

Come see 3D printing projects and well-researched posters created by students in Professor Mande Holford's CHEM 291 class.

News and Announcements | March 11, 2015

Apply to be an ACERT Faculty Fellow

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Fellowships

ACERT is currently inviting applications for potential Faculty Fellows for 2015/2016.

Teaching Tips | March 9, 2015

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Quantitative reasoning across the curriculum

By Rachel Perlin and ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams

What is quantitative reasoning and why is it important in my discipline? Ideas for applying quantitative reasoning in your course, from one of Hunter's QR fellows.

Event Capsules | March 6, 2015

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Teaching beyond the classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Learning outside the classroom

At a recent Lunchtime Seminar, we heard from three faculty who have made interesting use of the Co-Curricular Initiative's funds.

Student Reflections | March 4, 2015

Students seated at desks in a classroom, writing on papers during an exam or activity.

A student’s perspective on assessment

By ACERT and Nikki Nagler
Topics : Assess student work, Course design

Good assessment improves student learning and enhances teaching effectiveness.

News and Announcements | March 2, 2015

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CompComm events @ the Graduate Center

By ACERT
Topics : Events

The CUNY Graduate Center Composition and Rhetoric Community is hosting a speaker/discussion series that may be of interest to all of us who teach writing at Hunter.

What We’re Reading | February 24, 2015

Debates in the Digital Humanities series

By ACERT and Jeff Allred
Topics : Test Category

For those of you who are curious about the "digital humanities" there is no better place to start than the 2012 Debates in the Digital Humanities volume edited by CUNY's own Matt Gold.

News and Announcements | February 23, 2015

FITT 2015 – Deadline extended to March 9

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Grants

Hunter faculty are invited to submit FITT proposals for innovations with technology, designing hybrid courses, and designing fully online courses.

Assess It! | February 19, 2015

Great gen ed assessment

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Assess student work, Close the loop, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

Faculty and staff from all over the state came to Hunter to talk about What Every College Graduate Should Know. The topic under discussion? How you know when they know.