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Tool Talk | April 22, 2015

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If you Skype or Hangout, you’ll probably like Zoom

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Office hours and advising, Online meetings

Zoom is a desktop video conferencing tool that allows a group of people to interact in real time through audio, video and text messages.

News and Announcements | April 16, 2015

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Hunter Assessment Day, April 21

By ACERT and John Taylor Pell
Topics : Events, Office of Assessment

Come to Assessment Day on Tuesday, April 21 to talk about collaborating with the library on synergistic approaches to supporting research, writing, and subject knowledge.

Teaching Tips | April 16, 2015

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Things to consider about using plagiarism prevention tools

By ACERT, Enercida Guerrero and Gina Cherry
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Plagiarism prevention

Whether you’re thinking about using a plagiarism prevention tool like Turnitin or SafeAssign, or are already an active user, here are some questions you might want to consider.

News and Announcements | April 7, 2015

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Making citizens at the AAC&U Conference

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Identify outcomes

How do we, as teachers, "make citizens" - people with the values, knowledge, and skills to be able to work with others to articulate and solve complex problems?

News and Announcements | April 2, 2015

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Hunter’s institutional repository is coming

By ACERT and Stephanie Margolin
Topics : Library

Join the pilot for Hunter's institutional repository, which will provide open access to scholarly and creative work.

Assess It! | March 30, 2015

Changing the question

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Identify outcomes

If you're not interested in what your assessment findings tell you - if you're not interested in the answer - then maybe it's time to change the question.

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.