Event Archive

When/Where	Event
Friday Sep 6, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register	Same Course, Different Platforms: Blackboard vs Brightspace Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. [Details...]
Thursday Aug 29, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Online - Please register	Padlet for ice-breakers, discussions and group work Presenter(s): Logan Spevak (Center for Online Learning) Join to review samples of successful and innovative activities designed by Hunter professors, and discuss appropriate formats and settings for different kinds of assignments using Padlet. [Details...]
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Online - Please register	Padlet for ice-breakers, discussions and group work Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning) Join to review samples of successful and innovative activities designed by Hunter professors, and discuss appropriate formats and settings for different kinds of assignments using Padlet. [Details...]
Monday Aug 26, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Online - Please register	Hypothesis and ChatGPT: Leveraging Social Annotation in the Age of AI Presenter(s): Sonja Visser (Hypothesis) Join to learn how to leverage social annotation to encourage authentic, process-oriented engagement with your course materials. [Details...]
Thursday Aug 22, 2024 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Online - Please register	Annotating your syllabus with Hypothesis Presenter(s): Lisa Gillis (Hypothesis) In this workshop, Hypothesis’ instructional designer Lisa Gillis will lead participants in a discussion on how to set up a syllabus as a Hypothesis assignment and what instructions and resources to give students. [Details...]
Thursday Aug 22, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Innovative and inclusive syllabus design Presenter(s): Deepsikha Chatterjee (Theatre), Jack Kenigsberg (English / RWC) In this workshop, we will also explore strategies for enhancing student engagement and learning by fostering a participatory classroom environment. [Details...]
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Online - Please register	Padlet for ice-breakers, discussions and group work Presenter(s): Logan Spevak (Center for Online Learning) In this workshop, we will review samples of successful and innovative activities designed by Hunter professors, and discuss appropriate formats and settings for different kinds of assignments. [Details...]
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Starting out on the right foot: Strategies for setting a positive classroom tone on day one Presenter(s): Vicki Lens (Social Work) This session will offer tools and techniques for creating a positive and inclusive environment for learning. [Details...]
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Online - Please register	EdTech office hours Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung and Logan Spevak (Center for Online Learning) Virtual Office Hours are open for faculty questions regarding course design [Details...]
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Blackboard Essentials for the Beginning of the Semester Presenter(s): Logan Spevak (Center for Online Learning) There is so much to do to get a Blackboard course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour. [Details...]
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024 9:00 am - 9:30 am Online - Please register	Writing Group Check-in Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages), Lisa Anderson (German) During the Summer, join fellow Hunter writers on Tuesdays 9-9:30am for weekly check-ins, where we can share progress and challenges, ask for advice, and generally just be in community and solidarity around our writing. [Details...]
Monday Aug 19, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Online - Please register	Hypothesis and ChatGPT: Leveraging Social Annotation in the Age of AI Presenter(s): Sonja Visser (Hypothesis) In this workshop, Sonja from Hypothesis will show you how to leverage social annotation to encourage authentic, process-oriented engagement with your course materials. [Details...]
Monday Aug 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	AI and my fall 2024 syllabi and assignments Presenter(s): Sissel McCarthy (Film and Media), Christopher Hartley (Silberman Writing Program), Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning), Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages) Join us to learn more about generative AI in our Fall 2024 classrooms. [Details...]
Friday Aug 16, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register	Working with Migrated Courses Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung In this workshop, we will show you what elements of your Blackboard course site will be copied to Brightspace and where they will appear, explain the differences in course layout and design between the two platforms, and highlight the new tools in Brightspace that will replace some of the most commonly used tools in Blackboard, including Tests and Assignments. [Details...]
Friday Aug 16, 2024 10:00 am - 10:50 am Online - Please register	Sneak Peek at Brightspace Courses Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. [Details...]
Friday Aug 16, 2024 9:00 am - 9:50 am Online - Please register	Same Course, Different Platforms: Blackboard vs Brightspace Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. [Details...]
Thursday Aug 15, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Spicing up your course with banners & infographics Presenter(s): TBD Join us at a workshop where we discuss how to create a course banner with a tool that you already know—PowerPoint— and how to create infographics with tools that might be new to you—Piktochart and Genially. [Details...]
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024 9:00 am - 9:30 am Online - Please register	Writing Group Check-in Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages), Lisa Anderson (German) During the Summer, join fellow Hunter writers on Tuesdays 9-9:30am for weekly check-ins, where we can share progress and challenges, ask for advice, and generally just be in community and solidarity around our writing. [Details...]
Thursday Aug 8, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Online - Please register	Working with Migrated Courses Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung In this workshop, we will show you what elements of your Blackboard course site will be copied to Brightspace and where they will appear, explain the differences in course layout and design between the two platforms, and highlight the new tools in Brightspace that will replace some of the most commonly used tools in Blackboard, including Tests and Assignments. [Details...]
Wednesday Aug 7, 2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Online - Please register	Sneak Peek at Brightspace Courses Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. [Details...]