Event Archive

When/Where Event
Tuesday
Oct 20, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
Interaction Tools in Zoom
Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning)

This workshop will introduce you to interaction tools in Zoom that will help with engagement throughout your course. [Details...]
Monday
Oct 19, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
DIY Captioning for Busy Professors (VoiceThread & Youtube)
Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning)

At this online workshop, we will show you how to modify the automatically generated captions provided by VoiceThread and YouTube so that they are accurate. [Details...]
Saturday
Oct 17, 2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Online - Please register for more details
Guided Explorations
Camp Review and Improve
Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning) and many others

We are about half way through a challenging semester. Do you need new ideas for activities in your synchronous and asynchronous class sessions? Are you ready to learn and use a new tool? Or perhaps you need a refresher on tools you currently use? Join us for a two-day camp on revising and improving your courses. [Details...]
Thursday
Oct 15, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
Hypothesis for Annotations
Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning)

Hypothes.is is an annotation tool now available in Blackboard that can be used by students in your classes to highlight and comment on blogs, articles, pdfs, and any other webpages that you would like your students to engage with together. Come find out more about this useful tool and how to use it through your course Blackboard page. [Details...]
Thursday
Oct 15, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for more details
Lunchtime Seminars
Thoughtful Thursdays - Embracing (Tech) Teaching Fails and New Ways of Creating Community
Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages), Sarah Byosiere (Psychology)

We already know that not every lesson or activity is an immediate hit, but teaching fully online means that so many more things can go wrong! How can you use these fails to create a broader sense of community in your class? Join us for an open discussion on embracing failure in online teaching. We’ll share experiences and tips, and also reflect on how the semester is going so far: what’s working and what’s not, and what can/should be adapted mid-semester? [Details...]
Wednesday
Oct 14, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
Making your Word documents accessible
Presenter(s): Scott Lipkowitz (Library)

In this workshop, you will learn about best practices for creating and designing accessible MS Word documents. [Details...]
Wednesday
Oct 14, 2020
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
VoiceThread for audio and video discussions
Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning)

This workshop will introduce you to tips for using the Voicethread tool in Blackboard to hold asynchronous audio and video discussions in your online or hybrid classes. [Details...]
Tuesday
Oct 13, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details
Lunchtime Seminars
Tech Tuesdays - Superquick Presentation Recording using Zoom!
Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching)

When you need to create a video voicing over a powerpoint, show students how to navigate a site or program, or to see you solving a problem, Zoom is a fast and easy way to quickly create a video with a link to share with students. [Details...]
Friday
Oct 9, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Online - Please register for details
Special Events With Hunter's institutional membership to NCFDD, we have access to a wealth of resources to support faculty professional and personal growth in academia. Join this Zoom conversation to explore the resources, learn how Hunter faculty have used the webinars, writing challenges, and discussions boards and share ideas for further meetings or study groups. [Details...]
Thursday
Oct 8, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
Create a Test re-using Blackboard Questions
Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center)

This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard to create tests re-using Blackboard questions. [Details...]
Thursday
Oct 8, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details
Lunchtime Seminars
Thoughtful Thursdays - Peer Observation when the Class Session is Online
Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching)

In this session we will discuss how observation practices need to shift to be able to provide meaningful feedback when the instruction is online--both synchronous and asynchronous, while still keeping within the parameters of our approved peer observation protocols. [Details...]
Wednesday
Oct 7, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
Collect & Grade Assignments in Blackboard
Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center)

This workshop will introduce tips for using Blackboard to collect and grade assignments in online, hybrid, or in-person classes. [Details...]
Wednesday
Oct 7, 2020
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
DIY Captioning for Busy Professors (VoiceThread & Youtube)
Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning)

At this online workshop, we will show you how to modify the automatically generated captions provided by VoiceThread and YouTube so that they are accurate. [Details...]
Tuesday
Oct 6, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
Set Up Your Final Grade in Blackboard
Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center)

This workshop will introduce tips and provide clarifications on best practices for using Blackboard to help navigate and set up the final grades in Blackboard.  [Details...]
Tuesday
Oct 6, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details
Lunchtime Seminars Hypothes.is is a free/open platform for annotating digital texts of all kinds. We will explore some models for integrating it into your teaching on a regular basis, making both reading and writing more social and collaborative for students. [Details...]
Tuesday
Oct 6, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Online - Please register for details
Workshops
Padlet for Brainstorming and Sharing
Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning)

Padlet is an easy-to-use tool for sharing, collaborating, making lists, and posting notes. Padlet allows you to create digital boards (called “walls”) to gather text notes, images, websites and videos. Instructors create walls and share them with students through a link. Join us for an online workshop where you can see how Hunter colleagues are using the tool and how you can integrate it to the course that you are teaching remotely. [Details...]
Friday
Oct 2, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for more details
Workshops
Hypothesis for Annotations
Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning)

Hypothes.is is an annotation tool now available in Blackboard that can be used by students in your classes to highlight and comment on blogs, articles, pdfs, and any other webpages that you would like your students to engage with together. Come find out more about this useful tool and how to use it through your course Blackboard page. [Details...]
Thursday
Oct 1, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details
Lunchtime Seminars
Thoughtful Thursdays - Multigenerational Needs in the Digital Classroom
Presenter(s): April Kisamore (SPED - ABA program), Lauren Schnell (SPED - ABA program) and Gina Riley (SPED, Adolescent Special Education).

In this session, we discuss the preferences and needs of multigenerational students within the digital classroom space. How do we best reach our students of varied ages within the online environment? What are the specific preferences, strengths, and needs of each generation? Let’s discuss both what research says and what works best within your own online classroom. [Details...]
Thursday
Oct 1, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Online - Please register for more information
Workshops
Facilitate Discussions in Blackboard
Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center)

This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard to facilitate discussions in online, hybrid, or in-person classes. [Details...]
Wednesday
Sep 30, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online - Please register for details
Workshops
DIY Captioning for Busy Professors (YouTube & Voicethread)
Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning)

Are you creating video lectures or review sessions for your classes? Are they captioned and accessible? At this online workshop, we will show you how to modify the automatically generated captions provided by VoiceThread and YouTube so that they are perfectly accurate. [Details...]

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