Event Archive

When/Where	Event
Monday Sep 21, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	Collecting and Grading Assignments in Blackboard Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard for collecting and grading assignments in Blackboard. [Details...]
Friday Sep 18, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register for details	When Can We Bring Students Abroad Again? Faculty Perspectives on if/when/how to Re-engage Students in their Research Abroad Presenter(s): Giovanna Cucciniello (Director of Education Abroad, Hunter) In this webinar, faculty panelists Josh Plotnik (Hunter/GC, Psychology), Jessica Rothman (Hunter/GC, Anthropology), and Sheldon Skaggs (Bronx CC, Chemistry) will share how they have engaged students in their research abroad, from mentorship of students through international fieldwork leading to co-authorship, to creating study abroad programs that expose undergraduates to research in a global context. They will discuss the conditions under which they envision being able to restart these efforts, and will explore the impact of these opportunities with students and alumni. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 17, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online - Please register for details	DIY Captioning for Busy Professors (Stream & 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...]
Thursday Sep 17, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Thoughtful Thursdays - Start-of-the-semester Check-in Presenter(s): Paul McPherron (English and ACERT); Sarah Byosiere (Psychology) It’s been a long, hot summer, and now we are back again teaching remotely. For the first Thoughtful Thursday session, we will hold an open session to discuss what’s world, what hasn’t, and what more support do we need. Bring your thoughts, questions, and experiences to share, or just come to listen to conversation. [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Zoom Tools to Interact with Students Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning) Join us at an online workshop session where you will learn the basics of Zoom and strategies to interact with students during synchronous online classes. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Padlet for Sharing Resources and Ideas 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...]
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Tech Tuesdays - Icebreakers in Live Synchronous Sessions! Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching) Get your class warmed up--whether 15 or 300 students! In this quick tech talk, we will engage in 5 icebreakers and you will be provided with a set of 20 to try out in your Zoom or BB Collaborate synchronous sessions! [Details...]
Friday Sep 11, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Tips & Tricks of Blackboard Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for setting up your Blackboard grade center for your online, hybrid, or in-person class using Blackboard. [Details...]
Friday Sep 11, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Create a Banner for Your Course Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for setting up a banner for your online, hybrid, or in-person class using Blackboard. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 10, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to lead synchronous classes in online, hybrid, or in-person classes. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 10, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Facilitating Discussions in Blackboard Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard for facilitating discussions in your online, hybrid, or in-person cla [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 9, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Screencast-O-Matic for Screen and Lecture Recordings Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning) Many professors create short videos or screen-recordings as part of online courses. These “mini-lectures” can be used to introduce students to a class or online module; to explain how to solve a problem; or to demonstrate how to navigate a website or use a software program. This workshop will introduce participants to Screencast-O-Matic as a tool to create these short lectures or explanations by adding narration to slides, documents or websites. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 8, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online - Please register for details	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...]
Friday Sep 4, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register for more details	SafeAssign & Turnitin (Plagiarism Detection Tools in Blackboard) Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to the plagiarism detection tools in Blackboard, SafeAssign and Turnitin. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 3, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Setting up Your Blackboard Grade Center Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for setting up your Blackboard grade center for your online, hybrid, or in-person class using Blackboard. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 3, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	How to Look and Sound Good in Mini-lectures Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning) This workshop will introduce you to tips for looking and sounding good when recording mini-lecture for your online, hybrid, or in-person classes. [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 2, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Faculty Forum with the Hunter College Libraries Presenter(s): Hunter College Libraries Faculty and Staff All faculty members are invited to attend a Faculty Forum with the Hunter College Libraries faculty and staff. We know you have lots of questions about access to library services and resources for yourself and your students. [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 2, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Question Pools for Quizzes that Draw Questions Randomly Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for creating question pools for online quizzes that draw questions randomly. [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 2, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	Zoom Tools to Interact with Students Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning) Join us at an online workshop session where you will learn the basics of Zoom and strategies to interact with students during synchronous online classes. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 1, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Zoom Basics Presenter(s): Scott Lipkowitz (Center for Online Learning) Teaching online is very different from teaching in person and takes preparation and practice. Join us at an online workshop session where you will learn the basics of Zoom and strategies to facilitate synchronous online classes. [Details...]