Event Archive

When/Where	Event
Tuesday Jun 5, 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 pm C105 HN	Module-making Camp: Day 2 Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (ICIT) & Nancy Guerrero (ICIT) Participate in 2.5-day camp on building or refreshing your hybrid or online courses in June. We will work intensively to support you as you design one online learning module for a course you will be teaching in a future semester. [Details...]
Monday Jun 4, 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 pm C105 HN	Module-making Camp: Day 1 Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (ICIT) & Nancy Guerrero (ICIT) Participate in 2.5-day camp on building or refreshing your hybrid or online courses in June. We will work intensively to support you as you design one online learning module for a course you will be teaching in a future semester. [Details...]
Thursday May 24, 2018 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm C105 HN	ELI Online Event \| eXtended Reality (XR): How AR, VR, and MR Are Extending Learning Opportunities Presenter(s): Various Presenters Over the past year, interest in eXtended reality (XR) technologies (such as virtual, augmented, immersive, and mixed reality) has surged. New and more affordable XR technologies, along with voice activation and sophisticated visual display walls, provide promising directions and opportunities to immerse learners in the curriculum, offering deeper and more vivid learning experiences and extending the learning environment. [Details...]
Tuesday May 22, 2018 11:30 am - 3:00 pm C105 HN	ELI Online Event \| eXtended Reality (XR): How AR, VR, and MR Are Extending Learning Opportunities Presenter(s): Various Presenters Over the past year, interest in eXtended reality (XR) technologies (such as virtual, augmented, immersive, and mixed reality) has surged. New and more affordable XR technologies, along with voice activation and sophisticated visual display walls, provide promising directions and opportunities to immerse learners in the curriculum, offering deeper and more vivid learning experiences and extending the learning environment. [Details...]
Wednesday May 16, 2018 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm 206 E 67th St	End-of-Semester Happy Hour Connect with your Hunter colleagues over food and drinks at nearby Bedford Falls. Cash bar. [Details...]
Monday Apr 30, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Online - register for details	Creative Uses of Whiteboard Apps Presenter(s): Nancy Guerrero (TTLG) Join us for an online workshop where we will show you how Hunter professors use mobile and web-based annotation tools to present lessons, to provide media feedback and to demonstrate how to solve problems in math and chemistry. [Details...]
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018 11:30 am - 1:30 pm FDA Lounge	Civic Engagement and Activism in Higher Education Presenter(s): Rebeca Amato (Civic Engagement Initiatives and Urban Democracy Lab, NYU); Dipti Desai (Art and Education, NYU) This Teaching Scholarship Circle will discuss the role of colleges and universities in the search for solutions to current social, civil, and economic issues. During the four seminars, we will discuss the relevance of community engagement in its various forms: engaged research, service learning, and civic engagement. [Details...]
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am 1203 HE	Assessment Thank You Breakfast Presenter(s): Assessment Fellows Come join us for breakfast! Our 2017-18 Assessment Fellows will be presenting on assessment related topics with time for open conversation. We look forward to seeing you there. [Details...]
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Elizabeth Hemmerdinger Hall	Reflections on the "Free" in Academic Freedom: Diversity and the Scholar Activist Presenter(s): Patricia Matthew (Montclair State University) In this ACERT Special Event, author Patricia Matthew will present on the importance of sustaining a diverse intellectual ecosystem in a moment when all faculty, but particularly faculty of color, face important choices about how to do their work. [Details...]
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018 11:30 am - 1:30 pm FDA Lounge	Civic Engagement and Activism in Higher Education Presenter(s): Catherine Raissiguier (Women and Gender Studies) This Teaching Scholarship Circle will discuss the role of colleges and universities in the search for solutions to current social, civil, and economic issues. During the four seminars, we will discuss the relevance of community engagement in its various forms: engaged research, service learning, and civic engagement. [Details...]
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Online - register for details	Using Online Meeting Tools in your Classes Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (ICIT) Online meeting tools can be incorporated in classes for many reasons. In this workshop, you’ll learn about the notable features of some free tools that you may want to consider, including Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and Zoom, and we’ll discuss which tools are the best fit for different uses. [Details...]
Monday Apr 16, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Online - register for details	Making your digital content accessible Presenter(s): Nancy Guerrero (TTLG) The Principles of Universal Design can be used to make digital content more accessible to all users. In this workshop, you will learn about best practices for creating and designing accessible MS Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDF files. We will also discuss options for adding closed captions and subtitles in Youtube and Amara, a web-based subtitle editor for video captioning and translation. [Details...]
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018 11:30 am - 1:30 pm FDA Lounge	Civic Engagement and Activism in Higher Education Presenter(s): Carol Smith (City College Library) This Teaching Scholarship Circle will discuss the role of colleges and universities in the search for solutions to current social, civil, and economic issues. During the four seminars, we will discuss the relevance of community engagement in its various forms: engaged research, service learning, and civic engagement. [Details...]
Thursday Mar 22, 2018 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Small Teaching: Roundtable Discussion on Teaching and Learning Presenter(s): ACERT Steering Committee James Lang’s 2016 book Small Teaching is based on the idea that simple, small changes to our classroom practices and course designs could make large, positive differences in student achievement and overall teaching effectiveness. Drawing on ideas in Lang’s book and his articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education, ACERT Steering Committee members will lead a roundtable discussion that covers key points from Lang’s writing. [Details...]
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018 11:30 am - 1:30 pm FDA Lounge	Civic Engagement and Activism in Higher Education Presenter(s): Diana Conchado (Romance Languages); Rob Cowan (Arts & Sciences) This Teaching Scholarship Circle will discuss the role of colleges and universities in the search for solutions to current social, civil, and economic issues. During the four seminars, we will discuss the relevance of community engagement in its various forms: engaged research, service learning, and civic engagement. [Details...]
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am 1203 HE	Middle States and Assessment: An Update and Preview Presenter(s): Jim Llana (Associate Provost) In this Assessment Breakfast, Jim Llana will provide an update on development of the Middle States Self-Study, focusing on Standard V—Educational Effectiveness Assessment. In addition, he will report on plans for assessment of General Education and Institutional Learning Outcomes. Questions or discussion on any aspect of assessment of the major are welcome as well. [Details...]
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Pedagogy and OER Development: A Faculty-Driven Approach Presenter(s): Madeline Cohen (Lehman); Sharon Jordan (Lehman); Allison Lehr-Samuels (Baruch); Andy McKinney (Baruch); Anne Rice (Lehman); Sanford Schram (Political Science); Charles Tien (Political Science) Zero Cost Textbook courses and CUNY’s Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives are important avenues towards lowering the cost of education for our students, but they are also opportunities for us to re-examine our approaches to teaching and learning. In this Lunchtime Seminar, we will discuss ways OERs and Zero Cost Textbook courses can help us do more than simply replace our textbooks. [Details...]
Thursday Mar 15, 2018 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Open Teaching on the Commons Presenter(s): Jeff Allred (English) Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages) Luke Waltzer (GC, Teaching and Learning Center) “Open teaching” is on everyone’s lips these days, but how do you actually do it? Today’s presenters will explore some possibilities afforded by the CUNY Academic Commons, a long-standing space for collaboration among CUNY faculty and staff that has recently begun hosting courses as well. [Details...]
Tuesday Mar 13, 2018 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Teaching and Learning Abroad: Balancing Content and Field Experience Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching), Tracey Coleman (Yeshiva University), Haley Trunkett (Hunter College Student), Farryl Last (Education Abroad) Monica Schinaider (Romance Languages) A primary goal of study abroad education programs entails navigating cultural, linguistic, and geographic differences. This seminar will explore how U.S. students experience transcultural understanding in study abroad programs while maintaining the academic standards of their home institution. [Details...]
Thursday Mar 8, 2018 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Active Learning Activities for Large and Small Classrooms Presenter(s): Katherine St John (Computer Science); Nancy Guerrero (Online Learning Center); Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry); Jill Bargonetti (Biology) Active learning can be defined in many ways, but the central idea is that students should be doing more than watching, listening and taking notes in our classrooms. In this seminar, presenters will discuss a variety of active learning strategies and activities that work in classrooms with 7 to 700 students. [Details...]