Event Archive

When/Where	Event
Monday Nov 6, 2017 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...]
Wednesday Nov 1, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm 1203 HE	Evidence-Based Instruction: Emerging Best Practices for Effective Teaching & Learning Presenter(s): Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry) This TSC will consist of a series of workshops in which we will discuss the development of engaging classroom activities. During this series, we will discuss and explore teaching strategies that have been shown to lead to increased student interest, more active student participation, and better faculty teacher evaluations. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Close Looking and Teaching Students to Read Images Presenter(s): Mason Brown (Library), Caitlin Henningsen (The Frick Collection), Stephanie Margolin (Library), Kaitlin Mondello (English), Sarah Ward (Library) As instructors, we often use images to add context and detail to our core content, but images and visual culture have become more central to our daily lives and can be used as the primary text in classroom lessons and teaching activities. This panel will present innovative research and pedagogical projects that help students learn to read, understand, and apply meaning-making strategies to understand and "read" images. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 26, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Open Educational Resources and Zero Cost Courses: Principles and Practices Presenter(s): Christa Acampora (Provost’s Office), Cailean Cooney (City Tech Library), Shiao-Chuan Kung (ICIT), Adam McMahon (Political Science), Aine Zimmerman (German) This panel will present and open discussion on the principles and practices of using OER and creating zero cost courses at Hunter. Panelists will present examples of OER materials already in use, and participants will have a chance to discuss their own ideas and plans for using OER in their courses. [Details...]
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017 10:00 am - 11:30 am Online - register for details	Peer Review Assignments using Turnitin PeerMark in Blackboard Presenter(s): Nancy Guerrero (TTLG) PeerMark is a tool within Turnitin that allows instructors to set up peer-reviewed writing assignments. Join us online for a demonstration of how to create and manage PeerMark assignments. We will show you how it looks and works from both the instructor and the student perspectives. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	New York City and its Archives: Engaging Students with Original Sources Presenter(s): Louise Sherby and Philip Swan (Libraries), Elidor Mehilli (History), Wendy Hayden (English), María Hernández-Ojeda (Romance Languages), Leon Remotar (Student) This seminar will explore the role of faculty and librarians in facilitating student access to New York City’s archives and archival resources. The six panelists will discuss the theme of accessibility to archives and the role that archives can play in educating students and the community. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 19, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Identity and Purpose: Supporting Asian American Students at Hunter College Presenter(s): John Chin (Urban Policy and Planning), Marcia Liu (HCAP Mental Health Educator), Linh An (HCAP ELL Specialist), Kimmi Tsoi (Hunter College Student), Naheed Hossain (Hunter College Student) Approximately one third of Hunter College’s population identifies as Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI). During this Lunchtime Seminar, staff of the Hunter College AANAPISI Project (HCAP) will discuss issues AAPI college students face and strategies on how best to support them. [Details...]
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm C105 HN	Evidence-Based Instruction: Emerging Best Practices for Effective Teaching & Learning Presenter(s): Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry) This TSC will consist of a series of workshops in which we will discuss the development of engaging classroom activities. During this series, we will discuss and explore teaching strategies that have been shown to lead to increased student interest, more active student participation, and better faculty teacher evaluations. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Student Taskscapes: Understanding CUNY Undergraduates’ Lived Experiences Presenter(s): Maura Smale (Library, City Tech) & Mariana Regalado (Library, Brooklyn College) This presentation explores research on "academic taskscapes": the term encompasses the totality of students' experiences at CUNY, including perceptions of their schoolwork, locations where they work, the tools or support that are available to them, and the people they interact with along the way. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 12, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Fuzzy Data: Research and Classroom Projects that Code the Humanities Presenter(s): Jeff Binder (CUNY Graduate Center), Andrew Demirjian (Film and Media Studies), Ricardo Miranda (Film and Media Studies) Humanities courses and scholars are typically not known for designing, creating, or using digital tools or programs for conducting research or teaching classes. The assumption is that “humanists don’t code.” Pushing back against this belief, the panel will present innovative research and pedagogical projects that incorporate computer programming and digital tools into the humanities classroom. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 10, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Active Learning is Lecturing⁻¹ Presenter(s): Malcolm Campbell (Biology, Davidson College) Are we doing everything we can in our classes to maximize student learning? In this workshop, Malcolm Campbell, Professor of Biology from Davidson College, will highlight evidence-based, active learning teaching methods that empower students to construct their own knowledge, better retain class information, and achieve success in our courses. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 10, 2017 10:00 am - 11:30 am 1203 HE	Assessment In STEM - Teaching Science Like a Scientist Presenter(s): Malcolm Campbell (Biology, Davidson College) There are two types of assessment – the kind you do for others, and the kind you do for yourself. This workshop will help you measure the impact of your courses on students. We will explore some common methods of assessment and give you hands-on time to develop your own strategy. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 5, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Watch and learn: Using video in the classroom Presenter(s): Jessie Daniels (Sociology), Alexandra Gil (Libraries), Jakob Schneider (Urban Policy and Planning), Larry Shore (Film and Media Studies) Participants will hear colleagues present examples of using video in the classroom and will learn more about Hunter College Libraries' video resources. [Details...]
Wednesday Oct 4, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm 1203 HE	Evidence-Based Instruction: Emerging Best Practices for Effective Teaching & Learning Presenter(s): Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry) This TSC will consist of a series of workshops in which we will discuss the development of engaging classroom activities. During this series, we will discuss and explore teaching strategies that have been shown to lead to increased student interest, more active student participation, and better faculty teacher evaluations. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 3, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Writing for the Web: Student Activities that Communicate Research to a Wider Audience Presenter(s): María Hernández-Ojeda (Romance Languages), Julie Hecht (Grad Center), Jack Kenigsberg (English) Many of our students will graduate to careers that involve writing for and communicating with online audiences. This panel will present classroom activities and pedagogical projects that help students learn to shape their writing towards a wider audience than the instructor or classroom setting. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 28, 2017 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Best Practices in Making Coursework Accessible for all Students: Research and Classroom Perspectives Presenter(s): Jose Fernandez (Office of Accessibility) This presentation provides a brief synopsis of the required process involved in providing accessible course materials. Presenters from the Office of Accessibility will provide examples of different data entry systems and offer tips for materials design that are useful for all students. [Details...]
Thursday Aug 17, 2017 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - register for details	The Cure for Discussion Board Fatigue: VoiceThread for Flipped, Hybrid, and Online Classes Presenter(s): George Haines Join us for an online workshop led by George Haines, VoiceThread's instructional designer. George will show us how to create VoiceThread assignments in our Blackboard environment. He will also share examples of VoiceThread used in engaging, student-centered assignments from a variety of disciplines and instructional modalities. [Details...]
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 1203 HE	Multilingual Students in University Classrooms Presenter(s): Linh An (Hunter College AANAPISI Project), Paul McPherron (English) In this Teaching Scholarship Circle, participants will read about and discuss particular challenges multilingual students face in our classrooms and ways we can addresses these needs. Participants will analyze how different instructors have drawn on the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of their students, in this way moving beyond a deficit view of English learners in our classrooms toward a multilingual approach to university pedagogy. [Details...]
Wednesday Jun 21, 2017 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 1203 HE	Multilingual Students in University Classrooms Presenter(s): Linh An (Hunter College AANAPISI Project), Paul McPherron (English) In this Teaching Scholarship Circle, participants will read about and discuss particular challenges multilingual students face in our classrooms and ways we can addresses these needs. Participants will analyze how different instructors have drawn on the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of their students, in this way moving beyond a deficit view of English learners in our classrooms toward a multilingual approach to university pedagogy. [Details...]
Wednesday Jun 14, 2017 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 1203 HE	Multilingual Students in University Classrooms Presenter(s): Linh An (Hunter College AANAPISI Project), Paul McPherron (English) In this Teaching Scholarship Circle, participants will read about and discuss particular challenges multilingual students face in our classrooms and ways we can addresses these needs. Participants will analyze how different instructors have drawn on the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of their students, in this way moving beyond a deficit view of English learners in our classrooms toward a multilingual approach to university pedagogy. [Details...]