Guided Explorations Archive

When/Where	Event
Monday Jan 11, 2021 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Week Zero Camp Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters In this adaptation of module-making camp, participants will build an orientation or welcome module for their students. With these “week-zero” materials and activities, students can learn course information or begin to introduce themselves to each other and the instructor before the first day of class. This allows the instructor to begin the first day of class with a focus on course content and helps students better understand the goals and structure of the course. [Details...]
Saturday Oct 17, 2020 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Online - Please register for more details	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...]
Monday Aug 17, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Week-Zero Camp Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters In this adaptation of module-making camp, participants will build an orientation or welcome module for their students. With these “week-zero” materials and activities, students can learn course information or begin to introduce themselves to each other and the instructor before the first day of class. This allows the instructor to begin the first day of class with a focus on course content and helps students better understand the goals and structure of the course. The camp is 2.5 days long and includes time for individualized support and for hands-on work with tools such as VoiceThread and Padlet and skills such as preparing students for hybrid/online courses, recording a welcome video, designing ice-break activities and creating plans to communicate and interact with students. At the end of the camp, participants will be required to create and present the materials and activities in the week-zero module for an online course that they may teach in the future. Participants who attend all sessions and build a module will receive a stipend. [Details...]
Monday Aug 3, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Module Making Camp: Week 3 (08/03-08/05) Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters Module-making camp is a 2.5-day event on building or refreshing your hybrid or online courses. We will work intensively to support you as you design one online learning module for a course that you will be teaching. We ask that you to set aside the time to attend all the sessions, complete the creation of an online module at the end and present it to your colleagues. Participants who attend all sessions and build a module will receive a stipend. [Details...]
Monday Jul 20, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Module Making Camp: Week 2 (07/20-07/22) Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters Module-making camp is a 2.5-day event on building or refreshing your hybrid or online courses. We will work intensively to support you as you design one online learning module for a course that you will be teaching. We ask that you to set aside the time to attend all the sessions, complete the creation of an online module at the end and present it to your colleagues. Participants who attend all sessions and build a module will receive a stipend. A learning module is a collection of subject-related teaching materials that is carefully sequenced and chunked. In addition to course content, modules contain learning outcomes, directions for use, learning activities and ways to ascertain whether students have understood the material. Learning modules are the building blocks of hybrid and online courses and usually contain one week’s worth of work for students to complete. [Details...]
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Faculty Working Group (Discussion-Based Courses) Presenter(s): María Hernández-Ojeda (Romance Languages) and Lisa Anderson (German) This working group will focus on discussion-based courses. Times and registration information are listed in the table below. Please register for the group and then you will receive details about how to join us. [Details...]
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Faculty Working Groups (Teaching Large Lecture Courses) Presenter(s): Gina Riley (Special Education) and Kirsten Grant (Chemistry) This working group will focus on teaching large lecture courses. Times and registration information are listed in the table below. Please register for the group and then you will receive details about how to join us. [Details...]
Friday Jul 10, 2020 9:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	Faculty Working Group (Fieldwork and Clinical Experiences) Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching) and Gina Riley (Special Education) This working group will focus on courses with fieldwork and clinical experiences. Times and registration information are listed in the table below. Please register for the group and then you will receive details about how to join us. [Details...]
Thursday Jul 9, 2020 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Faculty Working Groups (Active Learning Activities) Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages) and Jeff Allred (English) This working group will focus on active learning activities. Times and registration information are listed in the table below. Please register for the group and then you will receive details about how to join us. [Details...]
Thursday Jul 9, 2020 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Faculty Working Group (Writing Intensive Courses) Presenter(s): Jack Kenigsberg (Rockowitz Writing Center, English) and Dan Harris (Philosophy) This working group will focus on writing intensive courses and other courses with large writing requirements. Times and registration information are listed in the table below. Please register for the group and then you will receive details about how to join us. [Details...]
Monday Jul 6, 2020 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Module Making Camp: Week 1 (07/06-07/08) Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters Module-making camp is a 2.5-day event on building or refreshing your hybrid or online courses. We will work intensively to support you as you design one online learning module for a course that you will be teaching. We ask that you to set aside the time to attend all the sessions, complete the creation of an online module at the end and present it to your colleagues. Participants who attend all sessions and build a module will receive a stipend. [Details...]
Friday Mar 20, 2020 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Hunter North C105	(Postponed) Creating an Online Presence as a Teacher and Scholar (with the CUNY Academic Commons) Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages); Shiao-Chuan Kung (Online Learning Center); Deepa Rao-Sisario (Silberman School of Social Work); Scott Lipkowitz (Hunter OER); Abigail Torres (ICIT) A digital portfolio or professional website offers an opportunity to narrate the story of your research and teaching, and to create an online presence beyond your department page. This workshop is aimed at all teachers and scholars wanting to develop a free online portfolio in two sessions. After looking at several existing portfolios online, we will step by step build our own professional websites using the CUNY Academic Commons. Hunter’s own educational technology team will be available to assist you with any issues that may arise in customizing your site. By the end of the workshop you will have finished your own portfolio, and have gained the basic skills to create websites on the Commons. [Details...]
Friday Mar 13, 2020 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Hunter North C105	(Postponed) Creating an Online Presence as a Teacher and Scholar (with the CUNY Academic Commons) Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages); Shiao-Chuan Kung (Online Learning Center); Deepa Rao-Sisario (Silberman School of Social Work); Scott Lipkowitz (Hunter OER); Abigail Torres (ICIT); Iris Finkel (Libraries) A digital portfolio or professional website offers an opportunity to narrate the story of your research and teaching, and to create an online presence beyond your department page. This workshop is aimed at all teachers and scholars wanting to develop a free online portfolio in two sessions. After looking at several existing portfolios online, we will step by step build our own professional websites using the CUNY Academic Commons. Hunter’s own educational technology team will be available to assist you with any issues that may arise in customizing your site. By the end of the workshop you will have finished your own portfolio, and have gained the basic skills to create websites on the Commons. [Details...]
Wednesday Jan 8, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm C105 HN	Module-Making Camp Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung & Abigail Torres (ICIT) Participate in 2.5-day camp on building or refreshing your hybrid or online courses in January. 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. We ask you to set aside the time to attend all three days and complete the creation of an online module at the end. [Details...]
Tuesday Jan 7, 2020 10:00 am - 4:00 pm C105 HN	Module-Making Camp Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung & Abigail Torres (ICIT) Participate in 2.5-day camp on building or refreshing your hybrid or online courses in January. 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. We ask you to set aside the time to attend all three days and complete the creation of an online module at the end. [Details...]
Monday Jan 6, 2020 10:00 am - 4:00 pm C105 HN	Module-Making Camp Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung & Abigail Torres (ICIT) Participate in 2.5-day camp on building or refreshing your hybrid or online courses in January. 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. We ask you to set aside the time to attend all three days and complete the creation of an online module at the end. [Details...]
Wednesday Jun 5, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm C105 HN	Module-Making Camp Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (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. We ask you to set aside the time to attend all three days and complete the creation of an online module at the end. [Details...]
Tuesday Jun 4, 2019 10:00 am - 4:00 pm C105 HN	Module-Making Camp Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (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. We ask you to set aside the time to attend all three days and complete the creation of an online module at the end. [Details...]
Monday Jun 3, 2019 10:00 am - 4:00 pm C105 HN	Module-Making Camp Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (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. We ask you to set aside the time to attend all three days and complete the creation of an online module at the end. [Details...]
Wednesday Jan 9, 2019 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm C105 HN	Teaching on the CUNY Academic Commons Presenter(s): Jeff Allred (English), Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages) The CUNY Academic Commons has become a robust and flexible platform: a place for discussion, faculty collaboration, professional networking, private and public writing, communicating with your students, and storing your course materials. In recent semesters, some CUNY instructors have begun using the Commons as the learning management system (LMS) in their courses as an open education alternative to Blackboard. If you’re interested in hosting your course on the Commons next semester or simply want to learn more about the platform, please join us for an initial 2-hour guided exploration on Wednesday, January 9, 12-2pm. [Details...]