Lunchtime Seminars Archive


	
	
    
        
			When/Where

			Event
		
   	
    
			Thursday

                Nov 3, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Providing Students with Early Evaluation and Feedback, an ACERT “Ideas Lab" 









Presenter(s):  Michael Steiper (Anthropology)

 












In this “Ideas Lab,” members of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Student Success will brainstorm approaches that might be deployed here at Hunter College.  Our Committee hopes that, in aggregate, these interventions will directly and positively impact metrics such as graduation and retention rate, measures widely held as indicators of student success. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Nov 1, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

The “Flipped Classroom”: Advancing learning through high-impact, evidenced-based pedagogy 









Presenter(s):  Donna McGregor (Lehman College Chemistry), Neepa Maitra (Physics), Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry)

 












In this presentation, we will explore the “flipped classroom,” an approach to teaching and course design intended to make more time available during class for active learning. Join us to recognize elements of these “High Impact Teaching Practices” in teaching that distinguish them from more traditional approaches. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Oct 27, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Why failure matters: Editors from CUNYs Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy on learning from “Teaching Fails” 









Presenter(s):  Laura Wildemann Kane (CUNY Graduate Center), Sarah Ruth Jacobs (CUNY Graduate Center)

 












Two editors from CUNYs Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) will discuss work from the journal’s “Teaching Fails” section, which features reflections on faculty members’ most interesting and useful failures. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Oct 25, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Web scrawlers: Annotating digital objects with students 









Presenter(s):  Jeff Allred (English), Philip Ewell (Music)

 












What happens to the time-honored tradition of scribbling in the margins when texts migrate from the page to the screen? In this presentation, two faculty members will discuss their use of various platforms to mark up digital documents for, and with, students.  [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Oct 20, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Going long: Designing semester-long collaborations in the classroom 









Presenter(s):  Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages), Lisa Anderson (German), David Alm (D:F/M)

 












In this panel, three faculty members will share their experiences designing semester-long projects. Panel members will discuss their respective processes and products, emphasizing assignment design, evaluation, and potential pitfalls in doing this kind of work. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Oct 18, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Effective Use of Discussion in the Physical and Online Classroom 









Presenter(s):  Kristen Hodnett (Special Education), Jennifer Klein (Special Education), Paul McPherron (English), Chris Toulouse (Fordham - Lincoln Center)

 












University faculty use classroom discussions to accomplish course goals such as engaging students in higher-level thinking and providing students opportunities to examine real-world applications. In this seminar, faculty from various disciplines will discuss what has worked (and what has not) in building effective classroom discussions both in the physical and online classroom. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Sep 29, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Publishing, Impact and Rights: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Being a Scholar 









Presenter(s):  Jessie Daniels (Sociology, Hunter and The Graduate Center, CUNY), Polly Thistlethwaite (Chief Librarian, The Graduate Center, CUNY)

 












In this workshop, Jessie Daniels (Sociology - Hunter and The Graduate Center) and Polly Thistlethwaite (Chief Librarian, The Graduate Center) offer practical advice about collaboration, how to navigate publishing and negotiate for your rights, measuring your impact and the best practices for sharing scholarly work. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Sep 27, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Multilingual Students in University Classrooms 









Presenter(s):  Paul McPherron (English), Trudy Smoke (English), Cindy Wishengrad (English), Jack Kenigsberg (English), Kirsten J Grant (Chemistry), Philip Ewell (Music), John Pell (Hunter College Libraries)

 












In this presentation, faculty members from various disciplines discuss particular challenges ESL students face in our classrooms and ways faculty can addresses these needs. Presenters will offer examples for how they have drawn on the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of their students in their teaching, in this way moving toward a multilingual approach to university pedagogy. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Sep 22, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Assessment and Exploring Student Learning 









Presenter(s):  Kirsten Grant (Chemistry), John Pell (Hunter College Libraries), Scott Gentile (Mathematics and Statistics), Jochen Albrecht (Geography), Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry)

 












Learn from Assessment Fellows about assessment tools and how assessment can be used to demonstrate and improve student learning. The panel, composed of faculty from a wide range of disciplines, will discuss what it takes to build a culture of assessment and to establish, grow and sustain assessment systems and processes on campus. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Sep 20, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Clinton & Trump: Media Literacy & the US Presidential Elections 









Presenter(s):  Wendy Hayden (Rhetoric & Composition), Trudy Smoke (English), Stephanie Margolin (Hunter Library), Sarah Ward (Hunter Library), Jessie Daniels (Sociology)

 












The 2016 US presidential election has been called a “media circus,” and according to a recent poll by Rasmussen, 62% of likely US voters say they believe the national media are setting the agenda for this year’s presidential race. How do we make sense of all this in our teaching? Join this panel of experts to learn about their innovative solutions for bringing media literacy about the US presidential elections into the classroom. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Mar 24, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Applying critical race theory in the college classroom: Pedagogical strategies for mitigating racism 









Presenter(s):  Steve Baumann (Nursing),  Katherine Bloeser (Social Work), Sarah Chinn (English), Darlene Defour (Psychology), Jack Kenigsberg (English), Lynn Roberts (Public Health), Clay Williams (Library)

 












Come join a panel of faculty who participated in a Teaching Scholarship Circle on critical race theory as they share strategies they are exploring to address racism in their classrooms. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Mar 22, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Blackboard & beyond: What can your LMS do for you? 









Presenter(s):  Erica Chutuape (Asian American Studies), Jessie Daniels (Sociology), Kristen Hodnett (Special Education), Marie Nelson (Special Education), Kate Pok (Sociology)

 












In this session, some of these faculty will talk about why they decided to try a different platform, and will share their experiences with platforms such as Canvas, Google Classroom, Edmodo, WordPress, and Blogger. We will discuss the pros and cons of these platforms and how they stack up against Blackboard. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Mar 17, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

 
            



         

Mindfulness in teaching 









Presenter(s):  Jean Amaral (BMCC Library), Ryan Donovan (CUNY Grad Center), Argos Gonzalez (Hunter Curriculum and Teaching/CUNY Grad Center), Zosia Krusberg (Yale Physics Department)

 












In this session, we will explore how our selves/bodies/emotions are engaged in and through our teaching practice. Our four presenters will focus on the embodied learning experience of mindful practice in higher education teaching. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Mar 15, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Teaching Wikipedia: Students as informed information consumers and producers 









Presenter(s):  Chanitra Bishop (Library), Tsering Dolma (Film Studies student), Iris Finkel (Library), Sean Molloy (English)

 












In this lunchtime seminar, you will hear from faculty who are using Wikipedia to teach writing, critical thinking, and research skills and in the process are helping teach students to be informed consumers and producers of information.  [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Mar 10, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Deepening student learning by encouraging greater engagement with course materials 









Presenter(s):  Robert Dottin (Biology), Kristen Hodnett (Special Education), Michael Siller (Psychology)

 












Come hear from Hunter colleagues who have used technology tools that allow students to interact with your materials by responding to comments and questions embedded within texts and videos. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Mar 8, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

114 HE (Hunter Library) 
            



         

Scaffolding student multimedia projects 









Presenter(s):  Carla Fusco (Curriculum & Teaching), Nancy Hightower (English), Linta Varghese (Asian-American Studies)

 












Our invited presenters will talk about how they scaffold assignments that ask students to build multimedia presentations and digital stories. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Mar 3, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Digital humanities and pedagogy 









Presenter(s):  Jeff Allred (English), Iris Finkel, (Library), Roberta Kilkenny (AFPRL)

 












Three faculty introduce the emergent field of "digital humanities" and share pedagogical projects that exemplify its implications for the classroom. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Mar 1, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Creative approaches to experiential learning 









Presenter(s):  Deborah Gardner (Roosevelt House), Kathleen Isaac (Dance Education) , Dara Meyers Kingsley (Muse Scholar Program), Donna Nickitas (Nursing), Alex Plavskin (Nursing), Tom Walter (Geography)

 












Come learn how presenters in a variety of disciplines incorporate experiential learning, or "learning by doing", into their courses. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Feb 25, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

FDA Lounge 
            



         

Working with students one-on-one 









Presenter(s):  Mason Brown (Hunter Libraries), Lynne Kemen (Psychology), Paul McPherron (English), Keith Okrosy (Career Development Services), Christine Rosalia (Curriculum and Teaching), Shyama Venkateswar (Roosevelt House)

 












When faculty provide students with one-on-one attention it improves student outcomes not just in the classroom, but over the entire college experience. This panel discussion will address topics such as holding online office hours, effective advising, giving feedback in conferences, and providing opportunities for first generation or English learner students to engage in conference time with faculty.  [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Feb 23, 2016
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

B126 W 
            



         

CANCELED: FITT project showcase 









Presenter(s):  Lisa Anderson (German), Dongshin Chang (Theater), Yang Hu (Curriculum & Teaching), Larry Kowerski (Classics), Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages), Aine Zimmerman (German)

 












Get inspiration for your next project from colleagues who have participated in the FITT program. [Details...] 

            
        
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When/Where	Event
Thursday Nov 3, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Providing Students with Early Evaluation and Feedback, an ACERT “Ideas Lab" Presenter(s): Michael Steiper (Anthropology) In this “Ideas Lab,” members of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Student Success will brainstorm approaches that might be deployed here at Hunter College. Our Committee hopes that, in aggregate, these interventions will directly and positively impact metrics such as graduation and retention rate, measures widely held as indicators of student success. [Details...]
Tuesday Nov 1, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	The “Flipped Classroom”: Advancing learning through high-impact, evidenced-based pedagogy Presenter(s): Donna McGregor (Lehman College Chemistry), Neepa Maitra (Physics), Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry) In this presentation, we will explore the “flipped classroom,” an approach to teaching and course design intended to make more time available during class for active learning. Join us to recognize elements of these “High Impact Teaching Practices” in teaching that distinguish them from more traditional approaches. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 27, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Why failure matters: Editors from CUNYs Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy on learning from “Teaching Fails” Presenter(s): Laura Wildemann Kane (CUNY Graduate Center), Sarah Ruth Jacobs (CUNY Graduate Center) Two editors from CUNYs Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) will discuss work from the journal’s “Teaching Fails” section, which features reflections on faculty members’ most interesting and useful failures. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 25, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Web scrawlers: Annotating digital objects with students Presenter(s): Jeff Allred (English), Philip Ewell (Music) What happens to the time-honored tradition of scribbling in the margins when texts migrate from the page to the screen? In this presentation, two faculty members will discuss their use of various platforms to mark up digital documents for, and with, students. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 20, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Going long: Designing semester-long collaborations in the classroom Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages), Lisa Anderson (German), David Alm (D:F/M) In this panel, three faculty members will share their experiences designing semester-long projects. Panel members will discuss their respective processes and products, emphasizing assignment design, evaluation, and potential pitfalls in doing this kind of work. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 18, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Effective Use of Discussion in the Physical and Online Classroom Presenter(s): Kristen Hodnett (Special Education), Jennifer Klein (Special Education), Paul McPherron (English), Chris Toulouse (Fordham - Lincoln Center) University faculty use classroom discussions to accomplish course goals such as engaging students in higher-level thinking and providing students opportunities to examine real-world applications. In this seminar, faculty from various disciplines will discuss what has worked (and what has not) in building effective classroom discussions both in the physical and online classroom. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 29, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Publishing, Impact and Rights: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Being a Scholar Presenter(s): Jessie Daniels (Sociology, Hunter and The Graduate Center, CUNY), Polly Thistlethwaite (Chief Librarian, The Graduate Center, CUNY) In this workshop, Jessie Daniels (Sociology - Hunter and The Graduate Center) and Polly Thistlethwaite (Chief Librarian, The Graduate Center) offer practical advice about collaboration, how to navigate publishing and negotiate for your rights, measuring your impact and the best practices for sharing scholarly work. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 27, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Multilingual Students in University Classrooms Presenter(s): Paul McPherron (English), Trudy Smoke (English), Cindy Wishengrad (English), Jack Kenigsberg (English), Kirsten J Grant (Chemistry), Philip Ewell (Music), John Pell (Hunter College Libraries) In this presentation, faculty members from various disciplines discuss particular challenges ESL students face in our classrooms and ways faculty can addresses these needs. Presenters will offer examples for how they have drawn on the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of their students in their teaching, in this way moving toward a multilingual approach to university pedagogy. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 22, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Assessment and Exploring Student Learning Presenter(s): Kirsten Grant (Chemistry), John Pell (Hunter College Libraries), Scott Gentile (Mathematics and Statistics), Jochen Albrecht (Geography), Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry) Learn from Assessment Fellows about assessment tools and how assessment can be used to demonstrate and improve student learning. The panel, composed of faculty from a wide range of disciplines, will discuss what it takes to build a culture of assessment and to establish, grow and sustain assessment systems and processes on campus. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 20, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Clinton & Trump: Media Literacy & the US Presidential Elections Presenter(s): Wendy Hayden (Rhetoric & Composition), Trudy Smoke (English), Stephanie Margolin (Hunter Library), Sarah Ward (Hunter Library), Jessie Daniels (Sociology) The 2016 US presidential election has been called a “media circus,” and according to a recent poll by Rasmussen, 62% of likely US voters say they believe the national media are setting the agenda for this year’s presidential race. How do we make sense of all this in our teaching? Join this panel of experts to learn about their innovative solutions for bringing media literacy about the US presidential elections into the classroom. [Details...]
Thursday Mar 24, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Applying critical race theory in the college classroom: Pedagogical strategies for mitigating racism Presenter(s): Steve Baumann (Nursing), Katherine Bloeser (Social Work), Sarah Chinn (English), Darlene Defour (Psychology), Jack Kenigsberg (English), Lynn Roberts (Public Health), Clay Williams (Library) Come join a panel of faculty who participated in a Teaching Scholarship Circle on critical race theory as they share strategies they are exploring to address racism in their classrooms. [Details...]
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Blackboard & beyond: What can your LMS do for you? Presenter(s): Erica Chutuape (Asian American Studies), Jessie Daniels (Sociology), Kristen Hodnett (Special Education), Marie Nelson (Special Education), Kate Pok (Sociology) In this session, some of these faculty will talk about why they decided to try a different platform, and will share their experiences with platforms such as Canvas, Google Classroom, Edmodo, WordPress, and Blogger. We will discuss the pros and cons of these platforms and how they stack up against Blackboard. [Details...]
Thursday Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Mindfulness in teaching Presenter(s): Jean Amaral (BMCC Library), Ryan Donovan (CUNY Grad Center), Argos Gonzalez (Hunter Curriculum and Teaching/CUNY Grad Center), Zosia Krusberg (Yale Physics Department) In this session, we will explore how our selves/bodies/emotions are engaged in and through our teaching practice. Our four presenters will focus on the embodied learning experience of mindful practice in higher education teaching. [Details...]
Tuesday Mar 15, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Teaching Wikipedia: Students as informed information consumers and producers Presenter(s): Chanitra Bishop (Library), Tsering Dolma (Film Studies student), Iris Finkel (Library), Sean Molloy (English) In this lunchtime seminar, you will hear from faculty who are using Wikipedia to teach writing, critical thinking, and research skills and in the process are helping teach students to be informed consumers and producers of information. [Details...]
Thursday Mar 10, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Deepening student learning by encouraging greater engagement with course materials Presenter(s): Robert Dottin (Biology), Kristen Hodnett (Special Education), Michael Siller (Psychology) Come hear from Hunter colleagues who have used technology tools that allow students to interact with your materials by responding to comments and questions embedded within texts and videos. [Details...]
Tuesday Mar 8, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 114 HE (Hunter Library)	Scaffolding student multimedia projects Presenter(s): Carla Fusco (Curriculum & Teaching), Nancy Hightower (English), Linta Varghese (Asian-American Studies) Our invited presenters will talk about how they scaffold assignments that ask students to build multimedia presentations and digital stories. [Details...]
Thursday Mar 3, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Digital humanities and pedagogy Presenter(s): Jeff Allred (English), Iris Finkel, (Library), Roberta Kilkenny (AFPRL) Three faculty introduce the emergent field of "digital humanities" and share pedagogical projects that exemplify its implications for the classroom. [Details...]
Tuesday Mar 1, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 1203 HE	Creative approaches to experiential learning Presenter(s): Deborah Gardner (Roosevelt House), Kathleen Isaac (Dance Education) , Dara Meyers Kingsley (Muse Scholar Program), Donna Nickitas (Nursing), Alex Plavskin (Nursing), Tom Walter (Geography) Come learn how presenters in a variety of disciplines incorporate experiential learning, or "learning by doing", into their courses. [Details...]
Thursday Feb 25, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm FDA Lounge	Working with students one-on-one Presenter(s): Mason Brown (Hunter Libraries), Lynne Kemen (Psychology), Paul McPherron (English), Keith Okrosy (Career Development Services), Christine Rosalia (Curriculum and Teaching), Shyama Venkateswar (Roosevelt House) When faculty provide students with one-on-one attention it improves student outcomes not just in the classroom, but over the entire college experience. This panel discussion will address topics such as holding online office hours, effective advising, giving feedback in conferences, and providing opportunities for first generation or English learner students to engage in conference time with faculty. [Details...]
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm B126 W	CANCELED: FITT project showcase Presenter(s): Lisa Anderson (German), Dongshin Chang (Theater), Yang Hu (Curriculum & Teaching), Larry Kowerski (Classics), Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages), Aine Zimmerman (German) Get inspiration for your next project from colleagues who have participated in the FITT program. [Details...]

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Lunchtime Seminars Archive

Providing Students with Early Evaluation and Feedback, an ACERT “Ideas Lab"

The “Flipped Classroom”: Advancing learning through high-impact, evidenced-based pedagogy

Why failure matters: Editors from CUNYs Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy on learning from “Teaching Fails”

Web scrawlers: Annotating digital objects with students

Going long: Designing semester-long collaborations in the classroom

Effective Use of Discussion in the Physical and Online Classroom

Publishing, Impact and Rights: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Being a Scholar

Multilingual Students in University Classrooms

Assessment and Exploring Student Learning

Clinton & Trump: Media Literacy & the US Presidential Elections

Applying critical race theory in the college classroom: Pedagogical strategies for mitigating racism

Blackboard & beyond: What can your LMS do for you?

Mindfulness in teaching

Teaching Wikipedia: Students as informed information consumers and producers

Deepening student learning by encouraging greater engagement with course materials

Scaffolding student multimedia projects

Digital humanities and pedagogy

Creative approaches to experiential learning

Working with students one-on-one

CANCELED: FITT project showcase

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