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			Thursday

                Oct 31, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Lightning Talks on Teaching and Learning 









Presenter(s):  ACERT Steering Committee and Other Faculty and Staff Volunteers

 












As introduced in James Lang’s 2016 book Small Teaching, simple, small changes to our classroom practices and course designs can make large, positive differences in student achievement and overall teaching effectiveness. After a brief summary of Lang’s book and his blog posts in The Chronicle of Higher Education, volunteers will present a variety of short talks about teaching and learning based on any brief topic relevant to teaching at Hunter. The talks will be short, lightning talks (3 minutes each; 3 PPT slide limit) which will allow presenters and participants plenty of time to discuss ideas that they can try in their courses today, tomorrow, or next semester. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Oct 29, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Teaching for Civic Engagement 









Presenter(s):  Kathleen Isaac (Dance); Kathleen Leary (The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts); Maria Hernandez Ojeda (Romance Languages)

 












In this session, goals and challenges for teaching for civic engagement will be discussed as well the rewards of integrating civic engagement in classrooms. Participants will learn how to embed civic engagement into their classrooms by learning to obtain a New York City Public Library card Culture Pass, to access NYC’s rich cultural resources and inculcate civic responsibility through the ID NYC, and resources within Hunter’s campus. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Oct 24, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Managing Social Difference in Courses 









Presenter(s):  Shelley Eversley (Baruch); Shawn[ta] Smith-Cruz (CUNY Grad Center); James Cantres (AFPRL)

 












Teaching and scholarship require professors to be informed, sensitive to, and readily engaged with various iterations of social difference. A keen awareness of the ways gender, sex, race, ethnicity, native language skill, among other characteristics influence both course subject matter and the students in the course is critical to progressive, thoughtful pedagogy. In addition to recognizing the way students' identities function in the classroom, we also seek methods to decolonize the very archives and bodies of knowledge we assign and encourage students to unpack. Through intersectional approaches to scholarship and pedagogy, we will discuss techniques that connect the lived experience of social difference with textual/curriculum based examples and assignments. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Oct 22, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Emotion, affect, and community building in the CUNY classroom 









Presenter(s):  Sarah Benesch (College of Staten Island); Asilia Franklin-Phipps (The Graduate Center); Monica Calabritto (Romance Languages)

 












This seminar seeks to explore the relationship between cognition and emotion – knowing and feeling – understood as intertwined aspects of classroom life, considering both the emotional labor of the instructor and students’ engagement and attention. Our speakers work in several CUNY campuses and are interested in pedagogical approaches that explore the affective experience of learning. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Oct 17, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Open vs. Free: A New Direction for OER at Hunter 









Presenter(s):  Alexandra Gil (OER Librarian); Scott Lipkowitz (Hunter OER)

 












In this Lunchtime Seminar, the Hunter OER Office will address this debate and share our experiences and recommendations for Hunter's OER initiative going forward. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Oct 15, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Rap and Poetry in the Classroom: Creative Performance as Classroom Engagement 









Presenter(s):  D’Weston Haywood (History); Alyson Greenfield (English); Stefania Porcelli (Romance Languages); Victoria Tomasulo and Marzena Rammairone (Hunter College Students); Jennifer Gillespie Rhodes (Italian, Columbia University) 

 












In this lunchtime seminar, presenters will describe and illustrate a variety of classroom activities they have used as alternatives to written papers and other typical research and scholarly work. First, D’Weston Haywood (History) will introduce the pedagogical rationale and some recent work on using sound and listening-based activities in classrooms. Next, Alyson Greenfield (English) will present her embodied teaching activities in which students perform spoken word poetry slams and movement exercises. Finally, Stefania Porcelli (Romance Languages) will present examples from Italian courses in which students wrote and performed their own original poetry.  [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Oct 10, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Preparing Students for Jobs and Careers 









Presenter(s):  Kathleen Isaac (Dance); Keith Okrosy (Career Development Services); Dermot Foley, (School of Education); Kenney Robinson (School of Education); Linh An (HCAP)

 












In this seminar, faculty, staff, and administrators will discuss ways in which students can successfully navigate the job market through interviewing skills, effectively discussing their fields of study, creating a dynamic CV, developing and writing vision statements, and creating online ePortfolios. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Oct 3, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Transfer Students at Hunter College: Who They Are and How We Support Them 









Presenter(s):  Mark Bobrow (English); Maureen O'conor (Advising); Sarah Squatriglia (Advising); Maria-Helena Reis (Psychology); Kemile Jackson (Pre-Health)

 












In this lunchtime seminar, Maureen O’conor and Sarah Squatriglia (Advising) will offer an overview of the backgrounds of transfer students at Hunter and describe programs and policies aimed at supporting transfer students once they arrive. Mark Bobrow (English) will describe efforts made in courses such as ENG 220 to help transfer students make the transition to the expectations of college level writing, and  Maria-Helena Reis (Psychology) will reflect on transfer students, the challenges they face at Hunter, and discuss how we can improve our support of them. Finally, Kemile Jackson (Pre-Health) will talk about Pre-Health transfer initiatives and provide applicant profiles of successful transfer students. The seminar will conclude with an open discussion of transfer students at Hunter College. All participants are encouraged to bring questions and ideas to share. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Sep 26, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Study abroad: Experiential education opportunities for Hunter students and faculty 









Presenter(s):  Giovanna Cucciniello (Education Abroad); Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching); Jessica Rothman (Anthropology)

 












A primary goal of study abroad education programs entails providing experiential learning activities in diverse contexts far from the Hunter classroom. In this seminar, we will hear from faculty, students, and staff members about their experiences leading and participating in a variety of study abroad experiences. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Sep 24, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 
            



         

Showcase of Faculty Innovations in Teaching with Technology 









Presenter(s):  Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages);Michaela Soyer (Sociology); Sissel McCarthy (Film and Media Studies); Yang Hu (Curriculum and Teaching); Amber Alliger (Psychology); Wendy Hayden (English); Elaine Gale (Special Education)

 












In this seminar, Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages) will host a panel discussion with recent Faculty Innovations in Teaching with Technology (FITT) award winners. The panelists will give brief overviews of their projects and offer tips learned from their experiences trying out a new innovation in their classroom. There will be plenty of time for attendees to brainstorm new ideas about teaching with technology in their own contexts and to get advice from our local Hunter all-star teachers. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Mar 28, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Lightning Talks on Teaching and Learning 









Presenter(s):  ACERT Steering Committee and Other Faculty and Staff Volunteers

 












As introduced in James Lang’s 2016 book Small Teaching, simple, small changes to our classroom practices and course designs can make large, positive differences in student achievement and overall teaching effectiveness. After a brief summary of Lang’s book and his blog posts in The Chronicle of Higher Education, volunteers will present a variety of short talks about teaching and learning based on any brief topic relevant to teaching at Hunter. The talks will be short, lightning talks (3 minutes each; 3 PPT slide limit) which will allow presenters and participants plenty of time to discuss ideas that they can try in their courses today, tomorrow, or next semester. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Mar 26, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Making Assessment Work: Curriculum Development through Assessment 









Presenter(s):  Joel Bloom (Office of Assessment); Liz Cohn (Nursing); Rob Cowan (Office of the Dean); Kristen Hodnett (Special Education)

 












In this seminar, we will discuss best practices for designing assessments that feed back meaningfully into curriculum development, and we will hear from representatives of different schools and programs about how they have implemented what they learned from assessment in their courses and teaching. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Mar 21, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Holistic Advising 









Presenter(s):  Brian Maasjo (Student Affairs); Carlixta Hernandez (SEEK); Kemile Jackson (Pre-Health Advising); Peggy Segal (Pre-business advising)

 












Advising college students is a crucial part of the educational experience, and goes far beyond simply telling students which classes to take. In order to highlight the important role advisors play in our students’ lives, representatives from a variety of offices and programs will engage in a discussion of their approaches to advising Hunter students, and how advising contributes to the educational mission of the college by fostering student engagement and success. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Mar 19, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

The Opportunities of Internships 









Presenter(s):  Paula Wicklow (Career Development Services); Elise Harris (NYC Tech Talent); Carrie Shandra (SUNY-Stony Brook); Caitlin Ho (HCAP); Maria Cornelio (Romance Languages)

 












Internships -- as degree requirement or elective, for college credit or not, paid or unpaid -- have become an integral part of the college experience. During this lunchtime seminar, we will hear how internship coordinators across Hunter establish, organize, and advertise internships, and mentor students in internship programs at the college, CUNY, and beyond. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Mar 14, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Adjunct Development on a Budget 









Presenter(s):  Ronnie Ancona (Classics); Leigh Jones (English); Tatyana Khodorovskiy (Math and Statistics); Wendy Hayden (English); Mary Roldan (History)

 












Given CUNY’s heavy reliance on poorly-compensated adjuncts and graduate students, many departments recognize the need to provide these faculty members with effective professional development and support. This is challenging given adjuncts’ full and diverse schedules and is especially difficult in the current budget climate. Course coordinators and chairs from various departments will present on how they handle this issue given the strict financial and time constraints. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Mar 12, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Place-Based Pedagogy in NYC: The City as a Classroom 









Presenter(s):  Biao Jiang (Hostos); Francisco Fernandez (Hostos); Nora Almeida (City Tech); Jason Montgomery (City Tech); Charles Tien (Political Science)

 












At Hunter, along with other NYC-based educators, we often aspire to “use the city as a classroom.” The idea has obvious appeal to students, professors, and administrators alike. New York City’s museums, libraries, and performance spaces offer readymade settings for learning. But the idea of moving pedagogy “outside of the classroom” promises something more - an engagement with the material, cultural, and social landscape that exists beyond the city’s educational and cultural institutions. What are the opportunities afforded by this move? What are the challenges it entails? Professors from a variety of disciplines will discuss their experiences with place-based teaching in the city, from a pedagogical and practical / logistical standpoint. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Mar 7, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Ungrading: Rethinking Assessment in the Classroom 









Presenter(s):  Jeff Allred (English); Allen Strouse (English); Austin Bailey (English, WAC Fellow)

 












A number of prominent voices in the academy have questioned not just how we grade, but why we grade altogether, arguing that our usual modes of grading send the wrong message to students and discourage deep learning. In this panel, we will hear from two English professors who have explored alternatives to traditional grading in their courses, with an overview of the topic from a third. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Mar 5, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

Learning at the Museum across Disciplines 









Presenter(s):  Joanne Spurza (Classical and Oriental Studies);  Fiore Sireci (English); Patrick Burke (Mathematics and Statistics);  Monica Calabritto (Romance Languages)

 












Hunter’s central location and partnerships with cultural institutions in the city greatly facilitate learning opportunities at the museum. This lunchtime seminar addresses the pedagogical advantages and challenges of designing meaningful and effective activities at the museum, during or outside class time. We will hear how Hunter instructors from a variety of disciplines -- archeology, literature, mathematics, language, among others -- have incorporated museum activities into their courses and curriculum. [Details...] 

            
        

			Thursday

                Feb 28, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

OER Showcase: Innovative Teaching with Reduced Textbook Costs 









Presenter(s):  Scott Gentile (Math and Statistics); Inés Vañó García (Graduate Center and Humanities Alliance Fellow); Scott Lipkowitz (Library); Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages); Samantha Sheppard-Lahiji (Biology)

 












Zero Cost Textbook courses and CUNY’s Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative are important avenues towards lowering the cost of education for our students, and they are also opportunities for us to re-examine our approaches to teaching and learning. In this Lunchtime Seminar, we will showcase a variety of innovative approaches to integrating OER materials into college classrooms. [Details...] 

            
        

			Tuesday

                Feb 26, 2019
               
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 

1203 HE 
            



         

From WAC to Manifold: An Open Discussion on How We Write, Publish, and Teach Writing (NEW TOPIC) 









Presenter(s):  Matthew Gold (Graduate Center, Adviser to the Provost for Digital Initiatives); Krystyna Michael (Graduate Center); Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages); Trudy Smoke (English); Philip Johnson (Graduate Center, WAC Fellow)

 












This year marks twenty years since the CUNY Board of Trustees implemented the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiative that encouraged instructors in all disciplines to make connections between writing, thinking, and learning. In this lunchtime seminar, we will explore what a WAC-based curriculum looks like at Hunter, particularly in light of the many new digital technologies and online resources. [Details...] 

            
        
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