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Thursday
Sep 24, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details 		Lunchtime Seminars
Thoughtful Thursdays - Assessment Meet & Greet
Presenter(s): Joel Bloom (Provost Office & Assessment) and a cast of literally dozens

Now that we’re all virtually back and settled into our mostly distant fall term, let’s catch up and chat about assessment or whatever else is on your mind. [Details...]
Tuesday
Sep 22, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details 		Lunchtime Seminars
Tech Tuesdays - The Secret Life of Blackboard Grade Center
Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages); Sarah Byosiere (Psychology) Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center)

Have you been avoiding the Blackboard Grade Center? You’re not alone! The Grade Center can be a daunting place. In this quick tech talk we will present our favorite tips and tricks for using the Grade Center to make grading and grade reporting as simple as possible. [Details...]
Thursday
Sep 17, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details 		Lunchtime Seminars
Thoughtful Thursdays - Start-of-the-semester Check-in
Presenter(s): Paul McPherron (English and ACERT); Sarah Byosiere (Psychology)

It’s been a long, hot summer, and now we are back again teaching remotely. For the first Thoughtful Thursday session, we will hold an open session to discuss what’s world, what hasn’t, and what more support do we need. Bring your thoughts, questions, and experiences to share, or just come to listen to conversation. [Details...]
Tuesday
Sep 15, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details 		Lunchtime Seminars
Tech Tuesdays - Icebreakers in Live Synchronous Sessions!
Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching)

Get your class warmed up--whether 15 or 300 students!  In this quick tech talk, we will engage in 5 icebreakers and you will be provided with a set of 20 to try out in your Zoom or BB Collaborate synchronous sessions! [Details...]
Tuesday
May 19, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Online – register for details 		Lunchtime Seminars
End of the Year Celebration and Check-In
Presenter(s): Paul McPherron (English and ACERT), Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning), and members of Hunter's Ed Tech Team

We have made it to the end of the spring 2020 semester! Join ACERT and the Educational Technology Team to recap your teaching and learning successes as well as look forward to summer and fall courses. [Details...]
Thursday
Apr 23, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Online – register for details 		Lunchtime Seminars
Online Writing Assignments and Assessment
Presenter(s): Mark Bobrow (English); Gavin Hollis (English); Jack Kenigsberg (Rockowitz Writing Center, English), Stephanie Margolin (Libraries); Sarah Ward (Libraries)

During this seminar, we will discuss what instructors have learned about giving writing assignments and teaching writing online, e.g. how they have changed assignments, expectations, or grading practices. Participants are welcome to share their own successes and difficulties in assigning and assessing writing in online courses. [Details...]
Tuesday
Apr 21, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Online – register for details 		Lunchtime Seminars
Students Under Stress
Presenter(s): Anika Seidman-Gati (Counseling and Wellness Services); Marcia Liu (HCAP and Asian American Studies Program)

During this seminar, we will discuss the many stressors facing students including academic, financial, and health issues. Participants can share what they have heard from their students about how they are coping during these turbulent times as well as what resources and teaching practices have been most useful in supporting student mental health. [Details...]
Monday
Apr 6, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Online - register for details 		Lunchtime Seminars
What's going well? What needs to be re-calibrated (again)?
Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages); Shiao-Chuan Kung (Online Learning Center); Paul McPherron (English, ACERT)

What's worked, what hasn't, and what more support do we need? Come join an open discussion of how you are doing as we enter week three of teaching and working remotely. [Details...]
Friday
Apr 3, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
Online assessments
Presenter(s): Michi Soyer (Sociology), Sarah Byosiere (Psychology)

Open discussion and Q and A about using various online assessment tools in Blackboard (e.g. Blackboard discussion forums, Blackboard Quizzes, and VoiceThread) [Details...]
Thursday
Apr 2, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
How can faculty help students with educational technology?
Presenter(s): Gina Riley (Special Education), Abby Torres (Center for Online Learning), Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning)

How can we help students most in this transition to online learning? What issues are coming up in your classes? Discussion and solution based Q & [Details...]
Wednesday
Apr 1, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
Joys and challenges of teaching your children at home
Presenter(s): Jenny Tuten (Provost’s Office/literacy education), Nicora Placa (SOE, math education), Michi Soyer

Open discussion and Q and A with former elementary school teachers to support you as you add your children to your roster! [Details...]
Tuesday
Mar 31, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
Working remotely and homeschooling: A primer
Presenter(s): Gina Riley (Special Education), Michi Soyer (Sociology)

Balancing academic work at home and homeschooling your kids, from professors who have successfully done both. Ideas and sample schedules will be given. [Details...]
Monday
Mar 30, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
How do we address fieldwork during this time of distance learning?
Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Dept of Curriculum & Teaching)

In this session we will review some of the core learning objectives of fieldwork assignments and how to capture many of them through "virtual fieldwork" tasks, with unexpected benefits. Bring your fieldwork assignment dilemmas and we will have time to brainstorm together! [Details...]
Friday
Mar 27, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
How are we doing? Let’s check in!
Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages), Sarah Byosiere (Psychology), Paul McPherron (English, ACERT)

Checking in after a week of online teaching: how are you doing? How are you and your students adjusting? Will you make changes going forward? [Details...]
Thursday
Mar 26, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
What should be synchronous/what can be asynchronous?
Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Dept of Curriculum & Teaching) and Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning), Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages)

As you re-envision your syllabus for the remainder of the semester to best promote student learning and engagement in a newly distant-learning environment, you might be choosing between which activities are best suited to synchronous vs. asynchronous learning. Join in a brief overview of types of tasks best suited to each and share ideas with your colleagues. [Details...]
Wednesday
Mar 25, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
Teaching large classes online
Presenter(s): Amber Alliger (Psychology), Michi Soyer (Sociology)

Tools and tips for holding large classes online including offering lectures, giving quizzes, and encouraging participation. [Details...]
Tuesday
Mar 24, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
Best Practices for Teaching Online
Presenter(s): Gina Riley (Special Education), Shiao-Chuan Kung (ACERT, Center for Online Learning)

In this seminar, we will review online teaching “best practices”, as well as how to create a multisensory online classroom. [Details...]
Monday
Mar 23, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
https://zoom.us/j/956279521 		Lunchtime Seminars
How are we doing? What do we need?
Presenter(s): Paul McPherron (English, ACERT), Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning), Jenny Tuten (Provost Office)

Open discussion of how the transition to online teaching has gone so far. What’s worked, what hasn’t, and what more support do we need? [Details...]
Thursday
Mar 12, 2020
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 		Lunchtime Seminars
(CANCELED) Finishing Strong: Activities for the Last Day of Class
Presenter(s): ACERT Steering Committee and Other Faculty and Staff Volunteers

Event Canceled, March 12 Lunchtime Seminar!!! Lunchtime Seminar: Finishing Strong: Activities for the Last Day of Class's Sorry for the inconvenience, We hope to see you all at Next Semester's Lunchtime Seminar!! :) [Details...]
Tuesday
Mar 10, 2020
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Charlotte Frank Classroom (1203 HE) 		Lunchtime Seminars
Contemplative Pedagogy: Transformative Practices in Higher Education
Presenter(s): Kenny Hirschmann (Frankfort Center, Education); Kathleen Isaac (Dance)

This workshop based on the book, Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning, will introduce participants from diverse areas of teaching practice to contemplative techniques, such as meditation, yoga, deep listening, mindfulness, reflective reading and writing and inclusion of site visits and field trips. [Details...]
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