Archive | Opportunities

News and Announcements | February 25, 2019

FITT 2019 – Call for Proposals

By ACERT
Topics : Awards, Grants, Opportunities

Faculty Innovations in Teaching and Technology (FITT) is a competitive program for faculty seeking to enhance student learning in innovative ways. FITT awardees undertake creative pedagogical experiments and explore emerging technologies within a vibrant community committed to sharing experiences and expertise. Submit your proposal for the 2019 program!

ACERT Connections | December 13, 2018

Lightning bolts branching across a dark sky above a distant horizon, illuminating clouds with bright flashes.

ACERT “Lightning Talks” Recap

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Events

For the final Lunchtime Seminar of the semester, ACERT invited a roster of familiar faces to share lightning talks – no more than 4 minutes, no more than 3 slides – with other seminar regulars and visitors. The event was a hit; before the talks were over, there were calls for more events of a similar kind.

News and Announcements | December 3, 2018

CS+X4All CUNY OER Request for Proposals

By ACERT
Topics : Awards, Open Educational Resources, Opportunities

The Office of Academic Affairs seeks proposals from university full time and part time faculty to provide a set of open educational resources (OER) that serve as resources for the creation of general education, pathways courses in tech.

News and Announcements | November 2, 2018

Microaggression Workshop

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Opportunities

Have you ever had someone make a comment that left you feeling uncomfortable about your identity? Microaggressions are an unfortunate part of the daily lives of many. Without recognizing and addressing them, personal and professional performance can suffer. This conversation will discuss microaggressions, how to recognize and address them while still performing at your best level.

News and Announcements | October 25, 2018

Register as a presenter for “Small Teaching Part II: Lightning Talks on Teaching and Learning”

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Opportunities

For the final Lunchtime Seminar of the fall semester on November 1st, 12-2pm, ACERT invites volunteers to present short "lightning talks" on any aspect of their teaching and learning. The topic for presentations is open, and presenters are encouraged to talk about anything that they feel will be interesting to the ACERT community.

News and Announcements | October 24, 2018

CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative “lightning talks” event: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Opportunities

CUNYs Digital Humanities Initiative is hosting its annual “lightning talks” event in a few weeks. I’ve participated in this event a couple of times in the past. As a presenter, it offers a friendly audience of CUNY colleagues and requires minimal prep (a “lightning talk” is a roughly three-minute precis of a project with maximum three slides). As a spectator, it offers a breathtaking array of work from colleagues across the CUNYverse representing a diverse range of disciplines and approaches. Pedagogical projects are warmly welcomed. The deadline is November 6th to apply as a presenter.

News and Announcements | October 10, 2018

Abstract illustration of overlapping, colorful speech bubbles and circles suggesting communication or ideas.

City Tech’s OpenLab Pedagogy Event, Thursday October 18th

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Opportunities

The amazing team at City Tech’s OpenLab is hosting a discussion of open digital pedagogy next week. If you don’t know about OpenLab, it’s an inspiring project that grew out of collaborations among faculty at City Tech over the past …

News and Announcements | September 25, 2018

Ninth Annual Pedagogy Day at the Graduate Center

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Opportunities, Pedagogy

On October 26th, 2018 the Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA) will host the Ninth Annual Pedagogy Day at the Graduate Center CUNY. This event brings together people of all levels of experience who are interested in teaching of psychology and related disciplines.

News and Announcements | September 17, 2018

Illustration with the words “CLOSE APART” in bold, colorful letters, surrounded by small stylized eye shapes on a textured background.

An evening of Poetry with Robert Cowan and Allen Strouse

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Opportunities

Join CUNY professors Robert Cowan and Allen Strouse for a presentation of their new collections of poetry on Wednesday, October 10th at 6:30 PM at Shakespeare & Co.