Hundreds of Hunter faculty members across the College have innovated their teaching thanks to the Faculty Innovations in Teaching with Technology (FITT) Award Program. You can find their projects listed below.

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FITT Projects 2019

	Yonatan Abranyos (Physics) Implementing Video Demonstration for Mechanics in Physics		Elaine Gale (Special Education) American Sign Language (ASL) Video Exit Tickets for Active Learning and Assessment
	Amber Alliger (Psychology) Redesign of OER materials for The Statistics for Behavior Sciences course		Wendy Hayden (English) Students Writing and Rewriting the History of Hunter College: A Public Humanities Archival Research Project
	Marcus Artigliere (Curriculum and Teaching) TESOL Supervised Teaching Seminar Online Courses and EdTPA Preparation Modules		Jack Kenigsberg (English) An OER “whyto” digital textbook for English 120
	Michael Benediktsson (Sociology) OER Conversion for the Sociology Department’s Required Social Theory Course		Sissel McCarthy (Film & Media Studies) News Literacy Network website
	Carmen Sherry Brown (Early Childhood Education) An online resource to support early childhood teacher candidates with preparation and submission of their edTPA portfolios.		Gina Riley & Kristen Hodnett (Special Education) Video Supervisory Training for Students and an OER Module for a Completely Online Teacher Education Program
	Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry) Exploring the role of iOS and Android mobile apps in teaching and learning of organic chemistry		Maria Y. Rodriguez & Jama Shelton (Social Work) Preparing Community Organizing students for their Digital Soapbox
	Barry Cherkas (Mathematics) Supplementary Materials for Teaching Limit Proofs Online		Erin Siodmak (Women and Gender Studies) Open classroom / open research: Teaching transparency + publicly-engaged projects

FITT Projects 2018

	Lisa Marie Anderson (German) Revision of Elementary and Intermediate German materials to lower cost and build proficiency		Kathleen Issac (Dance) Dancing Ahead: Advancing feedback for Dance Pedagoy and Dance Artistry
	Susan Cardenas (Community Health) Integrating useful technology and access to OER		Erika Mazzer (Romance Languages) Online Review Modules for Italian Language Courses
	Pamela Fredrick (Film & Media) Hunter Dia website		Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages) Translating Nuova York: Italian Spaces in New York City
	Scott Gentile (Math) Converting Math 100 to an OER Course		Kate Pok-Carabalona (Sociology) Visualizing and Managing Public Data
	Janette Gomos-Klein / Samantha Sheppard-Lahiji (Biology) Developing an OER Biology course for non-science majors		Michaela Soyer (Sociology) Increasing Teacher and Student Interaction in an Online Teaching Environment
	Kirsten Grant / Gabriela Smeureanu (Chemistry) Videos to Enhance the CHEM100 Workshop Experience		Allen Strouse (English) Immersive Anglo-Saxon Textbook
	Yang Hu (Curriculum and Teaching) Improving the Quality of Online Make-up Sessions

FITT Projects 2017

	Carmen Sherry Brown (Early Childhood Education) Creating videos that use Dialogic Reading strategies to support comprehension in preschool		Todd Miller and Frank Martinez (Biology, A&P) Using Digital Interactive Lab Activities to Improve Student Outcomes in Anatomy & Physiology Lab – BIOL 120
	Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry) Problem solving videos in Organic Chemistry Acid Based Aspirin Bicarbonate Video		Ricardo Miranda (Flim & Media Studies) Virtual Reality (VR) for Pedagogy
	Kristen Hodnett and Gina Riley (Special Education) Creating Interactive and Dynamic Online Options		Michael Steiper (Anthropology) Development of a Statistical Computing Module for Anthropology Programs
	Elidor Mehilli (History) 200 years of European History: a hybrid approach FITT Presentation 19th and 20th Century Europe		Aine Zimmerman (German) German Grammar Video Series: Addressing sources of frequent error and frustration for first through third year German students Parts of Speech & Grammar Terms: Why you should care? (so, you won’t get eaten by a bear)
	Dara Meyers-Kingsley and Kelly Wang (Muse Scholars/Office of the Arts) Explorations in the arts: Digital Community Building Office of the Arts Fall 2017 Muse Exploration in the Arts Fall 2017 HUM 201

FITT Projects 2016

	Laura Baecher(Curriculum and Teaching) Virtual Fieldwork:  Video Grand Rounds		Sasha Maciera (English) Exploring Community through Web-Writing
	Chanitra Bishop (Library) American Politcal History and the Politics of History		Kathryn Narramore (English) Fan Fiction in New York: Performing Shakespeare to Learn Close Reading
	Iris Finkel (Library) Collaboration and Digital Technology with Art History Pedagogy		Maria Pellizari (Art) Collaboration and Digital Technology with Art History Pedagogy
	Kirsten Grant (Chemistry) Using the “Building Elements” Game and website to teach electron configuration		Alicia Ramos (Romance Languages) Practical Material for the Grammatical Structure of Modern Spanish
	Maria Hernandez Ojeda (Romance Languages) The Spanish Civil War: Students Narrate the Legacy of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade		Monica Schinaider (Romance Languages) Practical Material for the Grammatical Structure of Modern Spanish
	Jack Kenigsberg (English) Exploring Community through Web-Writing		Charles Tien (Political Science) American Political History and the Politics of History
	Steven Kowalik (Art Library) Collaboration and Digital Technology with Art History Pedagogy

FITT Projects 2015

	Elizabeth Capezuti (Nursing) Converting DNP capstone courses to hybrid format		Benjamin Persky (Women & Gender Studies) Hybrid learning modules for Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies
	Dongshin Chang (Theater) Clicker participation as a tool of engagement and assessment		Kate Pok-Carabalona (Math) Online Introduction to Statistics with SPSS
	Deepsikha Chatterjee (Theater) Creating video tutorials for Introduction to the Costume Lab		Renee Schaller (English) Using screencasts to reflect on writing processes
	Erica Chutuape (Asian-American Studies) Hybridizing Asian-Americans in the US		Rachel Schutte (Political Science) Development of fully online course – The American Judiciary
	Kristen Hodnett (Education) Using Actively Learn to ncrease student comprehension of course materials that are assigned outside of class time		Michael Siller (Psychology) Fostering student engagement with videos to increase learning about lifespan development and Autism Spectrum Disorder
	Elidor Mehilli (History) What is an Archive?: Identifing and using primary sources in a large-class setting		Linta Varghese (Asian-American Studies) Re-assessing Asians in the United States
	Francisco Martinez (Biology) Using digital interactive lab activities to improve student outcomes in Anatomy & Physiology lab		Jeanne Weiler (Education) School and community asset mapping project
	Todd Miller (Biology) Using digital interactive lab activities to improve student outcomes in Anatomy & Physiology lab

FITT Projects 2014

	Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry) Empowering student learning in Organic Chemistry by designing a flipped classroom		Sean Molloy (English) with Andrew Laudel and Jack Kenisberg Digital writing in English 120
	Liz Geltman (Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences) Hybrid version of Environmental Audits & Remediation		Kathryn Narramore (English) Using online modules to enhance classroom learning about connections between Shakepeare’s poetic language and performance
	Wendy Hayden (English) with Stephanie Margolin (Library) Beyond mechanics: Re-thinking information literacy strategies for students and teachers		Lina Newton  (Political Science) with Charles Tien Hybridizing Historical Introduction to Political Science
	Martica Heaner (Public Health) e-Textbook: Understanding research in the health sciences		Lindsay Portnoy (Curriculum & Teaching) Interactive formative assessments: Increasing student engagement, providing feedback for learning, and assessing academic growth throughout the semester
	Mandë Holdford (Chemistry) Chemical investigations using 3D printing		Christine Rosalia (Curriculum & Teaching) Hybridizing a course in order to improve students’ higher order thinking
	Joy Jacobson (Nursing) Revising your writing using peer review		James Stubenrauch (Nursing) Revising your writing using peer review
	Leigh Jones (English) Multimodal monument rhetorical analysis assignment		Charles Tien (Political Science) with Lina Newton Hybridizing Historical Introduction to Political Science
	Jack Kenisberg (English) with Sean Molloy and Andew Laudel Digital writing in English 120		Sylvia Tomasch (English) geoffreychaucerpedia
	Andrew Laudel (English) with Sean Molloy and Jack Kenisberg Digital writing in English 120		Stephen Zweibel (Library) DH Box: Using a virtual computer lab in the classroom
	Stephanie Margolin (Library) with Wendy Hayden (English) Beyond Mechanics: Re-thinking information literacy strategies for students and teachers

FITT Projects 2013

	Steven Baumann (Nursing) Reflective and integrative DNP education with ePortfolio		Pamela Mills (Chemistry) with Donna McGregor Creating the Resources to Build a GenChem Hybrid Course for the Future
	Brian Collins (Curriculum and Teaching) Teacher training using video analysis of language assessments of English language learners		Lacey Peters (Curriculum and Teaching) Enriching professional learning in the Early Childhood Education Program by integrating ePortfolios into the course of study
	Frank Gardella (Curriculum and Teaching) Creating mathematics video for classroom use		Leighsa Sharoff (Nursing) Merging science and technology: Genetics, genomics, and technology working together
	Scott Gentile (Mathematics and Statistics) Developing Math 150 (Calculus I) as a hybrid course		Michael Siller (Psychology) Children with Autism across the Lifespan: Developing a hybrid course
	Nancy Giunta (Social Work) with Samuel Ayer, Stephen Burghardt, Caroline Gelman, Carmen Morano, Willie Tolliver Teaching and learning anti-oppressive social work practice: Introducing multimedia resources		Arlene Torres ( APRLS ) Race, Ethnicity and Community Formation: Hybrid course development
	Kathleen Isaac (Curriculum and Teaching) ePortfolio pedagogy for the Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program		Victor Torres-Velez ( APRLS ) Latino Health, Anthropological Perspectives: Expanding the hybrid teaching model
	Larry Kowerski (Classical and Oriental Studies) An ebook for reading upper level ancient Greek		Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages) Boccaccio 700: Reading the “Decameron” in 2013
	Donna McGregor (Chemistry) with Pamela Mills Developing visual resources for a fully online or hybrid General Chemistry course		Aine Zimmerman (German) An ebook for an intermediate German language course
	Dara Meyers-Kingsley (MUSE Scholars) Creating community for the Muse Scholar cohort through ePortfolios

FITT Projects 2012

	Christa Acampora (Philosophy) There’s an app for that! Increasing student engagement in a large lecture course		Elaine Gale (Special Education) Implementing video apps in sign language courses to increase student learning and engagement
	Jeff Allred (English) Novel hacks: Past, present, and future of a genre		Mark Hauber (Psychology) Digital Treasurehunt
	Laura Baecher (Curriculum & Teaching) Online videocases in ELL pedagogy		Yang Hu (Curriculum & Teaching) Strengthening integrative and reflective learning through ePortfolios
	Jonathan Cain (Library) Digital Research Journal		Janette Gomos Klein (Biology) Introducing new media and online assessment in Biol 230
	Sandra Clarkson (Mathematics & Statistics) with Bill Williams Building a web-based statistics course		Ricardo Miranda (Film & Media) Class website for a web development course which included a series of introductory lectures on the history of  HTML, CSS and Javascript.
	Manuel C. Co Jr. (Nursing) Using ePortfolios to document evidence of performance in an internship		Jody Polleck (Curriculum & Teaching) Using hybrid classes to enhance students’ collaboration and advocacy
	Milagros Denis-Rosario (APRLS) Tracing modern Puerto Rican history		Alexandra Tsybeskov Plavskin (Nursing) Academic Health Care Record
	Anthony de Jesus (Social Work) Ways of knowing: Perspective on schools		Jeanne Weiler (Educational Foundations/Sociology) Making the connections: Hunter Noyce Scholars ePortfolio project
	Anthony DeVito (Urban Public Health) Multimedia Lab Manual – Biostatistics		Bill Williams (Mathematics & Statistics) with Sandra Clarkson Building a web-based statistics course

FITT Projects 2011

	Yonatan Abranyos (Physics) Developing engaging online labs for Astronomy 101		Priscilla Hambrick-Dixon (Educational Foundations) Assessment in Early Childhood
	Lisa Anderson (German) ePortfolios in language, literature, and culture courses taught in German and English		Adrián Izquierdo (Romance Languages) Incorporating online text analysis into an English<>Spanish stylistics course
	Kenya Beard (Nursing) The effect of student response systems on student learning		Marcia Knoll (Curriculum & Teaching) Using ePortfolios to document evidence of performance in an internship
	Concetta Ceriello (English) ePortfolios and paperless editing for introductory writing classes		Inés Miyares (Geography) Developing an online course: Population Geography
	Dong Shin Chang (Theater) Incorporating clickers in theater courses		Dennis Robbins (Curriculum & Teaching)
	Maria Cornelio (Romance Languages) Incorporating online text analysis into an English<>Spanish stylistics course		Christine Rosalia (Curriculum & Teaching) NYC Mediascapes
	Kelle Cruz (Physics) Developing engaging online labs for Astronomy 101		Jessica Rothman (Anthropology)
	Terrie Epstein (Curriculum & Teaching) Multimedia teaching units for preservice history and social studies teachers		Dana Sylvan (Mathematics) Using online tutorials and discussion boards to manage a large introductory statistics course
	Ann Gaba (Nutrition) Documenting competencies in public health nutrition with ePortfolios		Aine Zimmerman (German) ePortfolios in language, literature, and culture courses taught in German and English

FITT Projects 2010

	Anne Ediger (Curriculum & Teaching) with Jennifer Samson Multimedia case studies for teaching English language learners with special needs		Maria Pereira (Biology) Human anatomy digital video modules
	Nicholas Freudenberg (Urban Public Health) with Stacey Plichta Delivering an online class on campuses in three cities		Laura Sue Phillips (Art) The Digital Sketchbook
	Karen Greenberg (English) The English Department “Technology Exploratorium”		Stacey Plichta (Urban Public Health) with Nicholas Freudenberg Delivering an online class on campuses in three cities
	Wendy Hayden (English) Using ePortfolios in a first year writing course		Jennifer Samson (Special Education) with Anne Ediger Multimedia case studies for teaching English language learners with special needs
	Yang Hu (Curriculum & Teaching) Implementing ePortfolios in the Masters in Literacy program		Melissa Schieble (Curriculum & Teaching) Demonstrating competencies with ePortfolios
	Síocháin Hughes (Art) Emotive empowerment: Personal reaction as a tool for understanding art		Debbie Sonu (Curriculum & Teaching) Teaching social justice issues to elementary school students: Video case studies for education students
	Abigail Jewkes (Curriculum & Teaching) Narrated PowerPoint presentations to enhance online class sessions		Devon Turner (AFPRL) Using web site development and voice tools to enhance written assignments
	Roberta Kilkenny (AFPRL) A library of tutorials for online databases		Cynthia Walley (Educational Foundations) Creating an engaging online course: Family Counseling
	Kam Man Kenny Kwong (Social Work) Wiki and blog assignments to enhance student engagement and online class participation		Mariann Weierich (Psychology) Web tools to enhance learning in clinical psychology
	Howard Lune (Sociology) Creating a hybrid course: Social Movements		Jeanne Weiler (Educational Foundations) A hybrid approach to a capstone course
	Janet Patti (Curriculum & Teaching) Course redesign: Leadership to Enhance Human Resources

FITT Projects 2009

	Ronnie Ancona (Latin) Interactive Technologies for Teaching Latin: Text Annotation and Audio Recording		Tom McIntyre (Special Education) Video Podcasts to Teach Positive and Effective Management of Classroom Behavior
	Angelo Angelis (History) Hybrid and Online Versions of an Introductory History Course		Jeffrey Parsons (Psychology) with Sarit Golub, Virginia Valian, & Phillip Zeigler Using Clickers To Enhance Student Experience in a Large Lecture Course
	Judith Aponte (Nursing) Supporting Student Interaction with Discussion Boards and VoiceThread		Karen E.S. Phillips (Chemistry) A PowerPoint Presentation Assignment for an Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Class
	Laura Baecher (Curriculum & Teaching) An Online Tutorial for Novice Teachers		Maria Rodriguez (SEEK) Using PowerPoint and Collaborative Blackboard Tools to Orient Students Towards Success
	Markus P. Bidell (Educational Foundations & Counseling) Developing a Web-based Counseling Course		Judith Rosenberger (Social Work) with Irene Chung Case Vignettes in Teaching Clinical Practice
	Irene Chung (Social Work) with Judith Rosenberger Case Vignettes in Teaching Clinical Practice		Cullen Schaffer (Computer Science) Screencasts for “Programming for Everyone”
	Sandra Clarkson (Statistics) with Bill Williams Encouraging Faculty Development Using Blackboard Communities		Arlene Spark (Nutrition) Capstonepedia: A Web Resource for Master’s Students in Public Health
	Allan Frei (Geography) with Deborah Gardner Creating a Web-based Resource for the Black Rock Forest at Hunter		Jean-Jacques Strayer (Library) with Brian Lym & Lauren Yannotta “Information Literacy Commons:” Integrating Middle States Standards across the Curriculum using Blackboard Communities
	Elaine Gale (Special Education) Vodcasts for Teaching and Learning		Bill Williams (Statistics) with Sandra Clarkson Encouraging Faculty Development Using Blackboard Communities
	Deborah Gardner (Teacher Academy) with Allan Frei Creating a Web-based Resource for the Black Rock Forest at Hunter		Jason Wirtz (Curriculum & Teaching/English) Digital Storytelling
	Sarit Golub (Psychology) with Jeffrey Parsons, Virginia Valian, & Philip Zeigler Using Clickers To Enhance Student Experience in a Large Lecture Course		Virginia Valian (Psychology) with Sarit Golub, Jeffrey Parsons, & Phillip Zeigler Using Clickers To Enhance Student Experience in a Large Lecture Course
	Mark Hauber (Psychology) Data Collecting On the Go		Lauren Yannotta (Library) with Brian Lym & Jean-Jacques Strayer “Information Literacy Commons:” Integrating Middle States Standards across the Curriculum using Blackboard Communities
	David Julian Hodges (Anthropology) Using Rich Media to Expand the Horizons of Introductory Anthropology Students		H. Philip Zeigler (Psychology) with Sarit Golub, Jeffrey Parsons, & Virginia Valian Using Clickers To Enhance Student Experience in a Large Lecture Course
	Brian Lym (Library) with Jean-Jacques Strayer & Lauren Yannotta “Information Literacy Commons:” Integrating Middle States Standards across the Curriculum using Blackboard Communities

FITT Projects 2008

	Kelly Anderson (Film & Media Studies) with Martin Lucas ePortfolios in a Large Digital Media Course		Lina Newton (Political Science) Increasing Interaction with Multimedia Presentations, Web-Based Simulation Assignments, and Online Office Hours
	Ahmed Bawa (Physics) Developing an Online Component for Physics 101		Claudia Orenstein (Theatre) Creating a Database of Images and Video Clips for In-Class Use
	Anthony Browne (Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies) Designing Collaborative Activities Incorporating Historical Images and Audio		George Patterson (Social Work) Using Blackboard to Share Resources in a Research Course Sequence
	Erica Childs (Sociology) Engaging Students with Wikis and Interactive PowerPoint Presentations		Roger Persell (Biological Sciences) A PowerPoint Presentation Assignment for an Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Class
	Elizabeth Danto (Social Work) “HBSE Online”: An Educational Community for a Large Multi-Section Course		Cynthia Roberts (Political Science) with Jennifer Dwyer A Blackboard-Based Course Model for Faculty Teaching POLSC 115
	Jennifer Dwyer (Political Science) with Cynthia Roberts A Blackboard-Based Course Model for Faculty Teaching POLSC 115		Randye Rutberg (Geography) Virtual Field Trips Using Google Earth
	Ann Ebe (Curriculum & Teaching) Using Blogs in a Course on Bilingual Literacy		Leighsa Sharoff (Nursing) SimMan: High Fidelity Patient Simulation in a Clinical Practice Course
	Veronica Gregg (Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies) Redesigning a Blackboard Course Site to Support Critical Thinking and Close Reading of Literary Texts		Trudy Smoke (English) An Online Community for English 120 Instructors
	Daniel Hurewitz (History) Creating Dynamic PowerPoint Presentations and Interactive Assignments for a History Survey Course		Charles Tien (Political Science) eSim: A Web-Supported, Role-Playing Election Simulation
	Leigh Ann Jones (English) Creating Community with Wikis and Online Writing Assignments		Ellen Trief (Special Education) Podcasts for Teaching Special Education Concepts
	Lawrence Kowerski (Classical & Oriental Studies) A Web-Based Tool to Guide Student Writing		Lauren Yannotta (Library) Developing a Blended Course in Information Literacy
	Martin Lucas (Film & Media Studies) with Kelly Anderson ePortfolios in a Large Digital Media Course