Archive | Assignments & exams

Tool Talk | January 19, 2016

Encouraging students to read what you assign… slowly and closely with Actively Learn

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Assignments & exams, Online writing and reflection

Professor Kristen Hodnett uses Actively Learn to help students engage with their reading assignments.

Assess It! | November 30, 2015

Students as researchers: Using Google’s DocuViz to learn about how you write

By ACERT and Andrew Laudel
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams, Group work, Online writing and reflection

Students use DocuViz, a Google app that visualizes how documents evolve, to explore the fundamental questions: what do you do when you write, and why?

Event Capsules | November 17, 2015

Embedding a librarian in your class

By ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Library

Our October 8 Lunchtime Seminar featured three pairs of faculty and librarians who have collaborated on semester-long pedagogical projects. In this event capsule video, you'll hear two of these pairs (Elizabeth Geltman and John Pell; Iris Finkel and Jeff Allred) give a synopsis of what they talked about.

ACERT Connections | November 16, 2015

Chemistry meets education

By ACERT
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams

Hear about how Lindsay Portnoy (Education) and Mandë Holford (Chemistry) met at an ACERT event and embarked on a series of collaborations, including cross-class assignments and the development of an educational game.

Tool Talk | November 3, 2015

Conversations and reflections around video with Vialogues

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Assignments & exams, Rich media & presentation tools

Find out how Hunter faculty are using Vialogues, an online tool that encourages dialogues around video.

Assess It! | October 14, 2015

Danish educational humor: Part 3

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

Reflections on the award-winning video "Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding," which illustrates John Biggs' theory of "constructive alignment."

Assess It! | October 7, 2015

Danish educational humor: Part 2

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

Reflections on the award-winning video "Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding," which illustrates John Biggs' theory of "constructive alignment."

Teaching Tips | October 6, 2015

A librarian in the classroom

By ACERT and Iris Finkel
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Online writing and reflection

Hunter librarians can work with faculty and students throughout the semester, attending classes and assisting students in less traditional ways.

Assess It! | September 30, 2015

Danish educational humor: Part 1

By ACERT and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

Reflections on the award-winning video "Teaching Teaching & Understanding Understanding," which illustrates John Biggs' theory of "constructive alignment."

Tool Talk | August 26, 2015

Borrowing tools from journalists

By ACERT and Stephanie Margolin
Topics : Assignments & exams, Mapping, Online writing and reflection, Rich media & presentation tools

As an academic librarian who teaches students about research, I often look to journalists to give me research ideas for my students. Here are some new ideas from Columbia's "the 11 best journalism experiments."