Archive | Lectures

Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | August 21, 2022

Rows of colorful plastic chairs fill the frame in this eye-level, full shot. The chairs are teal, green, brown, red, yellow, and black.

Engaging Large Classes

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Lectures, Pedagogy, Polling & testing tools

Ways to create interactive moments in large classes.

Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | August 8, 2022

students sitting in a row, with notebooks open on their laps

Creating Interactive Moments in the Physical Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Group work, Lectures, Polling & testing tools

Ideas for engaging and checking in with students during in-person classes.

Event Capsules, Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | August 13, 2021

The ACERT and Center for Online Learning Resources and Tool Kit

By ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams, Asynchronous teaching, Course design, Discussion, Group work, Hunter Resources, Hybrid classes, Lectures, Online classes, Online writing and reflection, Pedagogy, Polling & testing tools, Social and sharing, Technology

A selection of recent resources created by ACERT and the Center for Online Learning for your online, hybrid, or in-person classes.

Teaching Tips | August 24, 2020

Resources from Summer 2020 Faculty Working Groups

By ACERT
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Discussion, Hybrid classes, Lectures, Online classes, Pedagogy

We provide links to resources that came out of the faculty working group meetings. In particular, the two faculty leaders of the Active Learning group, Julie Van Peteghem and Jeff Allred, compiled a robust group of resources in folders on a shared Dropbox site.

Event Capsules | October 20, 2017

ACERT Event Capsule – Active Learning is Lecturing⁻¹

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment, Course design, Discussion, Lectures, Map to assessments, Student Engagement

In this Event Capsule, Malcolm Campbell, Professor of Biology from Davidson College, discusses his October 10th presentations at Hunter College.

Tool Talk | October 6, 2016

Enhancing student engagement using Airserver

By ACERT and Manashi Chatterjee
Topics : Assess student work, Data visualization, Lectures, Mobile apps and devices, Student Engagement

Traditional methods of teaching organic chemistry via lecture do not provide active learning opportunities for students. Instead, meaningful learning occurs when students are encouraged to participate and work on problems rather than waiting to copy instructors’ answers. We report how the use of “iPad with AirServer” in an organic chemistry lecture course can make student thinking visible.

Tool Talk | May 4, 2015

Designing and creating slidecasts (Part 2)

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Things to think about when narrating and saving slidecasts - self-contained presentations combining images and narrations, which can be used in a variety of ways for teaching and learning.

Tool Talk | May 1, 2015

Designing and creating slidecasts (Part 1)

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Things to think about when planning and selecting tools for slidecasts - self-contained presentations combining images and narrations, which can be used in a variety of ways for teaching and learning.

Tool Talk | April 30, 2015

“Generation Z” presentation tools

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

Your students are Generation Z. Are you still asking them to make presentations with text heavy Generation X or Generation Y tools? Consider switching to assignments that include audio and video narrations synched to slides.

Tool Talk | April 27, 2015