Archive | Pedagogy

News and Announcements | September 12, 2018

Preparation for Teaching Online: A Foundational Workshop for CUNY Faculty

By ACERT
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Events, Hybrid classes, Online classes, Opportunities

We invite you to participate in a CUNY-sponsored workshop to prepare faculty for online and hybrid course instruction, offered by the faculty development team at the School of Professional Studies (SPS). This workshop will model effective design and facilitation skills and addresses design issues, pedagogical approaches to teaching online and hybrid courses, as well as organization and management of an online class.

Event Capsules, Teaching Hacks | August 20, 2018

ACERT Teaching Hack – Embodied Teaching

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Group work, Student Engagement

In this ACERT Teaching Hack, Alyson Greenfield (English Department) employs “unconventional” teaching methods to enliven the classroom and student experience as a whole.

What We’re Reading | July 3, 2018

Banner graphic reading “Teaching Double Negatives” over a grayscale image of seated classroom participants

Teaching Double Negatives: Disadvantage and Dissent at Community College

By ACERT
Topics : Student Engagement

Robert Cowan, Acting Assistant Dean for Program Development, Assessment & Review at Hunter College (and longtime friend of ACERT), recently published a book titled, Teaching Double Negatives: Disadvantage and Dissent at Community College. The book asks whether exploring narratives that subvert dominant Western paradigms of progress in classrooms enables students to re-narrate and represent their lives.

Event Capsules | May 31, 2018

ACERT Event Capsule – Designing an Accessible Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Student Engagement

Kristen Hodnett (Special Education), Antonia Levy (School for Professional Studies), Louis Olander (Special Education), and Gina Riley (Special Education), discuss how they use principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create welcoming, usable, and accessible courses for students with a broad range of characteristics, including students with disabilities.

Teaching Hacks | May 11, 2018

ACERT Teaching Hack – Finishing Strong

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Group work, Student Engagement

In this Teaching Hack, Paul McPherron (English) discusses his end-of-semester activity that encourages students to reflect on what they've learned throughout the course. This activity prompts students to think about what they might want to take with them into their future studies and careers, and it gives Paul feedback as to what they liked most about the course and what could be improved.

ACERT Connections | March 26, 2018

Microphone centered against a softly blurred background with the text “OPEN@CUNY” at the top.

Thoughts on Pedagogy and OER Development: A Faculty-Driven Approach

By ACERT
Topics : Open Educational Resources, Pedagogy

Madeline Cohen, Assistant Professor and Head of Reference at Leonard Lief Library at Lehman College, summarizes a recent ACERT Lunchtime Seminar, and gives her take on the future of OER.

News and Announcements | February 9, 2018

CUNY & SUNY Open Educational Resources (OER) Showcase

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Open Educational Resources

Registration is now open for the upcoming CUNY/SUNY OER Showcase, taking place on March 23rd at the Baruch College Vertical Campus Conference Center, that will feature faculty panels and informational breakout sessions from across New York City and State.

| December 22, 2017

ACERT Event Capsule – Close Looking and Teaching Students to Read Images – Part 2

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Learning outside the classroom

In this Event Capsule, Caitlin Mondello (CUNY Graduate Center), Caitlin Hennigsen (The Frick Collection), discuss visual culture and "close looking" activities developed by Frick staff and used in Hunter undergraduate courses.