Archive | Pedagogy

Tool Talk | April 4, 2019

Using Gradescope at Hunter

By ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams, Technology

Gradescope excels as an on-line platform for automating the grading of programs. It allows immediate feedback on student work, and helps manage and organize paper and pdf’s. In this post, Katherine St. John discusses how she uses Gradescope in her classroom to streamline the grading process.

News and Announcements | March 19, 2019

Register as a presenter for “Lightning Talks on Teaching and Learning” on March 28th

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Events, Opportunities

For our final lunchtime seminar of the spring on March 28th (12-2pm in 1203 HE as always), ACERT will once again invite 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.

Tool Talk | March 11, 2019

Voicethread Upgraded: Now with Automatic Captions

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Assignments & exams, Discussion, Hunter Resources, Learning outside the classroom, Mobile apps and devices, Rich media & presentation tools, Student Engagement

If you have been using VoiceThread for mini-lectures or assignments, I bring good news! This presentation and discussion tool has been upgraded. From now on, all new audio and video content created on VoiceThread will have captions automatically generated a few minutes after the recording is uploaded.

Tool Talk | March 1, 2019

PlayPosit: A Remedy for the Passive Viewing of Videos

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Assignments & exams, Asynchronous teaching, Rich media & presentation tools, Student Engagement, Technology

How do you guide students through videos that you assign as part of their coursework? How do you help them focus on areas that an expert eye like yours would notice, but novice viewers might not? Interactive video tools such as PlayPosit and Edpuzzle might help. They can help you turn video-watching into an active learning experience for your students.

Place-Based Pedagogy in NYC: The City as a Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Learning outside the classroom, Pedagogy

Tuesday
Mar 12, 2019
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

Place-Based Pedagogy in NYC: The City as a Classroom

Presenter(s): Biao Jiang (Hostos); Francisco Fernandez (Hostos); Nora Almeida (City Tech); Jason Montgomery (City Tech); Charles Tien (Political Science)

At Hunter, along with other NYC-based educators, we often aspire to “use the city as a classroom.” The idea has obvious appeal to students, professors, and administrators alike. New York City’s museums, libraries, and performance spaces offer readymade settings for learning. But the idea of moving pedagogy “outside of the classroom” promises something more - an engagement with the material, cultural, and social landscape that exists beyond the city’s educational and cultural institutions. What are the opportunities afforded by this move? What are the challenges it entails? Professors from a variety of disciplines will discuss their experiences with place-based teaching in the city, from a pedagogical and practical / logistical standpoint. [Details...]

Teaching Tips | January 17, 2019

Open Educational Resources at Hunter Libraries

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Hunter Resources, Library, Open Educational Resources

Finding Open Educational Resources (textbooks, courseware, and ancillary materials which can be freely used, reused, and remixed) can be a daunting task. Adding to this frustration is the fact that OERs are as diverse as the disciplines which seek to employ them. There is no “one size fits all” OER. Enter the Hunter Library’s OER office and our showcase OER repository Open Educational Resources (OER): A Libguide. Though digital pedagogy, digital tools, and OER materials represent a paradigm shift in the way education is provided, the library continues to be the faculty’s guide to available resources and information technologies.

Teaching on the CUNY Academic Commons

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Discussion, Learning management systems, Open Educational Resources

Wednesday
Jan 9, 2019
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
C105 HN

Teaching on the CUNY Academic Commons

Presenter(s): Jeff Allred (English), Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages)

The CUNY Academic Commons has become a robust and flexible platform: a place for discussion, faculty collaboration, professional networking, private and public writing, communicating with your students, and storing your course materials. In recent semesters, some CUNY instructors have begun using the Commons as the learning management system (LMS) in their courses as an open education alternative to Blackboard. If you’re interested in hosting your course on the Commons next semester or simply want to learn more about the platform, please join us for an initial 2-hour guided exploration on Wednesday, January 9, 12-2pm. [Details...]

ACERT Connections | December 13, 2018

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.

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment, Course design, Open Educational Resources, Student Engagement

Thursday
Jan 17, 2019
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
C105 HN

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

Presenter(s): Joel Bloom (Hunter College Director of Assessment), Scott Gentile (Hunter College Mathematics and Statistics Assessment Coordinator)

ACERT invites faculty interested in Open Educational Resources and Cost Reduction to a Teaching Scholarship Circle on Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER materials and courseware. We will share experiences and ideas from leaders in learning innovation, librarians, and faculty in various fields. We’ll also explore tools for creating and sharing your own open materials as well as free and low-cost course management systems, how to use existing material to reduce course costs, and how to assess the effect this has on student learning. Faculty with any level of experience are welcome. [Details...]

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment, Course design, Open Educational Resources, Student Engagement

Tuesday
Jan 15, 2019
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
C105 HN

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

Presenter(s): Matthew Gold (CUNY Graduate Center), Janette Klein (Biological Sciences), Michael Guy (CUNY Interim University Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies), Charles Tien (Political Science)