Archive | Pedagogy

Learning From Each Other: Engaging Students as Peer Teachers

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Group work, Pedagogy

Tuesday
Oct 9, 2018
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

Learning From Each Other: Engaging Students as Peer Teachers

Presenter(s): Caitlin Ho (HCAP), Christina Medina-Ramirez (Skirball Science Learning Center)

Caitlin Ho from HCAP will discuss the development of the HCAP Leaders Program and Christina Medina-Ramirez, Director of the Skirball Science Learning Center will talk about the ways peer tutors are used in the learning center. [Details...]

New Ways To Write, Publish, and Collaborate

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Online writing and reflection, Pedagogy, Technology

Thursday
Oct 4, 2018
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

New Ways To Write, Publish, and Collaborate

Presenter(s): Mason Brown (Libraries), Sarah Chinn (English), Anne Donlon (Modern Language Association), Jennifer Samson (Special Education)

In this Lunchtime Seminar, we will hear from Anne Donlon who will discuss open access and the future of faculty publications and collaborations. Next, Jennifer Samson will present resources found on the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) and ways in which faculty can use the NCFDD programs to collaborate. Sarah Chinn will discuss her work as an editor for the journal Radical Teacher and their decision to move from a print to a web-based, open-access format. Finally, Mason Brown will introduce the web platform CUNY Academic Works that allows researchers an open-access space to publish and promote their work to a wide audience. [Details...]

Small Teaching Part I: Roundtable Discussion on Teaching and Learning

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion, Group work, Pedagogy

Tuesday
Oct 2, 2018
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

Small Teaching Part I: Roundtable Discussion on Teaching and Learning

Presenter(s): Jeff Allred (English); Shiao-Chuan Kung (ICIT); Stephanie Margolin (Library); Paul McPherron (English); David Petrain (Classics); Sarah Ward (Libraries)

Drawing on ideas in James Lang’s 2016 book Small Teaching and his blog in The Chronicle of Higher Education, ACERT Steering Committee members will lead a roundtable discussion that covers key points from Lang’s writing and offers seminar participants new ideas that they can try in their courses today, tomorrow, or next semester. [Details...]

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.

Creative Uses of Whiteboard Apps

By ACERT
Topics : Learning outside the classroom, Rich media & presentation tools

Wednesday
Aug 22, 2018
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Online - register for details

Creative Uses of Whiteboard Apps

Presenter(s): Nancy Guerrero (TTLG)

Join us for an online workshop where we will show you how Hunter professors use mobile and web-based annotation tools to present lessons, to provide media feedback and to demonstrate how to solve problems in math and chemistry. [Details...]

Making Your Digital Content Accessible

By ACERT
Topics : Course design

Monday
Aug 20, 2018
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Online - register for details

Making Your Digital Content Accessible

Presenter(s): Nancy Guerrero (TTLG)

The Principles of Universal Design can be used to make digital content more accessible to all users. In this workshop, you will learn about best practices for creating and designing accessible MS Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDF files. We will also discuss options for adding closed captions and subtitles in Youtube and Amara, a web-based subtitle editor for video captioning and translation. [Details...]

What We’re Reading | July 3, 2018

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.