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Event Capsules | September 28, 2020

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ACERT Fall 2020 Lunchtime Seminar (Resources and Links)

By ACERT
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Hybrid classes, Online classes, Pedagogy, Uncategorized

During Fall 2020, ACERT will continue to offer online lunchtime seminars online. Recordings, resources, and links from previous seminars are archived on this page in the tables below.

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 | August 24, 2020

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Discussion-Based Courses Faculty Working Group

By ACERT
Topics : Hybrid classes, Online classes, Pedagogy, Student Engagement

The Faculty Working Group on discussion-based courses consisted of 23 colleagues from 14 disciplines. Led by Lisa Marie Anderson and María Hernández-Ojeda, the group used a Padlet to get to know each other and a Blackboard site to collect, share, and discuss materials. We met on Zoom every Wednesday afternoon from July 15 to August 5.

News and Announcements | June 30, 2020

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Summer 2020 Faculty Working Groups

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Pedagogy

Faculty working groups are cohorts of instructors who meet together to develop their online or hybrid syllabi and activities for Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. Each group will have a different teaching focus and be led by experienced Hunter faculty who will help participants share ideas, problem-solve, and support one another through their syllabus design process. Groups will meet online at least four different times with meetings including a mixture of whole-group discussion, individual consultation, individual work time, and whole-group presentations. At the end of the last group meeting, participants will share their course syllabus and some of the activities they created. Participants who attend all sessions, complete their course syllabus, and present to the group will receive a stipend.

News and Announcements | March 22, 2020

ACERT Online Lunchtime Seminar

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Online classes, Online meetings, Provost, Technology

Dear Colleagues,

We may be physically distant, but we can still have lunch together! As we transition to online teaching, ACERT will offer online lunchtime seminars on a variety of topics. The seminars will be discussion-based and provide ample time …

Event Capsules | February 21, 2020

When history comes to life: an experiential pedagogy conference

Reinvigorating the Humanities through Interdisciplinary, Experiential and CLIL Pedagogy: “When History Comes to Life” in the World Language Classroom and Beyond

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Pedagogy

The Teachers on Teaching group centered their 2019 workshop around experiential pedagogy that focuses on historical content. Organized by Monica Calabritto, Paolo Fasoli, Kelly Paciaroni, and Julie Van Peteghem, “When History Comes to Life: Experiential Pedagogy in the World Language and Social Sciences Classrooms” attracted a hybrid audience of instructors ranging from middle and high school to college on November 15, 2019 at Hunter College. The nature and content of the event bridged all levels of instruction beautifully and stimulated a continued dialogue in ongoing efforts to sustain world language studies and keep the Humanities alive and flourishing in our educational system.

News and Announcements | February 18, 2020

2020 CUE Conference & OER Showcase Request for Proposals

By ACERT
Topics : Open Educational Resources, Pedagogy

2020 CUE Conference and CUNY OER Showcase. OER to Open Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning Empowered (March 20, 2020) For those of you wishing to submit a proposal for this conference, the deadline has been extended till Thursday, February 20th.

Event Capsules | February 11, 2020

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TSC January 2020: Discussing The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux, by Cathy N. Davidson

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Assessment, Open Educational Resources, Pedagogy

In this year’s ACERT Teaching Scholarship Circle (TSC) we read and discussed Cathy N. Davidson’s book The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux. In her book, Davidson argues that university educators must substantially change how we teach in order to help our students succeed “in our age of precarious work and technological disruption.” Through our reading and discussion of her book, we analyzed and critiqued her transformational vision for higher education in America, and drew lessons for how we support students at Hunter and how, in Davidson’s words, “we can educate students not only to survive but to thrive amid the challenges to come.”