Archive | Student Engagement

Event Capsules | May 3, 2019

Ungrading: Rethinking Assessment in the Classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Pedagogy, Student Engagement

On March 7, the Lunchtime Seminar turned to the idea of ungrading, as a means of questioning not only how we grade, but why we grade in the first place. Could there be better practices for encouraging deep learning on the part of students?

Event Capsules | April 25, 2019

ACERT Event Capsule – Learning at the Museum Across Disciplines

By ACERT
Topics : Learning outside the classroom, Student Engagement

Hunter’s central location and partnerships with cultural institutions in the city greatly facilitate learning opportunities at the museum. In this ACERT Event Capsule, Monica Calabritto (Romance Languages), Fiore Sireci (English), and Joanne Spurza (Classical and Oriental Studies) discuss how they have incorporated museum activities into their courses and curriculum.

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.

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)

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

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

Thursday
Jan 10, 2019
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
C105 HN

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

Presenter(s): Tatyana Khodorovskiy (Mathematics and Statistics), Jamison Miller (Lumen Learning), Aine Zimmerman (German)

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

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

Tuesday
Jan 8, 2019
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

Presenter(s): Ann Fiddler (CUNY Open Education Librarian), Alexandra Gil (Hunter College Library), Andrew McKinney (CUNY OER Coordinator), Mari Watanabe (CUNY Director of Undergraduate Education Initiatives and Research)

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

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

Monday
Jan 8, 2018
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

Creating, Utilizing, and Assessing OER Materials and Courseware

Presenter(s): Ann Fiddler (CUNY Open Education Librarian); Scott Gentile (Mathematics and Statistics); Alexandra Gil (Hunter College Library); Matthew Gold (CUNY Graduate Center); Tatyana Khodorovskiy (Mathematics and Statistics); Janette Klein (Biological Sciences); Andrew McKinney (CUNY Open Education); Jamison Miller (Lumen Learning); Charles Tien (Political Science); Mari Watanabe (Undergraduate Education Initiatives and Research); Aine Zimmerman (German)