Archive | Student Engagement

ACERT Connections | October 24, 2017

Hunter Taskscapes

By ACERT and Jeff Allred
Topics : Student Engagement

This week, ACERT invited two CUNY colleagues to campus, Maura Smale (Head Librarian, City Tech) and Mariana Regalado (Library, Brooklyn College). They presented their work on what they call, borrowing from social anthropologist Tim Ingold, the “taskscapes” of students from several CUNY campuses (including Hunter’s).

Event Capsules | October 24, 2017

ACERT Event Capsule – Student Taskscapes: Understanding CUNY Undergraduates’ Lived Experiences

By ACERT
Topics : Student Engagement

In this Event Capsule, Mariana Regalado (Brooklyn College Library) and Maura Smale (City Tech Library) discuss their presentations at an October 17th Lunchtime Seminar.

Event Capsules | October 20, 2017

ACERT Event Capsule – Active Learning is Lecturing⁻¹

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment, Course design, Discussion, Lectures, Map to assessments, Student Engagement

In this Event Capsule, Malcolm Campbell, Professor of Biology from Davidson College, discusses his October 10th presentations at Hunter College.

News and Announcements | August 25, 2017

Hunter College AANAPISI Project (HCAP) 2017 Fall Kickoff Event

By ACERT
Topics : Events, Student Engagement, Student Services

The HCAP Faculty and Staff invites you to the Hunter College AANAPISI Project (HCAP) 2017 Fall Kickoff Event. HCAP is funded by the U.S. Department of Education for the next four years to help support Asian American and Pacific Islander students at Hunter College through their college experience.

Teaching Tips | May 10, 2017

Nothing Succeeds Like Failure

By ACERT and Jeff Allred
Topics : Student Engagement, Technology

Narrative of instructive failed assignment as part of the Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy’s wonderful Teaching Fails feature.

Teaching Tips | April 19, 2017

Mentoring college students for graduate study

By ACERT and Keith R. Okrosy
Topics : Student Engagement, Student Services

Keith Okrosy from Student Affairs/Career Development Services lays out a wide range of resources available to Hunter students interested in graduate study.

Event Capsules | April 5, 2017

ACERT Event Capsule – Serious play: Games in the classroom

By ACERT
Topics : Course design, Student Engagement

We often think of play as the opposite of the work that we do in the classroom as teachers or students. However, in this Event Capsule, Leah Potter and Jeff Allred discuss using games to transform their pedagogy.

What We’re Reading | March 29, 2017