Archive | Assessment

Assess It! | May 17, 2017

Diagnoses from the Quantitative Reasoning Fellows

By ACERT and Robert Cowan
Topics : Assess student work, Assessment, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

At the May 3, 2017 Assessment Breakfast, Hunter’s 2016-17 Quantitative Reasoning Fellows (QRFs), Ernesto Garcia, Richard Gustavson, and Rachel Perlin presented “Using Diagnostic Exams to Run Semester-Long Assessment.”

Assess It! | November 10, 2016

Assessment is collaborative: Librarians and compositions work together to assess student’s research projects

By ACERT and Stephanie Margolin
Topics : Assess student work, Assessment, Map to assessments

Library instruction can be different from other college teaching. At the same time, librarians are urged to prove our impact. But how, in this model, do we measure our impact? What does successful library instruction look like?

Assess It! | October 27, 2016

Reflection: “Rubrics: An Undervalued Teaching Tool”

By ACERT and Nikki Nagler
Topics : Assess student work, Assessment

Creating a well thought-out, comprehensive rubric takes work; but the effort is worth it. Rubrics, when used correctly, have a number of benefits. They have been shown to help students become more aware of their learning process and progress, improve student performance, and help instructors quickly and consistently assess assignments from student to student.

Cornerstones for Teaching and Research: Faculty Resources at Hunter College – CANCELED

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment

Thursday
Nov 10, 2016
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
425 E 25th St, Gebbie Room

Cornerstones for Teaching and Research: Faculty Resources at Hunter College - CANCELED

Hunter College Libraries, Office of the Provost, the Office of Research Administration, and the Academic Center for Excellence in Research and Teaching (ACERT) are hosting a series of events that will bring faculty members together with representatives from college-wide offices and departments that offer resources for faculty research and teaching. Each department will provide information and details about their resources in an informal setting, with ample time for questions and discussion. [Details...]

Cornerstones for Teaching and Research: Faculty Resources at Hunter College

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment

Tuesday
Nov 8, 2016
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1007 HW

Cornerstones for Teaching and Research: Faculty Resources at Hunter College

Tool Talk | October 6, 2016

Enhancing student engagement using Airserver

By ACERT and Manashi Chatterjee
Topics : Assess student work, Data visualization, Lectures, Mobile apps and devices, Student Engagement

Traditional methods of teaching organic chemistry via lecture do not provide active learning opportunities for students. Instead, meaningful learning occurs when students are encouraged to participate and work on problems rather than waiting to copy instructors’ answers. We report how the use of “iPad with AirServer” in an organic chemistry lecture course can make student thinking visible.

Assess It! | September 29, 2016

Assessment in Action in Hunter’s learning communities

By ACERT and John Taylor Pell
Topics : Assessment

A project conceived by the 2014-2015 Assessment Fellows made an appearance at the ACRL Assessment in Action poster session at the annual meeting of the American Library Association this summer. The project was an effort to activate Hunter’s learning communities by fostering deeper collaboration between faculty in the library and in the first-year writing program.

What We’re Reading | April 19, 2016

Make It Stick

By ACERT, Mark Bobrow, Stephanie Margolin and Meredith Reitman
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams, Course design

Members of the ACERT community share their responses to "Make It Stick." This book challenges conventional thinking about student learning, with a particular focus on how inefficient and unproductive strategies and practices are often reinforced by educators.

Exploring Student Learning: Assessment Day 2016

By ACERT
Topics : Assess student work, Close the loop, Identify outcomes, Map to assessments

Wednesday
Apr 20, 2016
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Chanin (B126 HW)

Exploring Student Learning: Assessment Day 2016

Presenter(s): Manashi Chatterjee (Chemistry), Jennifer DeGregorio (English), Bryan Dowling (Psychology), Kirsten Grant (Chemistry), Stephanie Margolin (Library), Maria Nelson (Special Education), Elizabeth Wall-O'Brien (Advising)

Come hear the 2015-2016 Assessment Fellows talk about their use of assessment to innovate within their courses and programs. [Details...]

Assess your program: Find out what your majors are really learning

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment

Wednesday
Mar 9, 2016
10:00 am - 11:30 am
1203 HE

Assess your program: Find out what your majors are really learning

Presenter(s): Meredith Reitman (Office of Assessment and ACERT)

Come learn how to design, implement and learn from program assessment to get better information about what your majors know and are able to do once they graduate. [Details...]