Tag Archives | feedback

Thoughtful Thursdays – Peer Observation when the Class Session is Online

By ACERT
Topics :

Thursday
Oct 8, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details

Thoughtful Thursdays - Peer Observation when the Class Session is Online

Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching)

In this session we will discuss how observation practices need to shift to be able to provide meaningful feedback when the instruction is online--both synchronous and asynchronous, while still keeping within the parameters of our approved peer observation protocols. [Details...]

If at first you don’t succeed: What we learn from failure

By ACERT
Topics : Discussion

Tuesday
Feb 28, 2017
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

If at first you don’t succeed: What we learn from failure

Presenter(s): Stephanie Margolin & Sarah Ward (Hunter College Libraries)

Are you ready to talk about your failures in the classroom? In this workshop we will reflect on our failures in a supportive environment using active learning strategies. [Details...]

Teaching Tips | November 3, 2016

Coffee & Pedagogy on First Fridays: Developing a discussion group focused on teaching in the library

By ACERT and John Taylor Pell
Topics : Discussion, Library

You might not know this, but librarians at Hunter do a good bit of teaching. We manage hundreds of invited class sessions every semester as well as many sections of a semester long credit-bearing research course. We teach first year students and doctoral students and everything in between. We care about teaching well and we want to get better at doing it. One thing we do to improve our teaching is set aside a dedicated time each month to get together with colleagues in our department and talk about it.

Assess It! | May 6, 2015

The need for feedback

By ACERT and Lindsay Portnoy
Topics : Assess student work, Close the loop

Research indicates that when properly constructed, rubrics provide valuable feedback, engaging students in critical thinking, and offering support for developing writers. But how can you construct rubrics that help students improve their work on successive drafts?

Student Reflections | March 4, 2015