Tag Archives | writing

Event Capsules, Teaching Tips, Tool Talk | May 22, 2023

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ChatGPT and Our Spring 2023 Teaching

By ACERT
Topics : Assessment, Assignments & exams, Pedagogy, Technology

Professors share how they've used ChatGPT in their assignments and activities this Spring.

News and Announcements | November 5, 2020

January 2021 Writing Retreat

By ACERT
Topics : Group work, Hunter Resources, Online writing and reflection, Research

Join us for writing workshops in January with great support system to get that writing for grant proposal, conference paper, peer-reviewed journal article, chapter or book moving towards completion!

Tech Tuesdays – Dropbox for the Win!

By ACERT
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Tuesday
Oct 27, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for more details

Tech Tuesdays - Dropbox for the Win!

Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages); Jeff Allred (English)

In this quick tech talk we will focus on CUNY Dropbox, the cloud storage available to students and faculty. We will discuss various ways to use Dropbox: share class materials (including large video files!), collect student work, and provide them quick or extensive feedback. Plus: Dropbox can be integrated into Blackboard! [Details...]

Tech Tuesdays – Using Book Creator and Manifold in the College Classroom

By ACERT
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Tuesday
Oct 20, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for online

Tech Tuesdays - Using Book Creator and Manifold in the College Classroom

Presenter(s): Gina Riley (Special Education); Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages)

Book Creator is an easy way students can create and publish their own book. It is usually used within the K - 12 classroom, but there are so many easy ways to use it effectively within the university space as well (and as a teaching tool!). Manifold is an open CUNY publishing platform that can be used to create OER textbooks and enriched editions, and publish student work. Let’s explore the different things that can be done with Book Creator and Manifold. [Details...]

Tech Tuesdays – Better Reading and Writing through Annotating: hypothes.is in the composition classroom

By ACERT
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Tuesday
Oct 6, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details

Tech Tuesdays - Better Reading and Writing through Annotating: hypothes.is in the composition classroom

Presenter(s): Renee Schaller (English); Jeff Allred (English)

Hypothes.is is a free/open platform for annotating digital texts of all kinds. We will explore some models for integrating it into your teaching on a regular basis, making both reading and writing more social and collaborative for students. [Details...]

Tech Tuesdays – Groupwork Management: Shared writing using Google Docs, Slides and BB Wikis!

By ACERT
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Tuesday
Sep 29, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online - Please register for details

Tech Tuesdays - Groupwork Management: Shared writing using Google Docs, Slides and BB Wikis!

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

Be able to quickly survey multiple groups at work at tasks in your course--both in live meetings and for asynchronous collaboration. In this quick tech talk, we will look at Google Docs, Google Slides, and BB Wikis as ways to manage groupwork interactive writing! [Details...]

Faculty Working Group (Writing Intensive Courses)

By ACERT
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Thursday
Jul 9, 2020
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online - Please register for details

Faculty Working Group (Writing Intensive Courses)

Presenter(s): Jack Kenigsberg (Rockowitz Writing Center, English) and Dan Harris (Philosophy)

This working group will focus on writing intensive courses and other courses with large writing requirements. Times and registration information are listed in the table below. Please register for the group and then you will receive details about how to join us. [Details...]

Assess It! | November 30, 2015

Students as researchers: Using Google’s DocuViz to learn about how you write

By ACERT and Andrew Laudel
Topics : Assess student work, Assignments & exams, Group work, Online writing and reflection

Students use DocuViz, a Google app that visualizes how documents evolve, to explore the fundamental questions: what do you do when you write, and why?

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?

Teaching Tips | April 24, 2015

Teachable moments in plagiarism

By ACERT, Stephanie Margolin, Wendy Hayden and Malin Abrahamsson
Topics : Assignments & exams, Online writing and reflection

Plagiarism can be a "teachable moment," both for students and for faculty. Scaffolded research assignments and supplementary exercises can address "inadvertent plagiarism."