Archive | Online writing and reflection

The digital future of academic research and writing

By ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams, Online writing and reflection, Rich media & presentation tools

Friday
Mar 18, 2016
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

The digital future of academic research and writing

Presenter(s): Dennis Paoli (WAC Program Co-coordinator)

Faculty who have successfully used online platforms, digital formats, or multi-media in their courses will present their pedagogical models at each of the four sessions of the Digital Future of Academic Research and Writing. They will share their, and often their students', work, and their development models; we can all learn from their learning curves, and admire their creativity. [Details...]

The digital future of academic research and writing

By ACERT
Topics : Assignments & exams, Online writing and reflection, Rich media & presentation tools

Friday
Mar 4, 2016
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

The digital future of academic research and writing

Presenter(s): Dennis Paoli (WAC Program Co-coordinator)

Tool Talk | January 19, 2016

Encouraging students to read what you assign… slowly and closely with Actively Learn

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Assignments & exams, Online writing and reflection

Professor Kristen Hodnett uses Actively Learn to help students engage with their reading assignments.

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?

ACERT video rollout

By David R. dos Santos
Topics : Assess student work, Online writing and reflection, Rich media & presentation tools

Tuesday
Nov 17, 2015
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
1203 HE

ACERT video rollout

Presenter(s): ACERT

See a set of six short videos highlighting some of the wonderful ideas that came out of ACERT programming this year. [Details...]

Teaching Tips | October 6, 2015

A librarian in the classroom

By ACERT and Iris Finkel
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Online writing and reflection

Hunter librarians can work with faculty and students throughout the semester, attending classes and assisting students in less traditional ways.

Tool Talk | August 26, 2015

Borrowing tools from journalists

By ACERT and Stephanie Margolin
Topics : Assignments & exams, Mapping, Online writing and reflection, Rich media & presentation tools

As an academic librarian who teaches students about research, I often look to journalists to give me research ideas for my students. Here are some new ideas from Columbia's "the 11 best journalism experiments."

Student Reflections | May 5, 2015

Creating an ePortfolio

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

An ePortfolio is an online archive of an individual student’s academic career. Throughout the experience of creating one, I came to many realizations which all led to the same conclusion: ePortfolios are useful.

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."

Teaching Tips | April 16, 2015

Things to consider about using plagiarism prevention tools

By ACERT, Enercida Guerrero and Gina Cherry
Topics : Assignments & exams, Course design, Plagiarism prevention

Whether you’re thinking about using a plagiarism prevention tool like Turnitin or SafeAssign, or are already an active user, here are some questions you might want to consider.