Archive | Technology

Guided exploration: Module-making for hybrid/online courses

By ACERT
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Course design, Learning management systems, Online meetings

Monday
Jan 11, 2016
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
402 TH

Guided exploration: Module-making for hybrid/online courses

Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (ICIT) Nancy Guerrero (ICIT)

Participate in a week-long guided exploration on building or refreshing your hybrid and online courses in January. We will work intensively to support you as you create and complete one online learning module for a course you will be teaching in Spring, Summer or Fall 2016! [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?

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...]

Tool Talk | November 3, 2015

Conversations and reflections around video with Vialogues

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Assignments & exams, Rich media & presentation tools

Find out how Hunter faculty are using Vialogues, an online tool that encourages dialogues around video.

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.

Creating mini-lectures for your hybrid, online and flipped classes

By ACERT
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Lectures, Rich media & presentation tools

Wednesday
Nov 18, 2015
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
E016, Brookdale Campus

Creating mini-lectures for your hybrid, online and flipped classes

Presenter(s): Donna Nickitas, Nancy Guerrero (TTLG), Marty Dornbaum (HPEC)

Many professors create short videos or screen-recordings as part of hybrid, online and flipped courses. These “mini-lectures” can be used to introduce students to a class or online module; to explain how to solve a problem; or to demonstrate how to navigate a website or use a software program. [Details...]

Tool Talk | September 16, 2015

Using online conferencing tools in your classes

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Online meetings

If you are thinking about incorporating online conferencing tools in your class, you may be wondering how to use these tools effectively. Here are some questions to consider.

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."

Teaching Tips | August 17, 2015

Giving students a warm welcome

By ACERT and Shiao-Chuan Kung
Topics : Asynchronous teaching, Course design, Rich media & presentation tools

The first day and week of a course can set the tone for the whole semester. Here are some ideas about how to introduce your course to your students and help them get ready for a new semester.

Student Reflections | May 7, 2015

Integrating technology and assessment

By ACERT and Nikki Nagler
Topics : Assess student work, Polling & testing tools

As educators integrate technology into their pedagogy, they should also consider integrating it into their assessment practices. Technologies such as clickers, online quizzes, and multimedia assessments can add value to current practices.