ACERT lunchtime seminars | Hunter College

Spring 2022

Dates	Title & Descriptions	Links
03/01/2022 12-1pm	Lessons Learned from Online Teaching Presenter: Vicki Lens (Social Work) In March of 2020 we embarked on a massive experiment in online learning. Did we like it? Dislike it? Did it change the way we taught? The quality of our relationship with our students? Our class evaluations? Drawing from a survey of faculty on their online teaching experiences we look back to what we learned, how it changed us, and what we can use going forward.	Lessons Learned from Online Learning Recording
03/03/2022 12-1pm	Assignment Redesign: The Why and the How Presenters: Sarah Ward, Jennifer Newman (Libraries), Jeff Allred (English), Jillian Báez (AFPRL) Sometimes an assignment just needs a little tweak, and other times we realize more work needs to be done to keep it relevant and effective. In this session, our faculty panelists will unpack the assignment redesign process: they will share why they felt the need to change a course activity and how they went about it.	Assignment Redesign Recording Part 1 Assignment Redesign Recording Part 2 Assignment Redesign Recording Part 3
03/08/2022 12-1pm	Using Google Sites for Program Based Information and Adjunct Support Presenters: Lacey Peters, Carmen Brown (Early Childhood)	Using Google Sites Recording
03/10/2022 12-1pm	Classroom and Other Communities on the CUNY Academic Commons Presenters: Laurie Hurson (Graduate Center), Maayan Barkan (Classical and Oriental Studies) and fellow CCI-2020 leaders Tomonori Nagano, Kazuko Saito, Shigeru Suzuki, Asako Tochika, Stefania Porcelli (Graduate Center) The CUNY Academic Commons, CUNY’s academic social network, has become a versatile platform for establishing and maintaining connections between students, faculty, and staff – a public or private space to host your course, share resources and ideas with colleagues, offer students a venue to publish their work, or create your own academic website. Join us to (re)familiarize yourself with the Commons’ main features, learn more about some exciting recent updates, and see some examples of how colleagues are using the platform. Example Websites: The Divine Comedy in English The Neapolitan Novels of Elena Ferrante Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY Professional E-Portfolio (Stefania Porcelli)	Classroom and Other Communities on the CUNY Academic Commons Recording Introduction to the CUNY Academic Commons Why I Use the CUNY Academic Commons CCI-2020 Project on CUNY Academic Commons
03/15/2022 12-1pm	The Flipped Classroom: Advancing Learning through High-impact, Evidenced-based Pedagogy Presenters: Donna McGregor (Chemistry, Lehman College), Elizabeth Klein (Special Education), Dongshin Chang (Theatre) In a “flipped classroom” new course content is introduced before class, so that class time can be dedicated to discussion, problem solving, and application of the material. Through active learning activities and peer instruction students gain a better conceptual understanding of the course content. In this panel long-time and more recent flipped classroom instructors will share their experiences and insights about this approach, and we will learn how the “flipped classroom” model works in different fields, class sizes, and course modalities.	The Flipped Classroom Recording The Flipped Classroom Presentation by Elizabeth Klein The Flipped Classroom Presentation by Donna McGregor
03/17/2022 12-1pm	Assessment and Exploring Student Learning Presenters: Kirsten Grant (Chemistry), Gabriela Smeureanu (Chemistry), Scott Gentile (Mathematics) Past and present assessment coordinators and fellows share how assessment can be used to demonstrate and improve student learning.	Assessment and Exploring Student Learning Recording
03/22/2022 12-1pm	Incorporating Student Identity, Purpose, and Belonging in the Classroom Presenters: Marcia Liu (HCAP and AASP), Paul McPherron (English) Research has demonstrated the powerful connection between positive student outcomes (e.g. GPA, retention, and graduation times) and college teaching activities that connect to students’ identities, race, and purpose. In this seminar, we will hear from recent participants of the HCAP Faculty Seminar Series, a series where instructors developed teaching innovations (e.g. class activity, assignment/project, teaching tool, etc) that help students develop a positive sense of their own identities, the internal motivation to complete college, and a greater sense of feeling that they belong to a community as a college student.	Incorporating Student Identity, Purpose, and Belonging in the Classroom Recording
TBD 12-1pm	Sharing Teaching Materials More Effectively Presenters: Matt Gold (DH and English, Graduate Center), Jeff Allred (English), Luke Walzer (TLC, Graduate Center) Enough wheels get reinvented each semester in college classrooms to reach the moon and back. Given that much of what we do as instructors lends itself to remixing, from syllabi to assignments to lesson plans and slide decks, how can we create “gift economies” in our teaching, sharing our work and borrowing/adapting others’ more widely and richly? Our panelists will discuss their ideas and experiences, with special emphasis on GitHub and the CUNY Academic Commons.	Postponed
03/29/2022 12-1pm	Virtual Reality and Simulation in the Classroom Presenters: Barbara Ravida (Nursing), Alexandra Plavskin (Nursing), Jason Moore (Television Radio, & Emerging Media, Brooklyn College), Ricardo Miranda (Film & Media) The metaverse is coming, or so we heard. With renewed buzz around virtual reality and immersive technology, let’s hear from colleagues who have been using virtual reality and simulation for a while in their teaching and creative work. Panelists will share how they apply this technology in their different fields to create effective learning experiences whether the students are in person or online.	Virtual Reality and Simulation in the Classrooms Recording
03/31/2022 12-1pm	Using Choice Boards with Undergraduate and Graduate Students - A Workshop Presenters: Gina Riley, Kathy Furlong Silverio, Virginia Gryta (Special Education) Choice boards are a great way to give undergraduate and graduate students choice regarding assignments, and can also be used for assessment purposes. In the first part of this workshop, we will review what choice boards are and how we use them in our classes. In the second part of the workshop, we’ll gather in breakout groups to create choice boards for immediate use in our online, hybrid, and in-person classes.	Choice Boards Resource
04/5/2022 12-1pm	JEDI Program Based Mission, Vision, and Values Presenters: Jody Polleck (Curriculum and Teaching), Joel Bloom (Office of Assessment)	JEDI program based mission, vision, and values Recording
04/7/2022 12-1pm	Open Conversation and Lunch! Presenters: You all! (No formal presentations are scheduled) Join us for an extra and final Lunchtime Seminar before Spring Break … with actual lunch! We will catch up with each other and hear how the return to campus / in-person teaching is going, and how ACERT and the Center for Online Learning can further provide support.

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