Playful Pedagogy in Higher Education Spring 2022 Series

Co-sponsored by CUNY/Hunter College and Professors at Play! All on Zoom! What does it mean to be a "playful professor"? Can gamelike aspects be woven into projects that address serious topics?  What role does play have in the learning of adult students?  We will explore these questions, be inspired, gain loads of new teaching ideas, and

STEM Pedagogy Institute (SPI) at the CUNY Graduate Center

CUNY faculty from all disciplines who are teaching STEM-related courses are invited to become STEM Pedagogy Fellows (SPFs), to work with colleagues from across the CUNY system to develop, refine, and implement inclusive and employment-oriented strategies in their courses. The SPI will meet for three days in June 2022, and then regularly throughout the Fall

Call for Applications: 2022-2023 Mellon TLH Faculty Fellows

We are pleased to open applications for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Andrew W. Mellon Transformative Learning in the Humanities Faculty Fellows (Mellon TLH Faculty Fellows).Please share this announcement widely with your CUNY colleagues and visit our website for the full call for applications.Mellon TLH Fellows will work together to share and develop active, creative, participatory

Pirate Queens at City Tech

In celebration of Women’s History Month in March, City Tech will be hosting an event for author Leigh Lewis and illustrator, COMD’s own Sara Gómez Woolley on their National Geographic book tour for Pirate Queens the Dauntless Women who Dared to Rule the High Seas. Join illustrator Sara Gómez Woolley and author Leigh Lewis for

Ungrading and Alternative Assessment: An Interactive Workshop

This month’s Mellon Transformative Learning in the Humanities (TLH) Workshop is facilitated by Jesse Stommel, cofounder of Digital Pedagogy Lab and Hybrid Pedagogy: “Ungrading” means raising an eyebrow at grades as a systemic practice, distinct from simply not grading. It does not mean loss of “rigor” but, rather, means reconsidering the assumptions that underlie grading.

Got Kognito?

Join us for an interactive discussion on how to navigate student challenges and acquire the CUNY Kognito Workshop Certificate on mental health wellness. We will be doing the actual Kognito simulation workshop,

41st Annual Literary Arts Festival Writing Competition

Please encourage your students to submit their work to the 41st Annual Literary Arts Festival Writing Competition! Students may submit their work at: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/literaryartsfestival/submission-guidelines/And, save the date for the 2022 Literary Arts Festival featuring Layli Long Soldier on March 24th, 4:30 to 6:30 pm on Zoom. Layli Long Soldier is an Oglala Lakota poet whose 2017 Whereas received many