Adventures in Ungrading: The Community College Experience

What are your students actually learning from your course? Are your students intrinsically motivated to deepen their learning and content knowledge, or extrinsically motivated to play the game of getting a good score and grade? “Ungrading” is a growing movement in higher education that critically questions the conventional grading system and traditional forms of assessment.

Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work’s Critical Feminist Social Work Roundtable: “Social Work and Reproductive Justice”

We will hear Dr. Zakiya Luna, Dr. Stephanie Begun, and Dr.Erica Goldblatt Hyatt discuss their use of critical feminisms in social work research. Dr.Mery Diaz, faculty in City Tech's Human Services department and Editorial Board member at Affilia, will moderate. This webinar is hosted and co-sponsored by the New York College of Technology's Human Services Department, Gender

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

Scholar on Campus Presentations

You are cordially invited to a special event honoring both the 2022-2023 Scholar on Campus, Professor Diana Samaroo and the 2020-2021 Scholar on Campus, Professor Hamid Norouzi. Join us for a celebratory hors d’oeuvre reception at 5:00 pm in the lobby of the New Academic Building (285 Jay Street). The reception will be followed by the Scholar on Campus presentations at 6:00 pm

Open Hearing for SET BS and CET AAS Program Proposals

CET Department invites you to join an open hearing on its new SET(Software Engineering Technology) BS and changing existing EMT AAS to CET AAS program proposals. Click the following link to join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85361941258?pwd=ZXFQOWl5UWU0RzgweGpwczRyeEJ4dz09 Zoom Meeting ID: 853 6194 1258 Passcode: 070571 Please go to College Council OpenLab website for the latest version of

Seeking Faculty Facilitators for New City Tech 101 Workshops — Info Session

Dear City Tech Faculty Members: Are you interested in helping new City Tech students gain the knowledge and skills they need to be successful?Have you ever wished new students were better prepared to navigate college?Have you ever wondered how to better connect students with City Tech resources?Are you ready to get students fully engaged in

Faculty Friday: Show & Tell – teaching tips!

Stop in for a short take or stay for the hour. Share your favorite success and take away something new to enhance your teaching. Representatives from WAC, READ, OpenLab, and others will be there to share tips, too. Register here and a ZOOM link will be sent immediately to your inbox.