WAC: Minimal Marking and Effective Grading

This workshop offers strategies for minimizing time spent on grading while maximizing the effectiveness of written comments. Contact Program Directors:Prof. Samar ElHitt selhitti@citytech.cuny.edu or Prof. Nina Bannett nbannett@citytech.cuny.eduWAC OpenLab site and email wac@citytech.cuny.edu

Creating & Customizing O.E.R.

Learn more about O.E.R. at one of our workshops this Spring! How can free / open educational resources (O.E.R.) enhance your teaching and increase student access to course materials?

Creating & Customizing O.E.R.

Learn more about O.E.R. at one of our workshops this Spring! How can free / open educational resources (O.E.R.) enhance your teaching and increase student access to course materials?

City Tech celebrates HSI Week

As we approach our 25th anniversary of being an HSI, City Tech is kicking off the celebration of HSI week with a forum on Monday, September 13 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. Faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to discuss the role City Tech plays in improving access to education and advancing equity for traditionally underserved students. 

Faculty Friday: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

In recognition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Week please join a Faculty Friday discussion: Culturally Responsive PedagogyShare your experiences and hear from colleagues, including members of the newly-formed HSI Committee, as we consider curriculum, assignments, and strategies designed to empower, enrich, and acknowledge every member of our diverse community of learners. Suggested reading attached — see especially pages 12-14. Find this and a

Introduction to O.E.R. & the Open Textbook Library

You're invited to learn more about free and open educational resources (O.E.R.) and how they can support instruction and student access to course materials. Participants are encouraged to bring questions; no level of familiarity with O.E.R. is required. Workshops will be conducted remotely over Zoom.  This workshop will provide an introduction to open educational resources (O.E.R.) and get you started locating open

Call for Applications: Living Lab Gen Ed Seminar 2022

The seminar is designed to make General Education more visible in our classrooms and courses. Participants will explore, implement, and assess a variety of teaching practices proven to engage students using one of the four general education student goals evaluated by the AIRE in 2022-2023 AY: Oral Communication; Quantitative Literacy; Reading; Writing. A list of

Open Pedagogy: Ungrading

Please RSVP by commenting on this post. Please share this invitation with your colleagues! As higher education continues to demand rigor and productivity from its workers and students, we’re concerned with how institutional policies can better engage the material realities of many in the CUNY community. Difficulties in the classroom are compounded by ongoing investment in a “back-to-normal” paradigm that

Immersive instructional design workshop

Ten City Tech faculty will be selected to participate in a paid, virtual January immersive instructional design workshop in which they will learn about information literacy, reflect on discipline specific research practices and  Information Literacy (IL) skills, and be introduced to accessible Instructional Design (ID) principles. Participants will complete readings and participate in discussions (both