WAC Workshop: Effective Assignment Design

This workshop will cover a number of assignment design strategies that emphasize active learning through student writing. Developing effective writing assignments helps students retain and critically think about course content. In this workshop, faculty will have the chance to discuss and enhance their own writing assignments. Where: Zoom. No registration required.  Please join us using the

City Tech Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP): Introduction and Discussion

More than ever, external funding can support your scholarship and teaching. The Office of Sponsored Programs is here to help! Come learn about available resources and processes – from assistance identifying appropriate funding sources, to proposal development, facilitating project start-up, and ongoing management. Time will be set aside for working directly with faculty. Watch the

Practicing Ungrading: Why and How with Susan D. Blum

The CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy’s Transformative Learning in the Humanities (TLH) program will be hosting a one-hour virtual workshop with Dr. Susan D. Blum, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame and editor of the collection Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)(West Virginia University Press, 2020). We would

WAC: Effective Assignment Design Workshop

This workshop will cover a number of assignment design strategies that emphasize active learning through student writing. Developing effective writing assignments helps students retain and critically think about course content. In this workshop, faculty will have the chance to discuss and enhance their own writing assignments.  Please register in advance using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdO-hpj4rHNBA6gGCPhRIKVkkpF94CBa5 After registering, you

Baruch College CTL Presents: Open-Source Digital Tools for Teaching March 2022 Seminar

Overview The Open-Source Digital Tools for Teaching seminar, hosted by the Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning, offers faculty an opportunity to discover and develop skills with technologies that will build engagement among students and faculty in and out of the classroom space. We’ll discuss the affordances of openly-licensed and accessible digital platforms that diversify

Pedagogy of Kindness Discussion Series: Call for Presenters

My name is Josh and I work in the Center for Teaching and Learning at Queens College. One of the many exciting projects that we put out during the pandemic is the Pedagogy of Kindness (PoK) discussion series. For the third iteration of PoK, I am thrilled to announce that we are expanding beyond our home campus and inviting

CUNY 1969 | Panel Event

What We Learn from a Year of Unrest, Student Activism, and the Struggle for Black and Puerto Rican Representation at CUNY Where: Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room NVC 14-280 Live stream will be available on the CTL’s YouTube channel Featuring: Registration required (in-person or live streaming). Limited seating available.

Promoting Equitable and Inclusive STEM Teaching and Learning

The CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy is excited to announce Summer Institute 2023 The institute aims to enhance equity and inclusion in STEM teaching and learning by examining the framework for building socially and culturally responsive pedagogy that implements the justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) principles. The institute seeks faculty who are motivated by a strong

Request for Proposals: New Green Economy Capital Funding Opportunity

The City of New York has generously provided $7 million in capital funding for CUNY to invest in equipment, infrastructure, and other resources that will enhance our academic and training programs related to the Green Economy workforce. Please review the Request for Proposals (RFP) which outlines the details of this opportunity. The RFP was developed in

WAC Workshop: Effective Assignment Design

This faculty workshop will cover a number of assignment design strategies that emphasize active learning through student writing. Developing effective writing assignments helps students retain and critically think about course content. In this workshop, faculty will have the chance to discuss and enhance their own writing assignments.   Note: Participants are encouraged to bring to the workshop an assignment they taught or