Pedagogy Wednesdays

• How Can Faculty Benefit from CAST(opens in a new tab) (information provided by Monica Colbert)
• All Things Accessibility(opens in a new tab) (materials and resources from Mike Johnson’s presentation)
• Problem Solving in the Classroom with Students with Disabilities(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Christina Castronovo and Kelly Ann Pena)
• Metacognition in the Classroom(opens in a new tab) and resource packet(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Diana Epelbaum)
• Writing Across the Curriculum(opens in a new tab)
• Developing Brave Spaces in the Classroom(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Rebecca Pinard and Sarah Nelson Wright)
• Digital Accessibility Initiative(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Mike Johnson)
• Reaching Our Students on the Autism Spectrum(opens in a new tab) and Handout (a presentation by Christina Castronovo)
• Generation Who: Strategies and Practices for Teaching Generation Z(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Laura Tropp and Lorraine Martinez-Novoa)
• Teaching with Technology Luncheon, featuring:
• Gunjali Trikha, Assistant Professor of Marketing - The Benefits of Teaching with Technology(opens in a new tab)
• Brian Rocco, Director of the Library - Using Open Education Resources (OER): TopHat and Lumen Learning(opens in a new tab) (email brocco@mmm.edu to access the Blackboard shell account showcasing these services)
• Rabindra Rai, Webmaster - Key Resources:
• Faculty Portal(opens in a new tab)
• ClassClimate(opens in a new tab) (view student surveys)
• Website Editing Tips(opens in a new tab)
• Box(opens in a new tab) (file storage and sharing)
• IT info(opens in a new tab)
• Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degrees and Open Educational Resources (OER) Luncheon, featuring Dr. Michelle Ronda (Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY and MMC alumna):
• Dr. Ronda’s PowerPoint (with hyperlinks) - .ppt(opens in a new tab)
• Pedagogical Framework for OER/ZTC Course Redesign (PDF)

 

 

Check out the titles of past Pedagogy Luncheon titles for a sample of what our events are all about:

Spring 2021

How Students Learn

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Lindsay Green (Academic Access), and C-TIE Fellows Magda Maczynska and Nava Silton will explore with us what faculty need to know about how students learn best.

Share Your Technology Toys

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

We invite faculty to share what technology is making their top-10 pedagogy lists.

Assessing Student Learning

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Pielah Kim and Corey Liberman will ease our burdens by reviewing what learning assessment is all about and how best to use the process to our advantage.

Teaching a Double Block

Monday, March 1, 2021

Those of us who have taught the “three-hour block” will share tips on how to use the time in engaging and creative ways.

Teaching a Blended Course

Monday, April 5, 2021

New York City Seminar leaders and others who use NYC in their teaching will share tips about how to blend classrooms.

Spring 2019

Accessibility: Michael Johnson

Working with Students on the Autism Spectrum: Christina Castronovo

Gen Wha? Laura Tropp and Lorraine Martinez-Novoa

Brave Spaces and Discussions about Race (Part II): Rebecca Mattis-Pinard

Fall 2018

Teaching with Technology: Brian Rocco and Rab Rai

Innovative Teaching: Nava Silton, Ceilia Feilla, Catherine Cabeen, and Diana Epelbaum

Brave Spaces and Discussions about Race (Part I): Sarah Nelson Wright and Rebecca Mattis-Pinard

Spring 2018

What’s New with C-TIE: Fellows Tahneer Oksman, Nava Silton, Gunjali Trikh and Edrex Fontinella

How to Detect “Fake News”! Tahneer Oksman and Mary Brown

Free Books: Open Educational Resources: Michelle Ronda (BMCC)

Fall 2017

Supporting Students with Disabilities: Diana Epelbaum, Diana Nash, and Lindsay Green

Using Digital Tools in Pedagogy: Gunjali Trikha and Lorraine Martinez-Novoa

The International Student Experience: Michael Salmon and Alison Eassa

Spring 2017

Innovative Assignments: Bringing Term Papers and Final Exams into the 21 ^st Century: Tahneer Oksman, Julie Huntington, and Biba Sampoli-Benitez

Innovative Inclusivity: Strategies for Dealing with Real-Classroom Scenarios: Sarah Nelson Wright

Innovative Media: Developing Media Literacy in the Classroom Jessica Blatt, Gunjali, and Lorraine Martinez-Novoa

Fall 2016

Inclusivity Survey Results: Putting Them to Work: Jill Stevenson, Peter Schaefer, and Magda Maczynska

Putting NYC in New York City Seminars: Julie Huntington, Sarah Nelson Wright, Ann Jablon, Nava Silton, Hallie Cohen, and Vandanda Rao

Grading Creativity: The Objective in the Subjective: Dan Hunt, Hallie Cohen, and David Mold

Spring 2016

Alternative Approaches to Grading: Jessica Blatt and Rebecca Sperling

Writing Across the Curriculum (and in the Disciplines): Tahneer, Matt Bissell, Monica Colbert, Magda Maczynska, Sharmaine Brown, and Sandra Hurtes

Putting Digital into Digital Pedagogy: Katherine D. Harris (San Jose State University)

Open Educational Resources: Brian Rocco and Mary Brown

Fall 2015

Hybrid Classes: The Best of Both Worlds? Biba Sampoli-Benitez

The Teaching Apprentice: A Model for Expanding Upper-Level Teaching and Learning Opportunities for Students: Brad Herling, Ann Jablon, and Linda Solomon

Bust a Move: Kinesthetic Learning and the Liberal Arts: Catherine Cabeen

Spring 2015

Notes on Note-taking: Sam Berkule, Meg Shakibai, and Jens Gierfsdorf

Playing Games in College: Serious Learning through Play: Jessica Blatt

Designing Tests to Tap Higher Order Thinking: Carrie Ann Biondi

Fall 2014

Mental Health and the College Population: Paul Grayson and Sarah Weinberger-Litman

Blogs, Wikis and Instagram for Extending the Classroom Community: Erin O’Conner and Jill Stevenson

Scholarly Work and Public Interventions: Cheryl Paradis, Laura Tropp, and Sue Behrens

How (and Why) to Use Twitter in Your Class: Katie LeBesco (redux)

Spring 2014

Creating a Teaching Portfolio: Jenny Dixon

Using Classroom Space Innovatively: Jill Beier and Deirtra Hunter

Using BlackBoard in Hybrid and Online Teaching: BlackBoard reps and Brian Rocco

Thinking about Numbers: Lia Margollin and Richard Garrett

How (and Why) to Use Twitter in Your Class: Katie LeBesco

Fall 2013

Promoting and Grading Class Presentations: Mike Colvin, Ale Leri, Lauren Brown, and Tami Stronach

The Joy of Rubrics: Michelle Ronda, Brad Herling, and Phil Meyers

Tools for Teaching Excellence: Laura Tropp, Carrie Ann Biondi, and Andreas Hernandez

Using Plagiarism Detection Software: Mary Brown

Spring 2013

High Impact Practices for Classroom Group Work: Julie Huntington and Corey Liberman

Expanding Student Literacies: Sue Behrens, Hallie Cohen, Millie Falcaro, and Beth Shipley

Supporting Neurodiverse Students: Alan Cohen, Diana Nash, and Nava Silton

Class Interaction with Mobile Phones: Katie LeBesco

Fall 2012

Pedagogy Mentoring Cluster Wine and Cheese Reception

Pointers on Peer Observation: Martha Sledge

Teaching Oral Communication Skills: Ann Aguanno, Adrienne Bell, David Linton

Minimalist Marking? Taming the Grading Beast: David Mold, Rosemary Nossiff, and Vandana Rao

Think You Know BlackBoard? Brian Rocco and Michelle Ronda

Spring 2012

Ten Tips for Teaching First-Year Students: Cecilia Feilla

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Carrie Ann Biondi

Civic Reflection through Poetry: Ed Grippe (Norwalk CC)

Is the Text Dead? Approaches to Class Readings: Jessica Blatt, Leslie Levin, David Linton, Biba Sampoli-Benitiz, Jill Stevenson

Practicing Prezi Presentation Software: Matthew Slaats and Betsy Barre

Fall 2011

Writing for Learning: Magda Maczynska

Easy Tech Tools for Teaching and Learning: Rebecca Mushtare

Attack of the POD People: Sue Behrens and Katie LeBesco

Publishing on Pedagogy: Jen Brown, Jens Giersdorf, Corey Liberman, Sue Behrens, Magda Maczynska, Katie LeBesco

Pedagogy Mentoring Cluster Luncheon and Debriefing