You want to incorporate new strategies for engaging your students and cultivating community in your class, but where to begin? Consider taking inspiration from your Baruch colleagues. In this session, we'll do a live tour of three CTL resources (Teach OER, Teach Hybrid, and the Active Learning Strategies repository) that feature teaching materials developed and […]
This will be a place to recap our experiences teaching during the pandemic and think about our methods going forward. We’ll introduce some perspectives in narrative and trauma-informed pedagogy and generate low-stakes reflection, with the storytelling approach of the popular website A Journal of the Plague Year as an example. The purpose of this conversation is to validate your experience, whatever it was. Let’s connect in solidarity about the complexities of the time and learn more about each other.
Hosted by Cathy Kawalek. Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdu2trzoiEtFJUaWpcQcBWGCYyOfLNrMm After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
A course syllabus is often your first line communication with students. For many students, the syllabus is not only an introduction to what they can expect from the course, but also a reference guide on what they need to do to get through the semester. Two common beliefs about the syllabus permeate academia: syllabuses must […]
It’s important that your students have multiple and diverse opportunities to engage with each other and the course material. And it’s especially vital that they feel part of an understood pacing and schedule in the class, and are able to pinpoint their place in the progression of your curriculum. This workshop, facilitated by CTL staff […]
Hosted by Cathy Kawalek. Register in advance for this meeting:https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocu-hqjotHdAgFMbDZSKoYDNuvzCN6uWq After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
In this hands-on workshop you will learn to create icebreakers and build community in your class with StoryMap JS. Baruch faculty from a range of disciplines have been successfully experimenting with this storytelling tool which works for any narrative with a geographical component. We invite you to this stand-alone session where you will learn what a […]
Hosted by Cathy Kawalek. Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErc-CgrzgtG9ANQmgOFJljOjxB3wIMicjS After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Want to launch a class blog? Join us learn the fundamentals of using Blogs@Baruch in your classes. This workshop will not expect any previous experience with these tools, and will help you launch your first site or assignment. For Blogs@Baruch, we will cover: How to log in How to register a site Visibility Settings Posts, […]
Hosted by Cathy Kawalek. Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpde6rrTkvEtBlhbarc-q1aHDU8fth6_0A After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Want to launch a class blog? Join us learn the fundamentals of using Blogs@Baruch in your classes. This workshop will not expect any previous experience with these tools, and will help you launch your first site or assignment. For Blogs@Baruch, we will cover: How to log in How to register a site Visibility Settings Posts, […]
Session #2: Building Student Engagement/Participation into Scaffolded Assignments After several semesters of teaching online, we’re eagerly anticipating a mix of online, hybrid, and in-person courses for Fall 2021. From our work with faculty, the results of the CTL Student Survey, and our discussions with colleagues across the college, it’s clear that Baruch College values learning […]
Online learning can be an isolating experience for students and faculty, which makes it especially important to create a virtual classroom environment that is welcoming to all and provides space for meaningful human interactions. This session is an opportunity to connect with faculty across various disciplines who are preparing to teach online and to share […]
Setting up and upgrading Zoom for your online and hybrid classes. Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocOqvrD0vGtF8zyT08OyjW9ba5RgRWfdQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Research in educational psychology prominently highlights the importance of students taking a more ‘active’ and ‘agentic’ role in the learning process, rather than merely being passive recipients of course content and lecture-based information. When they can ‘own’ it, they’ll be more likely to learn it and use it! Rooted in social-constructivist theory, this workshop, led […]
In preparation for the Fall 2021 semester, the CTL will host a series of synchronous online working sessions in concert with the 4 week Online Course Prep Guide*. These weekly zoom sessions will provide quiet time to virtually co-work on course prep. There will be breakout rooms available for discussion with a focus on topics […]
Setting up and upgrading Zoom for your online and hybrid classes. Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd--srj4iGdLeUwm9PbUo-J_wExgNJxj_ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
In this workshop, we'll explore methods of utilizing students' most available technology, the cell phone, as an asset in class instead of a distraction—and consider other ways that we might take common course policies and adapt them to foster active learning and student presence.
Options for teaming in Zoom classes. Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtduytqjouEtJLQmviYudvNRjtlewrkA4w After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Session #3: Considering Student Engagement in Your Assessment Approach After several semesters of teaching online, we’re eagerly anticipating a mix of online, hybrid, and in-person courses for Fall 2021. From our work with faculty, the results of the CTL Student Survey, and our discussions with colleagues across the college, it’s clear that Baruch College values […]
Integrating Zoom and your syllabus for student engagement. Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdeCoqD8jE9dMjIzk882UwxBr7nkT7bLO After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Review of Zoom basics for class planning Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvdequqT0vG9FDh5gR2ZTcV-QKk-XrMWDo After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
In preparation for the Fall 2021 semester, the CTL will host a series of synchronous online working sessions in concert with the 4 week Online Course Prep Guide*. These weekly zoom sessions will provide quiet time to virtually co-work on course prep. There will be breakout rooms available for discussion with a focus on topics […]
Setting up and upgrading Zoom for your online and hybrid classes Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuGqqz0qHtbyFZlH2k2hw39bh9BhiPtO After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Reporting Tools, Chat and Participant Box, Transcription, Recording Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlce2tpz4vHdCDXJQpvE25L-jFm-xxjNnT After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Options for teaming in Zoom online and hybrid classes Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqde6rrDgiHNLuUedxkS90gcjUPoFl3m1M After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
Review of Zoom basics for class planning Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqce2hrD4rHNT9nupWP8p2nIJAuyvwbSJs After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting
In preparation for the Fall 2021 semester, the CTL will host a series of synchronous online working sessions in concert with the 4 week Online Course Prep Guide*. These weekly zoom sessions will provide quiet time to virtually co-work on course prep. There will be breakout rooms available for discussion with a focus on topics […]
Starting and upgrading Zoom for your online and hybrid classes Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qf-ChqDgoG9xOa2t2wIE7kqOIkiX__T8N After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Integrating Zoom and your syllabus for student engagement Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpd-6hpjIjHN1mBumpX2jUyfMX5irMaq-R After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Reporting Tools, Chat and Participant Box, Transcription, Recording Host: Cathy Kawalek Register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsd-6hrjwjGNaeeY7l_MKNeCyK2ud5B1tS After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
In this session we'll give an overview of current academic policies on topics such as academic integrity, teaching on-campus, and using a web-camera. Hosted by Associate Provost Dennis Slavin; CTL Director, Allison Lehr Samuels; and Annie Virkus-Estrada, Associate Dean of Students. Please register in advance for this meeting: https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvcu-urDwsEtKdntT_3VnxZITnHufxWIQO After registering, you will receive a confirmation […]