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Spring 2018 Course Prep Bootcamp

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Come to the CTL and get ready for the Spring semester. Bring your syllabus and questions!

The CTL staff helps part-time and full-time faculty think through:

-Assignments

-Classroom management/policies

-Experimenting with technology

-Fostering classroom discussion

-Active learning techniques

-Low-cost/free course materials

-Creating interdisciplinary activities


Courses in the face-to-face, hybrid and on-line formats are welcome. Stop by for a few minutes or stay the whole time. Come to one or multiple sessions. 

Spring 2018 Course Prep Bootcamp

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Come to the CTL and get ready for the Spring semester. Bring your syllabus and questions!

The CTL staff helps part-time and full-time faculty think through:

-Assignments

-Classroom management/policies

-Experimenting with technology

-Fostering classroom discussion

-Active learning techniques

-Low-cost/free course materials

-Creating interdisciplinary activities


Courses in the face-to-face, hybrid and on-line formats are welcome. Stop by for a few minutes or stay the whole time. Come to one or multiple sessions. 

Spring 2018 OER Initiative Seminar

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Building on the success of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s current OER Initiative, part of a grant-funded CUNY-wide effort to support Open Educational Resources (OER) and zero textbook cost courses, this spring we will be offering a semester-long seminar to help faculty learn about, develop, and potentially adopt OER and zero cost course materials. Faculty who participate in all sessions will receive $300 in compensation, and those who complete the seminar and adapt a course to meet the zero textbook cost designation in CUNYFirst for summer and/or fall 2018 will be eligible for an additional $700 for a total of $1000.  (Faculty who adapt a course outside of this timeline may be eligible for compensation at a later date.)* Full and part time faculty, as well as Graduate Teaching Fellows, from all disciplines are welcome. Fill out our Google form HERE to get on our mailing list to participate.

Session I: What are OER?

2-hour session; week of February 5

In this session we will introduce attendees to and differentiate between OER and zero cost materials. We will focus on OER specifically as an opportunity to revisit pedagogical approaches, raise student information literacy, introduce a wider variety of course materials, and embrace interdisciplinarity. Prior to this session, we encourage faculty to consider which course, or courses, they would be interested in converting to OER.

Session topics include:

  • Copyright issues and open licensing
  • Remixable content
  • Textbook networks such as OpenStax and the UMN Open Textbook Library
  • Thinking beyond just textbooks to OER as any number of different course materials

Session: II: Why OER?

2-hour session; week of March 5

In session two we will discuss the pedagogical value of using OER instead of textbooks, and also how the openness of OER creates a different relationship to education than zero cost.  Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about other faculty’s experience of the OER conversion process. We will also raise the issues of student access and usability questions when thinking about OER pedagogy. Prior to this session we encourage faculty to think about elements of their existing syllabi that could be converted to OER.

Session topics include:

  • What are textbooks for and why do we rely on them?
  • The pedagogical advantages of using OER
  • Why choose true OER over zero cost materials?
  • Mobile/Digital friendly materials vs. traditional paper-based materials

Session III: OER How-to

1-hr one-on-one meeting; March or April, by appointment

In these one-on-one sessions, faculty will get personalized, hands-on help with OER strategies and tools. The goal is to equip each participant the skills to develop OER materials and convert their course to zero textbook cost. Prior to meeting with an OER fellow, faculty are encouraged to think about, gather, and/or begin to develop OER/zero cost materials, and to consider which platform they might want to use for any digital course materials.

Session topics will be individualized based on faculty needs

Session IV: Spring OER Showcase

2-hr session; week of April 30

In the final session, we will hear from faculty in the OER Initiative who implemented their OER and zero cost materials during the spring 2018 semester. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak to and ask questions of participating faculty members in an informal, collegial setting.

*Please note that the amount and timing of all compensation is contingent upon the status of the workload report. Total amount of compensation, and timing of the payment might need to be adjusted to be compliant with workload rules.

Apply: Baruch College COIL Faculty Fellows Program

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Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Faculty Fellows Program at Baruch College 2017-2018

COIL Defined | Faculty Fellow Program Structure | Eligibility | Application Form

 

The Office of Global Initiatives at Baruch College is pleased to announce the launch of the Baruch College Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Faculty Fellows program. Working closely with the Center for Teaching and Learning and with support from the Baruch Technology and Computer Center (BCTC), the program will provide faculty support in the development of COIL-type courses. COIL is a term coined by the SUNY COIL Center to describe “the four essential dimensions of real virtual mobility: it is a collaborative exercise of teachers and students; it makes use of online technology and interaction; it has potential international dimensions; and it is integrated into the learning process.” The program is modeled on similar programs at the University of Washington at Bothell and Xavier University in Ohio.

In keeping with the Strategic Plan 2013-2018 goal to “Deepen Engagement with the World Outside the Campus,” the Office of Global Initiatives’ aim is to provide support for programs that will enhance students’ global engagement opportunities. The COIL Faculty Fellows program will allow a group of faculty members (approximately 5 in Year 1) to learn about Collaborative Online International Learning, develop strategies for incorporating it into their courses and ensuring that students on campus can interact virtually with students and faculty overseas to gain cross-cultural skills and develop a more global outlook.

The COIL Faculty Fellows program provides an option for faculty who want to add a global dimension to a current course or for those who want to build a new course with a foundation grounded in global engagement. COIL Faculty Fellows from all disciplines and all schools (Marxe, Weissman, Zicklin) are welcome to apply. Although many faculty members will automatically assume that only courses in the humanities and social sciences would provide a good fit for the COIL model, the SUNY COIL Center has documented several collaborations across disciplines, including the humanities, management and entrepreneurship.

COIL Defined

COIL, also referred to as globally networked learning and virtual exchange, is a teaching and learning paradigm that promotes the development of intercultural competence across shared multicultural learning environments. Through the use of Internet-based tools and innovative online pedagogies, COIL fosters meaningful exchanges between university-level teachers and students with peers in geographically distant locations and from different lingua-cultural backgrounds. Our method links a class at one institution with another at a college or university in another country or cultural setting. COIL enhanced courses are bi-lateral and team-taught by educators who collaborate to develop a shared syllabus that emphasizes experiential and collaborative student-centered learning. In most cases students are enrolled, charged tuition (if any), and awarded grades only at their home institution. While the COIL component takes place solely online, the individual courses may be fully online or, more often, are offered in blended formats with traditional face-to-face sessions taking place at both schools.

A key element of COIL is the development of intercultural communicative competence and it is important to note that interaction alone is not sufficient for developing this competence.

Intercultural competence must be intentionally addressed by the educators collaborating to develop the exchange in the way they design tasks and student learning outcomes. Although you may have international experience and consider yourself interculturally competent, as may your partner, this does not necessarily mean you have the knowledge and skills to translate these competences into tasks that will promote their development in your students.

Source: SUNY COIL Center: Guide for COIL Course Development

Faculty Fellows Program Structure

Interested Baruch College faculty will have the opportunity to be part of this new program’s initial cohort of approximately five (5) COIL Faculty Fellows starting in spring 2018. We will start accepting applications right after our launching event on October 12th during Online Learning Week at Baruch. Application deadline will be November 17th, 5pm.

The semester-long program will require:

1. Attendance at three Spring 2018 workshops tentatively scheduled on (exact time TBD) Fridays in:

  • Feb 16, 2018: What is COIL?; Identifying Partners + Collaboration Expectations (Timeframe: 2 hours). The goal of this workshop is to introduce COIL, establish goals for the fellows program and provide support/strategies in engaging overseas collaborators or strategies for identifying collaborators. For applicants without collaborators, the Office of Global Initiatives can assist with the identification of collaborators via current Baruch College partner universities and the World Cities World Class (WC2) University Network. The day workshop will also cover building international communicative competencies.
  • March 23, 2018: Syllabus Design + Student Group Projects (Timeframe: 3 hours). The goals of this workshop are to provide tools for incorporating COIL principles into syllabus design, as well as ways to plan and coordinate the joint projects that underpin the cross-cultural experience.
  • April 20, 2018: Platforms + Technology (Timeframe: 3 hours). The goal of this workshop is to introduce Fellows to a range of platforms and technology that could provide the foundation for exchanges with your overseas partner and students. A roundtable of tech tools will be provided in response to the needs that Fellows express prior to the workshop, as well as opportunities to try these tools.

2. Completion of assignments ahead of workshops to allow focused-time on workshop activities

3. Engagement/collaboration with an overseas faculty partner to co-develop a course

4. Integration of COIL principles into course syllabus during summer of 2018

5. Commitment to teach a “COIL-type” course in the 2018-2019 academic year

Faculty selected for the program will receive:

  1. Structured support via the workshops and informal support via the Office of Global Initiatives and the Center for Teaching & Learning. If requested, Fellows may be assigned a CTL liaison for additional support.
  2. Summer salary ($3,000) while revising course syllabi incorporating COIL components.
  3. Priority when applying to the Baruch Global/COIL Travel Grant Program. The Baruch Global/COIL Travel Grant Program will be aligned with the Baruch COIL Fellows program and provide travel funding for Baruch faculty traveling abroad to meet with COIL collaborators on ongoing course projects.

Eligibility

COIL Faculty Fellowships are open to any full-time Baruch College faculty members who plan to design a new COIL course or incorporate COIL principles into an existing course.

Prior Hybridization Faculty Fellows are encouraged to apply.

All applicants must commit to teaching a COIL course within the next academic year (2018-2019).

Application Form

Application Instructions: Please respond to the following questions by November 17th, 5pm. Cut and paste the following into an email message and submit to global@baruch.cuny.edu.

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Name

Email Address

Department

Name and number of course to adapt to COIL

Name of collaborator and university. If you don’t have a collaborator, please name the region/country or language preference.

Did you participate in the CTL Hybridization Seminar? If yes, please reference the year and the course(s) that you have hybridized.

Semester in which you plan to teach your COIL course: Fall 2018 or Spring 2019?

Proposal Statement (300 to 500 words): Please tell us about the course you’ve proposed as a COIL course. Describe the qualities that would make it a good choice for incorporating COIL principles.Describe how incorporating COIL would enhance your students’ cross-cultural engagement opportunities. Briefly describe a sample assignment or potential tools/technology that may be used.

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Finalists will be contacted by email in order to arrange an informal meeting with the COIL Senior Faculty Fellow and the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives. COIL Faculty Fellows will be contacted by Denis Dyshko, Interim Assistant Director of Global Initiatives for the meeting. 

Upcoming Event – “What are best practices teaching multilingual writers & speakers?”

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Baruch’s student body has a significant number of students who are multilingual and who may be experiencing the American educational system for the first time. How do we strengthen the communication skills of these students? How do we encourage class participation and design assignments that engage all of our students? What are resources that the college offers to help students and faculty?

Join us in a CTL Conversation cosponsored by Tools for Clear Speech and The Writing Center 

Wednesday, Feb. 15th, 4:00-5:00pm in NVC 14-270

and/or

Thursday, Feb.16th, 12:30-1:30pm in NVC 14-267

Both conversations will include consultants from Tools for Clear Speech and the Writing Center who specialize in teaching English as a second language (TESOL). Faculty are welcome to attend just one or both of the conversations and to drop in and leave at any point during the session. Refreshments available. RSVP appreciated but not necessary at https://goo.gl/forms/Llb3a7OV4qJxFE2w2.

Technology Pilot for Poll Everywhere and VoiceThread – Apply by Jan. 16

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All faculty are welcome to apply to participate in a pilot using the classroom response system Poll Everywhere and/or VoiceThread for multimedia discussion forums. This pilot is being led by Prof. Kannan Mohan, who has received a project grant from the Provost’s office to look at how these technologies might impact teaching. Pilot participants will receive access to one or more of the technologies. In exchange, participants in the pilot will be asked to provide feedback.

To apply, answer this short questionnaire (https://goo.gl/C2LxXc) if you are interested in participating in a pilot program to try one or both of these in one or more of your classes. Please respond before January 16, 2017 so that there is enough time to get everything ready to start using these technologies this coming spring semester.

Faculty who have been using the clickers that the college has provided from TurningPoint are particularly encouraged to apply for the PollEverywhere pilot. TurningPoint is changing its business model. Up until recently, Baruch was able to purchase the hardware of the clickers and could then lend them out free of charge to our students. The company is shifting this model wherein they will now charge a software licensing fee of over $30 per student. In addition to the high price, the college’s funding source for the college does not allow the purchase of software for individuals. Therefore, TurningPoint’s new business model would require faculty to pass this cost along to the student. While the older clicker software still works in our classrooms, it seems like a matter of time when we upgrade Office it might stop working without purchased licenses. This has prompted us to look for alternatives. As part of this grant, Prof. Mohan is working on studying how Poll Everywhere might fit our campus’s needs.

Faculty who have been using discussion boards (on BlackBoard) and/or Blogs@Baruch might find the VoiceThread pilot of interest. Typical discussion boards (blackboard’s and others) support text-based discussions. VoiceThread helps introduce voice in discussion forums.

We may be able to run this pilot during spring 2017 and/or Fall 2017 semesters. Please choose the ones that might fit your needs.

For further questions, please contact Prof. Kannan Mohan at kannan.mohan@baruch.cuny.edu.

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