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General Resources for New Faculty

  1. Handbook for the Department of Political Science, Baruch College
  2. Adjunct Essentials V.10c (by Baruch College)
  3. Department Website and Contact Information
  4. New Hire Information and Procedures (TBA)
  5. FAQs for New Faculty (TBA)
  6. CUNYfirst: Roster Verification and Submitting Grades
  7. Improving Your Teaching Skills: Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning
  8. When Students Need Extra Support: Dean of Students Office
  9. Supporting Students in Crisis: Campus Intervention Team
  10. Baruch College Political Science Department – Student Survey: “Online Instruction Experiences During COVID-19”

Technology Resources (Also for Online Teaching)

  1. Using Your Office Phone Remotely
  2. Blackboard Basics (by Els de Graauw)
  3. Create a Test via Excel for Blackboard
  4. Blackboard Exam Converter (by New York Institute of Technology)
  5. Reset a Test Attempt in Blackboard
  6. Turnitin Assignments: Student Submission Process on Blackboard
  7. How to Manually Submit Students’ Papers to Turnitin via Blackboard
  8. How to View and Grade Turnitin Assignments in Blackboard
  9. Teaching with Zoom at Baruch College (by Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning)
  10. Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom
  11. Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom
  12. Creating Breakout Rooms in Zoom
  13. Online Teaching Resources (by Els de Graauw)
  14. Assorted Training Videos (by Els de Graauw)
  15. Training Video on Using Blogs@Baruch (by Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning)
  16. Training Video on Using Vocat (by Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning)

Pedagogical Resources (Also for Online Teaching)

  1. Minimum Expectations for Teaching in a Distance Learning Environment During COVID-19 (by Baruch College)
  2. Tips on Converting F2F Classes to Online Classes (by Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning)
  3. Course and Assignment Design (by Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning)
  4. Teaching Online Prep Guide (by Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning)
  5. Best Practices for Designing Online and Hybrid Courses (by Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning)
  6. Tips for Asynchronous Online Courses (by Els de Graauw)
  7. Tips for Synchronous Online Courses (by David Lindsey and Marcus Johnson)
  8. Tips to Promote Student Engagement (by Anne Subijanto from the Baruch Communication Studies Department)
  9. Quizzes, Tests, and Alternative Forms of Assessment (by Baruch Center for Teaching and Learning)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

  1. Sample Diversity Statements for Syllabi (by Brown University)
  2. Sample Diversity Statements for Syllabi (by Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. Inclusive Strategies Checklist (by University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Technology)
  4. Inclusive Learning Environment Strategies (by Iowa State University)
  5. Creating an Inclusive Syllabus (by University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence)
  6. Open Educational Resources at CUNY and Beyond

Sample Syllabi

  1. David Jones, POL 1101 (Fall 2019, Face-to-Face)
  2. David Lindsey, POL 2240 (Fall 2019, Face-to-Face)
  3. David Lindsey, POL 2240 (Fall 2020, Synchronous Online)
  4. Els de Graauw, POL 3318 (Fall 2020, Asynchronous Online)
  5. Gerasimos Karavitis, POL 2332 (Fall 2020. Synchronous Online/Face-to-Face)
  6. Marcus Johnson, POL 2260 (Spring 2020, Face-to-Face)
  7. Marcus Johnson, POL 2260 (Fall 2020, Online Blended)
  8. Myung-koo Kang, POL 3103 (Fall 2020, Asynchronous Online)
  9. Sally Sharif, POL 2260 (Fall 2020, Online Blended)
  10. Stephanie Golob, POL 2001 (Spring 2020, Face-to-Face)
  11. Sample Syllabus Template (by David Jones)