1. Please comment on the tone of the first meeting.  Did you feel welcome in the virtual seminar? Any thoughts about how you were asked to introduce yourself using some of the source reading? 

2. Please share a concept, idea or feeling that resonated with you, either from: 1) The New College Classroom discussion, 2) Rebecca Mazumdar’s presentation,  3) George Larkin’s presentation or 4) Patricia Hickey’s presentation.

Comments are welcome and will be shared.

Discussion of Open Digital Pedagogy, Non-disposable Assignments, Open Education Resources (OER)
Jonas Reitz, Professor, Mathematics, Jody Rosen, Associate Professor, English

What resonated with you in this morning’s conversation?

How will you use non-disposable assignments to engage your students?

Please post three ideas that you are thinking of for your assignment/activity

Based on today’s presentations, what challenges come to mind in creating and assessing your Gen Ed-focused assignment/activity? (Feel free to add inspirations as well!)

*Please complete the post survey for Prof. But: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTMR2AbbD7rI_1iJ-yYg1hj6tCOU0KL-WztBRgdO-5Tk1b_Q/viewform?usp=sharing post work shop str

What resonated with you most from Dr. Katopodis’ presentation?

How comfortable are you with the development of your assignment/activity so far?

Place-based learning experiences can generate multi-faceted activities based on your discipline and observation and research of the space. Our place-based learning experience this seminar will be at the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) in DUMBO.

The city is our laboratory, we say, so when we visit, we want you to think about why we are visiting this place.  The Brooklyn waterfront and its transformations reflect the borough’s history. See Brooklyn Waterfront History (https://www.bkwaterfronthistory.org/), Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Please answer following questions:

Why does this place matter from your discipline?

Leave a question or fact that you think can be connected to the site from your discipline. 

Post your answer before we go on the site visit.

Logistics – Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)

We will meet at 55 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, the location of Empire Stores and the Museum of Food and drink.  Our tour will begin at 10:30, but please plan to arrive at 10:15.  To find MOFAD, walk directly across the lobby. To the left of the courtyard exit there is a glass vestibule; take the elevator within the vestibule to the 2nd floor (or the stairs outside in the courtyard) to reach MOFAD.  Butler at 40 Water Street is recommended for coffee.

Nearest subway: York Street on the F train; High Street on the A and C trains. 

Seminar 6 Final Presentation

Project Reminder

Looking forward to Thursday, we wanted to share some guidelines for the final presentation of your activity/assignment. 

Requirements/things to include:

• the specific indicator(s) in the Gen Ed Value Rubric your activity/assignment will address 
• 3-minute presentation summarizing your General Education-focused activity or assignment, including when in the semester it will be given  
• the learning objective from your course that the assignment addresses
• the aim of the activity  
• which one of the four General Education Learning Goals/Competencies (Oral Communication, Quantitative Literacy, Reading and Writing) your assignment addresses
• note if you are integrating a High Impact Educational Practice and/or Open Digital Pedagogy
• the specific indicator(s) in the Gen Ed Value Rubric your activity/assignment will address

The assignments/activities you develop and implement for the Living Lab General Education Seminar 2025 will be shared on L4: Living Lab Learning Library. Please review the link below for sample assignments. https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/l4/

As we come to the end of our seminar, please consider the questions below and post your answer as today’s final reflection.  

Discuss your experience of the seminar.

What is the role of reflection in your classroom practice?  

The following list of categories of reflections may be helpful.

40 Reflection Questions
https://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-stw-replicatingPBL-21stCAcad-reflection-questions.pdf

See the Agenda for full program.

Meeting 1: Introduction and Discussion of the Gen Ed Goals at City Tech | 01/14/2025

Meeting 2: High-Impact Educational Practices and Open Digital Pedagogies | 01/15/2025

Meeting 3: Assessment at City Tech | 01/16/2025 | Online

Meeting 4: Final Assignment Review | 01/21/2025 | Online

Meeting 5: Place-Based Learning | 01/22/2025

Meeting 6:  Final Presentations | 01/23/2025

Everyone, please reply to this post with your email and best phone number so we can continue our collaborations across the college.

Susan Phillip: sphillip@citytech.cuny.edu

Cell: 718-415-9832

Javiela Evangelista: jevangelista@citytech.cuny.edu

Cell: 347-581-4964