Javiela and I are very pleased to have you join this critical seminar for professional development at City Tech. The seminar will meet over two weeks: January 9, 10, 11 and 16, 17, 18.
Please review the syllabus, agenda and readings for our first seminar. Please complete the required readings prior to the seminar.
See you on Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85127538561?pwd=aUcrNWM0VnE4MGJqYWpCQTBPQ2VLdz09
Meeting ID: 851 2753 8561
Passcode: 976005
Based on today’s presentations, what challenges comes to mind in creating and assessing your Gen Ed-focused assignment/activity?
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.
READINGs to be Completed PRIOR to Seminar 2: READINGS
8:45. Virtual Coffee and Donuts
9:00. Greetings
9:10. Discussion of Open Digital Pedagogy, Non-disposable Assignments, Open Education Resources (OER)
Jonas Reitz, Professor, Mathematics, Jody Rosen, Associate Professor, English, and the OpenLab Team – OpenLab and Open Digital Pedagogies
10:30. Sean Scanlan, Associate Professor, English, “AI Uses and Implications in Education”
10:55. Five-minute break
11:00. Patrick Corbett, Assistant Professor, English, “Finding ‘Openess’ in the Age of AI”
11:25. Discussion
11:45. Preview of Coming Session
11:55. Wrap-up
Place-based learning experiences can generate multi-faceted activities based on your discipline and observation and research of the space. Our place-based experience this seminar will focus on the Gowanus via a walking tour given by Joseph Alexiou, the author of Gowanus: Brooklyn’s Curious Canal. Please review the information below and answer the questions before our place-based learning experience on January 17.
The city is our laboratory, we say, so when we visit, we want you to think about why we are visiting this place.
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.
Once the Gowanus is Free of Black Mayonnaise Who Will Benefit
What resonated with you in this morning’s conversation?
How will you use non-disposable assignments to engage your students?
As we come to the end of our seminar, please consider the question below and post your answer as today’s final reflection.
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
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
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