Meeting Agendas

Virtual Meetings Link – Please Use This Zoom Link for Each of the Seminar Meetings

Zoom Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85127538561?pwd=aUcrNWM0VnE4MGJqYWpCQTBPQ2VLdz09

Meeting ID: 851 2753 8561

Passcode: 976005

Final Presentation Sign Up Sheet

Meeting 1: Introduction and Discussion of the Gen Ed Goals at City Tech | 01/09/2024

READINGS to be Completed PRIOR to Seminar 1: READINGS

8:45. Virtual Coffee and Donuts

9:00. Welcome and Introductions

9:30. Guest Speaker: Rebecca Mazumdar, Associate Professor, English

10:00. What does Gen Ed mean to you?

10:30. High Impact Educational Practices (HIEPs)

11:05. 5-minute Break

11:10. Patricia Hickey, Adjunct Lecturer, English

11:20. George Larkins, Assistant Professor, COMD

11:30. Discussion

11:45. Preview of Coming Session, Project Deliverables

11:50. Wrap up and Survey/Reflection

Meeting 2: High-Impact Educational Practices and Open Digital Pedagogies | 01/10/2024

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

Meeting 3: Assessment at City Tech | 01/11/2024

READINGS to be Completed PRIOR to Seminar 3: READINGS

8:45. Virtual  Coffee and Donuts

9:00. Further Discussion of the OpenLab and L4

9:30. Assessment at City Tech

Christopher Lee, Assessment & Evaluation Analyst, Office of Assessment Institutional Research & Effectiveness

10:00. Noemi Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences, SoPS Assessment Co- Chair

Wenhsing Yang, Lecture, Nursing

10:30. Five-minute Break

10:35. Assessment Discussion

11:00. Further Discussion on HIP

11:30. Discussion

11:40. Place-based Learning Logistics

11:55. Wrap Up

Meeting 4: Final Assignment Review Session| 01/16/2024

READINGS to be Completed PRIOR to Seminar 4: READINGS

8:45. Virtual  Coffee and Donuts

9:00. Further Discussion of the Assessment   

9:30. “Active Learning with Confidence (and without the burnout)!”, Dr. Christina Katopodis, Post doctoral senior Research Associate, CUNY  Humanities Alliance, co-author The New College  Classroom

10:30. Q/A with Dr. Katopodis (Feel free to weave in Assignment plans, if applicable)

11:00. 5 min break

11:05. Open Discussion of Concepts for Final Assignment/ Activity

11:55. Reflection/ Wrap Up

Meeting 5: Place-Based Learning | 01/17/2024

8:45. Virtual  Coffee and Donuts

9:00. Discussion on Final Project

9:15. Richard Hanley, Prof. Emeritus, English Department; Director, Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center

9:30. Virtual Tour of the Gowanus, Joseph Alexiou, author of Gowanus: Brooklyn’s  Curious Canal.

11:00. 5 min break

11:05: Discussion on Final Project

11:55. Wrap up

Meeting 6:  Final Presentations | 01/18/2024

8:45. Virtual  Coffee and Donuts

9:00. Introductions and Overview

9:20. Greetings

9:40. Presentations

11:40. Discussion Reflections

12:00. Sign Off