Pedagogy Wednesdays

• How Can Faculty Benefit from CAST(opens in a new tab) (information provided by Monica Colbert)
• All Things Accessibility(opens in a new tab) (materials and resources from Mike Johnson’s presentation)
• Problem Solving in the Classroom with Students with Disabilities(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Christina Castronovo and Kelly Ann Pena)
• Metacognition in the Classroom(opens in a new tab) and resource packet(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Diana Epelbaum)
• Writing Across the Curriculum(opens in a new tab)
• Developing Brave Spaces in the Classroom(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Rebecca Pinard and Sarah Nelson Wright)
• Digital Accessibility Initiative(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Mike Johnson)
• Reaching Our Students on the Autism Spectrum(opens in a new tab) and Handout (a presentation by Christina Castronovo)
• Generation Who: Strategies and Practices for Teaching Generation Z(opens in a new tab) (a presentation by Laura Tropp and Lorraine Martinez-Novoa)
• Teaching with Technology Luncheon, featuring:
• Gunjali Trikha, Assistant Professor of Marketing - The Benefits of Teaching with Technology(opens in a new tab)
• Brian Rocco, Director of the Library - Using Open Education Resources (OER): TopHat and Lumen Learning(opens in a new tab) (email brocco@mmm.edu to access the Blackboard shell account showcasing these services)
• Rabindra Rai, Webmaster - Key Resources:
• Faculty Portal(opens in a new tab)
• ClassClimate(opens in a new tab) (view student surveys)
• Website Editing Tips(opens in a new tab)
• Box(opens in a new tab) (file storage and sharing)
• IT info(opens in a new tab)
• Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degrees and Open Educational Resources (OER) Luncheon, featuring Dr. Michelle Ronda (Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY and MMC alumna):
• Dr. Ronda’s PowerPoint (with hyperlinks) - .ppt(opens in a new tab)
• Pedagogical Framework for OER/ZTC Course Redesign (PDF)

 

 

Check out the titles of past Pedagogy Luncheon titles for a sample of what our events are all about:

Spring 2019

Accessibility: Michael Johnson

Working with Students on the Autism Spectrum: Christina Castronovo

Gen Wha? Laura Tropp and Lorraine Martinez-Novoa

Brave Spaces and Discussions about Race (Part II): Rebecca Mattis-Pinard

Fall 2018

Teaching with Technology: Brian Rocco and Rab Rai

Innovative Teaching: Nava Silton, Ceilia Feilla, Catherine Cabeen, and Diana Epelbaum

Brave Spaces and Discussions about Race (Part I): Sarah Nelson Wright and Rebecca Mattis-Pinard

Spring 2018

What’s New with C-TIE: Fellows Tahneer Oksman, Nava Silton, Gunjali Trikh and Edrex Fontinella

How to Detect “Fake News”! Tahneer Oksman and Mary Brown

Free Books: Open Educational Resources: Michelle Ronda (BMCC)

Fall 2017

Supporting Students with Disabilities: Diana Epelbaum, Diana Nash, and Lindsay Green

Using Digital Tools in Pedagogy: Gunjali Trikha and Lorraine Martinez-Novoa

The International Student Experience: Michael Salmon and Alison Eassa

Spring 2017

Innovative Assignments: Bringing Term Papers and Final Exams into the 21 ^st Century: Tahneer Oksman, Julie Huntington, and Biba Sampoli-Benitez

Innovative Inclusivity: Strategies for Dealing with Real-Classroom Scenarios: Sarah Nelson Wright

Innovative Media: Developing Media Literacy in the Classroom Jessica Blatt, Gunjali, and Lorraine Martinez-Novoa

Fall 2016

Inclusivity Survey Results: Putting Them to Work: Jill Stevenson, Peter Schaefer, and Magda Maczynska

Putting NYC in New York City Seminars: Julie Huntington, Sarah Nelson Wright, Ann Jablon, Nava Silton, Hallie Cohen, and Vandanda Rao

Grading Creativity: The Objective in the Subjective: Dan Hunt, Hallie Cohen, and David Mold

Spring 2016

Alternative Approaches to Grading: Jessica Blatt and Rebecca Sperling

Writing Across the Curriculum (and in the Disciplines): Tahneer, Matt Bissell, Monica Colbert, Magda Maczynska, Sharmaine Brown, and Sandra Hurtes

Putting Digital into Digital Pedagogy: Katherine D. Harris (San Jose State University)

Open Educational Resources: Brian Rocco and Mary Brown

Fall 2015

Hybrid Classes: The Best of Both Worlds? Biba Sampoli-Benitez

The Teaching Apprentice: A Model for Expanding Upper-Level Teaching and Learning Opportunities for Students: Brad Herling, Ann Jablon, and Linda Solomon

Bust a Move: Kinesthetic Learning and the Liberal Arts: Catherine Cabeen

Spring 2015

Notes on Note-taking: Sam Berkule, Meg Shakibai, and Jens Gierfsdorf

Playing Games in College: Serious Learning through Play: Jessica Blatt

Designing Tests to Tap Higher Order Thinking: Carrie Ann Biondi

Fall 2014

Mental Health and the College Population: Paul Grayson and Sarah Weinberger-Litman

Blogs, Wikis and Instagram for Extending the Classroom Community: Erin O’Conner and Jill Stevenson

Scholarly Work and Public Interventions: Cheryl Paradis, Laura Tropp, and Sue Behrens

How (and Why) to Use Twitter in Your Class: Katie LeBesco (redux)

Spring 2014

Creating a Teaching Portfolio: Jenny Dixon

Using Classroom Space Innovatively: Jill Beier and Deirtra Hunter

Using BlackBoard in Hybrid and Online Teaching: BlackBoard reps and Brian Rocco

Thinking about Numbers: Lia Margollin and Richard Garrett

How (and Why) to Use Twitter in Your Class: Katie LeBesco

Fall 2013

Promoting and Grading Class Presentations: Mike Colvin, Ale Leri, Lauren Brown, and Tami Stronach

The Joy of Rubrics: Michelle Ronda, Brad Herling, and Phil Meyers

Tools for Teaching Excellence: Laura Tropp, Carrie Ann Biondi, and Andreas Hernandez

Using Plagiarism Detection Software: Mary Brown

Spring 2013

High Impact Practices for Classroom Group Work: Julie Huntington and Corey Liberman

Expanding Student Literacies: Sue Behrens, Hallie Cohen, Millie Falcaro, and Beth Shipley

Supporting Neurodiverse Students: Alan Cohen, Diana Nash, and Nava Silton

Class Interaction with Mobile Phones: Katie LeBesco

Fall 2012

Pedagogy Mentoring Cluster Wine and Cheese Reception

Pointers on Peer Observation: Martha Sledge

Teaching Oral Communication Skills: Ann Aguanno, Adrienne Bell, David Linton

Minimalist Marking? Taming the Grading Beast: David Mold, Rosemary Nossiff, and Vandana Rao

Think You Know BlackBoard? Brian Rocco and Michelle Ronda

Spring 2012

Ten Tips for Teaching First-Year Students: Cecilia Feilla

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Carrie Ann Biondi

Civic Reflection through Poetry: Ed Grippe (Norwalk CC)

Is the Text Dead? Approaches to Class Readings: Jessica Blatt, Leslie Levin, David Linton, Biba Sampoli-Benitiz, Jill Stevenson

Practicing Prezi Presentation Software: Matthew Slaats and Betsy Barre

Fall 2011

Writing for Learning: Magda Maczynska

Easy Tech Tools for Teaching and Learning: Rebecca Mushtare

Attack of the POD People: Sue Behrens and Katie LeBesco

Publishing on Pedagogy: Jen Brown, Jens Giersdorf, Corey Liberman, Sue Behrens, Magda Maczynska, Katie LeBesco

Pedagogy Mentoring Cluster Luncheon and Debriefing