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Faculty Seminar on ePortfolio, June 8
by Fei-Wen.Pirovolikos＠qc.cuny.edu 03 May '12

03 May '12

Greetings: The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering an all-day faculty seminar on ePortfolio pedagogies and how ePortfolios (known at QC as QPortfolios) can be instrumental in enhancing the transfer experience for students. The seminar will take place on Queens College campus (exact location TBA) on Friday, June 8 (from 10 am to 5 pm), and will include general discussion about ePortfolios as well as discussion in break-out groups about the following possible tracks (depending on participant interest): * Business/Accounting/Economics * Education * General Education * Natural Sciences * Portfolios for reappointment/tenure/promotion * Transfer * Writing The seminar will include faculty from QC and from other CUNY campuses that participate in the Making Transfer Connections project: LaGuardia, Queensborough, Bronx, and Lehman. (Making Transfer Connections is a Title V [US Department of Education] funded project on ePortfolio and transfer.) Both adjunct and full-time faculty are invited to participate. In the application form, please indicate how you plan on using ePortfolios in your classroom, and what track in the above list interests you most. QC participants will each receive a brand new laptop computer on loan for up to three years, to facilitate their ePortfolio work. Because of this, space is limited, and we will give preference to participants who indicate departmental support for ePortfolios. For questions, please contact Fei-Wen Pirovolikos at fpirovolikos(a)qc.cuny.edu. Please apply no later than the end of May 15, 2012: http://tinyurl.com/eportfolio-8June2012

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TOMORROW CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
by beatriz.pena＠qc.cuny.edu 03 May '12

03 May '12

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Diversity in Higher Education: May 4 and June 8 at Brooklyn
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 01 May '12

01 May '12

Please see below for a two-day series, to be held at Brooklyn College on May 4 and June 8, on working with diverse students. (There is limited support for adjunct faculty who wish to participate.) Best wishes, Eva. Eva M. Fernández Associate Professor, Linguistics & Communication Disorders | http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez Director, Center for Teaching & Learning | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl Queens College, City University of New York -----Forwarded by Eva Fernandez/LCD/Faculty/Queens College on 05/01/2012 07:45AM ----- To: CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU From: Graciela Elizalde-Utnick Sent by: Center for Teaching and Learning Date: 04/30/2012 04:32PM Subject: Brooklyn College Presentations on Diversity in Higher Education and Beyond The Roberta S. Matthews Center for Teaching Brooklyn College, CUNY 2420 Boylan Hall 2900 Bedford Ave. • Brooklyn, NY 11210 GUtnick(a)brooklyn.cuny.edu MAY & JUNE 2012 PRESENTATIONS RSVP to Graciela Elizalde-Utnick, Director: GUtnick(a)brooklyn.cuny.edu Limited stipends available for adjunct faculty to attend these presentations. Please contact: GUtnick(a)brooklyn.cuny.edu Friday, May 4: Double Feature! Maximizing Success for English Language Learner Students: Differentiated Instructional Strategies, Friday, May 4, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Brooklyn College, Woody Tanger, Library – Elaine Brooks (English), Graciela Elizalde-Utnick (School Psychology, Counseling, & Leadership), and Len Fox (English). This workshop will provide hands-on experience with strategies for fostering academic growth in students who are in classrooms learning in their second (or third, etc) language. Participants will explore various strategies for differentiating instruction for these students, who are typically referred to as English Language Learners. With Liberty and Justice for All? Including LGBTQ Voices in Democratic Practice, Friday, May 4, 12:00 – 2:30 p.m., Brooklyn College, Woody Tanger, Library – GLARE workshop – Eliza A. Dragowski, Graciela Elizalde-Utnick, Beth Ferholt, Herman Jiesamfoek, Sonia E. Murrow, Wayne Reed, Florence Rubinson, and María R. Scharrón-del Río, with featured performing artist, Robb Leigh Davis. This workshop explores inclusive democratic practices for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students, teachers, school personnel and administrators in public school settings and in higher education. This interactive session will include an experiential/dramatic component and facilitated discussions. The goal of this session is to foster understanding of LGBTQ issues and to offer practical knowledge for creating inclusive educational contexts in a society that is multiracial, multicultural and sexually diverse. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Friday, June 8: Diversity Train-the-Trainer Institute (funded by the CUNY 2012 Diversity Fund): Friday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brooklyn College (location tba) featuring international scholar Dr. Alan Roland. 10:00-12:00: Keynote Presentation and Discussion with Dr. Alan Roland – ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. Dr. Roland will briefly describe the historical background of the East Asian and South Asian immigration to the United States before delving into their socio-cultural and cultural/psychological makeup that they bring to their education. Important factors are the nature of their extended family relationships; the three psychosocial dimensions of hierarchical relationships in the family and school (formal hierarchical relationships, hierarchical intimacy relationships, and hierarchy by the quality of the person); insider/outsider relations; and various aspects of their familial self. While these are common to all of the Asian cultures, they also vary with the culture. Also of importance is whether the student is of the immigrant, first generation; or is a second generation born in the United States; or is a 1.5 having spent the first several years in their indigenous country before coming to the U.S.; or is a foreign national simply attending college here before returning home. 12:00-2:00: Hands-On Workshop: Diversity in Higher Education – Creating Safe Spaces and Inclusive Classrooms. Interactive workshop aimed at increasing and supporting faculty’s multicultural competencies. Following a three-component model of multicultural competency development, this workshop aims to increase awareness, knowledge and skills of the participants around diversity issues. Participants will explore the concept of multicultural awareness and knowledge through experiential exercises that explore cultural identities, power and privileges, and cultural values (i.e., individualism and collectivism). Participants will also explore strategies for creating safe spaces, promoting dialogue, and managing conflicts within our classrooms. Participants will receive a packet of written activities as well as follow-up. Keynote Speaker: Alan Roland, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and a psychoanalyst on the Faculty and Board of Directors of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis in Greenwich Village. He has worked extensively in India and Japan, and with Indians, Japanese, Chinese, and South Korean patients in New York City over the last 35 years. His books include: Journeys to Foreign Selves: Asiansÿÿÿÿÿÿ and Asian Americans in a Global Era, Oxford University Press, 2011; Cultural Pluralism and Psychoanalysis: The Asian and North American Experience, Routledge, 1996; and In Search of Self in India and Japan: Toward a Cross-Cultural Psychology, Princeton University Press, 1988. He is also an exhibiting artist and a playwright/librettist, and has also published, Dreams and Drama: Psychoanalytic Criticism, Creativity and the Artist, Sage (UK) and Wesleyan University Press (USA). ÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This communication (including any attachments) is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

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2 summer 2012 workshops from the CUNY Program for Online/Hybrid Instruction
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

A call for participants was released today for two workshops this summer to prepare faculty interested in teaching courses as fully online or as hybrids (partially online). The workshops cover a range of objectives relevant to designing and teaching courses with online components. The time commitment is about 10 hours total; faculty who complete all modules in the workshops are compensated for 10 hours at their non-teaching-adjunct (NTA) rate. Feedback from Queens College faculty who have participated in these in the past has been very positive. The two workshops are completely online, participants can choose between the following dates: * June 18 to July 1st * July 9 to July 22 For more details, and to apply: http://cunyonline.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ Please note: 1. Faculty who have already completed one of these workshops and received payment in the past are not eligible to participate again. 2. The workshop organizers will seek out the approval of applicants' chair or immediate supervisor, so please consult with your department chair before applying. The Center for Teaching & Learning will arrange for approval from the Provost for all Queens College applicants. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best wishes, Eva. Eva M. Fernández Associate Professor, Linguistics & Communication Disorders | http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez Director, Center for Teaching & Learning | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl Queens College, City University of New York ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This communication (including any attachments) is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

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MLA guidelines for evaluating scholarly activities in digital form
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Dear colleagues: The Modern Language Association has just published a set of guidelines to promote the effective evaluation scholarly activities that rely on digital methods or take on digital forms. The guidelines address evaluations related to hiring, reappointment, tenure, and promotion. The brief document offers good practical advice for both the faculty producing digital work and the committees evaluating such work: http://www.mla.org/guidelines_evaluation_digital Best wishes, Eva. Eva M. Fernández Associate Professor, Linguistics & Communication Disorders | http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez Director, Center for Teaching & Learning | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl Queens College, City University of New York ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This communication (including any attachments) is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

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QUEENS CONSORTIUM CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TEACHING, Friday May 4th, 8:30-5:00
by beatriz.pena＠qc.cuny.edu 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

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Fulbright Scholar Info Session for CUNY Faculty/Administrators - May 2 at CUNY Graduate Center
by Helen.Gaudette＠qc.cuny.edu 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

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QUEENS CONSORTIUM ON LOTE FIRST CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
by beatriz.pena＠qc.cuny.edu 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

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Division of Math & Natural Sciences, Careers in Science Seminar Series
by ozlem.cetin＠qc.cuny.edu 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Dear URME Pi's & Socrates group, The Division of Math & Natural Sciences is sponsoring an excellent seminar that we ask you share with your students and encourage their attendance to. It is on careers in science and includes speakers from Google & Hill Capital. Details are below & the flyer is attached for your distribution in classes: CAREERS IN SCIENCE SEMINAR #5 Quantitative Careers: What You Can Do with Math Ryan Haskett, Hill Capital Gregory Rae, former engineer at Google Monday April 30, 2012 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM (Free Hour) Kiely Hall, Room 242 Thank you very much, Denise Cetin

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Fwd: Reacting to the Past Workshop on Game Pedagogy
by Rob Garfield 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Dear Colleagues, Here is a quick reminder to sign up for our gaming workshop, led by Dr. Helen Gaudette, using the Reacting to the Past pedagogy. We will be playing part of an actual game together so it should be a lot of fun as well as instructive. Reacting to the Past has a long track record of success as a pedagogy, so we consider this is a great opportunity to learn about using games and simulations to add active, experiential and situated learning aspects to your classrooms. It is also a great opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues and share an experience that should be fun, moving and, certainly, memorable. *Food will be provided RSVP DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MONDAY, APRIL 30th! RSVP Link: http://tinyurl.com/reactingtothepast* Best, Rob Garfield Instructional Technologist Queens College Center for Teaching and Learning 319 Razran Hall james dot garfield at qc dot cuny dot edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rob Garfield <james.garfield(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 11:18 AM Subject: Reacting to the Past Faculty Workshop To: socrates <socrates(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> *Dear Queens College Educators, The Center for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Helen Gaudette, and Queens College members of the Reacting to the Past community cordially invite you to attend a unique workshop on pedagogy. Workshop Facilitator: Helen Gaudette Director, Offices of Global Education Initiatives Lecturer, Department of History When: Thursday, May 3rd, 3 pm to 5:30 pm Where: Presidents Conference Room 2, Rosenthal Library Preparation: Approximately four pages of reading is required prior to the workshop Food will be provided please RSVP, BY FRIDAY, APRIL 27th, with food preferences by clicking on the following: http://tinyurl.com/reactingtothepast What: * *Reacting to the Past consists of elaborate games, set in the past, in which students are assigned roles informed by classic texts in the history of ideas. Class sessions are run entirely by students; instructors advise and guide students and grade their oral and written work. This pedagogy seeks to draw students into the past, promote engagement with big ideas, and improve intellectual and academic skills. In “Reacting to the Past” courses, students learn by taking on roles, informed by classic texts, in elaborate games set in the past; they learn skills—speaking, writing, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork—in order to prevail in difficult and complicated situations. While students will be obliged to adhere to the philosophical and intellectual beliefs of the historical figures they have been assigned to play, they must devise their own means of expressing those ideas persuasively, in papers, speeches or other public presentations; and students must also pursue a course of action they think will help them win the game. This workshop offers you the opportunity to learn about Reacting to the Past by playing part of a game, <i>The Threshold of Democracy: Athens in 403 BC</i>, to experience a student’s perspective. After the hands-on portion, the group will debrief on its experiences and talk about how to incorporate the Reacting to the Past approach into individual teaching practice. Read more about Reacting to the Past: http://reacting.barnard.edu/ Please direct questions to Rob Garfield (james.garfield(a)qc.cuny.edu).* Rob Garfield Instructional Technologist Queens College Center for Teaching and Learning 319 Razran Hall james dot garfield at qc dot cuny dot edu --

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