[cid:image001.png@01DC22FE.31710400] The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Leadership Newsletter September 2025 Faculty Resources Generative AI in the Classroom: Best Practices, a CETLL Guide [Cover of Generative AI in the Classroom: Best Practices, a CETLL Guide.] Introducing a new resource: Generative AI in the Classroom: Best Practices, a CETLL Guide.<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/ai-resources/> In 2024-2025, in collaboration with Amy Wan, Professor of English and Special Assistant to the Provost for Writing, CETLL hosted a Generative AI in the Classroom Faculty Fellowship*, through which an interdisciplinary cohort of thirteen faculty members were supported to critically engage the different concerns and opportunities that generative AI presents for our work as educators. From our discussions with the Faculty Fellows and other resources, we have developed Generative AI in the Classroom: Best Practices, a CETLL Guide<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/ai-resources/>. This guide includes step-by-step guidance about how to engage with questions of generative AI in your classrooms, sample syllabus statements, assignments, resources developed by the Faculty Fellows, and recommended readings and resources for your use. This guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>. We encourage you to be in touch with us at CETLL for additional support or information: CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:ctlonline@qc.cuny.edu?subject=&body=>. *CETLL’s Generative AI in the Classroom Faculty Fellows included Lindsey Albracht (English), Claudia Brumbaugh (Psychology), Ashlyn Cavitt (Design), Antonia Cucchiara (Political Science), Emily Drabinski (GSLIS), S. E. Hackney (GSLIS), Brandon Jeffries (GSLIS), Delaram Kahrobaei (Computer Science), Robin Naughton (Library), Yael Neumann (LCD), Joshua Rogers (CMAL), Annalee Roustio (Writing Center), and Holly Weisberg (Psychology), with facilitation by Jean Kelly (CETLL), Soniya Munshi (CETLL/Urban Studies) and Amy Wan (English). Here and Now Pedagogy Pop-Ups Pedagogy Pop-Ups are a space for faculty to engage in peer-based discussion about teaching and learning at Queens College. Please join us for our upcoming pop-up: Generative AI in the Classroom: Best Practices, a CETLL Guide.<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/pedagogy-pop-ups/> Join us for a virtual launch of this guide<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/ai-resources/>, where we will share highlights and engage in conversation about best practices around generative AI in the classroom. We will meet on Monday, 9/15/25 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Zoom: Register Here<https://forms.office.com/r/ENcXfQJmtg> Save the date for future Pop-Ups: 9/29/25 - “Locating Ourselves in Queens: Who are our Students?” with guest speaker Lizandra Friedland (Associate Director of Survey Research and Assessment, Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Adjunct Lecturer in Philosophy) [An illustration of a chalkboard that reads "Pedagogy Pop-Ups".] Brightspace 2.0 Training [Illustration of person in front of computer screen.] This fall, CETLL is offering a series of workshops covering advanced features in Brightspace. Sessions on each topic will be offered twice, in order to accommodate faculty schedules. The first session will take place in person on campus. The second session will be online via Zoom. The first two topics will present an overview for faculty who are new to Brightspace or need a refresher. The remainder of the topics will focus on advanced features of Brightspace. Each session will begin with a demonstration, followed by a hands-on period where you can apply what you learned to your Brightspace course. Please visit our site to view the detailed schedule<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/brightspace-2.0/>. CETLL Virtual Drop-In Hours [CETLL Team in a Zoom meeting.] CETLL Team from left to right: Christopher Coleman, Shadae Elliott, Jean Kelly, Meagan Sullivan, Kareena Khan, Jazmyne Ramgadoo (Former CETLL staff), and Soniya Munshi. (Not pictured: Wayguard Wong) CETLL is here to support you with all of your Brightspace and pedagogical needs! We offer designated drop-in hours<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/cetll-its-drop-in-hours/> where you can ask the team any questions about using Brightspace and other instructional technologies in your courses as well as other teaching-related matters! Examples of Brightspace Topics We Support: * Importing content from another course * Configuring quiz availability * Setting up weighted grades * Making grades and feedback visible to students * Set up assignments * Set up discussions Drop-In Hours<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/cetll-its-drop-in-hours/>: Tuesdays: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesdays: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. If these times don’t work with your schedule, please feel free to reach out to CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu?subject=&body=> and we’ll be happy to accommodate you! Link to Drop-In Hours: https://bit.ly/QCxCETLL__Zoom Future Focus Career-Connected Learning in the Curriculum Join us on September 16, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Muyskens Conference Room (The Summit) for Career-Connected Learning in the Curriculum Event<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/career-connected-learning-in-the-curriculum/>. Dr. Maria DeLongoria, QC Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, will provide opening remarks, followed by two guest speakers: Dr. Niesha Taylor, Director of Career Readiness, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), will discuss the NACE career competencies and why it is so critical to help students learn how to represent their career proficiencies throughout their academic journey, and will present best practices for academically rigorous competency integration in the curriculum. Dr. Robin Kietlinski, Professor of History, LaGuardia Community College; CUNY Office of Career and Industry Partnership (OCIP) Strategy Innovation Fellow, will showcase the CUNY faculty-created Career-Connected Learning Resource Hub, a tool to help CUNY faculty from all disciplines incorporate career-connected learning into their courses, and will spotlight examples of how the tool is being used across campuses. We’'ll close with a discussion of career initiatives underway at QC, and how we can expand our efforts. Register by Friday, September 12, 2025<https://tinyurl.com/QC-CCL> The event is hosted by the Experiential Education department and the Career Center, and co-sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CETLL). [Landscape shot of Rosenthal Library and its greenery.] Photo Credit: Kareena Khan In Case You Missed It Faculty Orientation On September 3, 2025, CETLL hosted an on-campus Faculty Orientation<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/faculty-orientation-fall-2025/> for new and returning faculty. Various Queens College departments, programs, and offices that support faculty in their teaching and research and support our students were present to provide information. CETLL would like to thank all the participating departments for making the event a success: Academic Advising Center, Counseling Services, Experiential Education, Financial Aid/Registrar/Admissions, Human Resources, Information Technology Services (ITS), Judicial Affairs & Service Learning, the Learning Commons, the Library, Office of Special Services, PSC-CUNY, Special Collections & Archives, Student Services, and the Writing Center. We will be compiling useful resources and information from each department to be distributed among faculty. Please stay tuned! [Illustration of a board saying "Faculty Orientation Fall 2025" with a person instructing in front of it.] Who Built America? OER Workshop [Who Built America? Logo.] On September 10, 2025, CETLL and QC Library’s OER Initiative hosted a workshop introducing Who Built America? Working People and the Nation’s History<https://www.whobuiltamerica.org/>,<https://www.whobuiltamerica.org/> a newly launched OER by the American Social History Project (ASHP)<https://ashp.cuny.edu/>. The program is led by Dr. Stefano Morello (ASHP’s Assistant Director for Digital Projects) and Dr. Carli Snyder (Historian at ASHP). We explored how this resource-featuring thousands of primary sources and supplemental materials-can support educators in teaching historical inquiry and primary-source analysis across the disciplines, from history and composition to U.S. literature, political science, art history, and beyond. Please visit the ASHP website to learn more.<https://ashp.cuny.edu/2025/07/17/teaching-with-who-built-america-oer-fall-2025-cuny-workshops/> CETLL is located in Kiely 111 Phone: (718) 997-4650 Email: CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu> - If you are experiencing issues with Brightspace, please visit our drop-in hours on Zoom<https://bit.ly/QCxCETLL__Zoom>: Tuesdays, 2pm - 4pm Wednesdays, 2pm - 4pm - For future newsletters and other CETLL updates, subscribe to our mailing list: Socrates<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=s_BgbwZfCU6XFZiduozH2Fx_8Od4E2JElhg04WSeV_pUMFAxWTQ2Slk3MVlKVEIyTEVIVjg1OVQ3WS4u&route=shorturl> - View email in browser<https://mailchi.mp/5c69608a514f/september-2025-cetll-spotlight-10352644?e=2c2527c30b> [cid:image009.png@01DC22FE.31710400]