NEW! Faculty Professional Development Calendar!
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Student Success Communication Campaign: Resources for Faculty
We know that students value, and often hear, faculty voices best. So, we are collaborating across Academic Affairs to share a new faculty and student support resource. We call it the Student Success Communication Campaign! We connect the weekly Tips for Success messages that students receive with a companion slide that faculty can share in class (or online) that amplifies the same message. The goal: by collaborating to reinforce the same messages, we hope to help students stay on track and strengthen their success skills.
Professional Development Opportunities
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ODL: AI Considerations: Designing Assignments & Assessments to Motivate Human Effort in the Age of GenAI
Thurs, Oct 9, 1:40-2:40 pm, Zoom only. Registration Link.
Description: Redesign assignments that value human creativity and critical thinking. Participants will prompt their LLM of choice to attempt existing assignments, analyze where AI shortcuts are possible and revise prompts to require reflection, iteration, and synthesis. Participants will consider how to use this activity to build student skills to critique and improve responses, while also making it harder to cheat
CUNY Office of Faculty Affairs/CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy (CITA) professional development series on adult learning.
Session 1 – Foundations of Adult Learning, Fri, Oct 10, 11:00am–12:00 pm. Jennifer Valad (CUNY Central) and Meghan Gilbert (Guttman CC) will provide an introductory dive into the world of adult learning. Register Here
CUNY elevatED workshop: Navigating Generative AI in Education: A Faculty Guide Part II
Fri, Oct 10, 1pm, Zoom. Explore ethical considerations and challenges associated with AI in education and learn strategies to ensure the responsible use of AI tools. We will use Generative AI Information & Guidelines Faculty Handbook. Register Here
Community Events
Save the dates! The Fall Library Author Series kicks off Tues, Sept 16, with Peter Moskos (LPS) discussing his book Back from the Brink. RSVP: https://BackFromBrink.eventbrite.com
- Wednesday, October 8, Philip Yanos (PSY) will discuss Exiles in New York City.
- Wednesday, October 22, Simone Martin-Howard (PAD) will discuss Conversations with Correctional Staff: COVID-19, Confinement, and Culture at Rikers Island Jail.
- Thursday, November 6, Vicente Lecuna (MLL) will discuss A Promising Past: Remodeling Fictions in Parque Central, Caracas. Talks are in the library classroom during community hour.
Save the dates! Our fall Food for Thought schedule is set! Join us to lunch and learn with colleagues. Each event is 1:30-2:45pm in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room. RSVP HERE.
- Monday, September 29 (Latin American & Latinx Studies)
- Tuesday, October 21 (Art & Music)
- Monday, November 24 (English)
- Wednesday, December 10 (History).
