Events

Conversations that Lead to Conversations: The 2024 U.S. Elections

In this 3-part series, Susan Kang, Associate Professor, Political Science; Camara Silver, Assistant Professor, Political Science, and Nora Cronin, Adjunct Lecturer, International Criminal Justice discuss the contexts and elements of the upcoming November 5 elections. These conversations are intended to lead to synchronous and asynchronous conversations with our students, engaging and encouraging ethical reflection, investigation, and choices. The first two sessions, intended primarily for faculty, will follow the Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates; the third session will offer a teach-in for our faculty and student community. All sessions will be held live, streaming options in person and remote  

Post-Presidential Debate Conversation Tuesday, September 17, 1:40-2:55pm (community hour)330HH (classroom)Zoom registration: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlce6vrzgtG9xYgg4fgdz0b9paRsgKaZaw

Post-Vice Presidential Debate ConversationThursday, October 10, 1:40-2:55pm (community hour)330HH (classroom)Zoom registration: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElcemorjwiHtxE6bEUJDLTzktlcdQnoz9L

Post-Election Teach-inThursday, November 12, 1:40-2:55pm (community hour)9.64, New Building (meeting room)Zoom registration: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcuirrT4rH9ZFlu_0FCHNFDzibYeCkC5l

Funded Opportunities

Flipping the Pyramid: Critical Thinking, AI, & the Bloom Revised Taxonomy (Fall 2024 Funded Faculty Seminars)

A 2023 article shared by Times Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed suggests that generative AI (the AI most of us use to find answer and create content) works effectively with critical thinking development when we flip the Bloom Revised Taxonomy on its pyramid, starting with Creativity and moving towards Remembering. This re-envisioning of how we might approach designing assignments with AI and guiding our students in AI-friendly critical thinking development form the basis of this fall’s 3-part seminar. Join Teaching & Learning Center Director Gina Rae Foster in reading and discussing recent research and practices in AI and critical thinking, designed with flipping the Bloom pyramid on its pinnacle. We will share AI tools and applications that have been shown to be both productive and counter-productive in cultivating critical thinking. This seminar is ideal for faculty who are familiar with the Bloom Revised Taxonomy and include critical thinking activities regularly in their courses. There will be both an in person and a Zoom option (2 separate seminar groups) depending on interest. Participants will choose and stay with one of these options throughout the seminar (all in person participation or all Zoom participation). Approximately 4-5 hours per month, including live sessions, are anticipated to complete the seminar requirements. 

Learning objectives

1. To identify and understand relevant connections between AI applications and the different levels of the Bloom Revised Taxonomy
2. To distinguish between productive and counterproductive AI applications related to developing different levels of critical thinking
3. To select and design AI-infused assignments that transparently combine AI applications with desired critical thinking skills development

Dates and Times

In person ONLY10/9, 11/6, 12/11 (Wednesdays)12:15-1:30pm

Zoom ONLY10/8, 11/5, 12/10  (Tuesdays: yes, Election Day is included)1:40-2:55pm ET 

There will be a $600 (approximate, based on college policies) compensation for participants who complete the seminar, based on eligibility for payment (see the Seminar Commitments section in the application below for more information). 

Each seminar is limited to a maximum of 10 participants. 

Application deadline: Sunday, September 22, 11:59pm ET

Application link: 

https://forms.gle/Curuj4dmtAsSJa826

What’s New With AI?

Please see this article publsihed by our own Prof. Cristina Lozano Arguelles of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures: here

Please find our sister college CCNY presentations on how to adjust your assignments with emerging AI technology. Here

For John Jay TLC’s AI resources please click here and here.

Webinar sessions are recorded and posted on the DOES LMS website.   

 

For Brightspace training sessions from the CUNY Online Transition team, see https://www.cuny.edu/academics/brightspace-transition/spring-2024-workshops/.

Brightspace enrollment request form (e.g., for a student success coach; TA; teaching observation; share materials with a peer), use the REVISED REQUEST FORM HERE.

To claim your free NCFDD account – and access the program above: (a) Go to https://www.ncfdd.org/join; (b) choose John Jay College from the drop-down menu; (c) select “Activate my Membership”; (d) complete registration with your jjay email address; (e) confirm in jjay email by clicking “Activate Account”.

Office of Accessibility Services has online faculty trainings on Symplicity Accommodate (Faculty Guide), which helps support student accommodation requests. See flier for dates and times. Questions to accessibilityservices@jjay.cuny.edu or Dr. Beharry (ebeharry@jjay.cuny.edu), OAS virtual walk-in hours: Weds, 1:00-3:00pm. Click to join.

CUNY is offering in-depth collaborative workshops on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility Drop-In Office Hours to provide additional support. Click HERE for complete details for the sessions and previous meeting recordings and presentations. All workshops will be led by Dr. Jessica Murray. Email jessica.murray@cuny.edu with questions.