Some staff and faculty are building a working group at Baruch based on anti-racist principles. For Black History Month we showed Episode 1 of the PBS documentary “Race: The Power of an Illusion”: Because of the large turnout for and interest in the film and the issue of race in America, we will be showing Episode […]
Checking student understanding with Plickers
It’s likely that most of the people reading this post have used or heard of clickers: in-class polling systems that allow instructors to gauge student knowledge, understanding, or interest in a topic. Whether you use Poll Everywhere, Turning Point, the student-generated Cliqur system, or something else, this technology can be handy for facilitating student-centered, active […]
Upcoming Event – “What are best practices teaching multilingual writers & speakers?”
Baruch’s student body has a significant number of students who are multilingual and who may be experiencing the American educational system for the first time. How do we strengthen the communication skills of these students? How do we encourage class participation and design assignments that engage all of our students? What are resources that the […]
This Week: Post-Election CTL Conversations
All faculty and staff are welcome to discuss “Fostering Post-Election Constructive and Inclusive Dialogue in the Classroom.” The purpose of the event is to gather as a community to informally share techniques and resources to foster constructive and inclusive classroom discussion in light of the divisive election. Some of the questions we may collectively discuss […]
