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January 25-29 – Teaching and Learning Center Mid-Winter Institute

During the week of January 25-29th, the Teaching and Learning Center will be hosting a Mid-Winter Institute, open to anyone teaching at CUNY. The Institute includes daily workshops and co-working sessions on a variety of topics. Individuals can pick and choose which events they’re interested in attending.

The schedule overview is pasted below, and details of planned sessions are available here: https://tlc.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021-mid-winter-institute-schedule/.

The registration form is available at http://cuny.is/tcuny-winter-21.

 

MID-WINTER INSTITUTE SCHEDULE

Monday, January 25th
Workshops

  • Open Pedagogy: Rethinking Experiential Learning Assignments, 12:30pm

Co-Working Sessions

  • Open Syllabus Writing, 10:30am

Innovative Pedagogy Workshop Series

  • Open Pedagogy with the CUNY Academic Commons & Manifold, 12pm

Tuesday, January 26th

Workshops

  • Teaching Labs and Pandemic STEM Teaching, 1pm
  • Mental & Emotional Well-being in 2021, 1pm
  • Developing an Access Statement & Disrupting Deficit Narratives on Disability and Chronic Illness in the Academy, 2pm
  • Cultivating Student Participation Using Online Polls, 5:30pm

Co-Working Sessions

  • Open Syllabus Writing, 10:30am

Wednesday, January 27th

Workshops

  • Practicing Ritual as a Way to Build Community in the Classroom, 4pm

Co-Working Sessions

  • Drop-in Office Hours, 10:30am
  • Taking Care of You: Boundaries, Time Management, and Other Ways to Be Kind to Yourself, 11:30am
  • Abolitionist Pedagogy Working Group Open Meeting, 1pm
  • Assignment Charrette, 4pm

Innovative Pedagogy Series

  • Building & Customizing your Course on the Commons (Session 1), 12pm
  • Creating Texts for Teaching with Manifold (Session 2), 1:30pm

Thursday, January 28th

Workshops

  • Mixing Synchronous and Asynchronous Instructional Modes, 4pm
  • Fostering Emotional Wellness in 2021: Strategies & Practices for All Educators, 3pm

Co-Working Sessions

  • Drop-in Office Hours, 10:30am

Friday, January 29th

Innovative Pedagogy Series

  • Discussion & Support Session for Open Pedagogy with the Commons & Manifold, 12pm