Author Archives: Jeff Allred

Need an onramp? The GC has an onramp…

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Jeff Allred

Many of us are scrambling to figure out the fully online mode of teaching now. Whatever we might have done in March (and I was away, myself), it wasn’t likely to represent our most, ahhh, composed and planful pedagogy. There … Continue reading →

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Austerity Blues

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Jeff Allred

As you may have noticed, all of CUNY is operating on a shoestring these days. Barefoot, even. That means that we’ve lost funding for a Director of Undergraduate Studies position and thus have no one to mind this particular store. … Continue reading →

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the last class: whew.

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Jeff Allred

Our hair is all on fire right now, but I wanted to send a quick reflection on the problems and potentiality of the last day of class. It’s so easy to let this day slip through our fingers: we’re tired, … Continue reading →

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“ungrading” in the classroom

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Jeff Allred

[cross-posted with ACERT] The following recap was written by Philip Johnson (Graduate Center, WAC Fellow) On March 7, the Lunchtime Seminar turned to the idea of ungrading, as a means of questioning not only how we grade, but why we grade … Continue reading →

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capstones: thinking about final projects

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Jeff Allred

Full disclosure: this post will be especially relevant for 252 instructors, but I hope it sheds light on the issues all instructors face in planning, executing, and evaluating final projects in English courses. I’m teaching ENGL 252 for the first … Continue reading →

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Student Research in the Classroom from Paul McPherron and Trudy Smoke

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Jeff Allred

Check out this blog post on Macmillan’s Higher Education site by our English colleagues, Paul and Trudy, on integrating student research into the classroom. The post gives a good overview for the importance of student research as a means of … Continue reading →

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Alan Liu talk at the GC this Friday at 4pm

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Jeff Allred

The amazing Alan Liu is giving a talk at the Graduate Center (Room 4406) this Friday on digital humanities and “critical infrastructure studies,” the emerging field looking at how the infrastructure around cloud computing and ubiquitous networks relates to the … Continue reading →

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ACERT Lunchtime Seminar Series

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Jeff Allred

I wanted to alert everyone to this term’s Lunchtime Seminar series at ACERT, Hunter’s center for teaching and learning. For those who are not familiar, these lunchtime events take place every Tuesday and Thursday for five weeks in the middle … Continue reading →

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my hours this term

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Jeff Allred

Just a quick note to say that I’ll be holding office hours for faculty teaching 252, 306, 338, and 395 this semester on Mon-Th from 1:30 to 2:30. Stop by with any issues/problems you’re having in the classroom or just … Continue reading →

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bon voyage!

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Jeff Allred

Just wanted to wish everyone a smooth start to the semester. If you’re looking for inspiration, check out this piece by James Lang, an English professor and author of the invaluable Small Teaching. Lang’s basic point is that we can … Continue reading →

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