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Teaching Writing with ENGL 220 in the Rear-View Mirror

[guest author: Austin Bailey] Many instructors make their foray into college-level English instruction by teaching within first-year composition (FYC) programs. While literature is often taught within the composition sequence, it is also typically the case that pedagogical priority is given–and … Continue reading

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Engaging students beyond our walls and outside the class hour

I was chatting with ENGL 338 instructor Fiore Sireci today, and he mentioned his practice of sending students around the city for projects as well as taking them places for his courses. I too enjoy doing this when possible, so … Continue reading

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EVENT: Pedagogy Day at the GC on Friday, October 26th

Just a quick announcement that the Graduate Center’s Graduate Student Teaching Association (GSTA) is hosting a pedagogy day on October 26th, 2018. Submissions due 10/19. Details below; hope to see some of you there: On October 26th, 2018 the Graduate … Continue reading

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OneDrive via CUNY

On a slow news day (holidays, CUNY closed), I wanted to pass along a newish tool all CUNY faculty can access to enhance our teaching and scholarship: the rejiggered site license with Microsoft Office products. On one level, this is … Continue reading

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Getting started with Groups and This Site

I am Director of Undergraduate Studies at Hunter, a new position designed to provide resources for and encourage collaboration among instructors of core courses in our department (at present, 252, 306, 338, and 395, with more to come in the … Continue reading

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