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Liking Follows Learning: Lehman’s New Faculty Seminar

Maybe it’s the wrong question, Dan. Why don’t students like school? “Like” may not be the word we want to use. In our new faculty seminar this week, we discussed replacing our assumptions that people do and don’t like learning … Continue reading

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CUNY Commons, Now What?

When people first join the Commons they frequently ask me, now what? With the wealth of opportunities to learn and exchange with like minded colleagues, its understandable to feel overwhelmed… For starters, take a look at the slideshow on the … Continue reading

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Why Don’t Students Like School? Lehman’s New Faculty Seminar

10 of Lehman’s new faculty members met yesterday to begin a semester-long exploration of Daniel T. Willingham’s book, Why Don’t Students Like School? in connection with their own teaching and learning practices. Partnered with a Google site to facilitate a … Continue reading

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iBooks will create textbook- like material for your classes

Apple gives us yet another good reason for us to buy an iPad; they say even technologically green teachers will be able to develop customized coursework companions for their curricula through their new iBook app that might wind up being … Continue reading

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Collaboration and peer editing using buddy press docs and Google Docs

I hope you are all enjoying the winter break along with the balmy temps… I’ve barely pulled on my gloves this winter! I’ve been working with several of you during the break on incorporating collaborative documents into your coursework. Imagine … Continue reading

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Teaching by Doing: Lehman’s Arts & Humanities Professional Development Workshops

How well do teachers understand and identify plagiarism in their students’ (and their own) work? What different assumptions and approaches emerge when using drafts to improve student writing and thinking? Lehman faculty have been exploring these questions in a series … Continue reading

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From Lehman’s TechTeach

In mid-September CUNYs fall issue of their Salute to Scholars magazine came out. Specifically focused on blended learning (CUNY refers to this loosely-defined half-online half in-person teaching as ‘hybrid’), the magazine comes complete with a clever eye-catching iPad cover with … Continue reading

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Lehman College New Faculty Seminars, 2011-2012

What does it mean to be part of a profession that prides itself on independence and individuality? How can someone succeed in a career that depends on being a leader, a follower, a team player, and a solitary thinker when … Continue reading

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