Greetings!
Below is information on upcoming support from the Teaching and Learning Center for instructors preparing their fall courses.
TLC Late Summer Institute
The TLC will host a Late Summer Institute August 22nd (in person) and August 25th (online). The Late Summer Institute is open to all students and faculty at the Graduate Center as we prepare courses for the Fall 2025 semester.
On Friday, August 22, in room 3317 at the Graduate Center, the TLC will organize a series of conversations from 10am-2pm. We are prepared to discuss syllabus construction, assignment design, educational technology, hybrid/online courses design, classroom facilitation, grading, and more. Topics will be selected by attendees, and conversations will be facilitated by TLC staff.
On Monday, August 25, individual consultations with TLC staff will be available via Zoom from 10am-4pm. Sign up to receive feedback on syllabi, assignment design, discussion strategies, grading, or anything else.
Please register to attend the late summer institute by completing this form: https://cuny.is/tlc-august25.
Upcoming Ed Tech Workshops
Teaching with the CUNY Academic Commons Workshops
Wednesday, August 13 & 20th, 10:00-11:30am
Join our introductory workshop to begin building a course group or site on the Commons.
Make sure to register for the Commons before the workshop: https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/
Zoom registration: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/iG-2Ey4WRh2I6PbGPpSdOA
Teaching with the CUNY Academic Commons Office Hours
Wednesday, August 13, 20, & 27th; 1:00-2:00pm
For all questions related to teaching and learning on the Commons. You do not need to attend the workshop to attend the Q&A session, though follow up questions are welcome.
Zoom registration: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/RHpdkK7QQjW0c5p505Ys9g
CUNY Academic Commons Open Office Hours
Thursday, August 14, 21, & 28th; 10:00-11:00am
From digital portfolios to research projects to embedding other tools, all Commons questions are welcome at open office hours.
Zoom registration: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/a98tcPwGSoaDPX9qFEgDXA
Teaching with Manifold Workshops (GC Digital Initiatives)
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
Registration Link: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/0ClPT2veSfa81l_h72gxhg
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 2-3:30 pm
Registration Link: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/MTngOUvfRYeF2ZNYjzx2Yg
Discover the possibilities of teaching with Manifold! This workshop will provide an overview of the Manifold digital publishing platform and show you how it is being used in the classroom. You will learn how to: use Manifold as a course home page, create a course reader from scratch and existing content, use Manifold’s built-in annotation tool and Reading Groups, and create open pedagogy projects with your students.
No prior experience with Manifold or digital publishing is required. Signing up for a Manifold Reader account prior to the workshop is strongly encouraged, sign up on the Manifold homepage https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/ by clicking ‘Sign Up’.
Teaching with Manifold Q&A Session (GC Digital Initiatives)
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 2-3pm
Registration Link: https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/sw3LXW7YTiaOzybYzNSCWw
Did you attend one of the Teaching with Manifold workshops recently and still have questions about using Manifold in the classroom? If the answer is yes, join us for this hour long Q&A session! This will be an informal session where participants can ask questions and think through teaching options as a collective.
PDEV 79401: Teaching Strategies
Finally: GC students are encouraged to register for PDEV 79401: Teaching Strategies. This 0 credit course meets online at 9:30 on Fridays during the semester, and gives graduate students a space to discuss their teaching, learn new approaches, and connect with instructors from other programs. This fall TLC Director Luke Waltzer will be teaching the course. To learn more about Teaching Strategies, visit https://pdevteaching.commons.gc.cuny.edu/.
