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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The ACERT team had a blast with everyone who came to our Open House! Left to right: Lena Ayala is our coordinator & Managing Editor of JCERT; Gina Riley (Special Education) is ACERT Faculty Director; and Christina Katopodis is ACERT Managing Director. Thanks again to all who came to our Open House!

Three women dressed in professional attire stand smiling together in front of a window.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📚 ENGL 120 instructors: Have questions about library support for your course? Join Hunter College Libraries' Drop-In Hours for quick consultations, resources, & research support. 💻 Mondays (Zoom) | 9–10 AM | 10/19 & 10/26 📍 Tuesdays (Faculty Center, E540) | 3–4 PM | 10/13, 10/20 & 10/27

Flyer from Hunter College Libraries inviting ENGL 120 instructors to “DROP-IN HOURS!” for library support questions. Dates and times: “Mondays 10/19 and 10/26, 9AM–10AM on Zoom: bit.ly/engl120zoom” and “Tuesdays 10/13, 10/20, and 10/27, 3PM–4PM at Faculty Center, 5th Floor, Cooperman Library.” Includes a QR code for joining.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by ACERT’s Annual Open House last Wed! We were delighted to take a moment during the hustle and bustle of the semester to connect with colleagues across departments, offer an opportunity for updated headshots, and commune over the love of cheese and snacks.

Artisanal cheese and charcuterie-style grazing platter with assorted cheeses, crackers, red and green grapes, raspberries, dried figs, dried apricots, and rosemary arranged on a clear serving tray.

People gathered in a modern lounge or meeting space around a refreshment table, with red seating, large windows, and a large textured wall installation made of crumpled paper on one side. Several attendees are standing and conversing.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Join ACERT for a book launch and fireside chat with Dr. Abby Emerson (Childhood Ed), celebrating the publication of From Antiracism to Abolition: Professional Learning for Liberating Schools!! RSVP: forms.gle/bxTz4NzfPAaU...

Flyer for a Hunter College book launch and fireside chat featuring the book “From Antiracism to Abolition: Professional Learning for Liberating Schools” by Dr. Abby Emerson. Event details: “Tue., Nov 10, 5–6pm,” at “Hunter College East Building, Cooperman Library Faculty Center (E540),” with RSVP QR code, free snacks, discounted books for purchase, and logos for Hunter College, Harvard Education Press, and ACERT.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mark your calendar to join us for pizza and dialogue, a workshop on JOY in teaching and learning, and practice applying Bridge-Builder Basics scenarios and CDI scripts on 11/2 at 12:15pm on the 5th Floor of the library! @interfaithamerica.bsky.social

Infographic flyer titled “BRIDGE-BUILDING DIALOGUES” from “ACERT Teaching Scholarship Circle (TSC)” with website “acert.hunter.cuny.edu.” The schedule highlights three offerings: “01 Lunch, Launch & Learn,” “E530 (Library, 5th Floor),” “12:15–1:30 PM,” “Sep 28”; “02 Practice Session,” “E530 (Library, 5th Floor),” “12:15–1:30 PM,” “Nov 2”; and “03 CDI Perspectives,” “Register for the Course,” “Asynchronous,” with a QR code and “Register.”

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We loved having Kate Nesin come to Hunter College for our Special Event with the Art Department on "IMAGE DESCRIPTION AND ALT TEXT". Thanks to all who joined us!!

Audience seated in a lecture hall while a presenter speaks at a podium next to a large projection screen displaying a magazine or book spread.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We had such a beautiful discussion with Ly Tran at "Stories Are Our Strength: A Conversation with Ly Tran, Hunter Alum and Author of House of Sticks, A Memoir" on 9/22. Tran spoke with students about the challenges and triumphs of growing up and going to school in NYC as an immigrant.

Audience seated in a conference room while a speaker presents at a podium beside a wall-mounted display. Large windows line one side of the room, and attendees face the front while listening to the presentation.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Did you know the Career Center is offering Faculty Fellowships this year to infuse courses with career-connected learning? Check it out! acert.hunter.cuny.edu/blog/advance...

Audience gathered around conference tables while a presenter stands at the front of a meeting room, speaking beside a display screen showing “Faculty Career Fellowship: Introduction to Career Connected Learning.”.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our Faculty & Staff Writing Groups kick off this week! Join us for coffee in the Faculty Center on Wednesdays at 12-2pm to get your writing done! @huntercollege.bsky.social

Group of four people sit at an indoor picnic table with laptops closed, smiling at the camera, ready for writing group to start.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hey, Faculty!! 📚 ACERT Writing Groups are back for Fall 2026! 💻 Zoom and 📍 in-person options available 🖋️ Includes a Creative Writing Workshop ✨ Special #HunterWrites weeks that coincide with the NCFDD 14-Day Writing Challenge (Sept. 21-Oct. 4). 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/fall2026writing

A promotional flyer for “ACERT Writing Groups, Fall 2026.” The word “Schedule” appears prominently above a list of writing group sessions displayed in colorful rounded rectangles on a gray, notebook-style background with blue horizontal lines and decorative doodles. The schedule includes: Monday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Zoom); Wednesday, 12:00 PM-2:00 PM (In Person); Thursday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Zoom); Thursday, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM (Zoom); Friday, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM (Zoom); and Friday, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM (Zoom), identified as a “Creative Writing Workshop.” Another session reads “9/21-10/4 #HunterWrites 8-9 AM (Zoom).” At the bottom, an RSVP section includes the text “bit.ly/fall2026writing,” an arrow pointing toward a QR code, and the QR code itself. The design uses bright green, yellow, purple, orange, and teal schedule bars against a lined-paper background.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🍂 Fall special events are here! Highlights: ✅ Faculty PD Badge Program launch w/Provost Pardasani & Dean Tuten ✅ Image Description & Alt Text w/ Kate Nesin ✅ AI & Accessibility ✅ Stories Are Our Strength w/author & Hunter alum Ly Tran Register: bit.ly/ACERTspecial @huntercollege.bsky.social

Hunter ACERT Special Events” with a fall harvest theme featuring pumpkins, leaves, wheat, and berries around the border. The flyer lists eight faculty development events taking place from September through November, including sessions on faculty professional development badges, image description and alt text, a writing challenge, a conversation with author Ly Tran, research at Hunter, an ACERT Open House, AI and accessibility, pluralism and diversity in STEM, and updates for adjunct faculty. A QR code and registration link, bit.ly/ACERTspecial, appear on the right side. Website: acert.hunter.cuny.edu.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🍂 This fall, join us for Lunchtime Seminars designed to support innovative, inclusive, and engaging teaching on Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 12–1 PM on Zoom, with a closing in-person event on 11/17. There's something here for every instructor! 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/ACERT-LS @huntercollege.bsky.social

Flyer for Hunter ACERT Lunchtime Seminars, Fall 2026. The flyer has a fall theme with orange, red, and yellow leaves, pumpkins, wheat, and berries decorating the borders. The title “Hunter ACERT Lunchtime Seminars” appears prominently at the top left. On the right, the flyer states that seminars are held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12–1 p.m. on Zoom.

The seminar schedule includes:

Tue 9/15: Student Care & Belonging: What To Do When Students Come to You
Thu 9/17: Design for Every Student: Differentiated Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching & Universal Design
Tue 9/22: Researcher Identity: Manage Your Scholarly Footprint
Thu 9/24: AI in the Learning Cycle: When to Use It, How to Balance It, and Why
Tue 9/29: Experiential and Community-Based Learning, and Internships
Thu 10/1: The Tech Ban Debate: Activities that Inspire Curiosity & Cultivate Student Mindfulness and Attention
Tue 10/6: Innovative and Inspiring Classroom AI Practices
Thu 10/8: Intro to Active Learning & Student Motivation and Engagement
Tue 10/13: AI and Grading Rubrics: Saving Time, Strengthening Assessment
Thu 10/15: Intro to Equity in Grading Practices
Tue 10/20: Cultivate Good Study Habits: Helping Students Prep for Exams
Thu 10/22: Culturally Responsive Mentoring and Advising International and Transfer Students
Tue 10/27: Writing about Pedagogy & Introducing JCERT
Thu 10/29: Faculty Report From Various Stages of the Teaching Journey
Tue 11/17: Teaching Innovations Lightning Talks (noted as “in person!”)

A QR code and registration information appear in the lower-right corner, including the URL bit.ly/ACERT-LS and the website acert.hunter.cuny.edu.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Join ACERT for our Get Ready For Fall Lunchtime Seminars on Zoom at 12-1pm, Aug 17-20! acert.hunter.cuny.edu/events/calen...

Flyer promoting Get Ready for Fall 2026 Lunchtime Seminars, a series of four Hunter ACERT Zoom sessions held August 17-20, 2026, from 12-1 p.m. Topics include rethinking courses and teaching with GenAI, advice for new instructors, key Hunter College offices for instructors, and connecting with Hunter College Libraries’ resources and services. A QR code invites registration, with colorful illustrated books decorating the flyer.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What are you reading this summer?! Participate in our book exchange. Bring a book, take a book! This little cart is just inside the Faculty Center. You can leave a book you're done with. We even have a couple of cook books to exchange! Take what you want for keeps, leave what you don't.

Wooden rolling bookshelf with assorted books and mugs beneath an “ACERT” sign; poster reads “SUMMER WRITING—ACERT Summer 2026 Writing Support” with workshops, retreats, and dates listed.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

We're thrilled to announce ACERT summer writing opportunities for the @huntercollege.bsky.social faculty community! We hope you'll join us to get the writing done this summer! Our #HunterWrites weeks coincide w/ #NCFDD summer Writing Challenges. Register here: bit.ly/4ty32MT

Teal and beach-themed flyer titled “ACERT Summer 2026 Writing Support.” Large white text reads “Summer Writing” at the top. The flyer lists several programs: a June Writing Retreat (June 9–11, 9am–2pm on Zoom); “Write Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks” (June 1–August 21) with Thursday check-ins from 9–9:30am on Zoom; an Afternoon Creative Writing Workshop (June 10–August 19) meeting biweekly on Wednesdays from 1–3pm on Zoom; and “#HunterWrites Challenges” (June 6–19 and August 3–16) from 8–9am on Zoom. The bottom section shows a beach scene with waves, sand, a towel, sunglasses, flip-flops, a beach umbrella, a starfish, and a beach ball. A QR code appears next to the Hunter College and ACERT logos.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#HunterGives is right around the corner on 4/29! ACERT is participating this year! Help us support faculty development and best teaching practices at Hunter College! giving.hunter.cuny.edu/schools/Hunt...

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

We had a blast last month at the Spring 2026 ACERT Teaching Innovations Lightning Talks! Big thank you to our presenters and attendees for an inspiring lunch and learn.

A collage of title slides about teaching topics, including writing courses, zine making, a makerspace, and Google AI Overview as well as pictures of presenters gesturing toward a screen at the front of the room.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A happy welcome to ACERT Spring 2026 Faculty Fellow Sofy Solomon, who is hosting weekly Creative Writing Workshops as her Teaching Scholarship Circle this semester!

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We are so excited to host our Spring 2026 Teaching Innovations Lightning Talks later this month! Have an idea for a 3-minute talk? Feel free to reach out with questions!

A colorful event flyer features a stormy sky with dark gray clouds, yellow lightning bolts, and falling rain at the top. Below, large orange text reads “Hunter ACERT Lightning Talks.” The event details appear in bold orange and dark text: “Tue March 24, 12–2 PM in HW 1007.” Additional text says, “Calling for 3min talks on teaching innovations! RSVP to join as a presenter or attendee.” A black‑and‑white QR code is placed on the right side of the flyer, with small orange text underneath: “RSVP by 3/19.” At the bottom, a row of illustrated green shamrocks lines the lower edge of the design.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Join us later this month for HunterWrites!! We're hosting morning writing sessions, two receptions to celebrate works recently published, shown, or performed in 2025, and a Creative Writing Workshop! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Don't forget: Our call for fellows remains open until Feb 27!

Feb 16 HunterWrites Begins! NCFDD Challenge, Morning Sessions, Creative Workshop, Two Celebrations; Feb 20 Reception: Books Published in 2025 12:00 - 2:00 PM Faculty Center, HE 540, Library; Feb 27 Reception: All Works Published in 2025 12:00 - 2:00 PM Faculty Center, HE 540, Library; Call for ACERT Faculty Fellows Applications Due Feb 27

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Join us for HunterWrites! Take the NCFDD Challenge, RSVP for Monday Writing Sessions, a Creative Workshop, and Celebrations for Works Published in 2025! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Image of typewriter with a page that reads: "Hunter Writes Feb 16-27"

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We're still thinking about last week's inspiring presentations about incorporating identity, purpose, and belonging in our teaching! And still thinking about those dumplings--so yummy! 🥟 Thank you, HCAP!

Image of people talking at a table with dumplings. Reads: "Incorporating Identity, Purpose, and Belonging in Our Teaching: ACERT & HCAP. We gathered over dumplings, and heard inspiring presentations from the HCAP fellows. Thank you, HCAP!"

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We had a blast with HCAP last week! Fellows presented their pedagogies that prioritize inclusion and belonging. Thank you to all who joined us! We're excited to do a teaching scholarship circle w/the HCAP workbook! Coming soon--stay tuned! @huntercollege.bsky.social

People gather around a long table to talk about teaching.

Marcia presents a summary of HCAP's pedagogical model and the fellowships.

Presentation of HCAP and reflections following the fellowships.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

We loved seeing our doctoral lecturers and clinical professors in the faculty center yesterday!! @huntercollege.bsky.social

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Applications now OPEN for the 2026-2027 cohort of ACERT Faculty Fellows! acert.hunter.cuny.edu/blog/call-fo...

Now accepting ACERT Fellows Applications for 2026-2027. This call is open to all Hunter faculty. Those in departments that have not yet been represented among ACERT fellows are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Tomorrow! Wednesday at 12-1:15pm ACERT is cosponsoring, with HCAP: "Incorporating Identity, Purpose, & Belonging in our Teaching: Creative Strategies for our CUNY Classrooms" HE 530 (In the Library) Lunch to be served! @hcapinc.bsky.social

Incorporating Identity, Purpose, &
Belonging in our Teaching: Creative
Strategies for our CUNY Classrooms

Are you curious about how to bring Identity, Purpose,
and Belonging into your classroom? How do we design
teaching tools that promote inclusivity and student
engagement? Join us as HCAP/ABI Faculty Seminar
Series (FSS) alums from a variety of disciplines share
teaching tools and interpersonal enhancements
designed to build community and deepen students’
sense of purpose. Come as we also celebrate the end
of the FSS program, and hear about our newly
launched FSS Teaching Workbook!
Tomorrow (Wed) at
12 - 1:15pm
HE 530
(In the Library)
Lunch to be served!

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We are so excited about Tuesday's Red Helicopter event with author James Rhee at Hunter College, 5-7pm ET in Hemmerdinger, co-sponsored with the School of Education. Join us! @huntercollege.bsky.social

ACERT x School of Ed
Red Helicopter
Join us for an engaging conversation featuring James Rhee and Red Helicopter
Participant Benefits (Limit 50):
- Free Copy of the Red Helicopter Book
- Invitation to the ACERT/SOE Red Helicopter Teaching Scholarship Circle in the Spring semester
Tue, January 27 (5-7PM)
Hemmerdinger Screening Room

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Today we met for Austin Bailey's Teaching Scholarship Circle centered on Susan D. Blum's book on Schoolishness. We talked abt where we notice schoolishness & alienation in education. Looking forward to reading more next week & to our guest of honor, @susandblum.bsky.social who joins our 3rd session!

where do you notice schoolishness?

“the structure of a semester is bizarre”

“the idea of preparedness alienates”

“this is just for the test; students aren’t taught how to connect learning to tomorrow”

“the race to the finish line (to fit in as much as possible)”

“Having a text book is the most schoolish thing i can think of”

“i struggled a lot in college, so when i started teaching, I identified with my students a lot. it feels alienating for education to be so disembodied.”

“issues about grades get so technical that the human relationship in learning gets lost.”

“expecting them all to leave with the same set of skills is strange when they come to college with such different skills.”

“Students are so overloaded they have less capacity for play and just want to get the points, nothing exploratory or for fun”

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Our Get the Grading Done series continues! Today in the Faculty Center (5th Floor of the Cooperman Library, 68th St) with coffee, tea, and snacks, and again on Friday, 12-4pm!

Two people sit at a table talking next to a sign that read: "Ask me for help with grading in Brightspace"

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We had the best time yesterday with Jonathan González and the Hunter College Department of Dance at "Book Launch and Presentation Ways to Move" in the Peggy Theatre! His new book, "Ways to Move: Black Insurgent Grammars," traces the embodied frequencies and assembled states of Black life.

Jonathan stands holding a microphone in front of a screen, holding a copy of his book, Ways to Move.

Jonathan sits, holding a microphone in front of a screen, holding a copy of his book, Ways to Move.

Book cover: "Ways to Move: Black Insurgent Grammars" by Jonathan Gonzalez

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Last week, we had the privilege of hosting a special event featuring four members of Hunter's LUCE Innovation Cohort! Their research in the sciences is so inspiring! Here are just a couple quick examples of the amazing research they are doing.

Header text reads: "ACERT Special Event: LUCE Innovation Cohort
'Wheeler Marsh Backscatter Standard UAVSAR vs. NISAR-Simulated UAVSAR DataGuided Inquiry' Panelist: Angela Padilla (Skirball)"
Two images of the marshlands in Milford, CT appear below, then the significant finding which is a comparison of standard UAVSAR and NISAR-Simulated UAVSAR data.

Header text reads: "ACERT Special Event: LUCE Innovation Cohort
“The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change on Decadal, Millennial and Glacial Timescales”
Randye L. Rutberg
(Geography and Environmental Studies)

Some key questions:
What is the impact of orbital forcing on glacial-interglacial changes in ocean and atmospheric CO2? (100,000 years)
What forcings influence the carbon cycle on millennial timescales? (~1000 years)" and then an image of the distribution of ice during the last ice age, approximately 20,000 years ago.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

We're so excited! Our amazing @huntercollege.bsky.social photographers took headshots at our Open House on 10/8, and they came out GREAT. Check out this group photo of our 2025-2026 ACERT Faculty Fellows! Left to Right: Brooke Xavier, Sasha Maceira, and Austin Bailey.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We really enjoyed last week's lightning talks! Thanks again to our presenters and attendees, representing over 15 unique disciplines at Hunter College!

Woman stands at the front of the room delivering a presentation to a group of faculty and staff.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Check out this new beautiful addition to our lending library! "The Ungraded Classroom: Feedback, Reflection, and Authentic Learning," edited by Carlo Ricci and our very own Gina Riley!

Title page for the book: "The Ungraded Classroom: Feedback, Reflection, and Authentic Learning," edited by Carlo Ricci, PhD, and Gina Riley, PhD

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Just a few snapshots of this afternoon's lightning talks!

A presenter in front of a room full of attendees

A presenter facing a room full of attendees

A presenter giving a talk to a room of attendees

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Big thank you to everyone who joined us today for our Teaching Innovations Lightning Talks!! @huntercollege.bsky.social

Opening Remarks

PART I

Speaking Multilingual, Thinking Multimedia: Digital Projects in the Italian Class
Stefania Porcelli, Justin Tricarico and Logan Spevak

Questionnaire development: Capturing university English language learners’ perceptions about task repetition
John Bandman

Language as Belonging: Writing in Your Own English
Lena Ayala

Use of Voice Thread for Consecutive Interpretation practices
Silvina de la Iglesia

Train your AI chatbot to convert files
Yuning Gao

Making AI Part of the Conversation in the Writing Classroom
Basia Winograd

Visualizing the “All-American Man” assignment with gen-AI image tools
Chris Mitchell

CDI: Introducing Hunter's Constructive Dialogue Initiative
Gina Riley

BREAK

PART II

Choose Your Adventure:
Increasing practical engagement in class & course activities
Alexis Diaz

Giving Students Choices, Arriving at Consensus
Christina Katopodis

Taking attendance with collaborative doodles
Ingrid Lundeen

The Power Of Padlet! Orientation Scavenger Hunts
Angela Padilla

LockDown Browser for In-Person Large Lectures
Kirsten Grant

Jumping scales: From global to neighborhood-focused geographies
Marianna Pavlovskaya

Teaching with the CUNY Digital History Archive
Dorian Onifer

Hunter Casting Portal / Bright Space Organization
Anna Sang Park

Async Modules Structured with Optional Activities
Larry Kowerski

Learning from Encyclopedias
Stephanie Margolin

CLOSING Remarks & Reminders

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Big thank you to Sarah Suatoni, author of Conscious Communication, for speaking at our ACERT Lunchtime Seminar today and to Jeneca Parker-Tongue for facilitating and sharing resources about C-SELL here at Hunter!

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Last week, former ACERT Faculty Fellow Katie Winkelstein-Duveneck (English) led a Teaching Scholarship Circle (TSC) reunion to continue reflecting on how we teach writing.

Four people smiling at a conference table with the words "TSC Reunion" above and pictures of a variety of cookies below.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Join us on Wed, Oct 8 in the Faculty Center for our ACERT Open House at 12-2pm!

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Our ACERT Lending Library is now up and running in the Faculty Center! Borrow a book, bring it back. We have many wonderful titles for teaching & learning, now stamped with our Lending Library stamp!

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Join us for our Open House in the Faculty Center on Wed, Oct 8 @ 12-2PM. Enjoy light refreshments, get your professional headshot taken, and meet colleagues!

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Our Fall 2025 Writing Groups begin meeting Sept 8! Join us in person or join us online. All groups are led by @huntercollege.bsky.social faculty: Raj Korpan, Jillian Baez, Austin Bailey, and ACERT Faculty Director Gina Riley. Sign up and get the writing done in community! forms.gle/sJLYDW5HZTJk...

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Happy first day of classes and welcome to our new 2025-2026 ACERT Faculty Fellows: Austin Bailey (English), Sasha Maceira (English), and Brooke Xavier (Economics and Accounting). We are so excited to collaborate with you in the year ahead! @huntercollege.bsky.social @brookexavier.bsky.social

Sasha Maceira stands smiling in front of a newspaper art installation holding an ACERT mug with the words, "Faculty Fellow" written in chalk on the mug.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Meagan Washington (English) shared her go-to phone numbers in our "What I Wish I Had Known Before I Started Teaching at Hunter": the IT Help Desk, PCS-IT, Security, and more. It's especially helpful to have those numbers on hand if you teach early in the morning!

"I teach 8:30AM classes, so sometimes my classroom door isn’t open yet. Put the number for IT and AV in your phone. They are really quick, and they’re really helpful." - Meagan Washington (English) advice for new Hunter instructors

"I also teach in a computer lab. If you ever work in a computer lab, you want to call PCS-IT, and they are a different office. They help in the labs if you ever need a door opened, or if you need any of your tech fixed." - Meagan Washington (English) advice for new Hunter instructors

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Sign up for our Fall 2025 Writing Groups! Mon-Tues in person in the Faculty Center in the Cooperman Library at the 68th St campus, and Wed & Fri online.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

In last Thursday's ACERT lunchtime seminar, Art and Art History faculty member Uchenna Itam gave some advice for parents at Hunter College

"There is a Children’s Learning Center. It is on the 68th St campus in Hunter North. And it offers high-quality childcare for the Hunter College community. This is a resource that’s not just for us as faculty and staff, but also for students." - Uchenna Itam (Art and Art History) advice for new Hunter instructors

"The Hunter College Children’s Learning Center is a resource for your students. So if you notice that maybe one of your students needs support in this area, this is an amazing resource." - Uchenna Itam (Art and Art History) advice for new Hunter instructors

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

We are thrilled to welcome Gina Riley (Special Education) as our new ACERT Faculty Director at Hunter College! She is an award-winning teacher and a two-time ACERT Faculty Fellow, as well as one of the long-standing leaders of our weekly writing groups. Thank you, Gina! @huntercollege.bsky.social

Gina Riley poses in a grassy field with a hawk atop her head. Caption: ACERT Welcomes New Faculty Director Gina Riley (Special Education). Gina is an award-winning teacher, and a two-time ACERT Faculty Fellow.

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Our ACERT Steering Committee met last week to do some strategic planning with oversized post-its, lunchtime seminar brainstorming with Padlet, and more. We celebrated our incoming Faculty Fellows (more on that soon!), our incoming Faculty Director Gina Riley and outgoing director Julie Van Peteghem.

Steering Committee sits at a conference table holding up ACERT mugs. Caption: "ACERT Steering Committee Meeting Strategic Planning with Oversized Post-Its, Lunchtime Seminar Brainstorm with Padlet, ACERT mugs celebrating our incoming Faculty Director, Gina Riley, incoming Faculty Fellows, and a birthday. Thank you for your leadership and service!"

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Last week during "What I Wish I Had Known Before I Started Teaching at Hunter," Xuemeng Li shared some advice for new colleagues teaching large lectures.

There are several big classrooms that can hold more than 100 students at Hunter. Some are like a theater, I would say. When I talked to my chair, I learned that there are other large classrooms that are a little different in setting. - Xuemeng Li (Sociology)

Instead of an auditorium style, some large classroom spaces have movable tables, so I started booking those classrooms for the future semesters, and that worked really well. - Xuemeng Li (Sociology) advice for new Hunter instructors

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Hunter ACERT @hunteracert.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Last week we hosted a lunchtime seminar in which our faculty spoke on "What I Wish I Had Known Before I Started Teaching at Hunter," sharing advice for new colleagues.

Join online and in-person weekly writing groups. These have been really great for me to calendar out my writing time and balance my teaching, service, and research responsibilities. - Uchenna Itam (Art and Art History) advice for new Hunter instructors

Same with the online writing retreats. Being able to have 3, 5, 7, even 12 weeks of community, writing together online, checking in--that has been really supportive. - Uchenna Itam (Art and Art History) advice for new Hunter instructors

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