Timothy Schaffer’s recent recent post on the NYU Faculty Forum blog highlights the practice of “documenting your teaching” and argues it is an entry point to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) that is accessible for most faculty members. Whether or not they are doing SoTL, getting into the practice of documenting and telling […]
Welcome to the Office of Teaching Excellence & Innovation: Starting Our Second Decade with a New Name
Ten years ago the NYU Arts & Science Office of Educational Technology was launched with the goal of advancing innovations in teaching and learning by offering instructional design services and educational technology enhancements to all faculty. Over the ensuing decade, the Office has fostered the growth of major innovative teaching initiatives across Arts & Science, […]
Teaching Innovation Awards
We’re happy to announce that the office is currently accepting proposals for this year’s Teaching Innovation Awards. We’re excited to celebrate the high impact work of A&S faculty, especially as it relates to enriching student learning. Further, we fully support faculty work as each award contributes $1,000 to an instructor’s research account. Past year’s winners […]
Getting Ready for the Spring 2024 Semester
Getting started for each new semester often feels like an opportunity for a refresh! That’s one of the many unique things about working in higher education; we have built in resets at start of each new fall, spring, and summer terms. As you take a step back and consider how you might prepare for the […]
Adding Poll Everywhere Activities to Brightspace
Did you know that you could add Poll Everywhere activities to the Brightspace Content tool? Poll Everywhere is NYU’s licensed polling tool and can more traditionally be used to create polls for both in-person and remote events and classes. To keep conversations around course content going beyond class meetings though, Poll Everywhere activities can be […]
Document Your Teaching: Wei Zhao’s Presentation
Since Fall 2022, the A&S Office of EdTech has partnered with GSAS to offer a 3-week asynchronous course called Teaching to Engage. This course offers novice and aspiring instructors the opportunity to use various educational technologies with a keen focus on the pedagogical rationale behind using these tools. We’re very excited to share that one […]
Worried about ChatGPT? Get started with these resources and workshops
As another academic year approaches, we would be hard pressed to find an instructor who hasn’t at least heard of ChatGPT or other Generative AI tools. The widespread availability and use of this technology has caused quite a stir, leading many in the field of Higher Education to reconsider what it means to evaluate student […]
End of Summer Faculty Development Opportunities
Summer is a great time to enjoy some well deserved rest and relaxation. However, if we want to avoid the panicked feeling of “I can’t believe it’s that time of year already” at the end of August, summer is also a great time to refresh our courses and improve our use of Brightspace and other […]
Benefits of the Brightspace Rubrics Tool
Do you have assignments or projects that use rubrics? If so, have you had the opportunity to use the Brightspace Rubrics tool? If not, there are 3 key benefits to using the Brightspace rubrics tool. Consistent Grading Well-constructed rubrics can be invaluable in supporting you to provide consistent grading to your students. When you apply […]
Teaching to Engage Shoutouts
Due to continuing interest and demand, the A&S Office of Educational Technology offered a second iteration of its Teaching to Engage seminar during the latter half of the Spring 2023 semester. As with the previous iteration, this cohort was composed of interdisciplinary graduate students from GSAS. Some students concurrently hold teaching positions or hold Teaching […]