Chalk Talk shines the spotlight on classroom teaching strategies and learning experiences. This section is designed for faculty to share best practices and provide insights and perspectives that influence the ways that faculty approach teaching and address challenges that arise in the classroom. Readers are encouraged to leave feedback.
May 2020
Building on students’ prior knowledge to level up their media literacy
Haruko Yamauchi
Library Department
April 2020
Perfect is the Opposite of Good
Alisa Roost
Humanities Department
March 2020
Using Adaptive Technology in General Chemistry
Anna Manukyan and Anna Ivanova
Natural Sciences Department
February 2020
Radical Listening
Tram Nguyen, Assistant Professor
English Department
December 2019
Utilizing Simulation Instruction with Nursing Students
Ronette Shaw, Assistant Professor
Allied Health Sciences Department
November 2019
Reflective Statement
Humberto Ballesteros, Assistant Professor
Humanities Department
October 2019
Growing with my Students: A Lesson in Mindsets
Victoria Munoz, Assistant Professor
English Department
September 2019
Some Personal Thoughts about Teaching
Gail August, Professor
Language and Cognition Department
March-April 2019
Using Transformative Learning Theory
JoAnn Rover, Associate Professor
Allied Health Sciences Department
February 2019
Motivating and Building Students Curiosity for Learning in the Classroom
Gisselle Guzman, Lecturer
Mathematics Department
December 2018
From Pedagogy to Androgogy
Eugena K. Griffin, Assistant Professor
Behavioral and Social Sciences Department
November 2018
“Meet the students where they are:” Experiments with Snapchat in the Classroom
Sean Gerrity, Assistant Professor
English Department
September 2018
Focusing on Student-based Learning and Assessment in Our College Classroom
Manuel Enrique Livingston, Assistant Professor
Allied Health Department
May 2018
Culturally Relevant or Responsive Pedagogy at Hostos Community College
Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Distinguished Lecturer
English
April 2018
Teaching the Same Animation Class at Hostos and Harvard
Andy London, Assistant Professor
Humanities
March 2018
Hitch Your Wagon to the Stars but Make Sure Your Wheels are on the Ground
Kim Sanabria, Professor
Language and Cognition
February 2018
In Loco Parentis: Transitioning from High School to College
Alexandra L. Milsom, Assistant Professor
English
December 2017
Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom with Cultural Enhancement Activities
Ana Ozuna, Assistant Professor
Humanities
November 2017
Made in Hostos, Classroom Invention for Community
Biao Jiang, Assistant Professor
Natural Sciences
October 2017
More than Introductions: Seeding Collaborative Success throughout the Semester
Inmaculada Lara-Bonilla, Assistant Professor and Unit Coordinator
Latin and Caribbean Studies & Modern Languages, Humanities
September 2017
Radiography Virtual Reality Simulator
Jarek Stelmark, Assistant Professor
Allied Health Sciences
May 2017
Keeping the Balls in the Air
Antonios Varelas, Assistant Professor
Behavorial and Social Sciences
February 2017
Live from Hostos, It’s SOC 101
Sage Sevilla, Adjunct Lecturer
Behavorial and Social Sciences
December 2016
Begin with the End in Mind
Natasha Lorca Yannencenedo, Assistant Professor
Humanities
November 2016
Transparency as a Pedagogical Tool
Kristopher Burrell, Assistant Professor
Behavioral and Social Sciences
October 2016
Narrative Pedagogy
Rowland Ramdass, Assistant Professor
Allied Health Sciences
September 2016
Explore the World of Physics Outside the Classroom
Biao Jiang, Assistant Professor
Natural Sciences
May 2016
Self-reflection and Student/Faculty Communication
Mathew Moses, Lecturer, English Department
Director, Writing Center
April 2016
Getting the Grade: A Gift in Itself!
Sherese Mitchell, Assistant Professor &
Chair, Education
March 2016
Classroom Participation
Minerva Santos, Associate Professor
Language and Cognition
February 2016
Create It: How to Merge Theory with Practice
Sonia Maldonado, Assistant Professor
Education Department
October 2015
Dear Professor: Letters from Writers
Heidi Bollinger, Assistant Professor
English Department
September 2015
Engaging Students Inside and Outside the Psychology Classroom
Stacey Cooper, Substitute Assistant Professor
Behavioral and Social Sciences Department
May 2015
Teaching Math Self-Esteem
Lauren Wolf, Assistant Professor
Mathematics Department
March 2015
The Great Death Penalty Debate
Hector Soto, Lecturer
Behavioral and Social Sciences Department
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