Orientation

Before orientation, you should:

  • Fill out the paperwork and sent it to Jamie  by Friday, May 14th
  • Choose your syllabus topic and post on Slack by Tuesday, June 1st

Orientation: Wednesday, June 2nd

So you’re ready for the orientation on Wednesday, June 2nd from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Zoom link to come. The agenda for the orientation is as follows:

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Meet and Greet!
11:00 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Break
11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Teaching English 110 at QC
12:05 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Demonstration/Q&A: Teaching Online
 
***End of Orientation***
 
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Time for Remaining/Additional Questions

We will tailor the orientation to the questions you raised on Slack, and we’ll also look ahead to the work we have yet to do over the summer to prepare for the fall.

We will use our Slack workspace/channel to develop your courses and share updates about the fall as we get them.

As we all work on this, though, we’re mindful that these lessons that feel new to us may be especially new to you, particularly if you are new to teaching, too. We’ll help you get your classes set up on Blackboard or Google Classroom, and we’ll begin that project as soon as you get your QC email accounts.

As you prepare over the summer, our excellent instructors Rachael (rachael.benavidez@qc.cuny.edu) and Alexis (alarsson@gradcenter.cuny.edu) will be on hand to work with you as mentors.

We’ll be in touch with more details about the QC Center for Teaching and Learning’s online teaching workshop, which will be held over the summer. You’ll be paid $500 for completing the workshop.

Also, bookmark this page from the Center for Teaching and Learning. It’s full of resources that you’ll need as a new faculty member in the fall.

Contact Us with Any Questions

If you have any questions, you are welcome—as always!—to email us, either individually or at our collective address: fyw@qc.cuny.edu.