CETL
CETL’s mission is to enhance teaching potential and effectiveness across the college.
Through workshops and programs, the Center brings faculty from all disciplines into
contact with creative instructional practices and technologies. CETL focuses its activities
on three main areas: Pedagogical Research, Instructional Technology, and the High
Impact Activities of the Freshman Academies, based on Queensborough’s General
Education objectives. CETL professional development spans teaching methodologies,
faculty research and scholarship, collaboration across disciplines, assessment,
instructional technology for student engagement, and Inclusive Excellence.
Core Activities and Performance
Core Activity
Key PI
Indicators
Professional Development
Volume of service and participation
Yes
Encourage and support faculty in
implementing innovative pedagogies to
engage students
Number of faculty participating in service learning as a high
impact learning experience
Yes
Encourage and support faculty in utilizing
instructional technology for engaging
students
Number of faculty presentations/publications on pedagogy &
technology
No
Enhancing teaching effectiveness & research Pedagogy-related presentations and publications
potential
Yes
Leadership
Presentations, collaborations, and campus outreach
No
Support faculty in conducting pedagogical
research and Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning
Number of faculty publications/presentations in SOTL
Yes
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
Service Learning 101 -Session One
8/27/2010
20
Service Learning 101-Session Two
9/1/2010
12
Nuts and Bolts for New Faculty
9/15/2010
15
Generating Ideas for pedagogy projects-SOTL
9/16/2010
30
How to incorporate reflection activities into Service Learning courses
9/22/2010
22
Pedagogy Seminar on Instructional Technology: Selecting the right tools for
engaging students
10/1/2010
15
Pedagogy Seminar on Instructional Technology: Creating
technology-enhanced lessons and
10/29/2010
17
Pedagogy Seminar on Instructional Technology: Technology and Assessment
tools
11/19/2010
18
Pedagogy Seminar on Instructional Technology: Presentations by faculty
cohort members
12/10/2010
16
Pedagogy Seminar on Instructional Technology:
2/18/2011
15
Using Reflection Activities in Your Classes
2/25/2011
22
Pedagogy Seminar on Instructional Technology:
3/18/2011
17
both
Department-Sponsored Staff Development Activities
Activity Type
Topic
Date
Total
Pedagogy Seminar on Instructional Technology:Instructional Technology and
Assessment tools
4/15/2011
14
Pedagogy Seminar on Instructional Technology: Faculty Presentations
5/20/2011
12
Service Learning and reflection
6/2/2011
14
Workshop on Pedagogical proposal guidelines
6/10/2011
14
Service Learning Breakfast for community partners
10/15/2010
42
What a Difference a Fulbright Makes! A workshop on applying for a Fulbright
grant
4/7/2011
8
Inclusive Excellence Film Screening and panel for faculty and students (who
participated in inclusive lesson plans & pedagogies)
9/29/2010
84
Collecting and measuring data for pedagogical research-SOTL
9/30/2010
21
E-Reserves Workshop
10/5/2010
4
Faculty Presentations of pedagogical research projects-SOTL
10/6/2010
45
Steps in applying to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for pedagogy
projects-SOTL
10/21/2010
14
Getting your work published -SOTL
11/4/2010
12
Second Language Acquisition Colloquium: Teaching Speech to English
Language Learners
11/17/2010
32
Service Learning Celebration for SL faculty, students & community partners
12/1/2010
47
Service-Learning 101 Workshop
1/6/2011
22
Service-Learning Institute: “Achieving the Potential of Community-Campus
Partnerships”
1/25/2011
80
Library Workshop: "Incorporating the Use of the Library's E-Reserve Into Your 2/24/2011
Courses”
6
gave presentations
organized
Academic Integrity & the 21st Century Students
2/24/2011
28
Fishbowl Event: Faculty perspectives on Instructional Technology
3/2/2011
18
Library Workshop: "Using the QCC/CUNY Libraries for Teaching and Research" 3/3/2011
7
Understanding Difference: Increasing Intercultural Competence -Session One
3/3/2011
17
Understanding Difference: Increasing Intercultural Competence -Session Two 3/10/2011
10
eLearning Symposium: "An opportunity to inspire and be inspired"
3/17/2011
25
Crossing the Boundaries of Language and Culture in Our Pedagogy: A Faculty 3/23/2011
Panel
24
CETL Focus Groups
5/11/2011
22
Service Learning Celebration for Faculty and Students
5/18/2011
42
Professional Achievements and Activities of Individual Staff
Achievement Type
Other
First Name
Last Name
Achievement
Semester
Meg
Tarafdar
Co-Presenter: “Using Wikis for faculty Fall 2010
development” Oct 2010
Stem-Tech Conference, League for
Innovation, Florida
Conference Presentation
- published as
proceedings
Professional Achievements and Activities of Individual Staff
Achievement Type
Other
First Name
Last Name
Achievement
Semester
Meg
Tarafdar
"No Child Left Inside"--AACC Horizon Spring 2011
Project Evaluation Conference
presentation
Meg
Tarafdar
“Being Global: Global Awareness &
Study Abroad” (Eighth Conf of the
College: Expanding Borders of the
Classroom)--Panelist
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
“Developing a sustainable service
learning program”; Panelist; General
Education Conference, York
College-CUNY.
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
"No Child Left Inside: Service
Learning Partnerships with P-12
Students"-NISOD Conference
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
Making Transfer Connections event,
this on ASSESSMENT
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
The Power of Partnerships:
Transforming Students and
Communities Through
Service-Learning”, Columbia
University
(NYMaps)
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
"Metamorphoses: Clothing in Motion Spring 2011
from Early Cinema to Contemporary
Fashion Film" CUNY Graduate Center
Meg
Tarafdar
“Increasing Intercultural
Competence” (A workshop to
increase individual and group
effectiveness across cultural
differences)
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
Making Transfer Connections event,
this on EPORTFOLIO and
PEDAGOGY-LaGuardia Community
College
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
Seminar: "Metamorphoses: Clothing
in Motion from Early Cinema to
Contemporary Fashion Film" CUNY
Graduate Center
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
CUNY Conference on "Copyright and
Fair Use" (BMCC-CUNY)
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
Webinar-Intercultural competence
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
CUNY IT Conference
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
"Pedagogy & Blackboard Basics”
eLearning Institute-Presenter
Summer 2010
Conference Presentation,
other
Conference, workshop,
training attended
Lecture (Invited)
Professional Achievements and Activities of Individual Staff
Achievement Type
Other
First Name
Last Name
Achievement
Semester
Meg
Tarafdar
“Web 2.0 Tools & Social Media”
eLearning Institute-Presenter
Summer 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
eLearning Development Program,
QCC
Summer 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
Reviewed proposals for selection of
Spring 2011
faculty participants for the eLearning
development cohort June 2010, Jan
2011, and June 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
Reviewed proposals for the
Pedagogical Research Challenge
Awards (Oct 2010)
Meg
Tarafdar
Consultant to the Committee on
Spring 2011
Cultural and Archival Resources(CAR)
Meg
Tarafdar
Designed and deployed an online
survey of faculty & staff partcipation
in CETL activities
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
“What a Difference a Fulbright
Makes” --Presenter
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
“Instructional Technology &
Spring 2011
Assessment” --Presenter & facilitator
Meg
Tarafdar
“Teaching with Technology”-Presenter & facilitator
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
“Service Learning 101”-Presenter &
Facilitator
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
“Nuts and Bolts for New
Faculty”-Presenter & facilitator
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
“Overview of Pedagogical Challenge
Award”--Presenter and facilitator
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
“Service Learning & Reflection”-Presenter
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
“Selecting the right tools for
engaging students” --presenter &
facilitator
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
“Creating Tech-enhanced lessons
and activities” --Presenter &
facilitator
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
“Instructional Technology &
Assessment Tools”--Presenter &
facilitator
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
Co-Coordinator-Service Learning –
High Impact Strategies, Freshman
Academies
Fall 2010
Materials Development
Service as a
reviewer/editor/
consultant
Fall 2010
Service to department,
College, University,
community, and/or
professional society
Professional Achievements and Activities of Individual Staff
Achievement Type
Other
First Name
Last Name
Achievement
Semester
Meg
Tarafdar
Co-Coordinator-Professional
Development-Sustainability Council
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
Advisory Board member, QCC Study
Abroad Program
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
Campus-Representative-Fulbright
Program Advisor
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
Search Committee Member-Faculty & Fall 2010
Staff Searches (Academic Affairs &
CETL)
Meg
Tarafdar
Committee Member, Directors of
CUNY Teaching & Learning Centers
Fall 2010
Meg
Tarafdar
“Web 2.0 Tools” eLearning
Institute-Presenter & committee
member
Spring 2011
Meg
Tarafdar
“Best Practices in Using Instructional Spring 2011
Tech”--Presenter & facilitator
Meg
Tarafdar
“Using Reflection Activities in your
classes” --Presenter & facilitator
Meg
Tarafdar
Search Committee Member--New
Spring 2011
Community College search committee
(Professional Development)
Meg
Tarafdar
Developed and compiled wiki
material related to CETL workshops
and OAA campus conversations
Spring 2011
Web Site Development
Spring 2011
Changes in Department within Last Year
Change Type
Change
Reason
Semester
Disposed off CETL’s old copier and obtained
a new one.
The old copier was not working.
Fall 2010
Disposed off old printer from CETL's
workshop room and obtained a used printer
from Academic Computing Center.
The old printer was not functioning
properly.
Spring 2011
No CETL Associate for Pedagogical Research
was available to offer workshops on SOTL
during the Spring semester.
Dr. Cheryl Bluestone, CETL Associate
for Pedagogical Research was on
Sabbatical leave.
Spring 2011
CETL is now involved in supporting
Queensborough’s eLearning initiative to
develop a high-quality, state-of-the-art
eLearning program.
The eLearning development program
Fall 2010
(which was launched in summer 2010)
supports faculty cohorts in developing
online and hybrid courses and in
reviewing the program’s objective of
increasing students’ success rates in
blended and fully asynchronous
classes.
Equipment
Disposed off old printer and obtained a new
printer for CETL’s workroom.
Personnel
Services
Changes in Department within Last Year
Change Type
Change
Reason
Semester
CETL Study
Self Review
Spring 2011
Assessment and Evaluation
KPI
Target Outcome
Actual Outcome
Action Plan
Status
Volume of service
and participation
Increase the number of
participants in CETL
activities by 10%
880 attendees (Fall 2010 and
Spring 2011 combined)--an
increase of more than 30% from
last year's participation
Offer theme-based
Continuing
faculty
development workshops
and
create an integrated
approach that ties in with
college wide initiatives
and
priorities.
Teaching
effectiveness and
research potential
Increase the
implementation of high
impact practices (such as
service Learning)and
pedagogical publications
The number of faculty who have
integrated service learning as
one of the high impact practices
has increased by more than
10%; Pedagogical research was
emphasized in 18 publications
and 40 presentations in 2010-11
Continue to offer
Continuing
workshops on integrating
high impact strategies
into the freshman
academies; Offer support
for pedagogical research
Assessment Plan
Core Activity
KPI
Target Outcome
Plan
Professional Development
Volume of service and
participation
Increase volume of service and
participation by 10%
Implement the
recommendations of the
CETL study to modify
programs and services
Encourage and support
faculty in implementing
innovative pedagogies to
engage students
Number of faculty
participating in service
learning and other high
impact learning experiences
Encourage 10 new faculty to
integrate high imact learning
experiences in their courses;
Continue to offer workshops
and individual consultations
to support faculty
20 faculty from across the disciplines
will be encouraged to utilize
instructional technology in their
courses
A cohort of twenty faculty
members (10 in Fall and 10
in Spring) will be selected to
participate in CETL's
pedagogy seminar series on
instructional technology
Encourage and support
Number of faculty
faculty in utilizing
presentations and
instructional technology for publications on pedagogy
engaging students
and technology
Leadership
Presentations, collaborations, Coordinate events and presentations Motivate faculty to
and campus outreach
on high impact strategies, online
collaborate on
pedagogies, and SOTL
interdisciplinary projects and
presentations
Support faculty in
conducting pedagogical
research and publishing
Number of faculty
presentations and
publications in SOTL
Number of pedagogy presentations, Announce upcoming
projects, and publications
opportunities & call for
proposals; inform faculty
about possibilities for
collaboration