Concurrent Workshops
11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Helping Students Manage Mental Health in the Transition Back to Campus
Presenter(s): Matthew S. Joffe, Dr. Shanté Bassett
The transition to distance learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the mental health of our community, especially our students. It has taken a significant amount of time for students to adjust, and now they will need assistance readjusting to being on campus. This presentation will assist faculty and staff with identifying signs and symptoms of psychological distress while equipping them with tools to help students transition as they return to campus. Attendees will also learn what resources and tools would be helpful to share with students, as well as learn the step-by-step process for referring students to the Wellness Center for mental health counseling services.
Helping Students Manage Mental Health ZOOM REGISTRATION
ePortfolio—Reflecting on a Signature Pedagogy at LaGuardia
Presenter(s): Pablo Avila, Michele de Goeas-Malone, Dominique Zino and J. Elizabeth Clark
ePortfolios have shaped teaching & learning and assessment at the college since 2000. A central component of First Year Seminars, benchmark assessments, and many capstone courses, ePortfolios have shaped how we understand our students and their learning--as individuals and within programs--as well as how we measure and evaluate student learning across the college. This presentation discusses the history and evolution of ePortfolios at LaGuardia, contextualizes ePortfolios as a signature pedagogy and a high impact practice, highlights teaching and learning goals for ePortfolios, and looks ahead to the future of ePortfolios on campus.
ePortfolio—Reflecting on a Signature Pedagogy ZOOM REGISTRATION
LaGuardia Greenway Vision Plan
Presenter(s):Holly Porter Morgan, Joby Jacob, Ryan Mann-Hamilton
Over the past year, our President's Society: Environment students have developed a vision plan called the LaGuardia Community Greenway, which seeks to transform the streets adjacent to the campus into a plaza with open multi-use spaces, water access for recreational and educational purposes, and natural elements, such as gardens designed for native pollinators and food gardens to address food insecurity, that are accessible to students and community members alike. We have received support from LaGuardia administration, local businesses, elected officials, and community organizations.
LaGuardia Greenway Vision Plan ZOOM REGISTRATION
LaGuardia Humanitarian Initiative: Interdisciplinary Perspective to Ethical Global Citizenship
Presenter(s): Tuli Chatterji, Yacquelin Nava, Stefania Dinu, Rocio Reynoso, Esther Rosa
This presentation will focus on the theory and praxis of LaGuardia Humanitarian Initiative. Celebrating the vision of “one college” as defined by our founder, Joseph Shenker, LHI’s collaborative platform of students, faculty, and staff foregrounds pedagogical inquiry, civic engagement, and academic service learning by facilitating a year-long college wide inquiry of a global issue as addressed by the United Nations. Through partnership with NGO’s students are mentored on how to translate their classroom learning to advocate, educate, and support their communities.
As a high impact practice that focuses on ethical global citizenship, global awareness, and commitment to human rights, LHI aims to help translate lived experiences, classroom learning and pedagogy into developing projects leading to sustainable solutions. By demonstrating how LHI supports the vision of LaGuardia’s both strategic priorities and General Education requirements, the presentation will highlight the five-step LHI methodology of learning: investigation, preparation, implementation, reflection, and celebration.
First we will focus on the goals of LHI and how faculty, staff, and students could contribute to the United Nations Academic Impact Program, of which LaGuardia is a recent member. Second, we will share LHI’s format (student-centered workshops), classroom expectations (deliverables), and support for faculty when designing high-stake and low-stake LHI assignments; all through reinforcing cross-divisional effort to enhance student learning outcomes. Third, we will discuss how LHI’s career readiness sessions help students document their LHI experiences when applying for jobs/internship positions. Finally, we will suggest opportunities to showcase, publish, and celebrate LHI’s pedagogical and experiential projects.
LaGuardia Humanitarian Initiative ZOOM REGISTRATION