Events

Teaching and Development Sessions

There will be regular development workshops, brainstorming sessions, and small group gatherings to discuss our community of teaching.

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If you would like to suggest a topic or a specific speaker, email NancyGleason@nyu.edu

Upcoming Events

HBCTL Week Zero Series - August 2022

The HBCTL WeekZero Series provides NYUAD faculty and instructors a selection of teaching-related support sessions from colleagues across the institution. RSVP to the in-person session so we can ensure sustainable catering options. RSVP to the virtual events to receive the zoom link.

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 11am-1pm GST | The Torch Club | Lunch Provided

Students at NYU Abu Dhabi bring extraordinary amounts of diversity to our community. This includes linguistic, ethinic, racial, religious, gender-based, socio-economic, and prior learning diversity. All of their experiences, neurodiversity, and aspirations inform the classroom context within which we meet them. Across the cohorts, they are experiencing a transition from high school to residential college life, or returning from study abroad, gearing up for their capstone thesis work, and managing finances, and their worlds outside of campus. The climate we as educators construct in the classroom and on the syllabus has implications for learning and performance. A negative climate may impede learning and performance. Hear from students themselves about what it is like to be a student here, and how you can best support their learning in your class.

Speakers:

Mohamed Muqbel and Gloria Noh, NYUAD Students
Nancy W. Gleason, Director, Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor of Practice Political Science, NYU Abu Dhabi
Kirsten Edepli, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Engagement, Professor of Biology

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Please note, the registration is only open to NYUAD Faculty and Academic Support Staff.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 2-3:15pm | Campus Center (C2), Library, HBCTL

Making connections with students and building trust are key to successful student engagement and inclusive learning. Establishing communication channels early on in the semester makes all the difference. Join this session for insights and best practices on getting to know your learners in week zero and week one to set up your learning community to empower each other through their strengths. This session will provide practical next steps to get to know your students. Join us to build communication for optimum student engagement and learning in our upcoming semester.

Speaker:

Nancy Gleason, Director HBCTL, Assoc. Professor of Practice, Political Science

Registration

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 5:30-6:45 pm | Campus Center (C2), Library HBCTL | Dinner Provided

Rapidly changing advances in science and technology, along with the urgent needs of society, require continuous improvements and re-evaluations of our engineering education practices, and ultimately what and how we teach. This teaching workshop will touch on the need for advancing our engineering education practices in order to properly prepare future engineers. Join this session to gain insights from NYUAD engineering faculty member Mohammad Qasaimeh. He will share ideas on active-learning activities through lab-class integration, flipped exercises, real-life labs, and guest lectures. He will also lead a discussion with participants on the integration of topics relating to ethics, society, diversity, and inclusion in engineering curriculum.

Speaker:

Mohammad Qasaimeh, Associate Professor, Engineering

Registration

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Inclusive Approaches to Linguistic Differences

Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 9:30-10:30am | Campus Center (C2), Library, HBCTL

NYU Abu Dhabi students and faculty bring a wide variety of linguistic contexts to their teaching and learning practices. The global spread of English has resulted in the emergence of a diverse range of postcolonial varieties of language around the world. Approaching our teaching methods with a Postcolonial lens is about keeping the human experience that has traditionally been either silenced or marginalized by dominant groups or discourses in the forefront of our approach to teaching. This session will be a mix of the why (theoretical) and the how (practical) of taking steps to foster belonging for more inclusive learning. Participants will learn and share about what it means to consider multiple Englishes in the NYUAD classroom. Join this important conversation led by the Arts and Humanities Writing, Languages and Pedagogy Research Kitchen.

Speaker:

Aieshah Arif, Writing Instructor, NYUAD
Neelam Hanif, Writing Instructor, NYUAD
Sweta Kumari, Writing Instructor, NYUAD

Registration

Please note, the registration is only open to NYUAD Faculty and Academic Support Staff.

Speakers Bios

Aieshah-arif, Assistant Instructor of Writing

Aieshah Arif
Aieshah Arif is an Assistant Writing Instructor at NYU Abu Dhabi. In spite of her diverse background in roles such as marketing manager, higher ed administrator and home goods designer, Aieshah's main interest has always been in writing and language acquisition. With a background in communications and new media, Aieshah has worked for various magazines and publications as a journalist, translator, and editor. She has also worked extensively with students on their writing through the Writers’ Centre at Yale-NUS College, and the National University of Singapore.

Sweta Kumari, Associate Instructor of Writing

Sweta Kumari
Sweta Kumari is an Associate Instructor of Writing at NYUAD. She earned her bachelors from Asian University for Women and PG Diploma in Liberal Studies, aka The Young India Fellowship, from Ashoka University, India. She worked briefly as a Teaching Assistant at Ashoka University and thoroughly enjoyed teaching. Her passion for Liberal Arts, writing and academia brought her to NYUAD. Sweta majored in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) and her academic interests vary from Gender and Sexuality Studies, Literature and Cultural Studies to Study of Religions, Languages, Migration and Diaspora.

Neelam Hanif, Instructor of Writing

Neelam Hanif
Neelam Hanif has a Masters in Applied Linguistics from Teachers College, Columbia University and a B.A (Hons) in English Literature from Hunter College, City University of New York. She taught ESL in the United States for several years, and was an adjunct lecturer at the Department of Developmental Skills at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York. Her most recent assignment was at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) in Lahore, Pakistan where she established a writing center at the institution and was a faculty member at the Department of English. Her areas of interest include the relationship of Language, Ethnicity and Identity, World Englishes, Varieties of English: Pakistani English, Teaching English as a Second Language and Language Education and Policy.

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Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 2-3:30pm GST | Online - Zoom

Close faculty and student interaction is a hallmark of our living and learning liberal arts context. As students enter and progress through their college years they are transitioning into adulthood while navigating demanding academic work. Mentoring students and advising them on the choices available to them is a key ingredient to student success. Whether you are mentoring students through undergraduate research in the Capstone experience, or you are advising on decision making and in-class work, being aware of best practices can help make a positive impact. Join this session to learn from NYUAD’s Director of Academic of the Academic Resource Center, Hema Nair, and teaching award winner, Professor Kinga Makovi about mentoring students at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Speaker:

Hema Nair, Director of Academic Resource Center, NYUAD
Kinga Makovi, Asst. Professor, Social Research and Public Policy

Registration

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Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 4-5pm GST | Online Zoom

Brightspace is NYUAD’s Learning Management System and it is full of useful tools for teaching students and engaging them. Brightspace is more than a means to deliver materials to students, it is an opportunity for engagement across linguistic differences and time. Join this session to learn about the messaging capabilities for staying in touch, the Discussion Forum, and the assessment feedback features. We will also share options for course organization that will help provide transparency to students about the course structure, as well as provide ease for your students to engage online.

Speakers

Jayson Cabrera and Ron Berry, NYUAD Academic Technology & Library
Nancy Gleason, Director HBCTL, Assoc. Professor of Practice, Political Science

Registration

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Friday, August 26, 2022 | 12-1:30pm GST | Campus Center (C2), Library, HBCTL

The NYU global network is changing the course evaluation questionnaire, reporting software, and infrastructure around measuring teaching, to better address bias and provide a better tool to enhance teaching. The new questionnaire reflects commitment to values in the institution, in our student body, and advances in the learning sciences. Join this session to learn about the new questionnaire and reflect on your teaching approach.

Speaker

Nancy W. Gleason, Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science, Director, Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching & Learning, NYUAD

Registration

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Friday, August 26, 2022 | 3-4pm | Online Zoom

In order to foster belonging and motivation in our learners, we need to understand the stories of students in STEM practitioners, in all their difference and diversity. How can faculty be advocates for marginalized students, and impact the positive experiences of students in STEM? Dr. Pamela E. Harris, and Dr. Aris Winger will share key insights from their new book “Read and Rectify: Advocacy Stories from Students of Color in Mathematics.” This collection of narratives offers insights into better ways to be advocates and highlights the work that remains as we strive to help create communities where marginalized students thrive authentically in mathematics and beyond. Join this session to reflect on how to be an effective advocate in the STEM classroom. This session is co-hosted by the Science Division Faculty Diversity Liaison Diogo Arsénio

Speaker:

Dr. Aris Winger, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Georgia Gwinnett College
Dr. Pamela E. Harris, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statics, Williams College

Registration

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Speakers Bios

Dr. Aris Winger is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Georgia Gwinnett College. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Mathematics Enrichment through Diversity and Learning. The organization looks to work with educational institutions to better serve their underrepresented and marginalized groups. A consultant and math coach, his recent areas of interest include finding equity and belonging in the mathematics classroom and utilizing culturally relevant pedagogy to create safe mathematical spaces for people of color. He is a graduate of Howard University (B.S. Math), and Carnegie Mellon University (MS and PhD in Mathematical Sciences).

Dr. Harris is Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Faculty Fellow of the Davis Center and the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Williams College. She co-hosts the podcast Mathematically Uncensored and she is President and co-founder of Lathisms: Latinxs and Hispanics in the Mathematical Sciences. Her research interests are in algebra and combinatorics, particularly as these subjects relate to the representation theory of Lie algebras.

Past Events

TeachTalkAD— Spring 2022

The TeachTalkAD series is a development workshop series conducted by the Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning at NYU Abu Dhabi every semester. The series provides faculty, instructors, and researchers the platform to engage in teaching-related discussions supported by expert colleagues from NYUAD and across higher education institutions globally. Through these sessions and workshops, faculty exchange ideas about teaching practices, evidence-based best practices, and ways of fostering student engagement and learning. The NYU New York CFA also supports a TeachTalk Series and details of these events, along with recordings of all previous events, can be found here: https://teachingsupport.hosting.nyu.edu/teachtalks/

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | 5:30-6:45pm GST | VIA ZOOM

This session will address how to implement a mid-term course evaluation and how to reflect on and respond to the outcome responses. Mid-term course evaluations help students feel more engaged and committed to the course while giving you enough time to make teaching adjustments specific to their needs. They offer ample space for personalization and foster a culture of completion at the end of the semester. Giving students an opportunity to respond to the course in an anonymous format will encourage them to communicate responses that they may not feel comfortable providing in person – including positive comments. We will discuss how to share the results and take-aways with your students after reviewing the feedback and how to use such a conversation to further illuminate your teaching goals and expectations for students.

Speaker:

Nancy W. Gleason, Director, Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor of Practice Political Science, NYU Abu Dhabi

Registration

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | 12-1:15pm | Via ZOOM

Join Senior Lecturer Sabyn Javeri Jillani for a workshop and discussion on how to diversify your course content for a more inclusive learning experience. Jillani specialises in postcolonial feminism, South Asian literature, and creative writing. She will share insights on how to envision more cultures and knowledge systems in the curriculum with regards to what is being taught, and how it frames the world for our learners. Come join the conversation and take away practical advice for your own course.

Speaker: Sabyn Javeri Jillani, Senior Lecturer, Writing Program Arts & Humanities, New York University Abu Dhabi

Registration

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 12-1:30pm | Social Science Building (A5), Room 006

Given the global expansion of English-as-a-medium (EMI) of instruction (Macaro et al., 2018), transnational higher education (TNHE) has grown exponentially. From a language policy perspective, this EMI-inflected educational sector has, however, been criticized for its hegemonic tendencies (Phan, 2017). Building on this critique, I problematize EMI language policy and practice in TNHE in order to understand how English monolingual biases are negotiated within multilingual academic and social settings. Using Western-partnered institutions in Asia and the Middle East as focal points, I examine how students, faculty and administrators reclaim local languages through making strategic policy and pedagogical decisions.

Speaker:
Peter de Costa, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures; and Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University.

Peter De Costa, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cluture, Michigan Sate University

Biography
Peter De Costa (PhD) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures and the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University (MSU). He is the director of the MATESOL program at MSU. His research areas include emotions, identity, ideology and ethics in applied linguistics. A qualitative researcher by training, his ecologically- and social justice-oriented work looks at the intersection between second language acquisition (SLA) and language policy. He is the author of The Power of Identity and Ideology in Language Learning (Springer, 2016). He is the editor of several books: Ethics in Applied Linguistics Research (Routledge, 2016), The Palgrave Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research (Palgrave, 2018), Investigating World Englishes: Research methodology and practical applications (Routledge, 2019), The Sociopolitics of English Language Testing (Bloomsbury, 2020), and A Sociolinguistics of the south (Routledge, 2021). His work has appeared in AILA Review, Applied Linguistics Review, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, and many more. He is the co-editor of TESOL Quarterly and the second Vice-President of the American Association for Applied Linguistics.

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Thursday, May 12, 2022 | 2-3:30pm | Conference Center (A6), Room 005

Teaching statements are important data points that help you evidence your impactful teaching. This session, developed in collaboration with the office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Engagement, will guide you on articulating your teaching philosophy as well as strategies to evidence its enactment in course design, pedagogy, and teaching methods. We will reflect together on our teaching practices and how they evolved over semesters. What innovations have we made in our courses? How can you evidence them to show your reflective practice? How do we incorporate our research into teaching? The focus will be on providing evidence of the many ways in which you have reached your learners. We will go over a suggested list of topics to include in your statement and help you tailor it to the needs of your respective committee chairs.

Speaker:
Kirsten Sadler Edepli, Ph.D. Professor of Biology, Global Network Professor of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, NYU, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Engagement
Nancy W. Gleason, Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science, Director, Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching & Learning, NYUAD

Registration

Please note, the registration is only open to NYUAD Faculty and Academic Support Staff.

HBCTL Week Zero Series — January 2022

The HBCTL Week Zero Series provides NYUAD faculty and instructors a selection of teaching-related support sessions from colleagues across the institution. This WeekZero will focus on building communities during remote instruction, and potential hybrid circumstances in Spring 2022. All sessions are via Zoom. RSVP to receive the respective link.

Monday, January 17, 2022 | 3:30-4:30pm GST

Remote instruction “Back to basics” refresher session. Do you want to review what quality remote instruction involves? Join this session for a refresher on building community online, designing synchronous and asynchronous activities, and ensuring that your design is inclusive for all your diverse student learners. We will review how to write and send out pre-course surveys, how to use Brightspace for effective communication, and key methods for interactive online learning.

Speaker:
Dr. Nancy W. Gleason, Director, Hilary Ballon Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science

Registration

Please note, the registration is only open to NYUAD Faculty and Academic Support Staff.
Monday, January 17, 2022, 5:30-6:30pm

Brightspace is NYUAD’s Learning Management System and it is full of useful tools for teaching students and engaging them during remote instruction, and during hybrid modalities. Brightspace is more than a means to deliver materials to students. Join this session to learn about the messaging capabilities for staying in touch, the Discussion Forum, and the assessment feedback features. We will also share options for course organization that will help provide transparency to students about the course structure, as well as provide ease for your students to engage online.

Speakers from our Academic Technology and the Hilary Ballon Center

Registration

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 1-2pm

Our students are experiencing trauma. The challenges brought forth by global disruptions, covid-19 included, but also natural disasters and civil conflict, mean that our multicultural student body is experiencing a unique combination of trauma at this time. This trauma is different from regular stress because it persists. In this session we will discuss how to foster trustworthiness through communication to help students address the uncertainty of these times. The session will cover how to design and facilitate peer-to-peer activities that foster peer support in the classroom. We will review the importance of building connections and fostering purpose.

Speaker:

Dr. Nancy W. Gleason, Director, Hilary Ballon Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science

Registration

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 3-4pm

Discussions are an excellent way to exercise learning objectives and engage students with the course material. Online discussions come with their own set of challenges but they can be as meaningful as face-to-face, especially with the tools available in Zoom. In this session we will cover planning and facilitation strategies to help you foster effective online discussions and engage your students. We will look at both synchronous and asynchronous modes and help you decide which one is more suitable for your courses.

Speaker:
Dr. Nancy W. Gleason, Director, Hilary Ballon Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science

Registration

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 12:30-1:30pm

The American Psychological Association explains that an inclusive syllabus is one that, “incorporates specific language and strategies that are designed to foster a classroom environment that is welcoming and inclusive.” Join this session to think through how to design your learning community as a place where differences can be acknowledged, and create a climate that fosters belonging for all learners. We will ask ourselves questions, such as: Do the policies take into account the different challenges students may encounter, especially during a pandemic? Do students have the opportunity to demonstrate their learning in more than one way? And Does the content provide diverse perspectives, including those that are often marginalized? We will also review NYU’s Faculty Toolkit on Digital Inclusion, which synthesizes key research in the fields of inclusive teaching, online teaching, and teaching and learning in order to provide faculty with concrete strategies they can incorporate into their teaching practice and syllabi. Do come and join this important conversation.

Speaker:
To be confirmed

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 5-6pm

Making connections with students and building trust are key to successful student engagement and inclusive learning. Establishing communication channels early on, and designing synchronous lessons that build community are just two examples of what will be covered during this session. Join Senior Lecturer of Arabic Language, Laila Familiar, as she shares insights and best practices in getting to know your learners in week zero and week one to set up your learning community to empower each other through their strengths. Dr. Familiar will provide practical next steps to help your students learn best, and actions you can take for a range of learning experiences. Join us to build communication for optimum student engagement and learning in our upcoming semester.

Speaker:
To be confirmed

Registration

Please note, the registration is only open to NYUAD Faculty and Academic Support Staff.

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Teaching and Development Sessions

Upcoming Events

HBCTL Week Zero Series - August 2022

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 11am-1pm GST | The Torch Club | Lunch Provided

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 2-3:15pm | Campus Center (C2), Library, HBCTL

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 5:30-6:45 pm | Campus Center (C2), Library HBCTL | Dinner Provided

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Inclusive Approaches to Linguistic Differences

Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 9:30-10:30am | Campus Center (C2), Library, HBCTL

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Speakers Bios

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Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 2-3:30pm GST | Online - Zoom

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Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 4-5pm GST | Online Zoom

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Friday, August 26, 2022 | 12-1:30pm GST | Campus Center (C2), Library, HBCTL

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Friday, August 26, 2022 | 3-4pm | Online Zoom

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Past Events

TeachTalkAD— Spring 2022

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | 5:30-6:45pm GST | VIA ZOOM

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | 12-1:15pm | Via ZOOM

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 12-1:30pm | Social Science Building (A5), Room 006

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Thursday, May 12, 2022 | 2-3:30pm | Conference Center (A6), Room 005

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HBCTL Week Zero Series — January 2022

Monday, January 17, 2022 | 3:30-4:30pm GST

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Monday, January 17, 2022, 5:30-6:30pm

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 1-2pm

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 3-4pm

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 12:30-1:30pm

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 5-6pm

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