Fair or Frustrating? A Student-Faculty Roundtable on FIT Attendance Policies

Robert Lagary Board Room Marvin Feldman Center, Ninth Floor, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City , NY, United States

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The Center for Excellence in Teaching invites you to participate in a Student-Faculty event: "Fair or Frustrating: A Student-Faculty Roundtable on FIT Attendance Policies." The idea behind this roundtable is for students and faculty to have an open dialogue on attendance policies: Discuss how and why attendance policies are developed […]

Teaching in Turbulent Times: Best Practices for Productive Classroom Conversations

Robert Lagary Board Room Marvin Feldman Center, Ninth Floor, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City , NY, United States

This mini retreat workshop for faculty is focused on productive classroom discussions during times of civic, cultural, political, and social change and action. This event will be an opportunity for FIT faculty to discuss strategies and practices for initiating dialogue and responding to potential scenarios. This event is for FIT faculty only; RSVP here. 

It’s Your First Day of Class!

Virtual event

Join Center for Excellence in Teaching Coordinator Jeffrey Riman for this session designed to launch the fall 2024 semester. Topics include: Tips on teaching, preparation, and planning for your first day and beyond, creating a syllabus, and innovative ideas for getting the semester off to a great start! This is an online event. Please join […]

Peer Observation Workshop

Center for Excellence in Teaching, Room B502 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Please join Brian Fallon, director of Faculty Development, and Meg Joseph, associate director for Student Learning Assessment, for this faculty workshop on conducting effective and meaningful peer observations. This event is for the FIT community only.  RSVP

AI, Teaching, and Learning Symposium

Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

The symposium on AI, Teaching, and Learning at FIT will explore how emergent technologies are upending and changing how and what we teach in addition to how students learn. This new learning landscape demands serious discussions about challenges for knowledge-making, creativity, intellectual property, authenticity, and academic, professional, and artistic integrity. Thus, the goal for this […]