CUNY Academic Commons | Shawna M. Brandle | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/brandle/activity/ Activity feed for Shawna M. Brandle. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 51c305f077ab04c3175efd90a8914995 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) joined the group Critical AI Literacy Interest Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1152303/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:38:04 -0400 31d6b23fb49e43ddb8bce84bce17eded Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) joined the group GC Digital Initiatives at the CUNY Graduate Center https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1136807/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:42:45 -0500 71e825717af67401125fd3e78bf58317 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1136805/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:38:23 -0500 bdaf8bf074b889787714249873bf2986 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) created the site Introduction to Comparative Politics with Dr. Brandle https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1095227/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 02:53:42 -0400 0278d2872ad29be204d6253b537812f5 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) created the site Introduction to International Relations with Dr. Brandle https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1052579/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:15:35 -0400 387856d5773e3a0c4c1df6351cbee726 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) created the site Politics & Digital Humanities https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1036999/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:02:14 -0500 c316900a97b9d1aedad17083ae38f2ef Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) joined the group Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (Public Group) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1018856/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:05:35 -0400 63eb998aaca8f8387dea5df18d24aed1 Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic 1.5 Fixed Mindset Characteristics in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=169279 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:43:56 -0400 John, your post deeply resonates with me- it has taken me a long time (in fact, I’m still working on it) to shake off the shoulds from my own two decades of Catholic school.

]]> 7727d49cb070557abcb449174f20c036 Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic 1.5 Fixed Mindset Characteristics in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=169278 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:41:45 -0400 I feel that I have the strongest growth mindset as it relates to my research- I will often need to learn a new methodology or literature (or sometimes both!) to be able to work on the research questions that I am interested in, and I strive not to let that stop me. Learning new methods is hard and messy and full of mistakes, but incredibly…[Read more]

]]> a283fc70a7be6a1deed7da944b466725 Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic 1.3 Learning Mindsets in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=169276 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:56:00 -0400 I taught my first university class in Spring of 2006- since then, my teaching has evolved to be almost unrecognizable from where I started out. This is due naturally to the passage of time and changes in technology, but also to my reflecting on how well teaching the way I was taught (all lecture) was working for my students (not super well!).…[Read more]

]]> 6b6b89132ad32d9c2f171940abff4c00 Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic 1.3 Learning Mindsets in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=169275 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:50:28 -0400 Sarah, this openness and honesty with your students is amazing!  I have found in my own experience that letting students know that I know I don’t know everything, and that I will make mistakes during our class, is extremely powerful (I only wish I had learned this earlier in my teaching career, as you have already figured out).

]]> e716069e13f3aaa90e68889b5747c327 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) created the site Dr. Debra L. Schultz's Professional Site https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1001196/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:29:08 -0400 5c27c5825ea39c2d101fa92dc1a062bd Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic Live Workshop Reflection in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168731 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:54:54 -0400 This live session really encouraged me to make a fresh welcome video (and make it separate from my “course tour” video, which I should also make!).  I also want to find a way to use the “intro slideshow” I have students make (maybe in a gamefied way, as Cassandra discussed).  I was also very impressed by James, who shared (what I would have felt w…[Read more]

]]> 60d88315236426d4700573394b4ca2e0 Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168710 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:23:28 -0400 Hi Cynthia & Gordon!  On my better days, I remember that learning, like Gandalf the Wizard, is never late.  Nor is it early.  It arrives precisely when it is meant to.

]]> f7862dcebb3fba2463eaa0e84820d452 Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168708 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:20:33 -0400 I love the framing of failing with style!!!  It reminds me of the meme, “I’m not a hot mess, I’m a spicy disaster.”  The way we see ourselves is important- I try to stress with my students (and myself), we might fail, but that does not mean we are failures!

]]> 5483c69770f46a3a6546e07bf8282bc1 Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168692 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:15:27 -0400 The sum total of my pedagogical training in graduate school was 2 minutes on orientation day, where one speaker said, “procrastinate your teaching, so it doesn’t take up too much time.”  I’m very glad to see that the TLC at the Graduate Center, and professional development across CUNY, has advanced substantially since 2005 ;o)

]]> 15464b1593c4543b0d209714347a7e5a Shawna M. Brandle replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote in the forum CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=168671 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:13:31 -0400 I love this quote!  It reminds me of my favorite Beckett quote, “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”  A few years ago, I wrote it on a snake in an interactive art exhibit in Tokyo, released the snake into the exhibit, and watched it immediately get eaten.  I think it’s very powerful to fail and learn from it…[Read more]

]]> 819e732a8956a5acb71d84e47f942339 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) joined the group CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1000865/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:07:26 -0400 0b47e4880c893a64425069e91dee0633 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) created the site Methods of Teaching Fitness & Recreation Activities https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/999039/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 20:59:35 -0400 2ff5af34e9ea99168533cd34cfbd80c0 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) created the site Dr. Veronica Sherman's Professional Home https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/999029/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 20:42:14 -0400 dce6e598d1ad5d2a9ae5f62d97181e9d Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) created the site Professor Segal's Home on the Web https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/998250/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:00:24 -0400 654eb8fd5a5937669b70b8729833e678 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=335 Thu, 30 May 2024 15:43:12 -0400 The immaculate vibes of the Zombie Pandemic Simulation A few weeks ago, my intro to IR class engaged in my favorite activity of the semester- the zombie pandemic simulation, and, as a great […]

]]> f8c1e17588a4db3656f3fa542f5810a2 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) created the site Professor Skirka's Site https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/995992/ Mon, 20 May 2024 19:32:37 -0400 be89003c248a9e83b95a8c99b6338d9d Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=328 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:00:33 -0400 Open Ed Talk:  Keeping the Person in Personalized LearningOn March 20, 2024, I gave a talk (rant?) about keeping the person in personalized learning. The slides can best be described as a […]

]]> 778ca781e468f8306ce51ceb86d67dc5 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) edited the event Zoom Class https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/976886/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:20:18 -0500 87ce39bcbcf754f47e3ff126f668c327 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=319 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:02:36 -0500 My scholarly valentine Roses are red, violets are blue I love these open tools and I think you might too.   Here are three of the essential open t […]

]]> fea05750e80e011b535d468ef20455f7 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Politics & Digital Humanities https://polsdighums.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=210 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:13:47 -0500 A great start, and we're off to the races!It was a pleasure to meet you all last night! I am really looking forward to learning with this group (and to experimenting with ways to […]

]]> c5e79cf38c6979bd67784829ecceae17 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=315 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:24:32 -0500 You don’t have to mandate ice cream I heard today that once upon a time, CUNY tried to mandate that every faculty member be required to use Blackboard and only […]

]]> 9b9b503ec1f5329049705cc9ef68f316 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=311 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 03:38:26 -0500 One LMS to rule them all?  one LMS to find them, one LMS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them The draft policy for mandatory sole LMS usage is a […]

]]> 380d7c612cf3cbc9f1ec240bf3ff4c4d Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=301 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:10:30 -0500 Does it though?   (TL:DR summary: increasing administrative efficiency does not justify radically curtailing academic freedom, surveilling instructors and […]

]]> 65f294c18809a29f9e141ae53322cfd0 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) joined the group CUNY Manifold Users https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/969403/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:49:36 -0500 12863d7b50cf115dac8ac42dc4061c84 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Final blog post, on the site Home works https://ilyas.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/12/13/final-blog-post/#comment-127 Sat, 16 Dec 2023 08:13:10 -0500 Congratulations on the successful completion of the course. I know it wasn’t easy, nor was it fun (for the most part), but you made it. I agree completely with your self-grading assessment, and wish you very […]

]]> 3767629af7bb050e762b1a310f4f47fb Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Draft LMS Policy is a giant lump of coal for faculty and students, on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/draft-lms-policy-is-a-giant-lump-of-coal-for-faculty-and-students/#comment-2 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:05:14 -0500 Hi Miriam, The text of the draft policy are linked in the post, and should have been emailed to you by your campus as well. My short list of reasons is: academic freedom dignity of students and […]

]]> 24e714b6100bf8d4559d802cc22fae16 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=298 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 01:10:58 -0500 Draft LMS Policy is a giant lump of coal for faculty and students“Lump of coal” is the most suitable-for-work way I can describe the terrible draft policy on LMS usage I received today. I can’t find […]

]]> 07b7ffffe0bbb045c7f349dc4d03ecae Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) joined the group Digital Humanities Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/965939/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:48:55 -0500 297eaad0887472a6dc540ec23e6aa442 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Protest poster, on the site Home works https://ilyas.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/11/28/protest-poster/#comment-123 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:05:00 -0500 I agree with your self-grade completely, and commend you for your inclusion of data from reliable sources that you cited correctly.

]]> d25a9f54ff99303394297dffb3ba4a7d Shawna M. Brandle (she/her)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/959592/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:01:20 -0500 87d6ec2863438e69a7d6706228f6cc2d Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Translate week of slides assignment, on the site Home works https://ilyas.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/11/20/49/#comment-115 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 02:26:27 -0500 Ylyas, These look great! Please let me know what language this is (I think I know, but I want to be sure), and how you would like to be credited on our Student Work Hall of Fame […]

]]> bbf2ca9e616d3cc1179d0ef64848e753 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, week 8, on the site Home works https://ilyas.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/11/17/week-8/#comment-114 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 23:41:28 -0500 Ylyas, this is a lot of information but you haven’t presented anything like an argument or a thesis, and the information is pretty surface-level. You will get more out of blogging if you dig into the topic more deeply.

]]> af01febc3d5c940ea8876fce5c80fd20 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) wrote a new post on the site Dr. Shawna M. Brandle's Home on the Internet https://shawnabrandle.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=294 Sun, 05 Nov 2023 22:58:37 -0500 Management is getting things done through others My father had a favorite phrase he learned in business school* that was often repeated throughout my childhood, usually in response to […]

]]> 3e1e0622c1757395f804e4224f75f31a Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Meme assignment, on the site Home works https://ilyas.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/10/16/meme-assignment/#comment-75 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:59:46 -0400 Ylyas, this is great work! I have to disagree with your self-grading assessment, though- your essay is excellent and thoroughly explains a topic related to our class, using in-text citations- that’s fantastic! […]

]]> 3c6158aa88154948a0984cfcc4c0796a Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Blog week 4, on the site Home works https://ilyas.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/10/10/blog-week-4/#comment-69 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:19:12 -0400 Ylyas- this is a very good improvement over your previous work- thank you! I want to encourage you to go even further in looking for specific examples to support your arguments (always remembering to cite your […]

]]> 09977b4f4e1f854434d668ccc1675c58 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Blog week 3, on the site Home works https://ilyas.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/10/02/blog-week-3/#comment-62 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 01:46:00 -0400 These posts are great improvements Ilyas! Please keep up the good work. As we get into more current topics, try to focus on one aspect you want to explore/learn about further, and blog just about that (it can be […]

]]> 2c3c6c683377141fb1eeba74864d6ac4 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Federalism, on the site SudiBlog https://viktoriyasudi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/09/25/federalism/#comment-73 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 01:35:16 -0400 This is really nice work Viktoriya! Keep it up!

]]> 52df9caaf2ec73357e30040f65b4bd48 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Constitution, on the site SudiBlog https://viktoriyasudi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/09/25/constitution/#comment-72 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 01:34:13 -0400 These are great amendments to look at! As we’re going to see next week, however, the amendments did not work the same way for everyone. While the 15th and 19th amendmendments did formally extend voting rights, […]

]]> a7c00dbc71daf983c04084fdc28cc78e Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Blog 2, on the site SudiBlog https://viktoriyasudi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/09/17/blog-2/#comment-61 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:01:06 -0400 Viktoriya, this is an exemplary post! Not only is it a great post, but it will be great to look back on at the end of the semester to see how your understanding of these topics has developed through your studies. […]

]]> 2c488140ab1a06512097f5ffe672b3d7 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, First Blog, on the site SudiBlog https://viktoriyasudi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/09/13/first-blog/#comment-60 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:57:19 -0400 Viktoriya, if you’re looking for crazy laws, boy, does this class have you covered. Next week, we’ll discuss how something can be simultaneously legal and illegal in the US (I teach it all of the time, and it […]

]]> 8ac417c07af3727285d7c80ac3982a03 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Final Blog & self-assessment, on the site Melpol5100 https://meljoseph.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/08/05/63/#comment-280 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:33:54 -0400 Melissa, you have accomplished an incredible amount of work in a very short time, while working independently. I hope you are extremely proud of yourself!!! Please keep in touch, and if you ever need a letter of […]

]]> eda4b095c88e1ea4358eaa3b4abb0d85 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Domestic policy, on the site Melpol5100 https://meljoseph.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/07/31/domestic-policy/#comment-232 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:22:05 -0400 A great post, Melissa! One point I should mention, as it’s not really covered in your reading, is that the divisions Lowi uses to classify different types of public policy are contested (or, if you’ll pardon my […]

]]> 32f4b1633300f3d448e03fa0a4261492 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) commented on the post, Voting & Elections, on the site Melpol5100 https://meljoseph.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/07/29/voting-elections/#comment-231 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:17:30 -0400 The differences in electoral systems and terms of office are fascinating Melissa- there’s no one “right” way to run elections/democracy, but we can see the benefits and costs of different approaches by using the […]

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