Event Archive

Join your colleagues for an end of the semester social hour after May's meeting of the Academic Senate. All BMCC faculty and staff are welcome to attend! RSVP.

Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team for a collegial, semester-long writing group. Each week we’ll begin with loosely facilitated discussion and check-ins before silent co-writing time. Sign up here for more information and the Zoom link.

As the end of the semester approaches, do you have questions about how to use Brightspace for grading and student feedback? In this workshop, we’ll demonstrate common methods for evaluating assignment submissions, discussions, quizzes, and other student activity. Register here.

Providing your students with timely and thoughtful feedback on their performance in your courses is essential to supporting their success. In this workshop, we will discuss some concrete ways in which we can provide feedback to our students through the Brightspace grading interface - from rubrics to written feedback to the in-line text tool. Register here.

This workshop empowers BMCC faculty to create accessible PDFs that ensure all students can engage fully with course materials. Participants will learn practical techniques for identifying and fixing common accessibility issues using available MS Office tools (Word/Powerpoint/Excel) and Brightspace's Ally report. Register here.

Discuss how to support students by recognizing and addressing microaggressions and systemic barriers as they pertain to people with disabilities. Topics will include supporting executive functioning challenges, understanding disability-related behaviors, and other information about the lived experiences of neurodiverse people. Register here.

Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team for a collegial, semester-long writing group. Each week we’ll begin with loosely facilitated discussion and check-ins before silent co-writing time. Sign up here for more information and the Zoom link.

We’ll discuss the rationale behind having an AI policy statement on your syllabi, what factors you should consider in designing a policy that aligns with your values and the learning outcomes, and how you might want to frame the language to communicate effectively with students. After reviewing samples and accessing some resources, participants will draft their own AI policy to use in your syllabi for next semester. Register here.

As the end of the semester approaches, do you have questions about how to use Brightspace for grading and student feedback? In this workshop, we’ll demonstrate common methods for evaluating assignment submissions, discussions, quizzes, and other student activity. Register here.

Faculty and staff screenwriters - want to meet over Zoom to workshop screenplays in a supportive, creative group? Whether it’s your second or sixtieth screenplay - join us! Contact NaRhee Ahn for the schedule and the Zoom link.

Join a supportive, reflective, space to explore ways to restore their strength, especially after exhaustion. This session offers an opportunity to share effective strategies, learn from colleagues, and reconnect with a sense of balance before summer begins. Register here.

Don’t know where to begin integrating Gen AI for your course learning assessments? Join us to hear from faculty already incorporating Gen AI and to brainstorm approaches for your own courses and assignments. Register here.

Learn how you can use the Ally tool in Brightspace to review your course materials and make simple changes to improve course accessibility. We’ll look at a number of common scenarios in Ally and walk you through the steps needed to fix them. Register here.

Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team for a collegial, semester-long writing group. Each week we’ll begin with loosely facilitated discussion and check-ins before silent co-writing time. Sign up here for more information and the Zoom link.

Discuss strategies for applying for funding to implement evidence-based mental health in the classroom training for faculty.

How do we keep living “normally” while wars rage abroad and state power targets communities at home, yet we still go to work, socialize, shop, and plan vacations? Join the CoLab Book Club to discuss this question and other issues discussed in Ernst Fraenkel's "The Dual State." Register here.

An introduction to creating accessible multimedia content to include in your Brightspace courses. The session also covers practical guidance for instructor‑created content, including clear audio recording, narrating key visuals, using legible text, and avoiding auto‑play and flashing content. Register here.

The implementation deadline for making course content accessible is April 24. Join the Faculty Collaboratory for extra drop-in sessions with Digital Education staff to address common accessibility issues. Register here.

A 3-part series. We will explore ways to manage a supportive, safe and structured classroom environment while acknowledging the emotional contexts and lived experiences our students carry with them into these spaces, with a focus on understanding how trauma and stress inform teaching and learning. Register here.

We will share the results of the Fall 2025 survey and facilitate a wider conversation about how we as an institution can support faculty professional development on the use of generative AI and address concerns about student misuse of AI. Register here