CoLab Events Calendar

This session centers on helping faculty ensure that course technologies support learning. Participants examine how to clearly communicate required technical skills, scaffold student technology use, and streamline course menus for ease of access. Part of our Course Design Workshop Series.

The BMCC AI Working Group invites faculty across disciplines to come together to examine where AI adds value, where it creates challenges, and were choosing not to use AI may best support teaching and learning. This event will provide a collaborative space for faculty, staff and administrators to share perspectives and develop practical approaches. Register here.

As part of its 2026–2027 Reenvisioning Scholarship blog post series (see introductory post), the CETLS Scholarship Group and the BMCC Library are hosting talkback sessions for you to have your say on scholarship in tenure and promotion at BMCC. Join us for a conversation jumping off from the most recent blog post in the series, “It Really Is That Simple!,” in which the Reenvisioning Scholarship team examines a policy shift at the University of British Columbia around its tenure and promotion pathways. Register here.

Postponed. Brett Whysel explains in the era of increasing AI usage, both in education and the workplace, we should be teaching Uniquely Human Capacities, those skills that need a human body to perform. This event is part of the Inquirer Talks series, which highlights the work of faculty who have published pieces in BMCC’s Inquirer.

Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team on Zoom or in-person at this supportive collective writing space for BMCC faculty and staff. The writing group provides a dedicated time and space to write, along with collegial camaraderie and accountability. Sign up here for the Zoom link or RSVP here to attend in person.

In this workshop, faculty who are new to Brightspace will explore practical approaches for organizing course materials, communicating with students, creating assignments and discussions, and reviewing courses from the learner perspective. Register here.

Selecting a publication outlet for your research is a significant decision and can be approached in different ways. Join the BMCC Library's Open Knowledge Team for a discussion of how to identify and evaluate potential journals (including open access journals) and other scholarly publications. Attend in person or on Zoom.

Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.

Are you interested in a FERPA-compliant Gen AI tool for education? If yes, please join us as we review basic features of BoodleBox, with emphasis on the chatbot design features. Register here.

In this workshop, faculty who are new to Brightspace will explore practical approaches for organizing course materials, communicating with students, creating assignments and discussions, and reviewing courses from the learner perspective. Register here.

A space for Hypothesis users to share ideas and challenges. Please come prepared to share a Hypothesis assignment or an idea for an assignment. Register here.

Stop by and introduce yourself to Interim Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Yolanda (Jolie) Medina. Coffee and snacks will be available. RSVP to FacultyCollaboratory@bmcc.cuny.edu so that we know how many people to order refreshments for.

Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.

We will revisit the decisions that you made when setting up your gradebook and how the various settings can be applied to different grading scenarios – and consider how this Setup Wizard can be used at any time in the semester to make changes to your gradebook. We’ll also discuss some options for offering feedback to students and how Brightspace facilitates this – from audio feedback to using Intelligent Agents. Register here.

Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.

This session explores how visual design and content presentation impact usability, accessibility, and comprehension. We will explore how to create a consistent, uncluttered course layout and how to apply accessible formatting choices that improve navigation for all learners, including those using assistive technologies. Part of our Course Design Workshop Series.

Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team on Zoom or in-person at this supportive collective writing space for BMCC faculty and staff. The writing group provides a dedicated time and space to write, along with collegial camaraderie and accountability. Sign up here for the Zoom link or RSVP here to attend in person.

Critical AI Fellows Satenik Margaryan and Marci Littlefield will share practical strategies for integrating AI literacy into the classroom. As participants in the Critical AI Literacy Institute at the CUNY Graduate Center's Teaching and Learning Center, they are developing discipline-based open educational resources that help students critically analyze, question, and navigate the growing role of AI in our social world. Register here.

Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.

Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.

Come learn about CUNY's Digital Accessibility Initiative and a new self-paced Brightspace course designed to help faculty and staff build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to create more accessible digital content, so that anyone can learn, teach and work here at CUNY. Register here.

Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.

Explore strategies for incorporating higher‑order thinking, real‑world application, and varied content formats while maintaining accessibility standards. We will examine how thoughtful content design supports equity and student success. Part of our Course Design Workshop Series.

Crystal Cunningham will talk about her article in The Inquirer where she explores the history of white fears of Black people and how it intersects with education, Artificial Intelligence and its current manifestation under the Trump regime. Part of the Inquirer Talks series. Register here.

Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team on Zoom or in-person at this supportive collective writing space for BMCC faculty and staff. The writing group provides a dedicated time and space to write, along with collegial camaraderie and accountability. Sign up here for the Zoom link or RSVP here to attend in person.