Announcements

Thank you for all your amazing work on week 4. Your discussion board on cults was fascinating to read. Many of you created your own cults: Kumiko’s cult would be located in a Japanese forest, Tessilyah’s cult would be called Stitch and be family-oriented, Jayme’s cult would “focus on influencing […]

Dear CRT Students: I enjoyed reading through your personal examples of bias in question 10 of week 3s quiz. Kumiko and Tarik wrote about the placebo effect, Luz provided an example of the self-serving bias, Precious discussed the bystander effect, Destiny and Jayme and Jamila described the spotlight effect, Tessilyah […]

In Week 5, we are beginning to prepare for the argumentative project assignment. It’s all about opposing viewpoints, analyzing arguments, and developing your own opinion on a given topic. In the Arguments quiz, you will be asked to demonstrate what you learned about arguments. In Post 5, the task is […]

Hi Everyone, The posts about Beyonce’s song “Formation” were absolutely impressive, very dynamic and fun to read. Many of you went above and beyond the assignment requirements. You noted that the song is about feminism, African American female empowerment and pride, heritage, Black Lives Matter, police brutality, identity, reversal of slavery, […]

Dear All,  In week 4, the leading question is: How do we know what we know? You will explore some errors in thinking, and reflect on how we can avoid making such errors. We will also discuss types of claims, and learn how to distinguish between them. The quiz is […]

Dear All, Week 3 already! I am excited about reading your quizzes on language and your analysis of “Formation.” Reminder–our week 2 ends tonight, so tonight is also the deadline for week 2 assignments. This week is all about bias: decoding bias, understanding bias, avoiding bias. Before you begin the module, […]

Hi Everyone–I watched and replied to all your Flipgrid intros. Thank you so much for your memoirs, and for taking the time to post your video. It was so wonderful to see your faces and hear your voices. When I was reading your discussion board posts, I felt like I […]

Hi Everyone, and welcome to the first week of the class. Please complete all activities listed in Week 1 by the end of this weekly unit. I look forward to seeing you on Flipgrid and to viewing your work on the OpenLab. Email me at ebarnes@bmcc.cuny.edu or visit me during […]

Is this your first time using the OpenLab for a course at BMCC? It is my second time teaching on the the OpenLab. We’re in this together. This will be a journey filled with colorful discoveries. There might be some obstacles on the way, as there usually are in life, […]