Speech 100 is a required course for most BMCC students, the aim of the course is to develop effective skills in speech communication. This course hub was developed as an OER (Open Educational Resource) for faculty to utilize in the hopes that by offering a central resource and an open place where colleagues could collaborate, we could increase access to higher education and cultivate a community of democracy and diversity.
We all know the tremendous benefits that using OER (Open Educational Resources) provide to our students. At BMCC alone it is estimated that students have saved $6 million! Besides the obvious financial benefit to our students, using OER materials has contributed to a culture of equity on campus by providing access to information. It is our hope that beyond the financial incentives, faculty can work together and use OER to pursue Open Pedagogy. According to DeRosa and Jhangiani, open pedagogy is “a site of praxis, a place where theories about learning, teaching, technology, and social justice enter into a conversation with each other and inform the development of educational practices and structures.”
Using Open Pedagogy will allow us “to build a more empowering, collaborative, and just architecture for learning.” By embracing OER we are reimagining our vision of higher education and recognizing that we can transform our pedagogy to be learner-centered and thus much more beneficial and accessible to our students.
Speech 100 is a required course for most BMCC students, the aim of the course is to develop effective skills in speech communication. This course hub was developed as an OER (Open Educational Resource) for faculty to utilize in the hopes that by offering a central resource and an open place where colleagues could collaborate, we could increase access to higher education and cultivate a community of democracy and diversity.
We all know the tremendous benefits that using OER (Open Educational Resources) provide to our students. At BMCC alone it is estimated that students have saved $6 million! Besides the obvious financial benefit to our students, using OER materials has contributed to a culture of equity on campus by providing access to information. It is our hope that beyond the financial incentives, faculty can work together and use OER to pursue Open Pedagogy. According to DeRosa and Jhangiani, open pedagogy is “a site of praxis, a place where theories about learning, teaching, technology, and social justice enter into a conversation with each other and inform the development of educational practices and structures.”
Using Open Pedagogy will allow us “to build a more empowering, collaborative, and just architecture for learning.” By embracing OER we are reimagining our vision of higher education and recognizing that we can transform our pedagogy to be learner-centered and thus much more beneficial and accessible to our students.
World History of Animation introduces students to seminal works of animation across time and cultures. The course discusses the evolution of the art form through the lens of technical innovations, socio-political contexts, and aesthetic movements. Students will study works ranging from large productions to independent and experimental shorts, and the influence of different international productions on one another, including Asian and European works and creators.
World History of Animation introduces students to seminal works of animation across time and cultures. The course discusses the evolution of the art form through the lens of technical innovations, socio-political contexts, and aesthetic movements. Students will study works ranging from large productions to independent and experimental shorts, and the influence of different international productions on one another, including Asian and European works and creators.
A virtual learning community for faculty who are participating in summer 2026 OER/ZTC Course Redesign seminar or the AI-resistant Open Assignment seminar.
(Image credit: “Open & Bubbly” by Tim Mossholder is used under Unsplash license)
A virtual learning community for faculty who are participating in summer 2026 OER/ZTC Course Redesign seminar or the AI-resistant Open Assignment seminar.
(Image credit: “Open & Bubbly” by Tim Mossholder is used under Unsplash license)
The Open Knowledge Commons brings together faculty, staff, and students committed to knowledge as a public good and creating spaces for the BMCC community to share our knowledge with the world.
The Open Knowledge Commons brings together faculty, staff, and students committed to knowledge as a public good and creating spaces for the BMCC community to share our knowledge with the world.
College Fluency Capacity Building: Empowering Librarians to Support Students Navigating College is an IMLS-funded research project running from August 2022 to January 2025. See our project site for more information.
College Fluency Capacity Building: Empowering Librarians to Support Students Navigating College is an IMLS-funded research project running from August 2022 to January 2025. See our project site for more information.
Student writing on the intersection between lived experience and concepts regarding politics and government learned in American Government.
Avatar showing people carrying signs at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, cropped from a photo by Marion S. Trikosko, via the Library of Congress
Student writing on the intersection between lived experience and concepts regarding politics and government learned in American Government.
Avatar showing people carrying signs at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, cropped from a photo by Marion S. Trikosko, via the Library of Congress
Financial fluency resource hub test site. Full site coming soon.
image source: “Calculator on money” by Jakub Żerdzicki is used under an Unsplash license.
Financial fluency resource hub test site. Full site coming soon.
image source: “Calculator on money” by Jakub Żerdzicki is used under an Unsplash license.
Financial fluency resource hub test site. Full site coming soon.
image source: “Calculator on money” by Jakub Żerdzicki is used under an Unsplash license.
Financial fluency resource hub test site. Full site coming soon.
image source: “Calculator on money” by Jakub Żerdzicki is used under an Unsplash license.
