Joshua Belknap’s Profile

How can we con­tribute to stu­dent suc­cess–suc­cess not only aca­d­e­mic, but also emo­tional and so­cial–dur­ing their time at BMCC? Stu­dents’ first year ex­pe­ri­ence is es­pe­cially im­por­tant in de­vel­op­ing and nour­ish­ing their sense of pur­pose and be­long­ing, their love of learn­ing, ac­cess to ser­vices and re­sources, as well as stu­dents’ ex­plo­ration of ca­reer paths and cit­i­zen­ship. This is the goal of FYE-em­bed­ded courses, and here is a re­source site with rel­e­vant ma­te­ri­als for fac­ulty. We wel­come con­tri­bu­tions.

How can we contribute to student success–success not only academic, but also emotional and social–during their time at BMCC? Students’ first year experience is especially important in developing and nourishing their sense of purpose and belonging, their love of learning, access to services and resources, as well as students’ exploration of career paths and citizenship. This is the goal of FYE-embedded courses, and here is a resource site with relevant materials for faculty. We welcome contributions.

The on­line com­mu­nity for the BMCC Aca­d­e­mic Sen­ate.

The online community for the BMCC Academic Senate.

A vir­tual learn­ing com­mu­nity for fac­ulty who ap­plied and were ac­cepted to par­tic­i­pate in FYE Train­ing.

A virtual learning community for faculty who applied and were accepted to participate in FYE Training.

BMCC ESL LAB Home Wel­come! The ESL Lab at BMCC is lo­cated in Room S510J in the Learn­ing Re­source Cen­ter (S510). The De­part­ment of Aca­d­e­mic Lit­er­acy and Lin­guis­tics over­sees the lab. The ESL Lab of­fers tu­tor­ing for all ESL courses at all lev­els (ESL 49/54, ESL 94, ESL 95), walk-in tu­tor­ing and con­ver­sa­tion groups, Eng­lish writ­ing and gram­mar soft­ware, a lend­ing li­brary of books in Eng­lish, and the lab has audio books and CDs/DVDs to as­sist stu­dents in im­prov­ing their Eng­lish speak­ing and lis­ten­ing skills.ESL stu­dents may use the com­put­ers in the lab to do re­search for their writ­ing pro­jects, and print out their es­says.

BMCC ESL LAB Home Welcome! The ESL Lab at BMCC is located in Room S510J in the Learning Resource Center (S510). The Department of Academic Literacy and Linguistics oversees the lab. The ESL Lab offers tutoring for all ESL courses at all levels (ESL 49/54, ESL 94, ESL 95), walk-in tutoring and conversation groups, English writing and grammar software, a lending library of books in English, and the lab has audio books and CDs/DVDs to assist students in improving their English speaking and listening skills.ESL students may use the computers in the lab to do research for their writing projects, and print out their essays.

Aca­d­e­mic Lit­er­acy and Lin­guis­tics Fac­ulty Com­mu­nity. Teach­ing ma­te­ri­als and re­sources will soon be avail­able here.

Academic Literacy and Linguistics Faculty Community. Teaching materials and resources will soon be available here.