Raquel Neris’s Profile
Courses
GWS 100-1300 Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies, Prof. Hollis Glaser
This Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies course is a fully online course taught during the fall 2022 semester by Dr. Hollis Glaser. Dr. Brianne Waychoff created this course and I am teaching it in her honor and memory.
SPE 100 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | Course Hub
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.
MAT 161 I Topics in Quantitative Reasoning I Fall 2023 I Prof. Shaoshao Yang
This course aims to teach students how to think competently about quantitative information. Students learn how to take real world problems, translate them into the language of mathematics, and solve them. Topics include thinking critically, numbers in the real world, financial management, statistical reasoning, probability, and mathematical modeling. This course satisfies the mathematic requirement for the CUNY Core. It is recommended for students who do not intend to pursue mathematics, science or any curriculum requiring the students to take Calculus. Note: This course satisfies the Pathways: Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash
PSY 100 I Introduction to Psychology I Fall 2023 I Prof. Rebecca Smart
The course introduces students to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Students will learn about current perspectives, historical roots and scientific methods in psychology. Topics within major areas of psychology may include biopsychology, human development, learning, cognition, social processes, personality and psychological disorders. Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash
SBE100: Entrepreneurship – Product & Service Creation
This course examines the building blocks of entrepreneurship, including an analysis of the entrepreneur and exploration of business opportunities. The course includes the investigation and practice of products and service creation. The emphasis will be on applying entrepreneurship concepts to a business idea and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Corequisite: BUS104 only for business majors.
Communities
BMCC Reads – The space for sharing books, reviews, clubs, films and ideas
Our mission is to provide its members with access to business/professional organizations, for the purpose of developing and cultivating a network, identify internship and job prospects. Meetings Wednesdays 2-4pm Fitterman Room 806
The Achievers is a cohort that honors and serves students who have demonstrated academic excellence while at BMCC. The Achievers community nurtures our students’ potential and creates programming that is reflective of their needs and interests; these include social activities, professional development, transfer readiness, and trips. Student members have the opportunity to provide stewardship by planning and/or leading their own workshops based on their expertise. We honor each student’s unique gifts, experiences, and hopes. Active members of Achievers can build important relationships and networks that will benefit them as they graduate, transfer, and begin their careers. Anyone interested in learning more can email jcleerdin@bmcc.cuny.edu.
This is the ONLINE COMMUNITY of the Gaining Academic Insight & New Strategies Program (GAINS). Connect with others or tap into free and valuable resources. Through this collaboration between the BMCC Counseling Center, the Academic Advisement and Transfer Center, and the Learning Resource Center you can #MakeGAINS and have the successful BMCC college experience you imagined!
Black Studies Across the Americas (BSAA)
This project is supported with U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center funding from the Center for Latin American Studies at The Ohio State University and the NYU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies as well as the the BMCC Dept. of Ethnic and Race Studies and the President’s Fund for Innovation and Excellence, funded by McKenzie Scott. BSAA faculty and student researchers create OERs to help integrate Black studies into disciplines that historically don’t address Blackness and questions of race and ethnicity. BSAA OERs are hosted here on the BMCC OpenLab to foster further collaboration and use of the OERs at BMCC and beyond.
Projects
ASAP Tutoring & Support Services
ASAP tutoring services consist of tutoring on Upswing and Supplemental Instructions (SI) sessions on Zoom. All tutoring sessions are online until further notice.
Open Educational Resources at BMCC
This project and site are a resource for faculty interested in redesigning their courses with open educational resources (OER) and other no-cost materials, including library resources. (image credit: Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash)
The Blackstone BMCC LaunchPad network makes entrepreneurial skills and mindset accessible and relevant for all college students and alumni to help them build thriving careers and companies. • Get Inspired • Grow Strategic Insights for Whatever Path You’re On • Receive Mentoring from Career Professionals or Entrepreneurs • Win Prizes • Find Funding • Grow Visibility for Your Venture • Gain skills to Amplify Your Resume for Success • Build Confidence & Community • Gain Easy Access to Our Local & Nationwide Opportunity Ecosystem Our BMCC LaunchPad network propels your success by helping you go further, faster. Connect to a local and national network of mentors, events, funding, talent, job opportunities, and more for the mindset and skill sets you’ll use to build your next-gen career or company.
A space for faculty to share information about the projects they worked on while on academic leave. Contact Greer McPhaden for information about how to submit your project. If you join this group, you will receive email notifications when new projects are submitted.
Information on the BMCC Makerspace (opened to all faculty and students)
