BMCC OpenLab | Stefanos Milkidis | Activity https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/members/smilkidis/activity/ Activity feed for Stefanos Milkidis. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:04:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 1da9a20d0470ff800935ba3aaec4bbfb Stefanos Milkidis joined the group Open Education Seminars | Summer 2025 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/182063/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:38:59 -0400 0 71cc92b375373ca991a9114cab04d598 Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/16/trauma-informed-pedagogy/#comment-176 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:57:28 -0500 1. In what ways do you see trauma (your own, your students, our community) impacting or manifesting in your courses, as well as in the larger BMCC community?

Sad to say this, but I see it manifesting all around me, and not just within the BMCC community. Speaking specifically, however, about me and the students, the fact that we are slowly…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Trauma-informed Pedagogy in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Trauma-informed Pedagogy For our session on January 18: Read Mays Imad’s article, “Leverage the Neur […] ]]> fc79f200cb077584759464b5307cf0af Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/11/backward-design-oer-ztc/#comment-174 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:56:20 -0500 Catching up with this post from last week. Apologies for the delay.

1. How is backward design different than your current process for designing learning experiences for your students?

Well, I must admit that I haven’t been thinking of the final assessment first in the curriculum, rather I have been creating assignments that build up…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Backward Design (OER/ZTC) in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Backward Design (OER/ZTC) Watch Read Read Chapter 1: Surfacing Backward Design from Small Te […] ]]> 3fb405a7ef598be1d85b69f864241f4b Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/18/culturally-sustaining-and-anti-racist-pedagogies-2/#comment-173 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:23:23 -0500 Brief note: I must admit that I was confused when this prompt came up, as I had already completed it in the Open Pedagogy Assignment seminar, which I have been attending in the mornings during this winter term. I will include some parts of my response that I had submitted already, and add new thoughts that more specifically pertain to reviewing…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Culturally Sustaining and Anti-racist Pedagogies in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Culturally Sustaining and Anti-racist Pedagogies For our last look as asset […] ]]> e6d7e3488ae9a341c630bcc9d7cf3f03 Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/18/equity-centered-trauma-informed-education/#comment-168 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:29:08 -0500 In a class like American Government, I believe it’s almost like my ethical responsibility as an instructor to emphasize the importance of incorporating students’ cultural backgrounds and experiences into the curriculum. Then, learning the responsibilities and rights of American citizenship becomes more relevant and engaging.

Focusing on…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Equity-centered Trauma-informed Education in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Equity-centered Trauma-informed Education When considering and enacting asset […] ]]> 4099740014cac3e9c6e26c107a8282c0 Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/19/open-pedagogy-assignments-2/#comment-157 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:04:50 -0500 The objective of this assignment for an introductory course in American Government is to invite students in activities that focus on agency, by giving them a sense of control, responsibility, and the ability to produce meaningful narratives. The foal is for students to delve into historical and contemporary aspects of civil rights (a major…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Open Pedagogy Assignments in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Open Pedagogy Assignments Due Sunday, January 21 by end of day: In the comments below, share the […] ]]> 5ed1513e7d782265bd0e87564591c6a4 Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/16/where-im-from-stefanos/#comment-156 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:32:04 -0500 I am from… (Audio Poem, Stefanos Milkidis)

In reply to - Stefanos Milkidis wrote a new blog post Where I'm From (Stefanos) in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Where I'm From (Stefanos)I am from the land where myths dance in the moonlight. A land of olives […] ]]> 7d5ba1090bbc59939d996e5ce670e2dc Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/05/focus-on-the-learner/#comment-102 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:49:31 -0500 I couldn’t agree more with you Virginiya. Language is everything! I believe in our seminar we all deal with that challenge, as you say, how to change the descriptive tone, to make it more conversational, friendly, and supportive. As to the problem why students are not interested in reading the full-page document, I would agree that the most…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Focus on the Learner in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Focus on the Learner Read Preparing a Learning-Focused Syllabus and Liquid Syllabus for inspiration about sm […] ]]> 52f29ab51f3fc62d241b9f1cf7a3f9ac Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/05/focus-on-the-learner/#comment-101 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:39:55 -0500 1) What about your syllabus (or other course documents, assignments) is learning-focused?
My syllabus is focused on content to meet the specified learning objectives detailed on the first page. I can definitely improve the document in which the learner is centered, rather than the content.

2) What is one change you might make to be more…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Focus on the Learner in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Focus on the Learner Read Preparing a Learning-Focused Syllabus and Liquid Syllabus for inspiration about sm […] ]]> 5104f01c3693c5560df20cac27e5c6bd Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/04/universal-design-for-learning/#comment-100 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:04:34 -0500 1). How might you add multiple means of engagement (the why of learning) in your course?
This is such a great resource! In the course I am redesigning I want to find new ways of instigating interest, first and foremost, while sustaining effort and persistence as part of an ongoing process. Optimizing individual choice and autonomy is what creates…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Universal Design for Learning in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Universal Design for Learning View Explore Explore the information and resources available UDL […] ]]> 80a3e22043166b077e9c769f76203864 Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/05/what-no-cost-materials-are-you-using/#comment-93 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:04:15 -0500 I have occasionally used Project Gutenberg, which provides access to a large collection of public domain books. I have also explored educational websites and platforms that offer free resources, such as Khan Academy and MIT OpenCourseWare. Government websites often provide free educational materials. For example, the U.S. government’s website,…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post What no-cost materials are you using? in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 What no-cost materials are you using? In the comments below, share a list of the no-cost […] ]]> ee504ec78f60af305ad2e50001040e2b Stefanos Milkidis wrote a new blog post Where I'm From (Stefanos) in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/?p=1254 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:52:41 -0500 Where I'm From (Stefanos)I am from the land where myths dance in the moonlight. A land of olives and wine, where every bite and sip is a […]

]]> 1 731f4957170199fa5908f175172a780b Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/11/culturally-sustaining-and-anti-racist-pedagogies/#comment-90 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:25:27 -0500 I must admit, I LOVED both readings! Culturally sustaining pedagogies complement anti-racist pedagogies and vice versa, as their goal is to strengthen the cultural identities, languages, and ways of knowing of diverse groups of students, while consciously fighting multifaceted racism, marginalization, and/or underhanded discrimination. As an…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Culturally Sustaining and Anti-racist Pedagogies in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Culturally Sustaining and Anti-racist Pedagogies Continuing are exploration of […] ]]> 62fe8746f36ed4ed86964964c6de6833 Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/09/elements-of-an-open-pedagogy-assignment/#comment-89 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 09:31:47 -0500 I am most interested in integrating elements in my assignment that 1) emphasize students’ agency and 2) through this emphasis, encourage them to become active knowledge creators. For example, I am keen on designing a group project where students collaborate with each other for creating a resource that addresses a specific topic within the course.…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Elements of an Open Pedagogy Assignment in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Elements of an Open Pedagogy Assignment Think about these open pedagogy considerations […] ]]> 3cde73b9f6f668796400a6b31492f6fb Stefanos Milkidis joined the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/152479/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:56:29 -0500 0 b181ddc496169408bad02e77c42ad349 Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/2024/01/04/backward-design/#comment-30 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:41:28 -0500 Reflecting on the material given above, backward design can become a very useful strategy in creating effective learning experiences, and, more specifically so, open pedagogy assignments. By clearly defining the learning outcomes or objectives I want to achieve, what kind of knowledges, skills and competencies I would like to see my students…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Backward Design (Open Pedagogy) in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 Backward Design (Open Pedagogy) Watch Read Read Chapter 1: Surfacing Backward […] ]]> 24a52465d1b9d942ae2ea48a48d38d9e Stefanos Milkidis wrote a new blog post Stefanos Milkidis in the group Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/open-education-seminars-winter-2024/?p=1105 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:08:44 -0500 Stefanos Milkidis Hello everyone, My name is Stefanos Milkidis, I am a PhD Candidate in Human Geography at the Graduate […]

]]> 0 68afd7678076f9432cb916f6b28b0b0e Stefanos Milkidis posted a new activity comment https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/reenvisioning-scholarship/2023/02/06/reflecting-on-values/#comment-13 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:25:40 -0500 Similarly to Keridiana’s response above, I had a narrow idea of scholarship, both as a personal preoccupation and as a broader concept, that primarily relates to my research interests and sharing my findings/arguments of research through conferences, seminars, and publications.

The workshop instead made me think of scholarship through a wider…[Read more]

In reply to - jean amaral wrote a new blog post Reflecting on Values and More in the group Reenvisioning Scholarship Thinking back to our January workshop facilitated by HuMetricsHHS . . . Consider: What values are embodied […] ]]> c6c93d139a708faa22ef3ab2a0cafdc9 Stefanos Milkidis changed their profile picture https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/122554/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 23:31:01 -0500 0 8ddb5eae6544eef0525fb4d48cb80193 Stefanos Milkidis created the group Political Participation - American Government - Professor Milkidis https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/122514/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:04:05 -0500 0 670a042cff8ce4983b31648869a35a32 Stefanos Milkidis became a registered member https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/activity/p/122512/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:56:32 -0500 0