Yolande Brener-Palaquibay’s Profile
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After working as a broadcast television technician for shows including CBS News, PBS Newshour, the Martha Stewart Show and MTV’s Total Request Live, I completed my MFA in Creative Writing at CCNY. Prior to this, l earned a BA in Fine Art and Film Making at East London University and went on to complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Film and Video Making at Central St. Martin’s School of Art.
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I contributed to City College English Department’s OER Guide, presented at OER workshops for faculty, and presented at the CUNY IT Conference. I have completed workshops in HyFlex teaching, Digital Humanities, and First Year Experience.
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I am also an award winning author whose work has been discussed on Good Morning Britain, Al Jazeera’s Newshour and Notebook Magazine. I am currently exploring ways to incorporate interactive and student-centered learning into digital platforms using open educational resources.
Courses
Introduction to Literature Spring 2022
In this class, we will study three genres of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama. You will write three main essays.
English Composition 101-0844 | Fall 2020 | Yolande Brener
In this course we will write three main essays and have one final exam. The essays will focus on close reading and analysis of a text, comparison of texts, and writing a thesis driven researched essay. Our readings and exercises will focus on the theme of IDENTITY.
In this class, we will study three genres of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama. You will write three main essays.
English Composition 101-0579 | Fall 2020 | Yolande Brener
In this course we will write three main essays and have one final exam. The essays will focus on close reading and analysis of a text, comparison of texts, and writing a thesis driven researched essay. Our readings and exercises will focus on the theme of IDENTITY.
Communities
First Year Experience (FYE) Teaching Resources for Faculty
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.
Open Education Seminars | Winter 2024
A virtual learning community for faculty who are participating in January 2024 OER/ZTC Course Redesign or Open Pedagogy Assignments. (image credit: “Open Education” by Gabriela Montorzi, Scientific Infographics is licensed under CC BY 4.0)
Open Pedagogy/Word Press Seminar | Summer 2020
A virtual seminar for faculty who applied and were accepted to participate in June 2020.
A place for BMCC faculty who are teaching (or considering teaching) on the OpenLab to connect and share ideas. Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay
OER Course Redesign Seminar | Summer 2020
A virtual seminar for faculty who applied and were selected to participate in June 2020.
Projects
Freshman Composition Projects Fall 2024 with Professor Brener
This website is a collection of student work based on the theme of identity. Each student wrote a “Where I’m From” poem, a “Where I’m Going” poem, and created an audio or video recording. We created this work during the Fall 2024 semester.
Express Freshman Composition Projects Spring 2024 with Professor Brener
This website is a collection of student work based on the themes of technology, connection, and identity. We created this work during the Fall 2024 semester.
A space for faculty to share ideas about how to support student learning during the transition to distance learning for the remainder of Spring 2020. Please request to join if you are faculty at BMCC. Click on “Visit Project Site” in the upper right to access BMCC’s Course Continuity Resources website.
Identity and Purpose Semester Project for English 101 with Professor Brener
This website is a collection of student work based on the themes of identity, purpose, and friendship. We created this work during the Spring 2023 semester.
Technology and Connection Project for English 101 with Professor Brener
This website is a collection of student work based on the theme technology and connection. We created this work during the Fall 2023 semester.
