We invite you to join a growing number of colleagues who are discovering the joy of teaching on the BMCC OpenLab!
Teaching and learning on open platforms such as the OpenLab offers liberatory opportunities for both faculty and students in a space that encourages creativity and community. In this learning community, faculty will join a growing movement in open education that embraces teaching in the open. Participants may draw on the example of colleagues across the disciplines who already offer courses on the BMCC OpenLab (see English and Business). In small cohorts with learning designer and faculty mentors, participants will create a WordPress website for one of their courses using the OpenLab, and explore the possibilities for students to co-create learning experiences.
Asynchronous activities, such as creating a site map of your course, will complement Zoom sessions held on Tuesdays (June 6, 13, 20, 27) and Thursdays (June 8, 15, 22, 29), 9:00am-10:30am. Meetings will continue throughout the summer on dates to be determined.
Apply by 12pm on Tuesday, May 9, using this application form. Faculty selected to participate will receive a $1,500 stipend for creating a course website for one of their courses.
This learning community is part of the ongoing OER/ZTC and open pedagogy initiative at both CUNY and SUNY funded by the NYS Department of Education.
For questions or more information, email us at oer@bmcc.cuny.edu.
