Resilient Teaching Fall 2020 Brought to you by CETLS, the A. Philip Randolph Library, and the Teaching Collaboratory at BMCC
Brought to you by CETLS, the A. Philip Randolph Library, and the Teaching Collaboratory at BMCC

Our Team

The Resilient Teaching workshop is a collaboration of several departments and individuals. Please contact us at resilientteaching@bmcc.cuny.edu if you have questions about the workshop.

jean amaral, workshop developer and poetry whisperer
As open knowledge librarian, I promote the knowledge commons and knowledge as a public good through programs on open educational resources (OER) and open access (OA) scholarship, as well as through re-envisioning the library as a knowledge creation space. I also co-lead, with Gina Cherry, BMCC’s OER and open pedagogy programs.
John Beaumont, workshop developer and Zoom facilitator
I teach ESL and Linguistics in the Academic Literacy and Linguistics Department. I am also the faculty director of the BMCC Teaching Collaboratory (CoLab) within CETLS. 
Gina Cherry, workshop developer
I am the director of BMCC’s Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CETLS), co-director (with jean) of our OER/ZTC and Open Pedagogy initiative, and co-director (with John B.) of the Teaching Collaboratory.
Brielle Buckler, consulting faculty
I am an Adjunct in the Business Management department, instructing BUS311: Human Resource Management. I’m excited to be a faculty consultant for the Resilient Teaching Workshop and learn from everyone involved!
Angela Polite, Zoom facilitator
I am an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Speech, Communications & Theater Arts. I am an actor and playwright.  As an educator, I focus on Pedagogy as Protest. My areas of practice include restorative and transformative justice, culturally responsive pedagogy and a supportive community of care. 
Tom Harbison, E-Learning liaison
I am Associate Director of Digital Education in the BMCC E-Learning Center.