Community Members

I am passionate about creating engaging learning experiences. Today, I work for Borough Manhattan Community College as the OpenLab Student Engagement Coordinator. I am also the product owner of EduCash, a program that helps students learn finances through play in Brazilian schools, and the producer of English Learners in NYC, a podcast and educational resource for English learners and educators.… Read more “Raquel Neris”

Hello all, I’m Eliot Chayt, a lecturer in Communication Studies. I’m back and forth on online vs. in-person but I am signed up to teach two different online classes next semester and I’d like to be prepared to use whatever web-based resources I can!… Read more “Eliot Chayt”

Hello,
I currently teach in the English Department at BMCC where I have been employed for nine years, and I’ve been working and teaching within CUNY for nearly 16 years. My readings and approaches to teaching have not changed a lot over time, and I think that creating an OpenLab class site would be a great way to connect outside of the classroom with our population of students who seem to be more interested in doing more of their discussions and assignments outside of the in-person classroom setting.… Read more “Adrienne Urbanski”

Hi Team — My name is Cody, and I’m a new lecturer in political science. I’ve been adjuncting throughout CUNY for the last 8 years, primarily Brooklyn College, where I was placed as a Teaching Fellow while getting my PhD in Political Theory at the Graduate Center.… Read more “Cody Campbell”

Hi!
I am an Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice Program, Department of Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice at BMCC. I have been an early adopter of OpenLab. I teach all my courses exclusively in OpenLab (with Blackboard only performing a grade book function).… Read more “Satenik Margaryan”

Hi! I’m an adjunct OER librarian and really enjoy working with faculty in thinking creatively about teaching and learning at BMCC. I took one or two classes—a couple of them intense—during each of the past three summers, so this summer I am looking forward to having no homework.… Read more “Rachael Nevins”

Adjunct at the Ethnic Studies Dept. Looking to update my syllabi, course resources and develop new content for the next academic year. Im reading LOTS of books at the moment as I have 3 papers that I am working on…lol

Hi there! As y’all know, I’m the open knowledge librarian here at BMCC, and this I believe . . . Knowledge is a public good and a human right. We need to continually develop and defend the knowledge commons so that every human being has access to humanity’s accumulated knowledge.… Read more “jean amaral”