March 23 – 29, 2020

Celebrating a culture of openness in teaching and learning

Join CETLS, the BMCC Library, and E-Learning for a week of:

Open Classrooms

Opening our classrooms for visits from other BMCC faculty provides space for pedagogical community and conversation. All BMCC faculty are invited to open their online or face-to-face classes during the week of March 23. Sign up by Monday, March 2 to be included in this year’s schedule.

Curious about what happens in other classes? Visiting a colleague’s class is an opportunity to learn about teaching in different classroom settings across disciplines. Sign-ups will begin on Friday, March 6.

Open Educational Resources

Interested in freshening up your course materials and saving students money? More than 250 BMCC faculty have redesigned their courses using open educational resources (OER) and other no-cost materials. At Ditch the Textbook, you’ll hear about colleagues’ inspiring work in engaging students and revitalizing their classes by leaving the textbook  behind.

Open Pedagogy

Looking for new ways to engage students? Open pedagogy gives learners agency over their learning, and engages learners in constructing knowledge and sharing their creations beyond the classroom. Find out how your colleagues are incorporating open pedagogy in their classes.

Open Platforms

Open platforms provide a foundation for open practices by creating spaces for collaboration, hosting OERs, and showcasing student work. Find out about open platforms available to the BMCC community, including OpenLab and Hypothes.is.

View the 2020 schedule of events.