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Fostering Community in the Classroom with Discord

By Carlo Diego on April 27, 2022 0

In this post, I will be introducing the potential of using a community-based platform to encourage organic interactions amongst students in a virtual environment. Whether you’re teaching online or in-person, I hope to illustrate what tools Discord can bring to …

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From Pandemic to Protest: We Remember

By Jill Strauss on March 29, 2022 0

In December 2019, the world was overwhelmed by the highly infectious Coronavirus. New York City was hit especially hard in March 2020 and was the epicenter of the pandemic for the U.S. with the greatest number of deaths and hospitalizations …

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Quick No-Cost Games for any Subject

By Kathleen Offenholley on March 18, 2022 1

Quick No-Cost Games for any Subject

During this time of so much stress and change, it’s great to have a quick game to get your students laughing and energized. Laughter has the power to change so many things! In this …

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What Do You Love About Teaching? (I bet it’s not grading.)

By John Beaumont on November 19, 2021 9

Ultimately, I want students to walk away from my class having had a positive experience in which they have learned things that stick with them on some level. My experimentation with ungrading is helping me and the students I teach shift our thinking away from grading toward learning.

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Inspiring Creativity in a Remote Learning Environment

By Mindi Reich-Shapiro and Kristin Scarola on October 7, 2021 2

In our early childhood curriculum classes, pre-service teachers engage in collaborative hands-on learning experiences with dance, music, theater, and the visual arts. Our classroom is stocked with materials to inspire creativity and exploration. How to translate that to a remote learning environment?

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Engaging Students Across Disciplines in Makerspace Activities (Part 2)

By Kar Rosen on May 7, 2021 0

In the first insallment of this blog post, we introduced the Makerspace community and showcased the ways in which students and faculty have been using the BMCC Makerspace. In this second installment, we introduce the online BMCC Makerspace resources and highlight some activities that can be done at home using commonly available materials.

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Engaging Students Across Disciplines in Makerspace Activities (Part 1)

By Kar Rosen on May 3, 2021 0

Did you know that BMCC has a Makerspace available to all faculty and students? A Makerspace is a place meant to encourage people to create, experiment, and develop ideas. Makerspaces are part research lab, part classroom, part studio, and provide tools and lessons on how to use them. Read on to find out how this space can be used in classes across disciplines.

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Making Zoom a More Collaborative Place

By Margaret Carson on March 19, 2021 13

Like most faculty at BMCC, I was a newbie to synchronous online teaching when classes suddenly went remote last March and had little idea how to “Zoomify” my Spanish classes. Thanks to the hive mind of the Internet, YouTube, and my BMCC colleagues, I’ve learned a few ways to push back against the virtual “wall” of Zoom so that more student-to-student exchanges can occur.

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Course Tour: Christina Neubrand’s SPE 100

By Christina Neubrand on March 8, 2021 0

In this video tour of her class, Christina talks about how she builds community and helps students be successful in a completely asynchronous class taught in Blackboard and the OpenLab.

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Course Tour: Tim Leonard’s ACR 200

By Tim Leonard on February 26, 2021 0

In this video tour of his class, Tim talks about how he stays connected with students and builds community using tools such as Remind, Google Docs, Perusall, and Loom.

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Archive | Teaching and Learning

Fostering Community in the Classroom with Discord

From Pandemic to Protest: We Remember

Quick No-Cost Games for any Subject

What Do You Love About Teaching? (I bet it’s not grading.)

Inspiring Creativity in a Remote Learning Environment

Engaging Students Across Disciplines in Makerspace Activities (Part 2)

Engaging Students Across Disciplines in Makerspace Activities (Part 1)

Making Zoom a More Collaborative Place

Course Tour: Christina Neubrand’s SPE 100

Course Tour: Tim Leonard’s ACR 200

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