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Navigating the Use of AI Bots in the Classroom: A Faculty Member’s Perspective

By ChatGPT and CETLS on February 6, 2023 9

AI bots are here to stay, and it's up to us as faculty members to find the most effective ways to use them in our classrooms.

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Johannes and Megan working with students together in classroom. From <a href="https://bmccprodstroac.blob.core.windows.net/uploads/2022/11/Faculty-Dev-Day-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BMCC SI website</a>.

Supplemental Instruction: Reciprocal Learning—Old Dog, New Tricks

By Susan Stratton on December 2, 2022 1

Looking back now on five years of using SI leaders, I know I will never go back. Why? Grades are up, and so is retention, but I would really never go back to being that solo teacher in the front of the classroom. I prefer the noisy, happy, imperfect collaboration of working with SI Leaders who are closer in age and experience, and digital footprint to my students.

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Fostering Community in the Classroom with Discord

By Carlo Diego on April 27, 2022 1

Discord is a community-based platform that can be used to encourage organic interactions amongst students in a virtual environment. This post discusses how Discord can foster an online community, whether you’re teaching online or in-person.

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From Pandemic to Protest: We Remember

By Jill Strauss on March 29, 2022 0

The overlapping crises of public health and police brutality prompted me to think about trauma-informed pedagogy as a way to both grieve the losses and celebrate resilience. The collaborative project, “From Pandemic to Protest: We Remember,” was designed to provide students with an opportunity to reflect on the events of 2020-2021, using digital tools to commemorate the experiences of their communities during the Covid-19 pandemic and the racial-justice protests.

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Quick No-Cost Games for any Subject

By Kathleen Offenholley on March 18, 2022 1

During this time of so much stress and change, it’s great to have a quick game to get your students laughing and energized. I’m going to recommend two of my favorite quick, no-cost games: Powerpoint Jeopardy and Mad Libs.

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

By John Beaumont on November 19, 2021 10

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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Archive | Teaching and Learning

Navigating the Use of AI Bots in the Classroom: A Faculty Member’s Perspective

Supplemental Instruction: Reciprocal Learning—Old Dog, New Tricks

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

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