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Here is an Easy Service-Learning Project that Helps the City’s Environment: Neighborhood Tree Reporting

By Brett Whysel on November 17, 2023 2

Service learning can be an effective way to teach in a way that ensures engagement while building collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills that employers love. The challenge is finding an opportunity that is accessible, free, flexible, and of authentic service to the community.

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We Belong at BMCC: FYE-Enhanced Courses

By Ewa Barnes, Tim Leonard and Danesh Singh on September 25, 2023 0

We want our students to feel successful, graduate, and become lifelong learners. The idea behind FYE is simple: improve student experience, help students feel that they belong at BMCC, and help students navigate the college experience, thus increasing retention.

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Towards Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum

By Mohammad Azhar on April 21, 2023 0

Computational thinking is a framework that students can utilize to solve complex problems and apply across disciplines and in many types of settings, even ones far removed from computer science. The BMCC Technology Learning Community is offering a paid summer/fall professional development opportunity to help faculty implement computational thinking in their classrooms.

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Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

By Elizabeth Whitney on March 24, 2023 0

If I have five minutes to talk about one element of my teaching at BMCC, then digital storytelling works both in terms of format and as the subject matter. My goal is ultimately for students to use first-person narrative to support research, and hopefully to create work that they can use for applications and other academic and professional endeavors beyond our classroom.

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Video Tours of BMCC Classes

By Ewa Barnes, Laurie Lomask, Satenik Margaryan and CETLS on March 17, 2023 0

In celebration of Open Teaching Week, this week's blog post consists of a series of video tours of BMCC classes taught on Blackboard and the Openlab. Learn how your colleagues are engaging students and creating community online in both in-person and asychronous classes.

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robot-android-computer-chatbot by Alexandra Koch on Pixabay

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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Archive | Teaching and Learning

Here is an Easy Service-Learning Project that Helps the City’s Environment: Neighborhood Tree Reporting

We Belong at BMCC: FYE-Enhanced Courses

Towards Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum

Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

Video Tours of BMCC Classes

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

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