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Teaching 9/11 in the Age of Pandemic and Protest

By Jason Ostrowe on September 11, 2020 1

How does one teach 9/11, an event which shapes the world that we inhabit, the places we frequent, and even the air we breathe?

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No Attendance Policy? No Problem!

By Chris Vinsonhaler on February 18, 2020 5

CUNY’s new rule eliminating credit for class attendance turns the focus to participation. But how to credit participation effectively? One approach is to start each class with a written reflection on the readings required for that day.

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Safe Space for Discussion: Breaking the Cycle of Silence

By Chris Vinsonhaler on November 21, 2019 4

Building a safe space for classroom discussion can bring big payoffs. How can we ensure that every student is enfranchised in a learning community based in active engagement, confidence, and an authentic sense of belonging?

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Making Online Teaching Real: My Experience Using Skype

By Darryl E. Brock on November 7, 2019 2

I attempted to address the lack of interpersonal connection in my online classes by incorporating Skype meetings with students. As I came to know the students better, I found myself thinking differently about them.

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Engaging Students in Online Discussion – In Any Course!

By Kathleen Offenholley and Glenn Miller on October 31, 2019 0

Online learning can be a great, interactive experience if the discussions are interesting! We've identified five categories of discussion prompts that can help faculty create online discussions that students want to participate in.

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Digital Teaching Across Borders

By Boyda Johnstone on October 25, 2019 0

CETLS recently hosted a session at which faculty shared their experiences with COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning), an opportunity for classes at BMCC to connect with other classes around the world.

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Six Things I Learned Teaching in Prison

By Schneur Zalman Newfield on October 21, 2019 3

For two years before joining the faculty at BMCC, I taught college courses in six medium- and maximum-security prisons through the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ-STEP) consortium of Rutgers University-Newark. I hope that some of the lessons I learned may help those teaching at BMCC.

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Transformative Learning: BMCC Students in NYC Museums

By Mindi Reich-Shapiro on October 3, 2019 0

Integrating visual arts, music, dance and theater into my early childhood teacher education curriculum at BMCC has provided my students with opportunities to discover and create, to deeply notice and question, to expand imagination and construct meaning through authentic and collaborative learning experiences.

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When the World Walks In

By Maria Alvarez on September 19, 2019 0

Guest presentations have the potential to expand student perspectives, showing how course concepts are applied in the real world outside classroom.

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Archive | Teaching and Learning

Teaching 9/11 in the Age of Pandemic and Protest

No Attendance Policy? No Problem!

Safe Space for Discussion: Breaking the Cycle of Silence

Making Online Teaching Real: My Experience Using Skype

Engaging Students in Online Discussion – In Any Course!

Digital Teaching Across Borders

Six Things I Learned Teaching in Prison

Transformative Learning: BMCC Students in NYC Museums

When the World Walks In

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