Course textbook for College Now classes SD 10 and SD 11 about preparation for college-level work and exploration of potential careers. Remixed by Shari Farberman. This project was funded by the CUNY OER Grant. Includes link at the bottom of the page with openly licenses companion materials (slides and activities) for instructors.

This series of assignments, which consider the possibilities and limitations of using ChatGPT for researched assignments, were created for a Spring 2023 Hybrid Composition II course that fulfilled Kingsborough’s Civic Engagement requirement.

Course website, including syllabus, for a General Psychology course (PSY 11) taught in the Kingsborough College Now Program. This project was funded by the CUNY OER Grant.

A collection of readings, images, video, audio, and teaching materials for the Kingsborough Community College College Now Humanities 100 Course.

This survey course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding and greater appreciation of the theatrical form. Readings and lectures will focus on the relationship between theatrical theory and practice, the various creative/production roles essential to theatre, as well as major artists and movements throughout theatrical history. Students will analyze major works of dramatic literature to offer context for course content, as well as attend a live theatrical performance on campus.

Learning Objectives:

Theatrical Theories & Terminology: Identify and apply the fundamental concepts, theories and roles associated with modern theatrical practice and professional theatrical production (i.e. suspension of disbelief, empathy, actor, designer, Broadway, Off-Broadway, etc.).
Theatre & Creativity: Examine and define the skills, considerations and tasks associated with the creation of theatre, both individually and as a collective whole.
Theatre & Society: Evaluate and articulate how theatre is a socially-responsive artform that creates meaning and fosters discussion, debate and community.
Theatre, History & Cultures: Analyze and define the central characteristics of the theatrical artform, both generally and in relation to the history of the United States and Global Cultures.
Oral Communication & Writing Skills for the Theatre: Analyze and evaluate the experience and the various components of live theatrical production, and articulate its value both verbally and in writing.

This resource was developed to incorporate OER initiatives into introductory anthropology courses at Kingsborough Community College. The website includes a full 12 week course schedule with links to readings as well as an aggregated list of other available OER resources that instructors may be interested in.

The Core Composition Sequence at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY with sample syllabi and resources for ENG 1200: Composition I and ENG 2400: Composition II.

A lab manual for BIO 3300, Biology for non-majors, at Kingsborough Community College.

Resource provides access to credible, evidence-based COVID-19 medical and technical information (including epidemiological data updates and peer-reviewed publications); prevention and treatment information; course syllabi and lessons; policy “white papers;” research- and practice-based “grey literature;” and local community resources, curated and maintained by Dr. Jose Nanin, Professor in the Community Health Program at Kingsborough Community College.

This is a grant-funded site for teaching literature courses participating in the larger OER (open educational resource) movement going on in academia. CUNY’s OER grants allow faculty to build teaching resources that are shareable–only materials that are not restricted by copyright–in a community-centered approach to teaching. Faculty can share their lesson plans, syllabi, readings, and other materials with one another. This allows us to find out what works best and then make it available to everyone. The best part of using open educational resources may be that it allows faculty to offer zero-cost courses for students. We don’t need to ask our students to buy expensive anthologies or textbooks, and in making use of OER sites, libguides, and other resources with huge collections, we can do so without limiting our choices of readings.

Syllabus, readings, and assignments for THA 52: Acting 1 – Fundamentals of Acting at Kingsborough Community College