Faculty-authored OER digital textbook and equitized syllabus template at BMCC¶

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Description¶

At Borough of Manhattan Community College, more than 20 instructors joined the core team to equitize syllabi and develop culturally responsive open educational resources for Speech 100. The report states "The faculty-authored OER digital textbook was developed for use in their gateway course, Speech 100," motivated by financial accessibility and support for trauma-informed pedagogy focused on equity, inclusion, and racial justice. The project leader also created an equitized syllabus template shared with all faculty via Microsoft Teams to standardize across sections.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Recruitment of multiple instructors; a shared template and platform (Microsoft Teams) for standardization

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Undergraduate students in the high-enrollment Speech 100 gateway course

Target Learning Goals¶

• Equitable access to course materials; trauma-informed, equity- and inclusion-focused learning

Related Elements¶

• Collaborative web annotation (Marginal Syllabus): low-bandwidth asynchronous discussion with social justice intent

Examples¶

• Equitized Syllabus: the five-characteristic syllabus template on its own page

Key Sources¶

• Wiley, K., Neisler, J., & Means, B. (2023, February). Partnering to promote equity and digital learning. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/167