Sarah Schmerler’s Profile
Fine Arts; writing in digital and dynamic environments; cross-disciplinary communication and cooperation
Also Faculty at New York Academy of Art MFA Program; Columnist at Photograph Magazine; Contributing Writer to Art in America; MFA Pratt Institute.
My Courses
In this course you will take skills you acquired in Eng 1101 to the next level. You will enter this class alone, and leave as a part of a vibrant and lively Writing Community. The work is rigorous, unusual, challenging — and fun. You won’t look at language the same way again.
We are going to explore new ways of looking at language and ourselves. So get ready to be challenged. And: Don’t be misled by the fact that this class is “asynchronous.” We will strive to make the English class experience unifying, clarifying, and a great vehicle for meeting new, amazing people. Once you have completed ENG OL01, you will become a better communicator on every level!
This class will prepare you for the world beyond the campus walls. You will become a better communicator, comfortable writing on different platforms and in different styles and tones. There will be lots of writing and really interesting discussions. Lots of note-taking is key! Prepare to be challenged, and to challenge us, too.
Attention Freshmen Writers: Armed with simply a pen and paper, we solve life’s complicated problems by breaking them down into simple steps. “In life there are no easy answers – or, are there?,” says our Mission Statement. “Large problems are actually workable when you break them down into simple steps. In this Learning Community (which combines English and Math), students will translate their own innate abilities into actionable tools for written communication and mathematical problem solving.” ABOUT US: We are a First Year Learning Community at CityTech (NYCCT) that unites two professors, myself (Sarah Schmerler, English Dept.) and Grazyna Niezgoda, Mathematics. I teach ENG 1101, and Prof. Niezgoda teaches Math 065. We share the same students in both our classes in an effort to build unity and communication. It’s been proven that Freshmen have better skill retention and stay with the college experience when we, the faculty, combine our forces and work together.
This is Professor Jennifer Sears’ online Fall 2020 ENG 1101 course. Students joining this site should make sure this is the correct section: ENG1101-LCO9. See you online soon!
My Projects
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The purpose of this project is to create a forum to ask questions, generate discussion, and share teaching materials, resources, and ideas about teaching and learning on the OpenLab. Avatar image: “The open door” by hehaden.
Each year, the English Department at New York City College of Technology organizes the Literary Arts Festival. This event highlights the work of students, staff, and faculty, as well as accomplished writers outside of the City Tech community. There is also a writing competition that awards prizes to students in a variety of writing categories, as well as to faculty and staff in their own category.
FYLC – First Year Learning Communities
Welcome to the First Year Learning Communities Open Lab project page. If you are interested in joining the Reflective Writing Project or just learning more about events, resources and information related to the FYLCs at City Tech please request membership!
My Clubs
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