Who are we?

I thought it would be apropos to inaugurate our site space by starting with some virtual introductions prior to our face to face meetings. The Spring 2016 OER cohort consists of 11 faculty – representative of the many disciplines here at City Tech. Welcome all!

Sue Brandt	Entertainment Technology	Health and Safety in Production
Raffi Khatchadourian	Computer Systems Technology	Programming Fundamentals
Ellen Kim	Hospitality Management	Hospitality Services Marketing and Management
Ohbong Kwon	Computer Engineering Technology	Electrical Circuit
David Lee	Humanities (Communication)	Business and Professional Communication
Ari Maller	Physics	General Physics I: Calculus Based
Zory Marantz	Electrical Technology	Analog and Digital Telephony
Barbara Mishara	Architectural Technology	History of New York Architecture
Debbie Priftakis	Biology	Anatomy & Physiology
Rebecca Shapiro	English	College Composition I
Suresh Tewani	Chemistry	General Chemistry I Lab

On this site and at the workshops, you’ll also be interacting with library faculty from the OER Committee. We are:

Nora Almeida	Instruction & Reference
Monica Berger	Instruction & Reference
Cailean Cooney	User Services
Junior Tidal	Multimedia & Web Services

What is this site for?

Through the course of your OER work, this site will be a place to engage in discussions, ask questions, share experiences, tips, fails, and successes with our community (including OER fellowship alumni!).

The Home/Landing page will feature our “posts” and comments, aka, our dialogue thread. The next tab on the main menu is the Workshops Syllabus which includes brief readings and assignments to complete in advance of the workshops. For each workshop, librarians on the OER committee will post provocations to get the conversation started early. We’ll also intermittently post topics, noteworthy updates, and tips relevant to open education and open course materials; please feel free to do the same as well.

Next, there is the Bibliography tab- this includes a list of recommended readings and videos. Finally, the Resources tab links to several resources intended to help you throughout the program. Of most immediate use will be the library’s OER Guide and the OER Fellowship page, home to important information (project deadlines, etc.) about our program.

Any questions? Feel free to email or post a Q to this site. Happy exploring!

-Cailean