Open Educational Resources Faculty Fellowship Summer Intensive
A faculty development workshop about teaching with open pedagogy

Facilitation and planning team: Leila Walker, Caitlin Colban-Waldron, Saille Murray, Robin Naughton, Eric Silberberg, Daniel Stimpfle, Tina Tam, Annie Tummino, and the faculty and staff of the Rosenthal Library

This three-day, hybrid workshop invites QC faculty to redesign a course syllabus using free and open materials. CUNY students routinely report going into debt, foregoing necessities, or delaying academic progress due to the high cost of textbooks. Through a combination of hands-on skills workshops, interdisciplinary panels, and reflective practice in a supportive environment, participants in this fellowship will develop open pedagogical practices that engage students in the creation of knowledge and reduce economic barriers to academic success. By the end of the Fellowship, participants should have the outline of an openly licensed syllabus ready to run for the 2026-2027 academic year.

For examples of syllabi and other course materials developed through the OER Initiative at Queens College, see our repository on CUNY Academic Works.

Schedule

Dates: In person June 8 and 9, with a 90-minute follow up over Zoom on June 12
Time: 10am-1:30pm (June 8 and 9), 10am-11:30am (June 12)
Location: Queens College campus (June 8 and 9) and Zoom (June 12)

Apply here

Applications due Wednesday, April 15, 11:59 p.m.

This workshop will support faculty to:

Learn how to apply the principles of open pedagogy in assignments and syllabi to disrupt the “banking model of education” and encourage student engagement
Learn the basics of open educational resources, copyright and Creative Commons, and accessibility
Find, adapt, and use open educational resources and zero-textbook-cost materials
Enact social justice by lowering financial barriers to student success
Build community with colleagues across the college

Faculty participants will commit to:

Attend the workshop in-person on June 8 and 9
Attend a follow-up meeting over Zoom on June 12
Review workshop materials (e.g. readings, videos) as assigned
Develop an openly licensed syllabus using zero-textbook-cost materials and upload a copy to CUNY Academic Works by August 1, 2026
Share a brief reflection with the Library by August 1, 2026

Faculty that fulfill the above commitments will receive a $2000 stipend and a certificate of completion.

Who should apply?

This workshop is open to all faculty members, both full-time and contingent, at Queens College.

No expertise or previous training is necessary, and all disciplines are welcome.

We especially encourage faculty to discuss with their departments how the materials generated through this Fellowship might be used across multiple sections.

Apply here

Applications due Wednesday, April 15, 11:59 p.m.

For questions, contact Leila Walker (Leila.walker@qc.cuny.edu).