Greetings, I am Carlene Barnaby, one of two faculty involved in the first round of converting criminal justice courses. The OER conversion is not only a necessary process but exciting. OER has become a prominent part of the ‘equity in education’ conversation and a vital tool for educators to freely and creatively produce content that informs and inspires students. During this process, the objective is to revisit the original conversion of the course Crime & Punishment and also to develop and convert the new field course. Overall, the design approach will facilitate the transition from institutional to experiential learning.

I am Jason Leggett and have worked on a variety of OER materials and Open Pedagogy projects in the past. This course needs to be redesigned to align with our new sequency goals, terms & concepts we want students to focus on, and learning outcomes consistent with the John Jay equivalent course. To this end, OER is a great vehicle to usher in these revisions and updates. I look forward to exploring a wide-variety of options and hopefully findings something that provides opportunities to learn a threshold concept in the discipline as well as provide choices to explore other areas of the course description.

Hello. My name is Grace Trotman, and I am one of the professors in the CRJ program. I have taught a range of CRJ classes here at KCC and have previously assisted with the conversion of two classes, including the Introduction to CRJ class. Upon discovering OER, I was immediately interested in learning more and attracted to the possibility of offering this textbook alternative to students. And here I am again, still pleased to assist with this endeavor and to update or conform the earlier conversion to one that is commensurate with the times, considerate of students’ lived and shared experiences, and closely reflects the diversity of our students. To…

Greetings!! I am Dr. Vanda Seward, Criminal Justice Program Director, and Assistant tenured track Professor within the Behavioral Science Department. I have 32+ years of working within the criminal justice area in various capacities and 17 years of teaching at a college level. When I decided to retire in 2017 from the on the groundwork, I knew that the next phase of my career would include being a part of academia. It is my belief that I have a responsibility to educate the next generation of criminal justice professionals. Many people poured into me during my career and now it is my turn to pour. What I hope to gain…

Good Day All, I am Oscar J Montesdeoca, adjunct professor and criminal justice career coach in the criminal justice program. In addition, I am an active NYPD officer with over 7 years in the department. I have held multiple positions within the NYPD from patrol officer, Neighborhood Coordination Officer and to my current assignment as an investigator within the Detective Bureau. The main goal I would like to achieve in this workshop is to convert the policing course into an OER course by updating the syllabus to further support the students academic experience in this course. Some modifications to the curriculum can include current events, changes in policies within local…

Hello, I am Patricia Brown, LCSW, Adjunct Professor , Behavioral Sciences Criminal Justice. I have over 40 years experience as a senior manager and practitioner in the criminal justice field. More specifically, working in the NYC jail system with a specialty in mental health. I currently teach Introduction to Criminal Justice both in-person and asynchronous. The goals that I hope to achieve in converting to OER are to have a syllabus that includes more current, relevant and updated information available;  focus on current issues, challenges, controversies, strategies for reform, and current  processes. Improve my current syllabus to include more opportunities for student engagement; more interactive exercises and experiences; developing awareness…