LaGuardia Community College's Open Educational Resources site presents teaching materials created by our faculty for use in courses or other educational purposes. These resources can be used and adapted in accordance with their Creative Commons licenses in classrooms within and outside the College. LaGuardia Faculty are invited to submit their own open educational materials such as syllabi, activities, assignments, lectures, lesson plans, open textbooks, and media for inclusion in CUNY Academic Works.

Also included within our Open Educational Resources series are the following collections:

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Works from 2023

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Models for Decision-Making - Second Edition, Steven Cosares and Fred Rispoli

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A Biological Lens on Food Deserts [Biology], Claudette Davis

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Are the Cans in the Store “Volume Optimized”? [Mathematics], Bukurie Gjoci

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Library Instruction Lesson Plan for FAF101 and HAF90, Ian McDermott

Works from 2022

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Understanding the Global Refugee Crisis [Paralegal Studies], Andrea R. Irias

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Engaging First Year Students in Addressing Global Issues [Business and Technology], Sada Jaman

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Evaluating Sources - LaGuardia CC Library, Ian McDermott

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Health Sciences First Year Seminar Library Lesson Plan (HSF90), Ian McDermott

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Difficult Dialogues at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY, Ian McDermott, Caterina Almendral, and Jacqueline A. Brashears

Works from 2021

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The “Knapsack Problem” Workbook: An Exploration of Topics in Computer Science, Steven Cosares

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My Interdisciplinary Perspective on Climate Change [Natural Sciences], Richa Gupta, Tuli Chatterji, Tao Chen, and Rebecca Schwartz

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Lab Exercises for Statistics Using Excel, Julia Nebia, Steven Cosares, and Milena Cuellar

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Learning to Disclose: A Journey of Transracial Adoption Teaching Resource, Joni Schwartz

Works from 2020

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Diffusion and Osmosis: Passive Movement of Molecules in Biological Systems, Ana Lucia Fuentes and Maria Entezari

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Universal Gravitation and Circular Motion, Xin Gao

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Visual Literacy Lesson Plan: Color Photography, Ian McDermott

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Research Paper Development Assignment: Guidelines, CERR Worksheets, Global Learning Worksheet, and PowerPoint Presentation Prompts and Rubric, Angela Padilla

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Drug and Disease Research Paper [Veterinary Technology], Tara R. Scales

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Hydrophilic Porphyrins based Chemosensors for First Transition Series Metal Ions [Chemistry], Sunaina Singh

Works from 2019

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Global issues in Graphic Novels [Fine Arts], Jessica Boehman

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(De)Constructing Identities Through Film: First Year Seminar-Liberal Arts Capstone Collaborative Assignment [Liberal Arts], Habiba Boumlik and Caron Knauer

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Case Study: An Urban Bilingual [Linguistics], Monika Ekiert and Maria Jerskey

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The Changing Face of Food [Nutrition and Culinary Management], Nicolle Fernandes and Rosann Ippolito

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Reflection 3 – Finding Your Purpose, Josh Goldblatt

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Digital Image Retouching – Evaluation Assignment [Photography], Thierry Gourjon

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Human Diseases Related to Different Body Systems [Biology], Richa Gupta

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Business Ethics: Perspectives on the Global Supply Chain, Andrea R. Irias

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Education for NYC Bilinguals [Linguistics], Maria Jerskey and Monika Ekiert

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Technical Report: Solving Global Problems [Composition], Lara V. Kattekola

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Historical Thinking Beyond the Classroom [History], Robin Kietlinski

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US-Japan Enmity – WWII Wartime Propaganda Posters [History], Robin Kietlinski

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Cultural Diversity in Healthcare [Radiologic Technology], Lorena Maldonado and Theresa Licari

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Titration of a Newtown Creek Environmental Water Sample to Determine the Amount of Chloride Ions [Chemistry], Kevin Mark

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Exploring the Uses of the Liberal Arts through Beyoncé’s “Formation”, Christine Marks

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Textbook Evaluation Toolkit, Christopher McHale, Ian McDermott, and Steven Ovadia

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Rubik's Cube: A Visual and Tactile Learning of Algorithms and Patterns, Lawrence Muller

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Scavenger Hunt Reflection Lab Report, Angela Padilla

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Developing Habits of Mind for Academic Success, Ellen Quish

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Language Awareness and About Me, David Sibbitt

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Language Awareness and the Library, David Sibbitt

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Library Treasure Hunt, David Sibbitt

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Microwave Solventless Synthesis of Meso-Tetrakis (Pentafluorophenyl)Poprphyrin (TPPF20) and Tris(Pentafluorophenyl))Corrole [Chemistry], Sunaina Singh

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Final Paper [Liberal Arts: Social Science and Humanities], Naomi J. Stubbs

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Arecibo Message, Joshua P. Tan

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A Diagnostic Condition and Its Implications [Physical Therapist Assistant Program], May Tom

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Inquiry and Problem Solving in English Composition: Belonging, Exile and Migration [Composition], Phyllis E. VanSlyck

Works from 2018

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Air Pollution [Liberal Arts: Math and Science/Natural Science], Ian Alberts

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Playwriting Project [Theater], Celia Braxton

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A Literary Argument Developed with Scholarly Research for ENG102 [Composition], Robin Bromley

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Co-Curricular Report 1: Roundtable Discussion, Robin Bromley

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Inherit the Wind: Formal Essay [Liberal Arts], Luke Cardaio and Ian Alberts

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Ethics and Moral Issues Oral Inquiry and Problem Solving Research Project: Oral Presentation (Step 3) [Philosophy], Cheri Carr

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Literary Analysis Assignment [Composition], Tuli Chatterji

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Models for Decision-Making, Steven Cosares

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Photography Book [Photography], Maureen Drennan

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Mathematical Inquiry with Loops, Jeanne Funk

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Choosing Your Career, Janet Gonzalez

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Women in Science: Why So Few? [Liberal Arts: Math and Science], Reem Jaafar and Benjamin J. Taylor

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Critical Research Paper: Using Literature to Explore Deindustrialization in the American Rust Belt [Composition], Jacqueline Jones

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Fantasy Autobiography, Jayashree Kamble

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Write a Manifesto [Composition], Caron Knauer

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Reading a Scholarly Publication, Silvia L. Lin Hanick

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Setting Goals Paper, Silvia L. Lin Hanick

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Career/Interview Project, Kevin Mark

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Hydrocarbon Reaction Experiment [Chemistry], Kevin Mark

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Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel and Lab Report Writing Using LaGCC Institution Data, Kevin Mark

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Thermochemistry: Heat of Neutralization and Hess’s Law [Chemistry], Kevin Mark, Phil Mercier, Janet Gonzalez, and Burl Yearwood

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Reflection in the First Year Seminar: Moving beyond the Single Story, Christine Marks

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Cross Cultural Presentation on Latin American Artists [Modern Languages and Literatures], Ernesto Menendez-Conde

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Literary Analysis Paper [Composition], Lauren Navarro

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Academic Interests, Career Choices and Job Opportunities, Doyel Pal and Praveenkumar Khethavath

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LIF101 Final Project: My Guide to Success, Ellen Quish

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Digital Storytelling [Natural Sciences], Preethi Radhakrishnan

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Cultures and Politics of the Global Drug War [Urban Studies/English], Justin Rogers-Cooper

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Who Am I? DegreeWorks Edition, Jesse Schwartz

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Writing Effective Annotated Bibliographies Using Blackboard’s Discussion Board [Library], Derek Stadler

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Neighborhood Research Essay, Dominique Zino

Works from 2017

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Learning from and Reflecting on Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis II: The Story of a Return [Composition], Ece Aykol

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Presentation and Final Research Paper for ENG 102 [English], Anita Baksh

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Speech Analysis Paper [Communication Studies], Nancy Bandiera

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Identifying and Exploring a Literary Question [English], Cristina Bruns

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Disability, Mobility & Society [Physical Therapist Assistant Program], Clarence Chan, Debra Engel, and May Tom

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City Life - Inquiry and Problem Solving Exercise, Milena Cuellar

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Fundamentals of Biology Research Project [Biology], Ana Lucia Fuentes and Maria Entezari

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Inquiry into Saving [Mathematics], Jeanne Funk

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Language Attitudes [Linguistics], Leigh Garrison-Fletcher, Bede McCormack, and Walter Sistrunk

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Designing an Active Learning Assignment for the Inductive Effect, Janet Gonzalez

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Learning About Women in STEM for First-Year Students [Liberal Arts: Math and Science], Reem Jaafar and Ian Alberts

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Claudia Rankine’s Citizen and South African Literature: Comparing and Contrasting Racism in the US and South African Context [Literature], Demetrios Kapetanakos

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World Population Dynamics: Modeling Involving Polynomial Functions [Mathematics], Mangala Kothari

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Exploring Careers and Industry Problems [Library], Galina Letnikova

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Cultural Competency in Health Sciences [Library], Silvia L. Lin Hanick

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The Value of Libraries and Identifying Information Needs [Library], Silvia L. Lin Hanick

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Concept Mapping for Focused Paper Topics [Library], Ian McDermott

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Evaluating Reliability in Resources [Library], Christopher McHale

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Library Science Strategies for Liberal Arts: Math and Science [Library], Christopher McHale

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Library Science Strategies for Natural Sciences [Library], Christopher McHale

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Profiling the Global Impact of a Company [Library], Steven Ovadia

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Personal Narrative, Part I of the Research Project [Psychology], Dušana Podlucká

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Global Issues in Plays - Essay [Theater], Stefanie Sertich and Garrett Neergaard