Research Graduate Assistant; Second author of OER Book Early World Literature: A Restorative Justice Approach
Averie Basch is a second-year doctoral student at the University of New Mexico pursuing a degree in Medieval Studies. She focuses on Arthuriana, Celtic mythology, and Otherworlds. She takes great interest in the how Arthurian literature reveals interactions between the Christianized North Atlantic and the Celtic fringe and how the Pre-Christian traditions survived in converted communities through storytelling. Much of her work assesses how the liminal spaces portrayed through the literature reflect borderlands in geographic and cultural contexts.
Megan Barnes
CNM Writing Instructor and OER Developer
Megan has been teaching at CNM since 2008 and teaches composition classes and professional and business writing classes. She lives in Albuquerque with her dogs and is passionate about ungrading, pedagogies of care, and preparing students for the workforce.
Brisa del Bosque
PhD student and Instructor of Spanish
Brisa del Bosque is a first-year doctoral student in Hispanic Linguistics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She is a graduate of Tec de Monterrey (ITESM) in her hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. She studied British Literature at the University of Cambridge, England, and earned her Master's degree in Spanish at New Mexico State University. Brisa has worked as a trainer for bilingual teachers in Mexico and the United States. She is also the founder of several Spanish as a Heritage Language programs in Denver, Colorado, and she has developed bilingual curriculum K-12th. Brisa is an instructor and supervisor of SHL (Spanish as a Heritage Language) at UNM, where she has taught levels 1, 2, and 3 and is currently developing the online level 2 of SHL, as well as producing online resources for SHL. She has conducted research on pronunciation attitudes in Monterrey, Mexico; teaching practices in Spanish classes in the United States; teaching Spanish as a heritage language; and Spanish variation. Her passion is to promote the teaching and use of Spanish in the United States, so that the Spanish language is not lost in this country.
Kiernan Cantergiani
Kiernan Cantergiani is a veteran middle grades literacy teacher and support coach. With over 20 years of public school experience in three different states, and a master’s degree in instructional technology, she returned to UNM to earn a PhD in Language Literacy and Sociocultural studies. As the first graduate assistant on the NMOER Consortium grant, Ms. Cantergiani took every opportunity to learn about OER, but was especially interested in learning about creative commons, evaluating OER, and OER repositories. Additionally, she co-authored, with Grant PI, Jennifer Jordan, a primer for UNM faculty and staff about OER. Currently, she is deep diving into OER and Literacy education in a K12 setting.
Jennifer Jordan
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Jordan works as an Open Educational Resource (OER) Librarian in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. She is also the principal investigator on a federal open textbook pilot grant focused on growing the use of Open Education in New Mexico, an English teacher who developed OER curriculum with her peers at Central New Mexico Community College, and a creative writer who writes essays and poems.
Steve Martinez
Assistant Professor
Stephen Martinez, Ph.D.
Dr. Martinez completed his undergraduate degree in History from the University of New Mexico in 1991.He was a public-school teacher at West Las Vegas Middle School for three years. He completed his Masters Degree in History from New Mexico Highlands University in 1997. In 2004, he completed his Ph.D. in American Studies, with a concentration in History, at the University of New Mexico. He is currently an Assistant History Professor at Santa Fe Community College, and an adjunct at Central New Mexico College. Steve is an advocate of OER is is working with H5p for his CNM class.
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Averie Basch
Research Graduate Assistant; Second author of OER Book Early World Literature: A Restorative Justice Approach
Averie Basch is a second-year doctoral student at the University of New Mexico pursuing a degree in Medieval Studies. She focuses on Arthuriana, Celtic mythology, and Otherworlds. She takes great interest in the how Arthurian literature reveals interactions between the Christianized North Atlantic and the Celtic fringe and how the Pre-Christian traditions survived in converted communities through storytelling. Much of her work assesses how the liminal spaces portrayed through the literature reflect borderlands in geographic and cultural contexts.
Megan Barnes
CNM Writing Instructor and OER Developer
Megan has been teaching at CNM since 2008 and teaches composition classes and professional and business writing classes. She lives in Albuquerque with her dogs and is passionate about ungrading, pedagogies of care, and preparing students for the workforce.
Brisa del Bosque
PhD student and Instructor of Spanish
Brisa del Bosque is a first-year doctoral student in Hispanic Linguistics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She is a graduate of Tec de Monterrey (ITESM) in her hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. She studied British Literature at the University of Cambridge, England, and earned her Master's degree in Spanish at New Mexico State University. Brisa has worked as a trainer for bilingual teachers in Mexico and the United States. She is also the founder of several Spanish as a Heritage Language programs in Denver, Colorado, and she has developed bilingual curriculum K-12th. Brisa is an instructor and supervisor of SHL (Spanish as a Heritage Language) at UNM, where she has taught levels 1, 2, and 3 and is currently developing the online level 2 of SHL, as well as producing online resources for SHL. She has conducted research on pronunciation attitudes in Monterrey, Mexico; teaching practices in Spanish classes in the United States; teaching Spanish as a heritage language; and Spanish variation. Her passion is to promote the teaching and use of Spanish in the United States, so that the Spanish language is not lost in this country.
Kiernan Cantergiani
Kiernan Cantergiani is a veteran middle grades literacy teacher and support coach. With over 20 years of public school experience in three different states, and a master’s degree in instructional technology, she returned to UNM to earn a PhD in Language Literacy and Sociocultural studies. As the first graduate assistant on the NMOER Consortium grant, Ms. Cantergiani took every opportunity to learn about OER, but was especially interested in learning about creative commons, evaluating OER, and OER repositories. Additionally, she co-authored, with Grant PI, Jennifer Jordan, a primer for UNM faculty and staff about OER. Currently, she is deep diving into OER and Literacy education in a K12 setting.
Jennifer Jordan
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Jordan works as an Open Educational Resource (OER) Librarian in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. She is also the principal investigator on a federal open textbook pilot grant focused on growing the use of Open Education in New Mexico, an English teacher who developed OER curriculum with her peers at Central New Mexico Community College, and a creative writer who writes essays and poems.
Steve Martinez
Assistant Professor
Stephen Martinez, Ph.D.
Dr. Martinez completed his undergraduate degree in History from the University of New Mexico in 1991.He was a public-school teacher at West Las Vegas Middle School for three years. He completed his Masters Degree in History from New Mexico Highlands University in 1997. In 2004, he completed his Ph.D. in American Studies, with a concentration in History, at the University of New Mexico. He is currently an Assistant History Professor at Santa Fe Community College, and an adjunct at Central New Mexico College. Steve is an advocate of OER is is working with H5p for his CNM class.
Dr. Brandon Morgan