Commons In A Box OpenLab (CBOX OpenLab) is free, open source software that enables anyone to launch a commons for open learning. It was created in partnership with Commons In A Box (CBOX) and is modeled on The OpenLab at City Tech, an open digital platform for teaching, learning, and collaboration originally built by and for New York City College of Technology, CUNY.
It provides a powerful and flexible open alternative to costly proprietary educational platforms, allowing faculty members, departments, and entire institutions to create commons spaces for open learning.
CBOX OpenLab is released under a GPLv3 license from the Free Software Foundation. We work to ensure CBOX OpenLab is accessible for all users by complying with WCAG 2.2 accessibility standard level AA.
About this site
The CBOX OpenLab Community Hub is a space where you can learn more about CBOX OpenLab, provide feedback, and share your knowledge and ideas with others who have adopted the platform or are interested in doing so. It is built using CBOX OpenLab, so you can see the platform in action and explore its features and functionality.
About the team
CBOX OpenLab is created and supported by a friendly team of faculty and technologists based at the City University of New York:
- jean amaral, Co-Director, Open Educational Resources
- Charlie Edwards, Project Co-Director
- Matt Gold, Project Co-Director
- Boone B. Gorges, Lead Developer
- Raymond Hoh, Developer
- Jody Rosen, Co-Director, Community & Pedagogy
- Ryan Seslow, Open Educational Technology & Pedagogy Fellow
- Jenna Spevack, Co-Director, Design & Development
- Chris Stein, Co-Director, Implementation
- Bree Zuckerman, Senior Instructional Technologist
Over time, we anticipate that other members of the CBOX OpenLab community will join the team – perhaps including you!
Many thanks to the following colleagues who participated in the development phase of the project (2016-19): Jill Belli, Co-Director, Community & Pedagogy; Andy McKinney & Tyler Peckenpaugh, Testing; Samantha Raddatz, User Experience Designer; Stephen Real, Project Manager; Lisa Rhody, DH Integration; Scott Voth, Documentation; Luke Waltzer, Co-Director, Community & Pedagogy.
Credits
Commons In A Box (CBOX) was originally created with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. CBOX receives continuing support from the City University of New York and The Graduate Center, CUNY.
CBOX OpenLab was made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Office of Digital Humanities. Additional funding for new feature development and hosting for this site has been provided by the CUNY Open Educational Resources Initiative, a project of the CUNY Office of Library Services.
We are grateful to all who have made this project possible, including our funders, our many supporters at CUNY and beyond, our colleagues on the CUNY Academic Commons, City Tech OpenLab, and CBOX teams, and our close collaborators from the BMCC OpenLab.
And to all adopters of CBOX OpenLab and participants in the Community Hub – we look forward to working with you!
Questions?
Check out Help for more information about CBOX OpenLab or contact us.
