1st Tenure Reappointment

Tenure Review - Supplemental Materials

Scholarly and professional work from Jana Porter, Reference & Instructional Design Librarian, Assistant Professor, Bronx Community College

Just for Fun

AI Library Workshop Posters
03/25 - 07/25* - 09/25* - 03/26

Game Night Poster*
2/26

*Designed by Robert Lebowitz

Materials to Explore

LibGuides

AI Library Workshop

AI Faculty LibGuide

Surveys

Faculty Feedback on Student AI Literacy

BCC Student AI Literacy Pilot

PPTs

AI Faculty Interest Group

(coming soon)

Initial Re-appointment Spring 2026

Conference Presentations

  1. Porter, J. M.  (2025). AI Library Workshop: Integrating Academic Integrity and Ethics with Practical Skills. 12th Annual Conference on Community College Excellence (C3E). Bronx, NY.
    Bronx Community College (03/2025) (Invite - LibGuide - Handout)

  2.  Domenighini, A., Kenney, H., & Porter, J. M.  (2025). AI Library Workshop: Integrating Academic Integrity and Ethics with Practical Skills. Bronx Ed Tech Showcase. Bronx, NY.
    Lehman College (05/2025) (Invite - Website - LibGuide - Handout)

  3. Porter, J. M.  (2025). Asynchronous AI instruction. Library Information Literacy Advisory Committee (LILAC) Spring Training. New York, NY.
    City College of New York (06/2025) (Invite)

  4. Bishop, A., Boyles, C., & Porter, J. M. (2025). Student AI Literacy: Sharing Three Campus Initiatives. Don’t AI Alone 2 (DAIA2). New York, NY. [60% as the organizer, content provider and presenter]
    Hunter College (11/2025) (Invite - PPT)

  5. Gluzman, M. &  Porter, J. M. (2026). Unlikely Leaders: Shaping the Direction of AI on Our Campuses” AI & Futures Track, CUNY Annual Women’s Conference. New York, NY. {50% as content provider and presenter.] Online (03/18/2026) (Invite - Proposal - Website)

Upcoming Conference Presentations

  • Porter, J. M. (2026). Introducing the BCC Student AI Micro-Course. Bronx Community College Faculty Day 2026.

  • Kenney, H., Porter, J.M. (2026). Student AI Literacy: Scalable Solutions & the AI Micro-Course, Bronx EdTech Showcase [80% as content provider and presenter.]

  • Bishop, A., Porter, J. M. (2026). Creating a Comprehensive AI Training Course for Community College Students. American Library Association 150th Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. [40% as content provider and presenter.]
    Chicago Convention Center (06/2026) (Invite - Proposal)

Grant Participation PI

  • BCC Student Technology Fee Special Projects - “Scenario-Based Student AI Literacy Tutorial for Bronx Community College (BCC) students” (Proposal)

Grant Participation Co-PI

  • CUNY Office of Academic Affairs, AI Innovation Fund Award. “The BCC AI Teaching & Learning Initiative: A Framework Model for Ethical, Equitable, and Workforce-Ready AI Education” (Seher Atamturktur (PI), Mark Lennerton (Co-PI), Jana Porter (Co-PI), Laroi Lawton (Co-PI) (Proposal)

Grants Awaiting Determination

  • PSC CUNY Grant - “Student AI Literacy at BCC: Scenario-Based Student AI Literacy Tutorial” (Proposal)

  • LACUNY Travel Grant - ALA Annual Presentation, Chicago, IL

Jana Porter is an Assistant Professor of Reference and Instructional Design at the Bronx Community College (BCC) Library. She is an idea-person who enjoys creating interactive learning experiences, utilizing technology, and helping people access information. During 2025 she began a quest to teach AI Literacy skills to students at BCC and in SP26 is piloting her BCC Student AI Micro-Course. She has already presented at three CUNY-related conferences on her efforts and has more upcoming presentations, including a presentation at the American Library Association’s 150th Annual Conference in Chicago, June 2026.

At BCC she serves as an AI Faculty mentor and a member of the campus’ Ad hoc AI policy initiative. She is also involved with several AI and Instructional Design groups and roundtables within the CUNYverse. Her approach to AI Literacy is pragmatic and focused on ethics and minimizing the risks associated with using this technology. When not implementing AI Literacy at BCC she enjoys walking her dog, performing music, and contemplative practices. (March 2026 Bio)

  • As a futurist, I have embraced my AI learning journey, while remaining skeptical about the motives of AI companies. Nonetheless, I remain resolved that our students at BCC need to learn how to use AI ethically, effectively, and responsibly, especially because they compete with others for jobs after graduation.

    • C3E Conference

    • Bronx Ed Tech Showcase

    • LILAC Spring Training

    • Don’t AI Along 2 (DAIA2)

    • AI FIG Mentor

    • Provost’s Ad Hoc AI Policy Group (AAPG)

    • AI Innovation Aware Co-PI

    • AI Workshops

    • Student AI Brightspace Course (3 Modules)

    • BCC Game Nights at the Library

    • New Faculty Seminar

  • Include the following

    • Student AI Literacy Micro-Course

    • CUNY Women Who Lead Conference

    • ALA Presentation

    • AI FIG Summer Workshop

    • Instructional Design Certificate (Started _____)

  • Include -

    Scholarly Articles

    • Assessing Student AI Literacy Micro-Course

  • "We can do no great things; only small things with great love."

    Mother Teresa

  • “The only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion.”

    John Stuart Mill

  • "If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."

    C. S. Lewis