Date

Title

Summary

Presenter

Tuesday,
Feb. 2

Embracing the Cloud: New Approaches for Delivering Campus IT Services—Strategy and Policy Development

"Cloud Computing" is the next big paradigm shift for delivery of IT services.  This talk will discuss the cloud metaphor and illustrate how outsourcing, open source, SaaS, virtualization and other concepts offer new approaches for delivering IT services at NJIT and beyond.  Examples will illustrate innovations and possibilities for instruction, research and general IT support.

D. Ullman & B. Haggerty

Monday,
Feb 15

Institutional Research Tools Available for Faculty

Institutional research offers a broad range of services to the university. These include university facts you may need for research proposals or applications; assessment studies for the evaluation of student learning outcomes or institutional effectiveness; and a new online survey tool. This session will discuss the diverse aspects of institutional research and detail the ways in which it can assist your research, teaching, and administrative undertakings.

Perry Deess Inst Research NJIT

Tuesday
Feb 16

Grant Institute:
Finding Grant Opportunities in State and Federal Agencies

Research money is available to faculty members from a variety of governmental programs. Learn more about the agencies that have made grants to NJIT faculty, and their specific interests.

D. Sebastian

Monday,
March 8

“Electronic Portfolios”

This workshop will explore the use of student ePortfolios.  The presentation will focus on the Mahara platform accompanying Moodle, NJIT's core learning management system. Because there is national, regional, and program emphasis on assessment, the use of ePortfolios is outcomes assessment will also be covered, and models of design and measurement will be provided.

N. Elliot, C. Johnson ITMS, Career Services

WimbaCast

Tips on Proposal Preparation - Pre Award

Thursday,
March 25

“Doctoral Workshop - Industry and the Doctoral Student”

What are the employment opportunities for doctoral students, how to apply, and what are the expectations of industry? A panel of industry professionals will discuss these issues.

R. Kane – G. Mass

Wednesday,
March 30

Using Learning Objects Across the Curriculum

In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in different technologies and computer applications that have enabled instructors to provide additional learning outside the classroom.  This workshop will describe the implementation of a learning object model used in a face to face classroom, where videos were created to enhance the learning process.  Examples of creating the learning objects and videos will be shown, as well as the problems and the amount effort involved in developing and creating them. 

Ron Rockland

Thursday,
April 8

Spiraling Costs of Scholarly Journals & the Future of Open Access Publications; what can a faculty member do?

Each year our institutions can afford to renew fewer subscriptions than the year before, eroding instantaneous access to important scholarly papers. Open access and mandated public access hold promise for breaking this cycle and creating new paradigms for scholarly publishing. Come participate in a discussion of current issues and collaborative strategies to address them.

Judy Cohn

Associate VP for Scholarly Information / University Librarian

UMDNJ

Tuesday,
April 13

Learning Beyond the Classroom: CAPE Math and Chemistry Podcasts

This session will explore use of recorded learning objects as a supplemental resource for math and chemistry instruction and concept development.  This presentation will highlight aspects of a project in which CAPE tutors have developed podcasts to assist with the understanding of basic mathematical and chemistry concepts taught in the classroom. 

Marybeth Boger - CAPE

Tuesday,
April 20

Roadmap to Better Teaching; Satisfying your  Students

Moderated by Ron Rockland

A panel of Faculty shares their classroom experiences drawing on established best teaching practices. Among topics addressed will be Active Learning; Enthusiasm; Pre and Post Assessments; and Developing Your Own Teaching Philosophy.

Panel of highly rated instructors (based on student evaluations)

Monday,
April 26

Grant Institute:
The Post Award Process

Congratulations, you have just won a grant award, now the work begins. Learn strategies for effective project management from project start to final report

D. Sebastian & N. Rubio

1:30- 3:30
3720 GITC

and the Open Courseware Consortium

Thursday,
April 29

Using the Quality Matters Rubric to Improve your Online Course

Would you like to improve your online or hybrid course by applying nationally recognized quality standards? This workshop will introduce the Quality Matters Rubric and its eight standards that can show you the strong areas of your course and areas for improvements.

Nancy Coppola & Phoebe Del Boccio