Upcoming Events:
The Maker Mindset in Every Classroom: Practical Uses of the NJIT Makerspace
Overview:
Are you wondering if the NJIT Makerspace is just for engineering students? Think again!
Sponsored by the CEIE and the NJIT Makerspace, this workshop is designed specifically for instructors across all disciplines to discover how hands-on "making" can elevate teaching, enrich assignments, and deeply engage students in all colleges and programs. Whether you teach in the humanities, business, sciences, or computing, the Makerspace offers incredible tools and resources to bring your course concepts to life.
Led by Alex Visakay and Dr. Ashish Borgaonkar, this session will demystify the Makerspace and provide a quick, comprehensive overview of what the facility can offer both NJIT students and instructors. You will learn how to seamlessly integrate experiential learning into your syllabus, regardless of your technical background.
To help you visualize how this works in practice, the workshop will feature real-world case studies demonstrating varying levels of Makerspace integration.
Join us to explore the endless possibilities of the NJIT Makerspace and leave with actionable ideas to incorporate a maker mindset into your very next semester! Register now!
Date: November 11, 2026
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Location: Makerspace, GITC
Light refreshments will be served
Would you like to design and print your own keychain? Follow the instructions in the linked form no later than November 9th, and pick up your design at the workshop!
Pedagogy Parlor
The Center for Educational Innovation and Excellence (CEIE) invites you to our Pedagogy Parlor (click for the flyer)—a virtual gathering for NJIT faculty, staff, and graduate students, devoted to informal, open-ended discussion on a variety of pedagogical topics. There are no PowerPoint presentations and no preparation required, just meaningful reflection and collaborative discourse on teaching.
We know how packed your schedules are. Between research, service, grading, and lecturing, there is rarely a moment to simply stop and think about why and how we teach.
Pedagogy Parlors will occur Friday during common hour (11:30 AM - 12:30 PM) every other week during the Fall 2026 semester.
9/11: Trust Me –Shifting the Narrative from Surveillance to Trust9/18: F.A.I.L.: First Attempt In Learning10/2: What is rigor anyway?10/16: Upgrading Grading- 11/6: High Tech and High Touch
- 11/13: Empathic Teaching and Socioemotional Learning Outcomes
NJIT faculty, staff, and graduate students can Register via Zoom! When registering, please select the date and topic you plan to attend and use your NJIT email.
Please note, you must register for each meeting date. Along with registration, you will receive a zoom link.
How it works - The Circle Way:
- We start with a quote or excerpt to guide our discussion.
- Everyone takes 5 minutes with cameras and audio off to reflect on the quote/except.
- Each participant gets 2 uninterrupted minutes to share their perspective.
- We open up the floor for collective dialogue.
- We wrap up with each participant sharing a single word or takeaway from the session.
Guest Lecture with Featured Speaker, Dr. Eddie Watson
Dr. Watson, co-author of Teaching with AI, will join us to deliver an engaging guest lecture, answer questions, and sign copies of his book (available online at NJIT Library).
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Date: October 21st, 12:30pm
Location: Campus Center Ballroom A
Audience: NJIT faculty, Staff, and TAs
Registration for this event is required. Fill out the registration form to save your spot!
Session Title and Abstract:
Embracing AI as Essential Learning: Preparing Students for Life Beyond College
Generative AI tools have had an astonishingly quick impact on the ways we learn, work, think, and create. While higher education’s initial response was to develop strategies to diminish AI’s influence in the classroom, it is now clear that AI competencies and literacies must be embraced as essential learning for most colleges and universities. Drawing from the second edition of the book, Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025), Dr. C. Edward Watson will detail the challenges and opportunities that have emerged for higher education, especially in terms of pedagogical practice and student learning. The core focus of this keynote will be on concrete approaches and strategies higher education can adopt, both within the classroom and across larger curricular structures, to best prepare students for the life that awaits them after graduation.
Speaker Bio:
Charles Watson, Ph.D., is the Vice President for Digital Innovation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). He is also the founding director of AAC&U’s Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum. Prior to joining AAC&U, Dr. Watson was the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Georgia (UGA). He continues to serve as a Fellow in the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at UGA and recently stepped down after more than a decade as the Executive Editor of the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. His most recent publications are the second edition of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025), Leading Through Disruption: Higher Education Executives Assess AI’s Impacts on Teaching and Learning (AAC&U, 2025), and the Student Guide to AI (Elon University & AAC&U, 2025). Dr. Watson been quoted in the New York Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Campus Technology, EdSurge, Newsweek, U.S. News, EdTech, Consumer Reports, UK Financial Times, and University Business Magazine and by the AP, CNN and NPR regarding current teaching and learning issues and trends in higher education. Described as a digital learning pioneer, Dr. Watson was recognized by EdTech Magazine as one of the top 25 higher education influencers to follow in 2026.
Beyond the Syllabus: Handling Plagiarism and AI Misuse in Partnership with the Dean of Students
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the higher education landscape, maintaining academic integrity has become an increasingly complex task. While traditional plagiarism remains a core concern, the rise of AI-generated content presents new, nuanced challenges for instructors striving to uphold academic standards and fairness.
Join the Center for Educational Innovation and Excellence (CEIE) and the Office of the Dean of Students (DoS) for an essential professional development workshop designed to demystify academic misconduct processes at NJIT. Led by Mark Bullock, Associate Dean of Students, and Rachel Williams, Hearing and Development Officer, this collaborative session provides faculty with a clear, actionable roadmap for identifying, addressing, and reporting traditional and AI-based plagiarism.
Whether you are looking to streamline your reporting workflow or want guidance on how to navigate difficult conversations with students, this workshop will ensure you feel supported and confident when academic integrity situations arise.
Key Takeaways
During this session, participants will:
- Explore the DoS Workflow: Gain a transparent, step-by-step understanding of the Dean of Students' processes, including what happens after a violation is reported and how the office supports both faculty and students.
- Discover Streamlined Reporting Tools: Explore suggested tools and resources designed to simplify the reporting process, significantly reducing the administrative burden on instructors.
- Learn Actionable Best Practices: Acquire effective strategies for addressing suspected misconduct, communicating expectations clearly to your classes, and managing these situations fairly and professionally.
Date: September 30th, 2:30pm
Location: Eberhardt 112
Audience: NJIT Faculty, Staff, and TAs
Registration for this is required and space is limited! Fill out the reservation form now to reserve your spot.
