Events

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Events

Upcoming Events:

Events

Service Learning as Experiential Learning: Engaging Students, Impacting Communities

Date: November 12th, 2025
Time: 2:30–4:00 PM
Location: Weston Hall, Lecture Hall 1

Service learning connects classroom learning with real-world community engagement, creating opportunities for students to apply their knowledge while making a tangible impact. Join us for a 90-minute interactive workshop exploring service learning as a powerful form of experiential education. Faculty panelists will share how they have integrated community partnerships into their courses, highlighting both student learning outcomes and community impact. Participants will gain an understanding of service learning fundamentals, hear real-world examples from peers, and have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss ideas for their own courses. 

Participants will:

  • Learn the fundamentals of service learning as a pedagogy

  • Hear real-world examples from NJIT faculty across disciplines

  • Explore strategies for building meaningful community collaborations

  • Discuss ideas for incorporating service learning into their own teaching

This session underscores NJIT’s commitment to experiential learning as outlined in the university’s strategic plan and provides faculty with practical tools to bridge classroom innovation and community impact.

Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP for this event to reserve your seat!

Over the years, Donuts & Discussion has served as a valued space for the NJIT teaching community to connect, share teaching strategies, and exchange pedagogical ideas. For Fall 2025, Donuts & Discussion will take a brief hiatus as CEIE focuses on upcoming symposia and semester events. Don’t worry–Donuts & Discussion isn’t gone. We’ll be back in a future semester with more conversations, more ideas, and (of course) more donuts. In the meantime, we are excited about what’s ahead and look forward to sharing these upcoming opportunities for professional connection and growth.

See You Soon!


 

Learning in Action: Experiential Pedagogy, Practices, and Pathways 

Date: August 27th, 2025

Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Weston Hall, NJIT 

The day’s activities will conclude with a trip to the Makerspace, where you will witness demonstrations of various machines first hand. 

Please see below for the conference agenda: 

8:00am- Check-in, Breakfast, and Networking (Gallery)

8:45am- Welcome, CEIE Director, Nicole Bosca (Gallery)

9:00am- Morning Keynote: “Experiential learning: A framework for Student Success," Ms. Padma Natarajan (Gallery)

10:00am- Break

10:15am- Breakout Session #1

  • Integrating AI-Driven Virtual Adaptive Learning Platforms

  • From Theory to Practice: Exploring the efficacy of service learning

  • An engaging approach to understanding fundamental statistical concepts

  • Biomedical Engineering Technology: Enhancing Learning Through Experiential Learning

11:15am- Breakout Session #2

  • Improving Public Speaking Skills with XR Technologies

  • Learning by Doing: Student Experiential Learning in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness

  • Authentic learning experience through problem-solving within the university

  • Career Development Services Is Your Partner

12:00pm-1:15pm- Lunch and Afternoon Keynote: "Community Interactions in Experiential Learning," Dr. Maria Stanko (Gallery)

1:30pm- Breakout Session #3

  • Aliases in Waves - Digital Approximations to Streaming Music

  • Reimagining the Final Presentation: Introducing the Digital Pitch Poster

  • Your Brain on Experiential Learning: Relevance and Neuroplasticity in Action

2:30pm- Breakout Session #4

  • Work Study to Conference Presentation: Being Open to Collaborative Learning

  • Newark-focused Urban Design Studio Rewrites Approaches To Site Research

  • AI-Powered Engineering Design: A Hands-On Workshop

  • Integrating Extended Reality (XR) in Engineering Education

3:15pm- Transition to Makerspace and Closing Experience 

Registrations are Now Closed!

Check out the highlight reel below!

 

From Idea to Publication: Navigating IRB for Education Research

A collaboration between the Center for Educational Innovation and Excellence and NJIT’s Institutional Review Board

Date: October 1st 2025
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00 PM
Location: Eberhardt Hall, Room 112

Are you experimenting with new teaching strategies and wondering if your work could be published as education research? Many faculty explore new assignments, surveys, or classroom innovations but later discover they cannot share results because IRB approval was not secured in advance.

This 90-minute interactive workshop will help faculty and instructors learn:

  • What counts as human subjects research in educational settings

  • When classroom projects require IRB review (and common misconceptions to avoid)

  • Key steps in NJIT’s IRB process, including timelines, training, and exemptions

  • Practical strategies for planning ahead so your results can be published

The session will feature a roundtable Q&A with IRB staff and NJIT faculty who have successfully navigated the process. Participants will leave with practical guidance, resources, and next steps to turn classroom ideas into conference presentations or journal articles.

Whether you’re exploring the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) or simply want to avoid common pitfalls, this session will give you the tools and confidence to move from innovation to publication.

Light refreshments will be served. RSVPs have now been closed!

Donuts & Discussion

This informal discussion series provides a chance for faculty and instructors to connect with colleagues and share teaching strategies throughout the semester. Please join us for coffee, a donut, and conversations about education, pedagogy, best practice, current trends, and more!

Audience: Faculty, Instructors, Instructional Staff, TAs.

Location: All events for Spring 2025 will take place in Campus Center (CTR) 235

Spring 2025 Schedule:

  • 2/4/25 (Tuesday), 12:30-1:30pm- “Audits, Probes, and Podcasts: Critical AI in the Classroom,” lead by Dan Estrada
  • 2/18/25 (Tuesday), 12:30-1:30pm- “Reimagining the Final Presentation: Introducing the Digital Pitch Poster,” lead by Kathy Naasz
  • 3/4/25 (Tuesday), 12:30-1:30pm- “Strategies to Support and Strengthen Learning for Underprepared Students,” lead by Megan LeLay
  • 3/26/25 (Wednesday), 12:00-1:00pm- "Using Index Cards to Encourage Participation and Collect Meaningful Feedback," lead by Adam Spryszynski
  • 4/9/25 (Wednesday), 12:00-1:00pm- “Active Learning in Graduate Courses: Teaching Students or Training Scholars?” lead by Jonathan Jaquette
  • 4/23/25 (Wednesday), 12:00-1:00pm- “Active Learning Strategies for First-Year Engineering Design: Engaging Students Through Real-World Applications and Collaborative Problem-Solving,” lead by Swapnil Moon

CEIE Spring Symposium

Inclusive Teaching in Action: Practical Approaches for Faculty  

Date: March 12, 2025
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Location: CKB 116

Audience: Faculty, Instructional Staff, TAs

Join us for a dynamic, interactive symposium on inclusive teaching, co-hosted by the Center for Educational Innovation and Excellence (CEIE) and the Office for Inclusive Excellence. This session will provide faculty and instructors with a foundational understanding of inclusive teaching, challenge common misconceptions, and offer practical, research-based strategies to create more equitable and engaging learning environments.

The session will begin with an overview of what inclusive teaching is (and what it isn’t), addressing common concerns and misunderstandings. Participants will then engage in discussions and hands-on activities to reflect on their current teaching practices, explore strategies for fostering student belonging, and develop concrete action steps to implement in their courses. By the end of the workshop, attendees will leave with evidence-based tools and approaches they can immediately apply to enhance accessibility, foster diverse perspectives, and support all students’ success. Whether you are new to inclusive teaching or looking to refine your approach, this workshop will provide valuable insights and resources for every instructor.

Kick-Off Event

The Center for Educational Innovation and Excellence (CEIE) hosted a Kick-Off Event, a full day dedicated to celebrating the launch of NJIT’s new hub for advancing teaching and learning. The day featured inspiring talks and presentations on educational innovation, followed by an interactive AI Exploration Experience, where attendees engaged in hands-on activities showcasing cutting-edge AI technologies and their transformative use-cases. Please see a highlight reel of the day thanks to NJIT's MTSS department.