Upcoming Events

Donuts & Discussion are informal talks about pedagogy among colleagues. These conversations will take place in CKB G15. For the Fall 2023 semester, these discussions will take place on Wednesdays from 12pm-1pm. Donuts and coffee will be provided.

Do you have a question, topic, or technology tool you'd like to see highlighted as the focus of an ITE session? Please share your suggestions in the Requests and Suggestions for ITE Topics form. 

Fall 2023 Schedule

• September 27- Topic: Experiences from Coordinating and Teaching a Large First-Year General Chemistry class, lead by Bhavani Balasubramanian
• October 11- Topic: Getting the most out of office hours (student and professor perspectives), lead by Melodi Guilbault
• November 1- Topic: Experiences from Authoring an Open-Source Textbook, lead by John Carpinelli 
• November 8- Topic: Successfully Integrating Innovative Teaching Approaches in the Science and Engineering Classroom, lead by Joshua Young
• November 15- Topic: Abolishing Cheating at the Source–is it Possible?, lead by Nikki Bosca  (participants are encouraged to read this article from the Chronicle in preparation for the discussion)
• December 6- Topic: Experiences from Developing and Launching a New Undergraduate Degree Program, lead by David Fisher

Spring 2023 Schedule

• February 15 (Wednesday)- Topic: Confronting the Challenges Students Face in Learning Math via the Math Tutoring Center (lead by Jon Porus)
• February 28 (Tuesday)- Topic: “But I Don't Like Writing:” The Role of the Writing Center at a STEM-Centered University (lead by Catherine Siemann) 
• March 28 (NEW DATE)- Topic: Using Canvas Quizzes to Effectively Counter Solutions Archived in the Web (leady by Sanchoy Das)
• April 4 (Tuesday)- Topic: Collaborative tool(s) to promote student engagement and learning (lead by Padma Natarajan)
• April 19 (Wednesday)- Topic: Connecting Classroom with Boardroom via Business Examples​ (lead by Junmin Shi)

Fall 2022 Schedule

• September 28 (Wednesday)- Topic: Assessing Student Group Work (lead by Dave Ullman)
• October 13 (Thursday)- Topic: Teaching Students How To Study (lead by Andrew Pole)
• October 26 (Wednesday)- Topic: New Policies for Online Proctoring (lead by Nikki Bosca and Justine Krawiec)
• November 10 (Thursday)- Topic: Accessibility Services, Accommodations, and OARS (lead by Scott Janz)
• December 7 (Wednesday)- Topic: Strategies for Active Learning (lead by Jaskirat Sodhi)

August 2023 ITE Workshop

Please RSVP for the Institute for Teaching Excellence’s annual August professional development workshop. All instructional staff are welcome to attend. This year we will be organizing the workshop around the theme of inclusive teaching. 

Date: August 31, 2023

Time: 9:30am-4:00pm

Location: CKB G08 (SCALE-UP classroom)

Click here to RSVP. 

Agenda

Spring 2023 Lecture

“Inclusive Teaching through Active Learning” 

presented by:

Dr. Kelly Hogan and Dr. Viji Sathy 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Date: Apr 21, 2023

Time: 11:30am-1pm (please arrive 10 minutes early)

Location: SCALE-UP classroom (CKB G08)

Event Description: 

Teaching strategies that emphasize structured active learning can create more equitable classrooms and improve learning for all students. As an introduction to inclusive teaching techniques, Professors Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy of the University of North Carolina will ask participants to reflect on inequities and diversity in their classrooms through interactive, hands-on activities. After providing a framework for inclusive design and their own research results, Hogan and Sathy will lead participants through active learning exercises and case studies that explore inclusive techniques. Drawing upon their own teaching experiences and educational research, they will model approaches that can be readily implemented with any discipline or class size to help all students achieve their potential. 

Workshop Objectives:

• Explain the inequities that arise in an unstructured learning environment.
• Describe techniques that add structure and equity to a classroom.
• Brainstorm ways to reduce the inequities in your own courses.

Please register as soon as possible—space is limited! 

Presenter Bios: Dr. Kelly Hogan and Dr. Viji Sathy are both award winning instructors with a combined 25+ years in the classroom at the University of North Carolina. They are passionate about student success, equity, and inclusion in the classroom. They have expertise on inclusive techniques and active learning in any size crowd, because both teach courses routinely with hundreds of students. On their campus, they lead innovative classroom and diversity administrative initiatives that benefit all students, faculty, and staff. Both are leading the campus in curriculum reforms, bringing course-based undergraduate research experiences and makerspace courses to all disciplines. Kelly and Viji have shared their work with faculty through hands-on workshops at numerous types of institutions. Both are featured experts in ACUE's Course on Teaching Effectiveness, have been active in the scholarship of teaching and learning in their respective disciplines of biology and statistics, and their work has been featured in a number of national publications such as The Chronicle of Higher Education and the New York Times.

Check out their website, inclusifiED. 

The ITE has print copies of Dr. Hogan and Dr. Sathy’s new book, Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom. Please email ite@njit.edu if you are interested in picking up a copy to read before the event. Quantities are limited. Alternatively, NJIT's Van Houten Library has a copy of the eBook with unlimited access. 

Previous Speakers

Title: Examining Marginalization in Engineering Education

Date: April 6, 2022

Time: 1-2:20 

Location: Video Conferencing

• Register for the Webex: https://njit.webex.com/njit/j.php?RGID=rdb9c745e85ea25cd195acdb1d1a57226
• Webex Link: https://njit.webex.com/njit/j.php?MTID=m4d41e001ec9fde8dc66e6a0766fc99c2
• Webex Password: ITE

Presenter: Walter C. Lee, PhD  
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education | Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity

Abstract: Creating learning environments that empower diverse student groups in their pursuits of engineering degrees is a national imperative. To support this goal, colleges and universities provide numerous forms of support intended to increase the success of their students. However, student outcomes and previous research reveal the need for more responsive student support tailored to individual student’s needs. To support this effort, Dr. Lee’s research focuses on advancing the extent to which the engineering community understands how marginalized students navigate undergraduate engineering degree programs. Dr. Lee will discuss an ongoing effort to establish a theoretical foundation for a recently-awarded NSF CAREER project aiming to critically examine the experiences of marginalized students in engineering. By better understanding their experiences, we can create educational environments that are more responsive to the cultural backgrounds of the student populations.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Walter Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the Director for Research in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, both at Virginia Tech. Dr. Lee is broadly interested in inclusion, diversity, and educational equity—particularly as it relates to students from groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering. He has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University, an M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His career vision is to be a driving force in the national efforts to diversify engineering and ensure that institutions provide students with the necessary support to succeed regardless of their background.

Companies that work with NJIT will periodically offer free training workshops and webinars, open to university participants and/or the public. These trainings are not designed or sponsored by NJIT, but they are available to NJIT faculty and staff who wish to take advantage of the opportunity for extra training and information. In order to make these offerings available to you, a schedule of upcoming events is shared below. We would love to hear feedback from you if you decide to participate in one of these events!

Please fill out our Feedback Form after attending a Vendor-Offered training.

Vendor Descriptions:

Canvas: A web-based learning management system that allows the University to access and manage online course materials to support learning and skill development. All registrar scheduled classes at NJIT automatically have a new Canvas page each semester. Canvas has many On-Demand Webinars. 

Gradescope: A part of Turnitin, Gradescope is a tool designed to standardize paper-based, digital, and coding assignments to streamline them for the student and instructor. Gradescope saves time in grading through the use of rubrics and artificial intelligence. It also offers plagiarism detection for coding assignments. Gradescope contains various tutorial videos for Getting Started and has a Chaptered Walkthrough. 

Kaltura: The primary media and video repository for NJIT. It allows users to share, search for, and watch a variety of media. Lecture recordings, presentations, screen captures, and more can be uploaded directly into Canvas.

Respondus LockDown Browser & Monitor (Proctoring Solution): LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks participants in the learning management system testing environment, known as Canvas for NJIT. Monitor further builds upon this proctoring solution by using the student’s webcam and video-analytics to prevent cheating during exams.

Turnitin: A system used through Canvas to promote academic integrity through streamlining grading and feedback while deterring plagiarism.

Vocareum: A cloud platform that can be integrated with Canvas for online coding lab projects and scales across a number of technical disciplines.

Voicethread: A collaborative media tool where a user can put together a presentation using video, images, documents, and other media. Other users can also interact on this media.

Webex: A web conferencing system that allows for live, two-way interaction between participants. Video conferencing possibilities include hosting of online meetings with video, audio, screen sharing, and breakout groups. The new All-in-One Webex allows for connection through messaging, whiteboard, calling, and file sharing.

To view the calendar below, you must be logged into your NJIT Google account.