Many faculty members are interested in learning more about pedagogy or higher education issues but do not have the time to attend an in-person session.  In these cases, a webinar can be a great opportunity to stay engaged and learning, but do it on one’s own time and schedule.

Summer 2025 External (Unvetted) Webinars (and Workshops)

Holistic Learning Outcomes in an Age of Automation (August 13^th, Noon – 1:00 PM)

What is your greatest hope for your students as they navigate the ethical complexity of modern AI and future emerging technologies? The answer to that question can guide your teaching as you refine plans for fall and think about redesigning for spring. This session invites participants to rethink course design according to the kind of persons we form, which will in turn include concerns regarding skill training, economic mobility, and the ability to thrive within society. Building on the initial course design ideas from past sessions, participants will refine their goals into formal learning outcomes, ensuring alignment with proposed AI-assisted assessments, and draft assignment sequences that integrate outcome-driven policies on student

Add this session to your calendar

 If you have any questions about the webinar series, please contact the Saint Mary’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at celt@smumn.edu.

Magna Commons Webinars

Magna Publications has an extensive collection of webinars on various topics related to higher education and pedagogy that are free for all Ramapo faculty and staff.  To access these webinars, go to the following link:

Please note: in order to access the webinars, you must use your Ramapo College email address for registration. 

1.     Go to https://www.magnapubs.com/register/. Enter information in the required fields > Submit. NOTE: if you get   an error that your password does not match, skip down to the EXISTING USERS Section below
2.     Once successfully registered, you will see a screen “Thank you for completing your registration”
3.     Go to https://www.magnapubs.com/profile/join-sitelicense/9147b116e75ef2dda5503461866ce3de
4.     On the right side of the page, in the “Username or email address” box, enter the email address that you submitted in Step 1 or if you are an EXISTING USER enter the username or email address entered at time of registration
5.     Enter your password > Login
6.     On the My Account page > Join Team
7.     On the My Online Access page click the appropriate orange “Go to Magna Commons” 

Need help?

• Call 800-433-0499 ext. 2 (outside the U.S. & Canada call 608-246-3590 ext. 2.). Our office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time, Monday through Friday
• Email support@magnapubs.com
• They also have an online chat that can help!

AAC&U Webinars

The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) offers periodic webinars on various topics related to higher education and pedagogy that are free for all Ramapo faculty and staff.  To access these webinars, go to the following link:

https://www.aacu.org/events/webinar

On this page, you will see a list of upcoming webinars that you may sign up to attend, as well as a link to Past Webinars that you may view recordings of.

Please note: in order to access these webinars, you must log in to the AAC&U website using a Ramapo email address as a login.  Go to this account web page to login to your account, create a new account, or change your username or password.