Record and Share Your Lectures with TechSmith Relay
2020-04-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
This session will introduce you to the capabilities of the newest version of TechSmith Relay to record lectures and presentations that can be shared with students. Capture everything that you can display on a computer screen, including PowerPoint presentations, and interactions with software or web sites. Along with the video from the computer screen, record your voice and other audio, and optionally your face with a webcam. The simplicity of Relay makes it easy to record, publish and share your videos. Relay allows you to add quiz questions to your videos, as well. Relay is installed in classrooms on all PC teaching stations. Relay is available for students to use as well.
Pedagogy Connection: TechSmith Relay enables instructors to create high quality and engaging instructional videos for any course. This mode of instructional delivery helps students to learn course content at their own pace and on their own time. Instructional videos also enable instructors to “flip” the classroom by covering the content online and helping students to practice or discuss the concepts in class.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
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Best Practices for Online Instruction
2020-04-03 11:00 - 12:00
This workshop presents best practices from research and faculty experience for teaching online courses. Topics include synchronous vs. asynchronous course delivery, course management, student engagement, forums and chats, projects and research, and assessment.
Pedagogy Connection: This workshop provides an in-depth look at strategies and ideas for successful online course implementation.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Michael Bitz

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Making Accommodations for Students in Canvas and Moodle
2020-04-07 13:00 - 13:50
This workshop will share best practices for making testing and assignment accommodations for students with special needs. Participants will learn best practices for making accommodations, followed by detailed instructions on how to adjust assignment and quiz settings in Canvas and Moodle. Participants will be able to practice making changes within their own courses and ask questions related to their specific course circumstances.
Pedagogy Connection: This workshop guides instructors on how to support students with special needs by using the features of an LMS to adjust tests and assignments.
Co-sponsored by OSS and IDC
Open to instructors.
Presenters: Michael Bitz and OSS Staff
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Canvas Teaching Circle
2020-04-08 11:00 - 12:00
Canvas is the new Learning Management System for the college. Faculty have the choice of using Canvas this semester; Canvas is the mandatory LMS beginning Summer, 2020. This teaching circle focuses on the use of Canvas. Participants will share their experiences with Canvas, including their successes and challenges. We will also review the Canvas tools for content delivery, assignments, and grading. This teaching circle is also open to those interested in Canvas but not using it this semester.
Meeting Schedule:

April 8, 11 a.m. – noon
April 22, 11 a.m. – noon

Open to faculty and staff.
Facilitator: Michael Bitz
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Cybersecurity Awareness
2020-04-16 13:00 - 13:50
Cyber crime has become a multi-billion dollar industry and many cyber crimes can be avoided by following safe computing practices. Learn valuable techniques to help protect your data, identity and avoid online fraud.

Password best practices
Identifying fraudulent emails
Safe web browsing
Social media safety
Virus protection
Backing up your data

Open to everyone.
Presenter: Trish Williams
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Hands-on Canvas Workshop
2020-04-16 20:00 - 22:00, 2020-04-20 20:00 - 22:00, 2020-04-21 20:00 - 22:00
This workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore how to use Canvas while building their courses within the system. We will cover options for account and course-level settings, structuring a course with Modules and Pages, uploading and importing content, creating assignments, grading student work, and providing feedback. Participants will be able to work on their own courses as the presenter leads through examples. IDC staff and student aides will be on hand to assist individuals each step of the way.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas will become Ramapo’s Learning Management System over the course of this year. This workshop guides instructors on how to use Canvas as a tool for delivering and managing assignments, facilitating group work, and enhancing the student experience in the classroom.
Open to instructors.
Presenter: Professor Michael Bitz
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Online Exam Proctoring with Respondus
2020-04-17 13:00 - 13:50, 2020-04-20 13:00 - 13:50
Respondus gives instructors the ability to administer proctored online exams through Moodle or Canvas. Using Respondus to proctor an online exam will reduce cheating. (Students must have a webcam in order to take a proctored exam.) This workshop reviews the Respondus tools and processes for enabling the lockdown browser, using the proctoring service, reviewing red flags, and trouble-shooting problems.
Pedagogy Connection: Online courses provide flexibility in learning, but online exams to assess student learning are difficult to monitor. This workshop on Respondus helps to ensure that the students in the class are the people taking the exam and not cheating while doing so.
Open to everyone.
Presenter: Ray Fallon
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Capture and Share Your Lectures with the New TechSmith Relay
2020-04-21 13:00 - 13:50

Canvas Teaching Circle
2020-04-22 11:00 - 12:00
Canvas is the new Learning Management System for the college. Faculty have the choice of using Canvas this semester; Canvas is the mandatory LMS beginning Summer, 2020. This teaching circle focuses on the use of Canvas. Participants will share their experiences with Canvas, including their successes and challenges. We will also review the Canvas tools for content delivery, assignments, and grading. This teaching circle is also open to those interested in Canvas but not using it this semester.
Open to faculty and staff.
Facilitator: Michael Bitz
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Get Up and Running in Canvas in One Hour
2020-04-23 13:00 - 13:50, 2020-04-28 13:00 - 13:50
Ramapo is switching from Moodle to Canvas by Summer, 2020! Learn the basics of using Canvas for your course, such as navigating the platform, uploading files, adding website links, and embedding multimedia elements onto your course page. An introduction to the quiz and gradebook functions will also be provided. This course is highly recommended for all faculty.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas will become Ramapo’s Learning Management System over the course of this year. This workshop guides instructors on how to use Canvas as a tool for delivering and managing assignments, facilitating group work, and enhancing the student experience in the classroom.
Open to instructors.
Presenters: Professor Karl Johnson, Canvas Online Course Faculty Fellow; and Professor Michael Bitz
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Apple User Group
2020-04-24 11:30 - 12:30
Join other Apple users on campus to share knowledge and learn more about Macintosh computers, iPhones and iPads. Topics of discussion will be decided by the group.
Open to everyone.
Facilitator: Trish Williams
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Import Course Content into Your Canvas Course Shell
2020-04-30 13:00 - 13:50
Instructors will learn how to import existing course content into a blank Canvas course. Topics will include importing from Moodle, importing from another Canvas course, and uploading content from a computer.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas will become Ramapo’s Learning Management System over the course of this year. This workshop guides instructors on how to import existing content into a Canvas course in order to deliver content and increase student engagement.
Open to instructors.
Presenters: Professor Karl Johnson, Canvas Online Course Faculty Fellow; and Professor Michael Bitz
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Hands-on Canvas Workshop
2020-05-05 13:00 - 16:00
This workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore how to use Canvas while building their courses within the system. We will cover options for account and course-level settings, structuring a course with Modules and Pages, uploading and importing content, creating assignments, grading student work, and providing feedback. Participants will be able to work on their own courses as the presenter leads through examples. IDC staff and student aides will be on hand to assist individuals each step of the way.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas will become Ramapo’s Learning Management System over the course of this year. This workshop guides instructors on how to use Canvas as a tool for delivering and managing assignments, facilitating group work, and enhancing the student experience in the classroom.
Open to instructors.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
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Hands-on Canvas Workshop
2020-05-13 18:00 - 21:00
This workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore how to use Canvas while building their courses within the system. We will cover options for account and course-level settings, structuring a course with Modules and Pages, uploading and importing content, creating assignments, grading student work, and providing feedback. Participants will be able to work on their own courses as the presenter leads through examples. IDC staff will be on hand to assist individuals each step of the way.
Pedagogy Connection: For Summer 2020 and beyond, Canvas will become the LMS, and Moodle will no longer be available. This workshop guides instructors on how to use Canvas as a tool for delivering and managing assignments, facilitating group work, and enhancing the student experience in the classroom.
Open to instructors.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
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Faculty Institute Day 1: Fabulous Faculty Creating Active and Effective Teaching and Learning Experiences
2020-05-18 10:00 - 14:00
This two-day remote event aims to inspire and support faculty members wishing to learn about effective remote teaching. The full schedule is included below.
Day 1 will feature discussions regarding effective course design, including assessment, content delivery, teaching and learning activities, and student engagement. Day 1 will end with a special discussion about teaching lab courses remotely. The sessions will be moderated by Lysandra Perez-Strumolo, Tammi Redd, and Michael Bitz along with additional faculty colleagues who will share their experiences with remote teaching and learning.
Day 1: Course Design in Remote Learning Environments
Link to Conference (Day 1 only):
https://ramapo.webex.com/ramapo/onstage/g.php?MTID=e548a39e943a0758b1e7aca436cd4bfaf
Moderators: Lysandra Perez-Strumolo, Tammi Redd, and Michael Bitz

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM:
What It Means to Teach Remotely: Situational Factors to Consider in Distance Learning Contexts
Join us to discuss the various ways that online and remote courses differ from on-site courses and the implication of these differences for course design.

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM:
Measuring Student Progress in Remote Learning Environments
In this session we will consider various alternatives for assessment of student learning in a distance learning context. We will identify and describe relevant functionality in Canvas for effective assessment.

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM:
Content Delivery: Effective Teaching and Learning Activities for Engaging Students with Course Material
Panelist: Jeremy Teigen
How might we best support the learning process for students as we transition to a remote learning context? What are some effective methods for helping students to effectively engage with, explore, and learn course content? This session will examine methods for helping students understand the new information and big ideas important in your course. Methods considered will include the use of synchronous and asynchronous lectures, the use of videos, online resources and readings, as well as the use of active learning methods such as completing applied projects, engaging in problem-based assignments, carrying out observations, writing, engaging in discussion with others, completing a critique, and participating in reflective dialogue with self, peers and/or faculty members. We will identify and describe relevant functionality in Canvas and other relevant tools for implementing effective strategies for students’ engagement with content.

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM:
Science Lab Focus Group
Moderator: Sarah Carberry
In this session, faculty members will discuss ideas and best practices for teaching science lab courses remotely.

Faculty Institute Day 2: Fabulous Faculty Creating Active and Effective Teaching and Learning Experiences
2020-05-19 10:00 - 14:00
This two-day remote event aims to inspire and support faculty members wishing to learn about effective remote teaching. The full schedule is included below.
On Day 2, faculty colleagues will showcase best practices and share their successes with engaging assignments, useful ways to deliver content, and effective methods for building community. Day 2 will end with separate focus groups devoted to fieldwork and studio classes.
Day 2: Best Practices Showcase: Faculty Colleagues Share Their Successes in Three Areas
Link to Conference (Day 2 only):
https://ramapo.webex.com/ramapo/onstage/g.php?MTID=e26a4e67755e4352d13f16e48f13ea4fc
Password: faculty2020
Moderators: Lysandra Perez-Strumolo, Tammi Redd, and Michael Bitz

10:00 AM – 11: 00 AM:
Engaging Online Assignments and Assessment Strategies
Panelists: Julie Fitzgerald, Ann Lepore, Nikhil Varma, Reba Wissner
Effective assessment of student learning in a remote learning context poses significant challenges, particularly in an era in which students have instant access to test bank questions and answers with free phone apps such as “Socratic by Google.” The remote environment often requires significant revision and redesign of traditional assessment methods. Faculty members will showcase their best practices for developing effective assessment methods and graded assignments for the online or remote environment.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM:
Engaging Ways to Deliver Content
Panelists: Martha Ecker, Karl Johnson, Ben Neill
In face-to-face courses, in-person interactions serve as the foundation and primary vehicle for effective and engaging communication between faculty and students. Remote contexts therefore require significant adaptation to our typical modes for content delivery and student engagement. In this session, faculty members share their best-practices for effective content delivery when working outside the traditional classroom.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM:
Building Online Community
Panelists: Christina Chung, Julie Fitzgerald, Colleen Martinez
Whether online, or onsite or, somewhere in between, all teaching and learning occurs in the context of a relationship. This can involve the relationship of teacher to student, student to peer, or student to course content. Regardless of the modality, teaching and learning require engagement, and creating a sense of community facilitates these engagement experiences. However, building community online can often be challenging. Join us as faculty members share their best practices for building community in their online and remote courses.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM:
Fieldwork Course Focus Group
Moderator: Lysandra Perez-Strumolo
In this session, faculty members will discuss ideas and best practices for teaching fieldwork courses remotely.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM:
Studio Course Focus Group
Moderator: Tammi Redd
(Session link: https://ramapo.webex.com/meet/tredd)
In this session, faculty members will discuss ideas and best practices for teaching studio courses remotely.

Best Practices for Remote Learning
2020-06-02 13:00 - 14:00
This workshop presents best practices from research and faculty experience for teaching online courses. Topics include synchronous vs. asynchronous course delivery, course management, student engagement, forums and chats, projects and research, and assessment.
Pedagogy Connection: This workshop provides an in-depth look at strategies and ideas for successful online course implementation.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
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Import Course Content Into Your Canvas Course Shell
2020-06-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-06-17 13:00 - 14:00
Instructors will learn how to import existing course content into a blank Canvas course. Topics will include importing from Moodle, importing from another Canvas course, and uploading content from a computer.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas will become Ramapo’s Learning Management System over the course of this year. This workshop guides instructors on how to import existing content into a Canvas course in order to deliver content and increase student engagement.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Ray Fallon
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Organizing Your Course with Canvas: Focus on Modules and Pages
2020-06-04 13:00 - 14:00
Canvas courses are structured on Modules and Pages as the modes for delivering content, assignments, and more. This workshop focuses on how to use Modules and Pages to structure a course. Participants will view examples from a current course and explore the different ways in which Modules and Pages can be used to successfully manage a course through Canvas.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas is Ramapo’s Learning Management System. This workshop guides instructors on how to use Canvas as a tool for managing a course through the system of Modules and Pages.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Professor Michael Bitz
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Conduct Virtual Office Hours and Class Sessions Through Webex
2020-06-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-06-23 13:00 - 14:00
Webex is a powerful teaching and conferencing platform that enables instructors to conduct live online classes and office hours. This workshop will introduce the basics of Webex and demonstrate its tools, including chat, screenshare, polling, and more. Webex is an ideal platform for synchronous learning for online and hybrid courses, and it makes for a great way to hold class even on snow days.
Pedagogy Connection: This online learning platform is ideal for online and hybrid courses. Webex enables students to collaborate online, present research, and participate in chats and forums. Instructors are able to use the platform as a vehicle for delivering quality online synchronous instruction through the microphone/webcam, screen sharing, polling, and much more.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Trish Williams
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Increasing Student Engagement with Canvas: Assignments, Discussions, and More
2020-06-11 13:00 - 14:00
Canvas is a powerful tool for increasing student engagement with innovative assignments and interactive discussion forums. This workshop focuses on best practices for creating assignments, providing feedback, and organizing grades. Participants will view sample assignments and explore a range of feedback options. We will also examine the simple process for creating discussion forums to promote community and engagement in your course.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas is now the College’s Learning Management System. This workshop guides instructors on how to increase student engagement through engaging assignments and increase classroom community through discussion forums in Canvas.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
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Record and Share Your Lectures with TechSmith Relay
2020-06-16 13:00 - 14:00
This session will introduce you to the capabilities of the newest version of TechSmith Relay to record lectures and presentations that can be shared with students. Capture everything that you can display on a computer screen, including PowerPoint presentations, and interactions with software or web sites. Along with the video from the computer screen, record your voice and other audio, and optionally your face with a webcam. The simplicity of Relay makes it easy to record, publish and share your videos. Relay allows you to add quiz questions to your videos, as well. Relay is installed in classrooms on all PC teaching stations. Relay is available for students to use as well.
Pedagogy Connection: TechSmith Relay enables instructors to create high quality and engaging instructional videos for any course. This mode of instructional delivery helps students to learn course content at their own pace and on their own time. Instructional videos also enable instructors to “flip” the classroom by covering the content online and helping students to practice or discuss the concepts in class.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Trish Williams
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Aligning Your Course with Canvas Outcomes and Rubrics
2020-06-18 13:00 - 14:00
Canvas enables instructors to align student learning outcomes, rubrics, and assignments in a simple and effective way. This workshop focuses on creating outcomes, managing rubrics, and connecting both of these things to assignments. Participants will view sample outcomes and explore a range of rubric options. We will all explore the Learning Mastery component of the Canvas Gradebook, which highlights student progress on each of the identified learning outcomes.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas is now the College’s Learning Management System. This workshop guides instructors on how to align student learning outcomes with rubrics and assignments in Canvas. This linkage is a tenet of successful course design by working “backwards” from the student learning outcomes to the assignments and related feedback.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
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Delivering Online Exams with Canvas Quizzes
2020-06-25 13:00 - 14:00
Canvas can be a great resource for delivering online exams. This workshop focuses on creating quizzes, the variety of available question types, and feedback options. Participants will view sample quizzes and practice creating a quiz of their own. We will all introduce the Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor systems to prevent cheating during online exams.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas is now the College’s Learning Management System. This workshop guides instructors on how to successfully create online assessments in Canvas. The workshop covers a variety of assessment options and also investigates ways to prevent cheating.
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
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