Faculty Institute Day 2: Fabulous Faculty Creating Active and Effective Teaching and Learning Experiences
2020-05-19 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
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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How to Use WebEx 101 for End Users
2020-08-07 11:00 - 12:00
This Webinar workshop will review the basics of WebEx. This includes how to Join a Meeting, how to Schedule a Meeting, and functionality in the meeting.
Please click the link to register:
https://aspire.webex.com/aspire/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef45f0aac23b594440167fb161a107ac1

How to Use WebEx 101 for End Users
2020-08-21 11:00 - 12:00
This Webinar workshop will review the basics of WebEx. This includes how to Join a Meeting, how to Schedule a Meeting, and functionality in the meeting.
Please click the link to register:
https://aspire.webex.com/aspire/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5a8b9913992a631932d5cc8738fbc274

Using Canvas Modules to Organize Your Course
2020-08-24 11:00 - 12:00
Modules are the basic building blocks for course content in Canvas. This workshop covers how to create a new module, add content to the module, and organize the content that you upload.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
Level: Introductory
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Using Canvas Pages to Organize Your Course
2020-08-24 13:00 - 14:00
The Pages tool in Canvas offers a dynamic and visually appealing way to present your content. This workshop covers how to create a course Front Page, upload and embed images and video, and build an entire course through the Pages functions.
Presenter: Sharon Leathers
Level: Advanced
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Creating Assignments in Canvas
2020-08-25 11:00 - 12:00
Canvas enables instructors to present assignments, view submitted student work, and provide feedback in an effective and efficient manner. This workshop covers how to create a new Assignment, set due dates and other criteria, and use the Canvas grading and gradebook systems.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
Level: Introductory
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Outcomes and Rubrics in Canvas
2020-08-25 13:00 - 14:00
Canvas enables instructors to track student performance across learning outcomes designated for the course. This workshop highlights how to set up the learning outcomes, build rubrics based on those outcomes, and view the Learning Mastery system in Canvas.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
Level: Advanced
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Using Canvas Discussion Forums
2020-08-26 11:00 - 12:00
Discussions in Canvas are a great tool for students to share their ideas and reflect on each other’s posts. This workshop highlights how to create a new Discussion, reply to student posts, and incorporate multimedia into the forums.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
Level: Introductory
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Creating Canvas Assignments with Dynamic Tools and Resources
2020-08-26 13:00 - 14:00
Canvas enables instructors to create engaging assignments with third-party applications that integrate with the Canvas LMS. This workshop focuses on how to create a Canvas assignment with tools like FlipGrid, TechSmith Knowmia (formerly Relay), as well as embed multimedia elements into Canvas Discussions.
Presenter: Tammi Redd
Level: Advanced
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Creating Exams in Canvas
2020-08-27 11:00 - 12:00
Instructors can create quizzes, midterms, and final exams through Canvas. This workshop introduces how to set the details of a quiz, add a variety of questions, and make accommodations for students with OSS accommodations.
Presenter: Michael Bitz
Level: Introductory
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Ramping Up for Virtual Education with the Webex Education Connector
2020-08-27 12:00 - 12:30
During this Webinar, we will be exploring best practices and strategies for getting started with an online, face-to-face, live environment. Tips and tricks will be shared in light of student management and engagement during the class. The underlying technology discussed will be the Webex Education Connector for Learning Management Systems.
Open to faculty and staff
Presenter: Lance Ford, Webex Trainer
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Proctoring Exams with Respondus
2020-08-27 13:00 - 14:00
Respondus is a proctoring system integrated into Canvas for the purpose of proctoring online exams. This workshop introduces how to use Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor, tips for success, and pitfalls to avoid.
Presenter: Julie Fitzgerald
Level: Advanced
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Get Up and Running in Canvas in One Hour
2020-09-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-09-10 13:00 - 14:00
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 is Ramapo’s Learning Management System. 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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How to Use Webex 101 for End Users
2020-09-11 11:00 - 12:00
This Webinar workshop will review the basics of WebEx. This includes how to Join a Meeting, how to Schedule a Meeting, and functionality in the meeting.
Presenter: Webex Trainer
Open to faculty, staff and students
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Webex for Education
2020-09-14 10:00 - 11:00
This workshop will review functionality specifically for use in an education setting.
Presenter: Webex Trainer
Open to faculty and staff
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Poll Everywhere, Flipgrid, and other Exciting Technologies for the Virtual Classroom
2020-09-15 13:00 - 14:00
This workshop presents some of the latest technologies to help increase student engagement in a virtual classroom. Participants will practice using free, web-based tools that can be incorporated into courses as activities, assignments, and reflections. The workshop will also demonstrate how to embed or link these tools into Canvas.
Pedagogy Connection: In a virtual classroom, student engagement is sometimes difficult to achieve. This workshop provides resources that can help increase student engagement as well as build community in an online setting.
Open to instructors.
Presenter: Professor Michael Bitz
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Creating Assignments and Using the Gradebook in Canvas
2020-09-17 13:00 - 14:00
Canvas enables instructors to present assignments, view submitted student work, and provide feedback in an effective and efficient manner. This workshop covers how to create a new Assignment, set due dates and other criteria, and use the Canvas grading and gradebook systems.
Pedagogy Connection: Canvas is now the College’s Learning Management System. This workshop guides instructors on how to increase student engagement through engaging assignments
Open to faculty and staff.
Presenter: Professor Michael Bitz
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Advanced Webex
2020-09-18 11:00 - 12:00
This workshop will review more advanced Webex functionality for end users. This will include whiteboarding, breakout rooms, and more.
Presenter: Webex Trainer
Open to faculty, staff and students
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Creating Quizzes in Canvas
2020-09-22 13:00 - 14:00
Instructors can create quizzes, midterms, and final exams through Canvas. This workshop introduces how to set the details of a quiz, add a variety of questions, and make accommodations for students with OSS accommodations.
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: Professor Michael Bitz
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