Equity-Minded Syllabus Revision Workshop

Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM (1 hour 20 minutes)

Presenters: Eliza Blau, Instructional Design and Technology Specialist, SAS-NB Office of Undergraduate Education, Teaching and Learning

Pauline Carpenter, Instructional Design and Technology Specialist, SAS-NB Office of Undergraduate Education, Teaching and Learning

 

This session will be offered remotely via Zoom. 

Register: https://go.rutgers.edu/2dfkjvco 

 

How equity-minded is your syllabus? This workshop will discuss the purpose of a syllabus and how it can be a tool for equity-minded practice. Instructors will be introduced to different elements of equity-minded approaches and then, in the hands-on portion of the workshop, examine their own draft syllabus for equity, including considerations about how to approach AI technologies in your syllabus. Instructors will walk away from the workshop with practical revisions made to their syllabus so please come with a draft of your syllabus for this workshop. 

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Developing a Teaching Portfolio

Monday, February 10, 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM (1 hour 20 minutes)

Presenter: Chris Drue, OTEAR 

 

This session will be offered remotely via Zoom. 

Register: https://go.rutgers.edu/oieyf8rk 

  

Craft a standout Teaching Portfolio in our interactive workshop. A robust portfolio effectively communicates your teaching responsibilities, philosophy, goals, and achievements. In this session, you will learn how to write an engaging teaching philosophy, compile compelling evidence of your teaching success, and highlight your professional growth and development as a teacher. We will also examine different teaching portfolio models and explore methods for presenting your teaching experience and responsibilities. 

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Teaching Excellence Roundtable

Wednesday, February 26, 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM (1 hour 20 minutes)​

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This session will be offered remotely via Zoom.

Register: https://go.rutgers.edu/v5c64znb​​​

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A roundtable event discussing teaching challenges, solutions, and joys featuring the following award-winning teachers. Come join our conversation!

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• Courtney Sobers, Chemistry (SAS-N) - WINNER of 2024 "Innovation Award"

• Diane Jammula, Physics (SAS-N) - WINNER of 2024 "Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring Award"

• Michael Szostak, Chemistry (SAS-N) - WINNER of 2024 "Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award"

• Alexander Gates, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAS-N) - WINNER of the 2024 "Ernest E. McMahon Class of 1930 Award" and 2001 "Warren I. Susman Award for Teaching Excellence"

• Joseph Dwyer, History (SAS-N) - WINNER of 2024 "Undergraduate Teaching Award"

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Fostering Student Belonging in Prison-Based College Courses

Wednesday, April 9, 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM (1 hour 20 minutes)

​Presenters: Valerio Bacak, School of Criminal Justice - Newark, Habeeb Scott, Catherine Clepper

 

This session will be offered remotely via Zoom.

Register: https://go.rutgers.edu/3hzq7a46 

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What unique barriers to belonging are experienced by the prison-based college population? How can the compelling research on belonging be utilized within the carceral education setting? 

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Research on students’ sense of belonging in academic environments has garnered increased attention in higher education for several years; see examples.  Corresponding professional development opportunities, like the P3’s Student Belonging Institute, emphasize increasing students’ positive sense of belonging by making conscious instructional efforts to combat stigmatizing language and classroom policies and encouraging students to adopt a growth mindset. This workshop situates the research on student belonging and growth mindset in college within the context of prison-based higher education programs, such as Rutgers’ NJ-STEP. Presenters will outline how belonging-enhancing teaching practices can be adapted to meet the specific needs of incarcerated learners and discuss three evidence-based teaching strategies that can be used to support both “inside” and “outside” students impacted by the criminal justice system.

 

See also: "Supporting Justice-Impacted Students on Campus" (2023 SMARTeaching Workshop recording and resources)
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