BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Institute for Teaching, Innovation, & Inclusive Pedagogy - ECPv6.7.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Institute for Teaching, Innovation, & Inclusive Pedagogy X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Institute for Teaching, Innovation, & Inclusive Pedagogy REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251117T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251117T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20250908T190013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T203010Z UID:3308-1763380800-1763384400@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Lecturer Faculty Community – November Gathering DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to connect with fellow lecturers at Rutgers? Then join the Lecturer Faculty Community\, a supportive\, interdisciplinary space to exchange ideas and discuss effective teaching practices! Throughout the fall semester\, there will be monthly gatherings for which you will be asked to submit topics of interest in advance.  \nWhether seeking inspiration\, new strategies\, or a sense of community\, you will find this space a valuable resource for professional growth.  \nAudience: Lecturers (please register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page)  \nREGISTER  URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/lecturer-faculty-community-october-gathering-2/ CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251117T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251117T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251020T191233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T191308Z UID:3429-1763380800-1763384400@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Lecturer Faculty Community – November Gathering DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to connect with fellow lecturers at Rutgers? Then join the Lecturer Faculty Community\, a supportive\, interdisciplinary space to exchange ideas and discuss effective teaching practices! Prior to this gathering\, you will be asked to submit topics of interest in advance.  \nWhether seeking inspiration\, new strategies\, or a sense of community\, you will find this space a valuable resource for professional growth.  \nAudience: Lecturers (please register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page)  \nREGISTER  URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/lecturer-faculty-community-november-gathering/ CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251117T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251117T180000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251110T200956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T201403Z UID:3483-1763395200-1763402400@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:SAS Teaching Conversation: Writing Assignments in the Age of AI DESCRIPTION:From humanities papers to STEM lab reports\, student writing assignments are a key way for us to assess student learning. But generative AI tools are rapidly changing the writing landscape. Join us for a panel discussion\, featuring SAS faculty and teaching and learning professionals exploring the use of written assignments in the context of generative AI. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/sas-teaching-conversation-writing-assignments-in-the-age-of-ai/ LOCATION:Life Sciences Building Atrium (Busch Campus) CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="SAS Office of Undergraduate Education":MAILTO:teachinglearning@sas.rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251118T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251118T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251110T203601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T203601Z UID:3499-1763467200-1763470800@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:AI for Differentiating Instruction DESCRIPTION:This session will explore strategies for differentiating instruction\, an inclusive teaching approach that involves modifying content\, process\, products\, or the learning environment to meet the diverse needs of individual students in a classroom. We will also explore ways in which GenAI tools can be used to help you design and tailor these activities efficiently and easily\, helping you do more for your students.   \nREGISTER HERE \nA recording will be made available to view after the meeting has been completed. URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/ai-for-differentiating-instruction/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251121T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251121T100000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251110T201305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T201321Z UID:3486-1763719200-1763719200@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Tea & Teaching with Jenevieve DeLosSantos DESCRIPTION:A conversation with Andrés Mario Zervigón\, Professor in the Department of Art History for a discussion about ways to leverage student usage of generative AI to support their development as writers. Andrés will share with us some strategies he has employed in developing new writing assignments that incorporate generative AI both in the brainstorming and writing processes and across a variety of levels\, from a 400-level capstone experience to a 100-level introductory survey. \nTogether we will discuss his thinking about the potential of AI to help support academic writing skills and ways to discuss the ethics of these tools with students. We welcome all perspectives to join us for this event where we hope to explore the complexities of generative AI and writing through an informal and conversational exchange of ideas. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/tea-teaching-with-jenevieve-delossantos/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="SAS Office of Undergraduate Education":MAILTO:teachinglearning@sas.rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251201T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251201T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20250915T210741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T210741Z UID:3344-1764590400-1764594000@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Teaching & Learning Community for Graduate Students and Postdocs DESCRIPTION:The Teaching & Learning Community for Graduate Students and Postdocs is a monthly Zoom-based gathering space where graduate students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and staff engage in conversations about teaching and learning in higher education. Each session is shaped by community members and offers opportunities to discuss pedagogy based on the scholarship of teaching and learning. To join the community\, please fill out this registration form.  URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/teaching-learning-community-for-graduate-students-and-postdocs-3/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy (Graduate Student Teaching Development)":MAILTO:GradTeaching@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251209T220109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T223534Z UID:3598-1768305600-1768309200@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:The AI Card Deck: Designing with Generative AI in Mind DESCRIPTION:Looking to reimagine your teaching in the age of AI\, but not sure where to start? This hands-on session using the Analog Inspiration Card Deck encourages a more “human-centered” approach to AI. In this one-hour session\, you will explore thought-provoking prompts ranging from care and belonging to critical thinking and friction. These cards are meant to be used for both you and your students with various possibilities for interaction.   \nThis session fulfills Competencies 2 and 3 of the Teaching and Generative AI Pathways Program.  \nREGISTER NOW. URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/the-ai-card-deck-designing-with-generative-ai-in-mind/ LOCATION:Seminar Room 444 Career Explorations and Success 106 Somerset Street\, 4th Floor College Avenue Campus CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260123T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260123T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251110T202329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T194523Z UID:3488-1769166000-1769171400@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:AI as Accessibility Improvement Tool DESCRIPTION:How can we ensure your course images are accessible to all learners without spending hours writing descriptions? This interactive session dives into that question by showing how generative AI can serve as an assistant for creating high-quality alt-text. We’ll focus on a practical\, human-centered workflow: using AI to generate a first draft and then applying your expertise to refine it for accuracy and context. You’ll take part in hands-on activities\, using readily available AI tools to generate and evaluate alt-text in real time. Whether you’re new to digital accessibility or looking to streamline your workflow\, this session aims to provide practical skills and a fresh perspective on creating inclusive course materials. To get the most out of this session\, come with a course and images in mind (or on your device) that you’d like to make more accessible. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/ai-as-accessibility-improvement-tool/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260127T121500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260127T131500 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251209T220432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T141205Z UID:3600-1769516100-1769519700@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:SNAFU.edu: Book Group DESCRIPTION:Start your semester with community and perspective by joining our five-part virtual book club on Snafu Edu by Jessamyn Neuhaus. This thoughtful and practical book helps educators\, especially those newer to teaching\, make sense of common classroom challenges related to inequity\, disconnection\, distrust\, failure\, and fear. Together\, we will explore how these issues show up in real teaching contexts and how instructors can respond with clarity\, compassion\, and confidence. Each 1-hour session offers a welcoming space to share experiences\, reflect on the book’s insights\, and build a supportive network as you begin or continue your teaching journey.  \nREGISTER NOW. URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/snafu-edu-book-group/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T113000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251209T221934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T190545Z UID:3608-1770892200-1770895800@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Teaching Strategies that Support Introverted Learners DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively one-hour virtual session that flips the script on active learning by centering the needs and strengths of introverted students. We will explore simple strategies that create space for quieter thinkers\, including low-pressure participation options\, multiple modes of engagement\, and reflective activities that still keep energy high. Participants will leave with practical ideas they can use right away to make active learning feel more inviting and inclusive for everyone\, not just the loudest voices in the room. If you teach introductory or large courses\, this session is especially helpful.   \nREGISTER NOW. URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/teaching-strategies-that-support-introverted-learners/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260306T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260306T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251110T202629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T160558Z UID:3491-1772794800-1772800200@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Beyond ChatGPT - Navigating Alternative Models DESCRIPTION:While ChatGPT has captured the headlines\, the generative AI landscape is vast and rapidly evolving. This session moves past the familiar to navigate alternative AI models and specialized tools that can influence your teaching and research. We’ll demystify concepts like Large Language Models (LLMs) and emerging “OMNI” models\, exploring how different platforms—like Google’s Gemini\, Anthropic’s Claude\, and even local AI models—can be leveraged for advanced research\, video summarization\, and handwriting recognition. Additionally\, we’ll look at the next generation of AI assistants and agents. The session will also dive into the critical benefits and pitfalls of AI in accessibility\, from text-to-speech that enables differentiated learning paths to the nuances of voice recognition. Discover how this new suite of technologies can foster integrative learning and help students make novel connections across the curriculum. Finally\, we’ll address the challenge of how to adapt your course policies for a world with a diverse range of AI tools. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/beyond-chatgpt-navigating-alternative-models/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260313T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260313T113000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251209T222742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T222742Z UID:3612-1773397800-1773401400@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Teaching and GenAI Explorations: Research DESCRIPTION:Generative AI tools are increasingly acting as “research assistants\,” helping students brainstorm topics\, locate sources\, summarize complex texts\, and plan projects. In this one-hour virtual session\, we’ll explore several AI research assistants (e.g.\, Consensus) and examine what they do well (and where they fall short). You will test a few tools hands-on and discuss how to guide students in using them ethically and effectively. A Rutgers librarian will join us to offer insights on integrating AI tools alongside traditional research methods. You’ll leave with practical ideas for assignments and classroom strategies that build students’ research skills while making thoughtful use of AI.  \nThis session fulfills Competency 1 of the Teaching and Generative AI Pathways Program.  \nREGISTER NOW. URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/teaching-and-genai-explorations-research/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260402T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260402T113000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251209T223156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T223156Z UID:3614-1775125800-1775129400@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Supporting Neurodivergent Learners in the Classroom DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 1-hour virtual workshop on supporting neurodivergent students in higher education. We’ll explore evidence-based strategies\, grounded in Universal Design for Learning\, for building more inclusive\, flexible learning environments. Drawing on practical guides (including the work of Karen Costa and Jennifer Pusateri)\, you’ll reflect on how to leverage students’ assets rather than deficits and adjust course design\, communication\, and assessment practices. Whether you’re new to neurodiversity or want to deepen your practice\, you’ll leave with concrete ideas to make your teaching more welcoming and effective for all learners.  \nREGISTER NOW. URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/supporting-neurodivergent-learners-in-the-classroom/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260410T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260410T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251110T203202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T133949Z UID:3497-1775818800-1775824200@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Prompting Cookbook DESCRIPTION:In this hands-on workshop you will explore prompt engineering as a key ingredient as you think about course design\, while considering alignment between course objectives\, module-level objectives to design of assignments and assessments. Work alongside us as we use prompting to assist in course design preparation (by creating course goals\, defining module-level learning objectives\, draft assessments and create rubrics). This is to be followed by the use of prompting to generate active learning activities\, instructional aids for practices and assessments\, lesson plans and more. We will be examining available resources to review existing worked-through exemplars for strengths and possibilities for improvement. \nThis session fulfills Competency 1 of the Teaching and Generative AI Pathways Program.  \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/prompting-cookbook/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T100000 DTSTAMP:20260501T014847 CREATED:20251209T223404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T203053Z UID:3616-1777021200-1777024800@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Teaching and GenAI Explorations: Chatbots DESCRIPTION:*New Date/Time: Friday\, April 24th (9 – 10 am) \nWhat if classroom chatbots could help your students think more deeply\, not just answer questions faster? In this one-hour virtual session\, we’ll explore a range of educational chatbots\, including tools like BoodleBox and PlayLab\, and examine how they can support inquiry\, metacognition\, and active learning. You will try out several chatbot features\, compare their strengths and limitations\, and consider how to integrate them into class activities\, discussions\, and assignments. We’ll also highlight practical strategies for guiding students’ use of chatbots responsibly and transparently.  \nThis session fulfills Competency 1 of the Teaching and Generative AI Pathways Program.  \nREGISTER NOW. URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/teaching-and-genai-explorations-chatbots/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Learning Community ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR