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:20260101T000000 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:20260203T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260203T150000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20260120T203417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T203417Z UID:3801-1770127200-1770130800@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Accessibility: Using Kaltura in Canvas for Video Accessibility DESCRIPTION:Facilitators:   \n\nOmar Samkough\, Instructional Technologist\nBehi Abdi\, Instructional Designer\nLinda Lopez\, eLearning Support Specialist\n\nLet us introduce you to Kaltura’s built-in accessibility features for videos shared in Canvas\, helping you make your video content more accessible and inclusive. You will learn how to enable and edit captions\, support diverse learners\, and align your videos with accessibility best practices\, including captioning\, editing captions\, transcripts\, chapters\, and more.   \nThis session is open to the Rutgers community and counts toward the Teaching with Technology certificate program for graduate students and postdocs.  \nAudience: Administrative staff\, lecturers\, teaching faculty (NTT)\, tenure-line faculty\, graduate students and/or postdocs (register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page)  \nREGISTER  URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/accessibility-using-kaltura-in-canvas-for-video-accessibility/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260205T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260205T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20260120T200912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T200912Z UID:3789-1770296400-1770300000@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Lecturer Faculty Community – February 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 spring semester\, there will be monthly gatherings for which you will be asked to submit topics of interest in advance:  \n\nThursday\, January 29\, 12:30-1:30 pm\nThursday\, February 5\, 1:00-2:00 pm \nTuesday\, March 3\, 12:30-1:30 pm \nTuesday\, April 14\, 12:30-1:30 pm\n\nYou are welcome to join any or all of the gatherings\, as your schedule allows. Whether seeking inspiration\, new strategies\, or a sense of community\, you will find this space a valuable resource for professional growth.  \nAudience: Lecturers (register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page)  \nREGISTER  \n  URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/lecturer-faculty-community-february-gathering/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260206T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20260105T173519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T213735Z UID:3695-1770379200-1770382800@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Building an Effective Partnership with TAs DESCRIPTION:Are you an instructor who works with a graduate teaching assistant (or a team of TAs)? Then join us! In this interactive session\, you will learn about how to create a productive\, collaborative relationship with your TAs by discussing practical strategies for clear communication\, defined roles and expectations\, and intentional mentorship and guidance.  \nUsing a simple before-during-after framework\, the session will highlight what you can do at each stage of a semester to maintain a strong working partnership with TAs. You will leave with concrete approaches you can implement in your own course context.  \nAudience: Administrative staff\, lecturers\, teaching faculty (NTT)\, tenure-line faculty\, postdocs (register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page) \nREGISTER  URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/building-an-effective-partnership-with-tas-2/ LOCATION:Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20260209T173432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T174016Z UID:3905-1770649200-1770652800@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Innovative Practices for Large Courses Community: A Community - Tips for Working with TAs DESCRIPTION:This gathering features a panel of Faculty and TAs who will share strategies for working together on building an effective partnership and increasing student engagement. New to this community? Email TIIP at TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu to join the community and receive more details.  \nAudience: Administrative staff\, lecturers\, teaching faculty (NTT)\, tenure-line faculty   URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/innovative-practices-for-large-courses-community-a-community-tips-for-working-with-tas/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260210T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20260130T190018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T192706Z UID:3871-1770721200-1770724800@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Generative AI Community of Practice (GenAI CoP) DESCRIPTION:Interested in connecting with colleagues across Rutgers to think more deeply about generative AI in teaching and learning? Join our new Generative AI Community of Practice (GenAI CoP). We hope this to be a supportive\, interdisciplinary space for shared learning\, discussion\, and collaboration. \nThis virtual community is designed for ongoing conversation rather than one-off workshops. Select sessions may be eligible for the Teaching and Generative AI Pathways Program\, offering an opportunity to align your participation with broader professional learning goals. \nSpring Virtual Meeting Dates (Tuesdays at 11:00 am):  \n\nFebruary 10\nMarch 3\nMarch 31\nApril 28\n\nWhether you are experimenting actively\, feeling cautiously curious\, or somewhere in between\, you’re welcome here. Feel free to attend any or all sessions\, depending on your schedule. \nAudience: Open to all members of the Rutgers community\, including instructors at all ranks\, graduate TAs\, postdocs\, staff\, and administrators. \nREGISTER URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/generative-ai-community-of-practice-genai-cop/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260210T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260210T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20260120T204206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T190734Z UID:3803-1770728400-1770732000@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Assessment: Ins and Outs of Canvas Gradebook DESCRIPTION:Facilitators:   \n\nEric Leupold\, Instructional Technologist\nHanna Kim\, Senior Instructional Designer\n\nCanvas Gradebook helps you set up\, manage\, and communicate grades and student feedback. In this workshop\, we will review Gradebook’s features and settings\, cover how Canvas Assignments interact with Gradebook\, weighting grades\, hiding and releasing grades\, using SpeedGrader for feedback\, and managing group submissions\, so you can streamline your grading workflow.  \nThis session is open to the Rutgers community and counts toward the Teaching with Technology certificate program for graduate students and postdocs.  \nAudience: Administrative staff\, lecturers\, teaching faculty (NTT)\, tenure-line faculty\, graduate students and/or postdocs (register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page)  \nREGISTER  URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/assessment-ins-and-outs-of-canvas-gradebook/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260211T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260211T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20260122T190514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T190829Z UID:3811-1770807600-1770811200@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Accessibility: Creating Accessible STEM Equations DESCRIPTION:Facilitators:   \n\nMary Labrada\, Senior Instructional Designer\nKaren Harris\, Senior Instructional Designer\nJason Khurdan\, Manager\, Disability Services\n\nIn this workshop\, we will go over promising practices and tools for creating accessible math equations\, including how to format equations in Canvas and within documents\, and how to write appropriate alt-text\, including in assessment contexts. \nThis session is open to the Rutgers community and counts toward the Teaching with Technology certificate program for graduate students and postdocs. \nAudience: Administrative staff\, lecturers\, teaching faculty (NTT)\, tenure-line faculty\, graduate students and/or postdocs (register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page) \nREGISTER   URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/accessibility-creating-accessible-stem-equations/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T113000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 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:20260213T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260213T141500 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20260202T143246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T143246Z UID:3890-1770987600-1770992100@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Teaching & Learning Community for Graduate Students and Postdocs – February Gathering 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.   \nAudience: Administrative staff\, graduate students and/or postdocs\, lecturers\, teaching faculty (NTT)\, tenure-line faculty (register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page)  \nREGISTER  URL:https://teaching.rutgers.edu/event/teaching-learning-community-for-graduate-students-and-postdocs-february-gathering/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260220T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260220T113000 DTSTAMP:20260416T084555 CREATED:20251209T222406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T230535Z UID:3610-1771583400-1771587000@teaching.rutgers.edu SUMMARY:Teaching and GenAI Explorations: Images DESCRIPTION:Curious about how generative AI can support creativity\, critical thinking\, and engagement in your courses? In this interactive\, one-hour virtual session\, you will explore a range of AI image generators\, compare their strengths and limitations\, and experiment with hands-on prompts to see how each tool responds. You will leave with practical strategies for incorporating AI-generated images into learning activities that enhance\, not replace\, student thinking.   \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-images/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Discussion ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Teaching%2C Innovation%2C &%3B Inclusive Pedagogy":MAILTO:TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR