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Free Webinars

Many faculty members are interested in learning more about pedagogy or higher education issues but do not have the time to attend an in-person session. In these cases, a webinar can be a great opportunity to stay engaged and learning, but do it on one’s own time and schedule.

Spring 2025 External (Unvetted) Webinars

9-in-9 Overtime: UDL 3.0 Insights

Free Webinars Where Universal Design for Learning Expands Beyond Boundaries

Goodwin University’s 2024 “9-in-9” UDL webinar series sparked such enthusiasm that we’re expanding it to bring you transformative insights into Universal Design for Learning 3.0 (CAST, 2024). Beginning in January 2025, educators and instructional designers will guide webinar participants on a 13-month journey through the UDL 3.0 guidelines. Whether new to UDL or looking to enhance your practice, these webinars offer fresh perspectives and practical strategies for creating more inclusive and effective learning environments.

Visit the 9-in-9 Overtime Padlet for a complete listing of webinars and to register for all or individual webinar sessions HERE.

Register now to secure your spot in this enhanced professional development journey!

February 26, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern — Connecting UDL Principles with QM Standards for Maximum Student Engagement
Yasemin Onder will share insights and actionable strategies for applying the UDL 3.0 Guideline, Perception (1), across modalities and disciplines.

Click or tap HERE to register for this free webinar.

IDEAS at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is thrilled to announce Beyond the Classroom: Creating Engaging Videos, the first in a series of seminars that will explore areas such as multimedia creation, online course development, and strategies for fostering student engagement.

February 27, 2025

2:00 pm- 3:30 pm ET

Registration is required

Seminar Panelists:

Matthew Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador, TechSmith
Dr. Richard Mayer, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Koby Leff, Animation Specialist, UMass Amherst
Forrest Bowlick, Senior Lecturer, Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, UMass Amherst

Our expert speakers will address critical questions, including:

What are the most significant video trends for 2025?
What defines an engaging educational video?
How to align video content with learning objectives effectively?
How can storytelling be effectively integrated into video content?
When should educators opt for in-house production versus outsourcing?

Webinar: Avoiding the Mid-Semester Slump: Strategies for Engagement and Motivation, Wednesday, March 5 @ 12p ET/9a PT

The mid-semester slump is a common challenge, but it doesn’t have to derail courses. In this interactive session, we’ll explore research-backed reasons why engagement wanes and equip you and your faculty with practical, easy-to-implement strategies to maintain momentum. You’ll gain insights into proactive engagement techniques, methods for identifying early warning signs of disengagement, and effective course adjustments to re-energize students. Expect an engaging discussion, actionable takeaways, and collaborative idea-sharing to keep your course dynamic and students motivated through the finish line!

Free registration. Schedule conflict? No worries – session recording and resources will be sent to all registrants.

The RIOS Institute (for Racially-Just Inclusive Open STEM education) is excited to announce three Learning Communities this Spring! In our Learning Communities small groups learn new ideas, challenge existing practices, and support each other to make change in their classrooms and their organizations. This semester, they are Wednesday afternoons (see the attached flier for more details!)

Integrating Open Science with Open Pedagogy: Exploring the potential Open Pedagogy and Open Science have to transform science pedagogy to make it not just more effective for students to learn science, but help them direct their scientific knowledge towards efforts serving local, regional and global communities.

Facilitators: Karen Cangialosi (kcangial@keene.edu) and Carlos Goller (cgoller@ncsu.edu)
Meeting times: Wednesdays 2-3pm ET (11am-12pm PT), 2/26/25-4/2/25
Application Form: https://forms.gle/WxkHdN3rzmz2Ancc9
Learning Community webpage: https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/rios_lc_opensciped_s2025

Shifting perspectives and practice through Knowledge Unbound: Leveraging RIOS’ Knowledge Unbound podcast (host Dr. Bryan Dewsbury), as a catalyst for reflection and transformation in our educational practices through the insightful conversations with individuals dedicated to civic engagement, STEM, and science education.

Facilitators: Erin Richard (erin.richard@uky.edu) and Kaitlin Bonner (kbonner@sjf.edu)
Meeting times: Wednesdays 1-2pm ET (10-11am PT), 3/5/25 – 4/16/25
Application Form: https://forms.gle/ErbFQyf2sixk3Fau8
Learning Community webpage: https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/rios_lc_knowunbd_s2025

Implementing Alternative Grading: The Center for Grading Reform, in partnership with the RIOS Institute, is pleased to sponsor this learning community, in which participants will work through a scaffolded implementation plan to incorporate an alternative grading schema into their next course.

Facilitators: Drew Lewis (drew.lewis@gmail.com), Melanie Lenahan (melanie.lenahan@raritanval.edu)
Meeting times: Wednesdays 4-5pm ET(1-2pm PT), 3/5/25 to 4/9/25
Application Form: https://forms.gle/CF6vcpaaomzk4gLx5

Learning Community webpage: https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/rios_lc_altgrading2_s2025

Magna Commons Webinars

Magna Publications has an extensive collection of webinars on various topics related to higher education and pedagogy that are free for all Ramapo faculty and staff. To access these webinars, go to the following link:

Please note: in order to access the webinars, you must use your Ramapo College email address for registration.

Go to https://www.magnapubs.com/register/. Enter information in the required fields > Submit. NOTE: if you get an error that your password does not match, skip down to the EXISTING USERS Section below
Once successfully registered, you will see a screen “Thank you for completing your registration”
Go to https://www.magnapubs.com/profile/join-sitelicense/9147b116e75ef2dda5503461866ce3de
On the right side of the page, in the “Username or email address” box, enter the email address that you submitted in Step 1 or if you are an EXISTING USER enter the username or email address entered at time of registration
Enter your password > Login
On the My Account page > Join Team
On the My Online Access page click the appropriate orange “Go to Magna Commons”

Need help?

Call 800-433-0499 ext. 2 (outside the U.S. & Canada call 608-246-3590 ext. 2.). Our office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time, Monday through Friday
Email support@magnapubs.com
They also have an online chat that can help!

AAC&U Webinars

The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) offers periodic webinars on various topics related to higher education and pedagogy that are free for all Ramapo faculty and staff. To access these webinars, go to the following link:

https://www.aacu.org/events/webinar

On this page, you will see a list of upcoming webinars that you may sign up to attend, as well as a link to Past Webinars that you may view recordings of.

Please note: in order to access these webinars, you must log in to the AAC&U website using a Ramapo email address as a login. Go to this account web page to login to your account, create a new account, or change your username or password.