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October 6, 2021We’re Moving…

The Instructional Design Center will be relocating into the new Learning Commons this month. We will be in room LC-201, conveniently located next to the Faculty Resource Center on the second floor. Stop by to visit our new location later this month!

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October 6, 2021Save the Date: October 20 — Faculty Development Day

Join us for Faculty Development Day, co-sponsored by the Instructional Design Center and the Faculty Resource Center, on Wednesday, October 20 from 1-4:30 p.m. Sessions offered virtually by the IDC will include:

What’s New in Webex
Advanced Canvas Tips and Tricks
Introduction to Instructional Design

More details will be announced soon.

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October 6, 2021Meet our Student Assistants

Jennifer Laurard

Major: Communications with a concentration in Digital Filmmaking and a minor in Sociology
Favorite Tech Tool: Adobe Premiere Pro, or any social media platform
Things I Love Most about Ramapo: The fact that it’s a small school and you have the space to learn and be yourself

Merit Kayastha

Major: Bioinformatics
Favorite Tech Tool: Wondershare Filmora
Things I Love Most about Ramapo: Beautiful campus, and interdisciplinary study approach

Merit and Jennifer are available to assist you during drop-in office hours, which are listed on the IDC Web site: www.ramapo.edu/idc

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October 6, 2021TLTR Applications Due Nov. 19

The Teaching, Learning and Technology Roundtable (TLTR) awards grants every Fall and Spring semester to encourage faculty, librarians, and professional staff who teach to integrate innovative technologies into teaching and learning at Ramapo College. The Fall application deadline is Nov. 19. For applications and guidelines, visit the TLTR website: www.ramapo.edu/tltr

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October 6, 2021Recorded Workshops

Did you miss a recent workshop? Would you like to review the material covered in a workshop you recently attended? The IDC records workshops, which you can access from the IDC Recorded Training link: https://www.ramapo.edu/idc/recorded-training/. Browse through the recorded workshops, click the Watch Recording link, and enter the password to watch any recording.

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October 6, 2021Upcoming Workshops

Be sure to check out all of the great workshops offered by IDC this semester. Upcoming workshop topics include Cybersecurity Awareness, Canvas Discussions: Enhancing Student Communication and Engagement, and more. To view the workshop schedule and register, visit our training Web site at: training.ramapo.edu. Upon registration you will receive an email with the Webex meeting information needed to join the workshop.

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April 8, 2021Spring 2021

Welcome to this semester’s edition of Teaching with Technology, a newsletter from the Instructional Design Center. Here you will find the latest technology-related news and resources at Ramapo College.

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April 8, 2021Meet the Remote Teaching and Learning Specialists

Photos: Nikhil Varma, Ruma Sen, Karl Johnson, Jackie Braun, Paramjeet Bagga

The Provost has appointed a Remote Teaching and Learning Specialist for each school. These people are resources for the school’s faculty to seek guidance for virtual instruction and remote course delivery. Each of the specialists has provided a quote about their approach to or philosophy of virtual instruction.

ASB – Professor Nikhil Varma
“Transitioning to Virtual learning is a challenge. Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Canvas are designed to support faculty to provide digital education more effectively. While some might view it as a repository only, others can use the power of such systems to create memorable and effective learning experiences. My role as an online learning specialist: I present different class configurations to faculty seeking to design their courses in Canvas that would be complementary to their human touch. I strive to help create a symphony with human and digital delivery and hope to help my colleagues use these approaches in their virtual/online delivery.”

CA – Professor Ruma Sen
“Virtual learning has been a challenge for most of us thrust into this world suddenly almost a year ago. Over time, I have come to appreciate the tools that are available to make online learning more than merely structured delivery of course content. The student-teacher interaction, which is at the heart of any classroom, must become a part of virtual delivery as well. I hope that through the effective use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) resources like Canvas that are available to us, along with recent advancements, we will be able to produce better modes of engagement, such as breakout sessions, even in this virtual world.”

HGS – Professor Karl Johnson
“My proposed plans as the remote teaching and learning specialist are to support Ramapo College’s Mission and Strategic plans, and integrate our online and hybrid course offerings in such a way that it can support the college’s long term viability by training all students, faculty, staff, and administrators to efficiently migrate and effectively use our new Canvas LMS.”

SSHS – Professor Jackie Braun
“As a cognitive psychologist, I try to integrate many of the basic cognitive principles of learning and memory (such as the importance of context, meaningfulness, retrieval practice, etc) into the design of my courses; this is true regardless of modality of instruction for any of my courses (in person, virtual synchronous, or asynchronous online courses). I look forward to working with my colleagues as we each adapt our courses to the new reality—I hope to be able to share best practice resources for teaching and learning (especially remotely), to serve as a sounding board, to help brainstorm ideas, and to simply offer support in general as we move forward.”

TAS – Professor Paramjeet Bagga
“Teaching and learning in the post-Covid era are likely to involve significant technology components. COVID pandemic times have provided us an opportunity to develop and adopt technological tools for complementing and enhancing our existing teaching-learning approaches. Let’s work together to help build the advanced workforce for the future!”

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April 8, 2021Save the Date — First Annual Faculty “Teach and Share” Conference

The First Annual Faculty “Teach and Share” Conference, co-sponsored by the FRC and IDC, will take place on May 24-25, and will feature Ramapo faculty presenters. Look for a call for presentations, and more information to follow.

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