Effective Teaching and Learning Conference: Best Practices for Inclusive and Innovative Pedagogy

8:30 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Introduction and Welcome

Chancellor-Provost Francine Conway, Ph.D., Rutgers–New Brunswick
Marybeth Gasman, Ph.D., Chair, New Brunswick Faculty Council and Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education & Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Education

9:15 am

Provost’s Teaching Fellows Program Presentations
Office of the Chancellor-Provost, New Brunswick

Ungrading: An Approach to Teaching Environmental Justice in Social Work
Mariann Bischoff, LCSW, CCS, Assistant Professor of Teaching & Management and Policy Field Specialist and Christine Morales, LCSW,  Assistant Professor of Teaching, School of Social Work

Rethinking Student Engagement in Large Lecture Courses
Nick Linardopoulos, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Communication, School of Communication & Information

Narrowing the Learning Gap: A Pathway Approach to Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
Jenny Yuan-Chen Yang, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, School of Arts and Sciences

Moderators

Christina Bifulco, Ph.D., Associate Director for Teaching and Learning Analytics and Chris Drue, Ph.D., Associate Director of Teaching Evaluation, Office of Teaching Evaluation & Assessment Research (OTEAR)

10:30 am

Break (10 minutes)

10:40 am        

MSGA Players: Effective Teaching Practices - What Can the Arts Contribute to Effective Teaching? The Case for Experiential Theater
Artistic Director: Marshall Jones III, Associate Dean for Equity, Head of BA Theater, Mason Gross School of the Arts

Cast

Session Organizers

Christina Bifulco, Associate Director for Teaching and Learning Analytics, Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research
Ellen Bredehoft, Chair, Department of Theater, Mason Gross School of the Arts
Rebecca Cypess, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Mason Gross School of the Arts
Monica Devanas, Director of Faculty Development and Assessment Programs, Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research
Chris Drue, Associate Director for Teaching Evaluation, Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research
David Goldman, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Office of Undergraduate Education, School of Arts and Sciences
Marshall Jones III, Director, Associate Dean for Equity, Mason Gross School of the Arts
Lisa Sanon-Jules, Assistant Dean for Advising and Student Success, Mason Gross of the Arts

11:25 am

Break (5 minutes)

11:30 am

Panel -  Innovation and Wellness: Practical Applications for Teaching and Learning

Panelists

• Sanjib Bhuyan, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
• Jenevieve DeLosSantos, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor, Art History, Director of Special Pedagogic Projects, Office of Undergraduate Education, School of Arts and Sciences
• Alex Gatten, Ph.D., Instructional Designer, School of Social Work
• Nicole Mirra, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Coordinator, English Education  Program, Department of Learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education
• Wade Trappe, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, School of Engineering

Moderator

Laura Curran, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Office of the Chancellor-Provost, Rutgers–New Brunswick

12:30 pm

Lunch (Box lunches and networking)