Adjunct Workshop Series

The Office of the Provost and the Institute for Teaching Excellence (ITE) are pleased to announce a new workshop series specifically designed for the professional development of adjunct instructors. NJIT will offer a series of five workshops during the Spring 2019 semester. The workshops are 1.5 hours in length and will be offered in a hy-flex format, that is, in person, synchronous live stream, and archived video for on-demand viewing. Dinner or lunch is provided to in-person attendees. A list of the workshops is given below. 

Adjunct instructors are invited to attend any and all workshops, but should register beforehand so we can ensure that we have enough handouts and other materials available. Participants will be able to register online for either in-person or remote, synchronous attendance (registration instructions to be provided with the announcement).

Workshop #1:Time Management for Adjunct Instructors

Description: An interactive session that will share ideas of many published time management experts and the results of a new online survey of adjuncts on managing classes with practical strategies and tools, and NJIT-specific tips. 

Facilitator:Ken Ronkowitz; Independent Instructional Designer and Adjunct Professor

About the Facilitator: Ken Ronkowitz served as the Manager of Instructional Technology at NJIT for eight years and has been an adjunct here since 2003. He has also served as an adjunct instructor at Montclair State University, Passaic County Community College and currently is helping to design the new Virtual College at the County College of Morris.

Date/time:Monday, February 11, 4:30 to 6:00 PM, CKB 116

Workshop #2: Virtual Office Hours

Description: This workshop introduces technology tools available to adjunct instructors to hold virtual office hours. Pedagogical practices associated with remote office hours are also discussed.

Facilitator: Jenna Corraro; Instructional Designer, Drew University

Date/time:Tuesday, March 5, 5:00 to 6:30 PM, CKB 116

Workshop #3:NJIT Resources for Adjunct Instructors

Description: This workshop introduces resources in digital learning and the library that are available to adjunct instructors for their courses.

Facilitators: Michael Koskinen; Digital Learning, NJIT

Date/time: Wednesday, March 27, 4:30 to 6:00 PM, GITC 1403

Workshop #4:Authentic Assessment

Description: This workshop introduces authentic assessment, methods other than traditional tests that can be used to assess student mastery of course material.  As NJIT requires online testing for all courses that can be completed entirely remotely, this will become more prevalent in these courses.

Facilitator: Ronald Rockland (via Webex); Professor Emeritus and Master Teacher, NJIT

Date/time: Wednesday, April 10, 4:30 to 6:00 PM, GITC 1403

Workshop #5 :Active Learning

Description: This workshop will focus on methods to incorporate active learning into face-to-face and distance learning courses.

Facilitator: Dr. Gamin Bartle, Director of Instructional Research & Technology, William Paterson University

Date/time: Monday, May 6, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, CKB 116