This one-hour session is designed to help faculty support student success through early alert and intervention strategies using Starfish. Participants will learn how to navigate the Starfish system, raise academic alerts, recognize student achievement with kudos, and connect students with appropriate campus resources. Whether you're new to Starfish or looking to refine your use of the platform, this training will provide practical guidance to streamline communication and enhance student engagement.

This session explores how to leverage Gradescope to streamline the grading of paper-based assignments, quizzes, and in-class activities. Participants will learn practical strategies to reduce grading time, provide timely feedback, and support active learning environments through efficient assessment workflows.

This session is for RIT faculty, including adjuncts and teaching assistants. Participants should request access services if needed.

What is it actually like to learn in the SHED? This session explores the student experience in RIT’s active-learning classrooms, with attention to what helps students feel engaged, supported, and successful. We will consider how room setup, instructor choices, group dynamics, and classroom expectations shape learning from the student point of view. Faculty will leave with a better understanding of how students experience these spaces and with ideas for creating a more inclusive, effective learning environment.

Transform Panopto from a passive recording tool into a dynamic engine for active learning. Participants will explore strategies for embedding assessments directly into course videos and streamlining student-led video assignments. Participants will learn how to leverage Panopto’s LMS integration to boost student engagement, provide personalized feedback, and foster a more interactive digital classroom.

Explore two custom-made AI tools to assist you with course design, leveraging the Google and Microsoft ecosystems. These AI course design assistants have been built with efficiency in mind to help you save time and access evidence-based instructional strategies to enhance your course potential.

This session is for RIT faculty, including adjuncts and teaching assistants. Participants should request access services if needed.

Join us for AI Essentials for Educators, a 5-week online course for faculty focused on practical strategies for integrating AI into teaching. This course includes 2 synchronous sessions (one in-person kick off session and a virtual wrap up session), and 4 online modules to be completed independently. 

Synchronous session dates are: 

• In-Person Kick Off: Wednesday, September 9 from 12:00-12:50 pm
• Virtual Mid-Point Session (Optional): Tuesday, September 22 from 1:30-2:30 pm 
• Virtual Wrap Up: Wednesday, October 7 from 12:00-12:50 pm 

Registering for this first session automatically enrolls you in the course and the final wrap-up session. If you cannot attend the synchronous sessions due to a scheduling conflict, feel free to sign up anyway. We will provide supplemental, virtual materials.

This session is for RIT faculty, including adjuncts and graduate teaching assistants. Participants should request access services if needed.

Discover practical strategies for creating a more engaging and organized learning experience in myCourses. Learn how the New Content Experience (NCE), thoughtful course structure, and checklists can help communicate expectations, support student success, and reduce confusion. Through real-world examples and live demonstrations, you'll see how course design choices can improve navigation, encourage completion, and help students stay on track.

This session is for RIT faculty, including adjuncts and teaching assistants. Participants should request access services if needed.

Generative AI tools make it easier than ever for students to bypass the actual process of thinking, but true understanding requires effort. This workshop explores how to counter passive tech reliance by intentionally designing "productive struggle" back into the classroom. Join us to discover creative, practical classroom activity designs that challenge students, slow down their thinking, and spark deeper, more resilient learning.

Facilitators: Lara Cardoso Goulart, School of Design & Cana Fuest, Center for Teaching and Learning

This session is for RIT faculty, including adjuncts and graduate teaching assistants. Participants should request access services if needed.

Effective assessment is key to supporting student learning. In this session, faculty will explore strategies for creating efficient grading and feedback workflows, including the use of Gradescope to help reduce administrative effort while maintaining meaningful student engagement.

This session is for RIT faculty, including adjuncts and teaching assistants, and is held via Zoom.  Participants should request access services if needed.

Learn how to use myCourses (Brightspace) V5 HTML templates as a tool for improving course organization and student experience. During this interactive, virtual session you will explore why consistent structure matters and observe a guided demonstration of applying and customizing an HTML template in myCourses. Leave with an understanding of when and why to use templates, and resources to support the development of more organized and engaging courses.

This session is for RIT faculty, including adjuncts and teaching assistants. Participants should request access services if needed.