TeachSHED
TeachSHED
The Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED) brings the RIT mission to one location combining technology, the arts, and design.
In The SHED
The SHED will be home to five large-format classrooms equipped with classroom technology designed and aligned for teaching and learning, including multiple displays for clear sight-lines throughout the rooms and flexible seating arrangements to accommodate active learning in small teams, all with a focus on inclusion and accessibility.
- Four flat classrooms with capacity of 150
- One tiered classroom with capacity of 144
In Wallace
The 22 classrooms in the Wallace Center accommodate 36 – 60 students and will have flexible seating arrangements with inclusive and accessible technology (some with web conferencing) to create as many unique environments for teaching and learning as we have classes at RIT!
- One classroom with capacity of 60
- Four classrooms with capacity of 48
- Seventeen classrooms with capacity of 36
Resources for Educators
Active learning at RIT supports and promotes a student’s intellectual growth. By replacing the more passive traditional “sage on the stage” with formative student engagement through peer and instructor team work, students achieve significant learning outcomes often far beyond the scope of the course. Learn more about active learning
Professional Conferences Focused on Active Learning (Archived and Upcoming)
- International Active Learning Conference
- Integrating Place and Pedagogy to Foster Active Learning: What Works
- Active Learning Conference
- International Conference on Active Learning
- Lilly Conferences
- Rutger’s Active Learning Symposium
RIT Resources
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- PLIG Grant for Active Learning In All Classrooms
- Provost’s Innovative Teaching with Technology Award
- Active Learning in Large Classes: A Teaching Circle Report
- Books on Active Learning for Big Classes
Upcoming RIT Events
- CTL Summer Institute: May 16-18, 2023
- SHED Summer Bootcamp #1: June 20, 2023 (1pm-4pm)
- SHED Summer Bootcamp #2: July 18, 2023 (1pm-4pm)
- SHED Summer Bootcamp #3: August 15, 2023 (9am-12pm)
If you are interested in teaching in The SHED or Wallace, email TeachSHED@rit.edu.