Faculty and Staff

Rensselaer Faculty and Staff In Person Workshop - Reviewing Supported Whiteboarding Tools On Campus for Courses or Meetings | Oct. 21

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - This workshop looks at two supported whiteboarding tools available on campus. 1) the whiteboard feature in Webex. 2) a tool is in Box, called Canvas. This session will offer an overview on these two similar tools giving you an opportunity to learn a little more about them and potentially consider using them in your classroom or meeting space. Please register for this session by 10/17 using the link in the See section. Space is limited.

Rensselaer Faculty and Staff Quick Learn Webinar: Tips for Improving Online Breakout Room Sessions | Oct. 15

Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - In this webinar we will review tips and tricks to creating more productive breakout sessions. In this session, we will not be learning "how to" use the breakout room feature in Webex but we will be strategizing on how to improve the engagement in the sessions by offering roles, mixing things up, and creating connections. To register for this workshop and see a list of other upcoming workshops, please use the website listed in the See section.

Rensselaer Faculty and Staff In Person Workshop - Deeper Dive into the Active Learning Approaches of Jigsaw, Think/Pair/Share, & Visual Maps | Oct. 14

Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - In this workshop, we will focus on the three active learning concepts of the Jigsaw activity, Think/Pair/Share and working with Visual Maps/Charts. We will spend some time on each of these three approaches, discussing the concept of each and looking at examples to help you think about how you might be able to incorporate the approach into your class as an activity. Please register using the Event URL in the See section of the calendar event.

Join us for the next talk in the Quantum Vision Lecture Series | Oct. 13

Mon., Oct. 13, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Featuring Elias Towe, Ph.D., Grobstein Professor of Materials Science and Engineering & Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University. The talk will explore innovative strategies for advancing quantum research and discuss opportunities to leverage RPI’s intellectual and infrastructure strengths to enhance our position at the forefront of this rapidly evolving domain. 30 minute presentation, followed by a discussion.

Faculty and Staff Quick Learn Webinar: Considering Brave Spaces vs. Safe Spaces in Discussions | Oct. 9

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - In this workshop we will look at the strategies around building brave spaces versus safe spaces and what that means in situations when in a learning environment with a group of peers discussing challenging topics. Maureen Fodera (Office of Undergraduate Education) will be presenting this workshop. Register here

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