Each workshop will be repeated twice (there is no need to attend both) and each will be offered both in person and virtually. 

RSVP to receive the in-person location, Zoom meeting information, and workshop materials.

List of Fall 2024 Workshops with RSVP Links (coming soon).

Every group of four workshops is a series. There will be four series in the Spring, and four series in the Fall. List of Spring 2024 Workshops with RSVP links.   

Earn a professional development certificate by attending all four workshops in each series. You may earn up to four certificates in the spring and up to four certificates in the fall. 

The Faculty Center will keep track of your live attendance. Your professional development certificate will be issued soon after the series concludes. 

It is permissible to attend some of the workshops in the series (and not earn the certificate).

Since 1972, Magna Publications has been a leading provider of higher education professional development resources. The Faculty Center has purchased institutional access for the 2023 calendar year, providing anyone with a Rowan.edu email address access to Magna’s impressive digital library of nearly 500 educational development programs. 

For questions about this program, please contact Natalie Kautz, Assistant Director of the Faculty Center, kautzn@rowan.edu or 856-256-4669. 

• What are Three Calendar Hacks Faculty Can Use to Avoid Stress and Burnout
• How Can I be a More Productive and Effective Teacher?
• How Can I Grade in Less Time with Greater Impact?
• What Can I Do to Manage and Reduce Academic Job Stress?

• How Can I Structure Class Discussions to Maximize Student Engagement?
• What Brain-Based Technique Can I Use to Engage Students During Class?
• What Five Play-Based Activities Can I Use to Create an Active, Learning-Centered Class?
• How Can I Spark Conversation in the Classroom?

• What Culturally Responsive Teaching Techniques Can I Use to Improve Learning?
• How Can You Become More Intentional About Culturally Responsive Teaching?
• Why is Intercultural Competence Important, and How Can it Improve my Teaching?
• What are 3 Keys to Teaching Intercultural Competence?

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• Beyond Syllabus Policies: What Strategies Help Students Take Responsibility for Learning?
• How Can I Create an Engaging, Student-Focused Syllabus?
• How Can I Write a Course Syllabus That’s Worth Reading?
• How Can I Build an Antiracist Syllabus?

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• How Do I Get Students to Complete Reading Assignments?
• How Can I Get Students to Engage with Course Content Before Class?
• What Interventions Help Students Master Deep Reading and Engage with Assignments?
• How Can I Encourage Students to Stay Connected with Course Content After Class?

• How Can I Create Assessments to Effectively Measure Student Learning?
• How Can I Write Better Exam Questions to Measure Student Performance and Learning?
• How Can I Increase Exam Security with Custom Question Banks?
• How Can Post-Exam Reviews Become a Powerful Teaching Strategy?

• What Are 9 Practical Steps to Implement Mastery Learning?
• How Can Rubrics Make Grading Easier and Faster?
• What Is Ungrading, and How Can It Unleash Your Students' Potential?
• What Are Seven Ways to Assess Students in an Ungraded Classroom?

• How Can I Use AI to Draft Course Materials?      
• How Can I Use AI to Create Multimedia Teaching Materials?     
• How Can I Use AI as a Student Writing and Editing Coach?      
• How Can I Use Generative AI to Assess Student Understanding? 

• How Can I Plan (or Revise) My Courses More Efficiently?
• How Do I Create a Class that Supports First-year Students?
• How Can I Intentionally Create a Course that Boosts Learning and Decreases Student Stress?
• How Can I Use the First Day to Set the Tone for a Semester of Learning?

• What Is the Best Way to Grade Participation?     
• How Can I Use Discussion to Facilitate Learning?
• How Can I Add Choice to My Course to Give Students Autonomy and Motivate Deep Learning?      
• How Can I Spark and Sustain Engagement in Reluctant Learners?