The goal of Instructional Design is to support the instructional technology needs of all Rutgers School of Nursing faculty, staff, and students. We’re here to assist you, whether you’re managing a course, accessing educational technologies, or teaching an online, hybrid, or in-person course. We’re available Monday to Friday from 7am to 4pm.

On this page, you’ll find information and updates regarding School of Nursing supported Learning Management Systems, instructional software, and applications.

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Workshops

Office of Instructional Design Workshops (August and September 2023)

Please click on the Registration button below to see dates and times offered as well as confirm your registration. All workshops will be virtual. A calendar invite with Zoom meeting details will be sent upon registration.

Feel free to reach out to Bernadette Power at bpower@sn.rutgers.edu with any questions or a suggestion for a different workshop!

Workshop Descriptions

  • Setting Up & Building Your Course in Canvas
    This workshop will cover the basics of setting up and building your course in Canvas. You will learn to navigate a Canvas course and global menu, create a home page, add content (files, media) to modules, and communicate with your students.
  • Canvas Quizzes and Setting Up Your Gradebook
    This workshop will cover the basics of creating a Canvas Quiz using New Quizzes, setting up your gradebook, and discuss proctoring using Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor.
  • Using Flip in your Canvas Course to Increase Student Engagement
    This workshop will discuss the video discussion tool named Flip (formally know as FlipGrid). Flip can be used for group discussions and group or individual presentations. It is easily integrated into Canvas and enhances communication for students and teachers.
  • Using PlayPosit to Create Interactive Experiences Using Video
    Playposit is a interactive web-based video platform that allows educators to conduct formative assessments both inside and outside the classroom. Teachers are able to embed questions and prompts into videos from recorded PowerPoint presentations or You Tube, Kaltura, and other popular video platforms.

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Contact

Bernadette Power, MEd
Assistant Director of Instructional Design
School of Nursing
Stanley S. Bergen Building, Room 632
65 Bergen St.
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 972-9627
bpower@sn.rutgers.edu

Asanté Q. Barr, Ed.D., MBA, MSOL
Director of Information Technology
School of Nursing
Stanley S. Bergen Building, Room 639
65 Bergen St.
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 972-1778
asante.barr@sn.rutgers.edu