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Returning to Rutgers also means returning to DCS classrooms. In addition to a long lay off from using our technology, you may have additional concerns relating to COVID's potential impacts on fall classes. To help you prepare for the upcoming semester, we have created a new Return to Rutgers page with all of our resources related to learning how to use our technology and prepare for some of the unique scenarios that may await you. In addition to videos and instructions on using…
Has it been a while since you've entered a classroom? Have you joined Rutgers in the last year and half and never set foot on campus? You're not alone. As you return to Rutgers, DCS is here to help you get ready to use your classroom technology. We have prepared thirteen sessions to give you multiple opportunities to learn the basics of using your room's equipment or explore more advanced topics, including active learning and synchronous instruction. To learn more about each topic and to register, click on a topic below.…
The pandemic has forced us to reimagine how and where class is conducted. To help faculty reach their students however they are able to attend class, DCS has increased its support of converged learning. Converged courses are comprised of students who attend class online and students who attend in-person at the same time while the instructor teaches from a classroom equipped with technology to connect them with both sets of students. During the pandemic, faculty offered converged classes so that students could choose the method of attending that was most convenient and comfortable for them. In the fall of 2021, converged courses…
In preparation for the spring semester, DCS has introduced nine additional Synchronous Spaces, classrooms designed to connect with remote participants. While providing spaces that can be used to videoconference and stream classes has been a focus of ours for the past few years, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed us to accelerate these efforts. As a result, Rutgers-New Brunswick is well prepared to handle an anticipated increase in the need for classes that can be used to teach converged and remote instruction classes.
As part of this recent wave of installs, DCS deployed eight more Synchronous Learning Spaces (SLSs) based on a new design that…
While most face-to-face course meetings were suspended back in March, many Rutgers students may recognize a familiar background during the virtual classes. That's because Digital Classroom Services quickly converted several of its learning spaces from lecture halls designed to accommodate hundreds of students to learning studios that help faculty connect with online students from the familiar confines of a classroom. While they were designed to add a synchronous online component to in-person classrooms, our Synchronous Learning Spaces…