DCS News
As you settle into the fall semester, don't forget to stop by a Digital Classroom Services workshop to learn more about classroom technology and how it can be used in your class. This semester's schedule focuses on two technologies that are new to Rutgers. In Student Engagement with Poll Everywhere, you can learn about a web-based student response system that DCS is piloting with Rutgers faculty. At Capturing Your Class with Kaltura, you can learn about how new software…
Following up on this summer's launch of Tillett 204, there are now three more exciting Active Learning Spaces at Rutgers-New Brunswick. The brand-new Rutgers Academic Building is home to two state-of-the-art Active Learning Classrooms and our first Interactive Lecture Hall. The Active Learning Classrooms in rooms 4400 and 4450 employ…
The brand-new Rutgers Academic Building, a new centerpiece of the College Avenue campus, has opened its doors. In addition to a new OIT Computer Lab and Learning Center, AB is home to 17 new general-purpose classrooms designed to accommodate a variety of classes. Eight seminar rooms offer intimate space for classes of twenty-five students or fewer. These rooms are equipped with moveable tables and chairs, glassboards, and DCS's Digital Classroom Flip-Top presentation system. Large classes have plenty of rooms at their disposal too, with seven…
On September 13th from 9am to 12pm, we invite you to stop by Tillett Hall 204 to see Rutgers-New Brunswick's first general-purpose active learning classroom. Whether you are a faculty member interested in teaching in an ALC or just want to learn more about how new collaborative spaces can positively impact learning, stop by for a cup of coffee, take a tour of the room, and get more information about active learning at Rutgers. Staff from Digital Classroom Services will be on hand to demonstrate the exciting technology deployed in this space along with members of the Active Learning Community…
We are very excited to announce the opening of Tillett 204, Rutgers-New Brunswick's first general-purpose active learning classroom. This new space is designed to facilitate dynamic and engaged learning through clustered seating, student work space, a layout that encourages interaction, and much more.
Students taking classes in Tillett 204 sit in moveable chairs - complete with bag and water bottle storage - around circular tables. From their group tables, students can collaborate on laptop, phone, or tablet based work by connecting to wall-mounted monitors or by writing…