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Open Educational Resources (OER) at Penn State
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Learn how you can create, share, and use open and affordable resources at Penn State.
Commonwealth Connection: Instructor Days
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At the recent Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days event on August 10th and 11th, 2022, over 177 faculty from across the Commonwealth were able to learn …
Embedding Academic Success Tools
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In order to enhance student success in online courses, there are a variety of academic success tools that can be provided to students to guide …
Academic Integrity in an Online World
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There are a number of factors that might persuade a student to cheat. As the instructor, you have the ability to influence many of those …
Video Tools for Teaching Online – Kaltura and Zoom
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Two of the most powerful tools for teaching online are Zoom and Kaltura. In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to identify their key features, basic …
Assignment Design for Purposeful Learning and Grading
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“Purposeful assessment drives instruction and affects learning.” This workshop addresses how to design different types of assessments in Canvas so students understand their purpose and …
Feedback Loops – Student Voice in the Improvement of Online Teaching Effectiveness
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A feedback loop consists of gathering, analyzing, and implementing changes based on feedback. Online instructors can embed opportunities for student voice in improving teaching effectiveness …
Creating STEM Content That All Learners Can Understand
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This workshop will provide participants with strategies to make STEM content more approachable for all learners. Some of these strategies include providing context around graphics, …
Considering the Big Picture when Using Visuals in the Classroom
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Strategies for helping blind and sighted learners navigate the visuals in your course will be presented, along with opportunities to apply those skills to your …
Designing in Canvas for All Learners, Part 1
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This workshop is part of the Top 5 Universal Design for Learning Strategy series. By completing the Top 5 UDL series, you can obtain a …
Designing Your Syllabus to Support Learner Success
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This workshop is part of the Top 5 Universal Design for Learning Strategy series. By completing the Top 5 UDL series, you can obtain a …
Universal Design Strategies for the In-Person Classroom
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This workshop is part of the Top 5 Universal Design for Learning Strategy series. By completing the Top 5 UDL series, you can obtain a …
Supporting Learner Success in the Humanities Classroom
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This workshop will provide opportunities for participants to consider the multiple means that they can use to represent content to learners and opportunities to minimize …
Designing Videos to Engage All Audiences
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This workshop is part of the Top 5 Universal Design for Learning Strategy series. By completing the Top 5 UDL series, you can obtain a …
Top 5 Universal Design for Learning Series
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The Top 5 Universal Design for Learning Series is a set of workshops that will help you design content that supports all learners in a …
Welcome from Dr. Richard Brazier
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Please join us for a welcome address with Dr. Richard Brazier, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research & University College Interim Dean. Dr. Brazier …
Teaching Online Program (TOP)
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The Teaching Online Program (TOP) is an asynchronous series of professional development courses focused on best practices for teaching online.
Workshop: Using Microsoft Teams for Class Community and Collaboration
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PSU Scranton Science faculty member Theresa Black has used Teams in conjunction with Canvas and other online tools to meet with her students over the …
Workshop: Organizing Course Content in Canvas
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This session will cover best practices for organizing your course content in a way that you and your students can easily navigate. Participants will have …
Who Are You Not Reaching? Designing Your Course to Gain Maximum Engagement from All Students
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Reaching students can be a significant challenge for any course. Research suggests that we gain a broader response when attending to principles of inclusive teaching …
Using Learning Mastery in the Canvas Gradebook
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The vast majority of students pass their courses and progress through their major even as they accumulate gaps in their knowledge. The Mastery approach prevents …
Too Much or Not Enough: Quantifying the Time Students Spend in Engaging Courses
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Instructors thoughtfully create high-quality, engaging course design experiences, but is time dedicated to assessing the rigor that’s placed on students? This session will first focus …
Too Little or Too Much: How to Gauge the Right Amount of Course Content
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In this session, presenters will share resources that will help you decide the appropriate amount of content and activities for your course. Participants will have …
Teaching Writing with Google Docs in the Post-Pandemic World
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Google Docs can be a powerful tool to teach writing, both face to face and remotely. Now that so many people are familiar with them, …