We are excited to announce that a new self-paced asynchronous module titled "Redesigning Assessments in the Age of AI" is available to faculty instructors at the Commonwealth campuses. This module is designed to help instructors evaluate current assessments with...
AccessibilityInclusive TeachingTeaching TipsBlog Post
In Can All Your Students Watch and Learn? Part 1: Video and Audio Accessibility Considerations, we identified three types of pre-recorded time-based media and four alternatives for making them accessible. Here in Part 2, we focus on the how of high-quality captions...
Course Design & PlannningBlog Post
Penn State has many modes of teaching to allow for student and faculty flexibility in delivering high quality learning. To support instructors teaching in the online synchronous environment, we have a new module for teaching in the online synchronous mode...
MultimediaTeaching TipsBlog Post
There are several suggestions for creating optimal educational video content. First and foremost, only film and include content that’s absolutely necessary. Would you like students to watch your whole lecture? Of course! But it isn't likely that they are going to watch a 45 minute video voluntarily.
AIClassroom PreparationBlog Post
As artificial intelligence continues to transform the educational landscape, it brings both exciting opportunities and complex challenges to teaching. AI is reshaping how students access, process, and engage with information, and it’s up to instructors to adapt...
AccessibilityCourse Design & PlannningInclusive TeachingBlog Post
In April 2024, the Department of Justice passed a ruling that requires state and local programs to make their web and mobile applications accessible to individuals with disabilities by April 2026. This applies to Penn State and means we must have all our online...
AccessibilityInclusive TeachingBlog Post
We take our responsibility for inclusive and supportive learning environments very seriously. But when we post pre-recorded videos in Canvas and assign them to students to watch, we may be unintentionally requiring those students to be able to see and hear in order...
AccessibilityInclusive TeachingBlog Post
Top 5 Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Strategy Series Overview The Top 5 UDL Strategy series began in August 2022 as a series of workshops aimed at helping faculty create more universally designed content for their students. The initial workshops focused on...
Course Design & PlannningBlog Post
Have you been looking for ways to amp up your teaching strategies for the online synchronous classroom? We have a new module for teaching in the online synchronous mode available. Level 2 of the Teaching Online Program (TOP) has a new specialized module on teaching...
Over the summer many of us are looking for beach reading, an easy-to-read novel that is a break from our academic research. Surprisingly, Melanie Mitchell’s Artificial intelligence: A guide for thinking humans (2019) is a great option. It is a book about artificial...
