by Sarah Kettell | Aug 5, 2022 | Student Engagement
We have been using an Embedded Tutor/Learning Assistant enabled classroom. These programs have increased student understanding by enabling them to personally engage with the tutors and Learning Assistants. This engagement promotes a higher level of interaction between students and tutors/LAs and increased the use of the tutoring centers.
by Sarah Kettell | Aug 5, 2022 | Course Design & Plannning
Ensuring supportive and productive student-faculty engagement can be challenging in any learning environment, but particularly in the asynchronous online setting. In this session, faculty share some of the strategies they have used in their asynchronous courses to foster student engagement and create opportunities for student-faculty connection.
by Sarah Kettell | Aug 5, 2022 | Student Engagement, Voices from the Field
In this Faculty Forum hosted by the Center for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives at Penn State Behrend, faculty will share their experiences in designing and facilitating engaging discussions in both synchronous and asynchronous online environments.
by Sarah Kettell | Aug 5, 2022 | Course Design & Plannning, Voices from the Field
Group projects are very useful assignments but are hated equally by both students and instructors when things don’t go as expected. This session will provide strategies for effectively setting up and facilitating group work that you can apply to your own courses.
by Sarah Kettell | Aug 5, 2022 | Course Design & Plannning
Are you looking for ways to revise and improve your online assessments? This session covers using online assessments (both formative and summative) to engage students. Topics include making changes to assessments to take advantage of the online environment, making sure online assessments are equitable, and helping manage student stress levels during these unprecedented times.
