Student Engagement
Student engagement may look different depending on the course mode, classroom setting, and topics at hand. Yet, no matter its form, it is a key component in learning outcomes. Explore this collection of resources aimed at helping you increase engagement in sustainable, proven ways.
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Student Engagement with Top Hat and Poll Everywhere
In this session, faculty colleagues will discuss their use of 2 student response systems: Top Hat and Poll Everywhere. Dr. Yang will discuss her uses of Top Hat for class polling, student self-introdu...
Drop-In Hours for Zoom Updates
We are offering drop-in sessions to ask questions, test the technology, or see short demos of the new Zoom features!
Drop-In Hours for Zoom Updates
We are offering drop-in sessions to ask questions, test the technology, or see short demos of the new Zoom features!
Drop-In Hours for Zoom Updates
We are offering drop-in sessions to ask questions, test the technology, or see short demos of the new Zoom features!
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2023 (Day 2)
On August 9th and 10th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2023 (Day 1)
On August 9th and 10th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2023
On August 9th and 10th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Virtual Reality in a Shared Course: Lunch & Learn
Join us to hear about virtual reality in a shared DLC course taught by Bill Cantor, Assistant Teaching Professor in Information Sciences and Technology. This spring Bill used Meta Quest 2 headsets wit...
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Day Spring 2023
Join us for a half-day, virtual event focusing on strategies for teaching the whole student. This event will feature an instructor panel and a student panel, followed by an open discussion. Topics of...
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Day, Spring 2023
Join us from 9am to 1pm on January 4th for a half-day, virtual event focusing on strategies for teaching the whole student. This event will feature an instructor panel and a student panel, followed by...
Planning for Student Engagement
Presentations and workshops, both live and archived, designed to help deliver online coursework that gets students involved.
Perusall: A Collaborative/Social Annotation Tool
Faculty will discuss their use of Perusall for building community in their courses and increasing content engagement with journal articles, popular news articles, podcasts, and videos. Panelists will...
Methods & Modes of Engaging and Enhancing Learning in STEM Courses
Faculty will share diverse methods of engaging students in their learning through a variety of teaching methods, strategies and instruction in STEM courses which can be easily adapted to other discipl...
Introducing Top Hat at Penn State
The University has a new tool for student participation in your courses. Top Hat is a cloud-based audience participation solution with presentations, questions and assignments built-in. Join us for th...
Increasing Student Engagement with Top Hat
The University has a new tool to enhance student participation in your courses. Top Hat is a cloud-based audience participation solution with presentations, questions, and assignments built-in. In thi...
You Can’t Teach That!
Struggling with how to take your subject area online? Join this conversation to see how martial arts, Spanish, chemistry, choir, and more can be taught online. No perfect answer, but plenty of possibl...
Helping Students Succeed with Embedded Tutors and Learning Assistants
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 Assist...
Faculty Forum: Designing Online Discussions to Promote Engagement
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...
Engaging Students Asynchronously
Topics include how to help students engage with the content, you, and their fellow students, as well as how to structure asynchronous discussions, group work, lecture content, and more to benefit stud...
Creating, Finding, and Assessing Instructional Video to Engage Students
Instructional video allows for visually explaining information, assists in bringing contextually relevant examples to class, and, if instructor-created, can allow for an increase in instructor presenc...