Teaching Tips
Browse this curated collection of teaching tips on a wide variety of topics.
Search for Teaching Tips Resources
Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: AI Literacy Canvas Modules
Tour Penn State’s Canvas Module on Artificial Intelligence. This student-focused material can be imported into any course.
Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: Digital Whiteboards
Discover innovative ways to engage with your students using digital whiteboards in Microsoft or Zoom.
Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: Accessibility Tools
Learn about the latest accessibility features to create an inclusive learning environment for all students.
The Power of Personalization: How Faculty Can Boost Student Success
Only about 65% of students who enroll in colleges and universities in the U.S. graduate within 6 years (U.S. Department of Education, 2021). This alarming figure has triggered significant concern rega...
Can We Share a Secret? Spotlighting Some Little-Known Tools Available at Penn State
Join us to hear how we created WestLaw video tutorials using Kaltura Capture to record user-friendly guides, and Canva to design a research poster on peer support for Math word problems. Both Westlaw...
Active Learning Strategies
There are many ways to engage students with active learning. Join us as Lori and Hannah describe activities that have proven to be quite effective at getting students involved and producing deeper lea...
Optimizing Online Teaching: Strategies and Insights
This session will be focused on online teaching. The faculty presenters will share the teaching strategies they recommend for successfully teaching online. They will also recommend professional develo...
Strategies for Student-Centered Engagement & Support
Meeting the needs of each student is essential for retention of students in courses and programs. Applying a student-centered perspective and approach can strengthen an instructor’s ability to meet th...
Building a Supportive Classroom: The Role of the Syllabus in Student Well-Being
We hope that you are looking forward to the start of another great semester! As we plan to gather during the first week of class, we would like to ask, “How can we ensure that students feel supported...
Online Synchronous Level 1 learning module ready for instructor enrollment
The Teaching Online Program (TOP) has a new specialized module on teaching in the online synchronous environment. We are happy to announce that this module is now available for instructor enrollment....
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.
DuBois Teaching and Learning with Technology Event
Teaching and Learning with Technology and Instructional Strategies at DuBois, a 1/2 day event offered in person and online to interested faculty and staff across the Penn State system.
Promoting Academic Integrity and Student Success
How can we create a learning environment (both online and in person) that promotes academic integrity? How should we address violations of academic integrity in our class? What is the Academic Integri...
How to Create a Liquid Syllabus
Below are resources drawn from a March 2023 workshop around building liquid syllabi from Allain Daigle (Instructional Designer at Penn State Greater Allegheny and Fayette). This post draws on the work...
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...
Gathering Student Feedback: Tips and Examples for Online Courses
Feedback is ever-present in many aspects of our lives. We get feedback on our job performance. We get asked for our feedback from almost every business we interact with. Have you bought a new car? You...