Technology
Explore resources related to the various educational technology options available to you at Penn State. Learn from others across the Commonwealth Campus community about how to integrate technology effectively, meaningfully, and appropriately for your courses and content.
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Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2024
On August 14th and 15th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Promoting Collaboration and Engagement Using VoiceThread in Online and Residential Courses
Are you exploring avenues in which students can work collaboratively yet asynchronously on a presentation in your online course? Would you like for students to practice and submit a draft presentatio...
GenAI and Teaching Toolkit available!
Many changes have been brought about by text-based GenAI tools like ChatGPT and the many similar tools produced since its release. Those teaching in higher education have certainly had to contend with...
Adopting Generative AI in the Education Program: Fall 2023 Pilot
How It Began During the Spring 2023 semester, I noticed that numerous popular social media sites, including TikTok and Instagram, highlighted K-12 educators working in the field promoting the use of g...
Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: Moving the Dial on Accessibility – Anthology Ally
This session will provide an overview of the Anthology Ally tool and discuss strategies to increase the usability of content.
Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: Top Hat – Active Learning Using Student Polling
Join us to set up Top Hat to use with your classes as an audience response and polling system.
Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: More than a Zoom link: Teaching to a Class and a Zoom Room
This session will showcase several strategies and tools specifically designed to support teaching a mixed mode course.
Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: AI Tools
Explore several Artificial Intelligence tools to consider how you might encourage or discourage student use.
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.
Teaching with Immersive Technology
In this session, you will explore how to integrate immersive technologies as an educational reality into your courses. You will go through the process of how to find and evaluate immersive experiences...
Designing in Canvas for All Learners
Designing in Canvas for All Learners
Universal Design Guideline: Multiple Means of Representation, Engagement, & Action and Expression One of the key components of learner success is designing course content that learners can easily...
Promises and Dangers of the Unknown: Generative AI and the Classroom
In the spring of 2023, a group of Penn State faculty and researchers conducted a study on Penn State faculty and student perceptions of AI and generative technologies. In this session, the research te...
New in Canvas: Anthology Ally – Alternative Formats and Accessibility Tools
Anthology Ally is now enabled in Canvas. Based on our experience in the Spring 2023 pilot, we will discuss the alternative format options available to all students, the accessibility guidance features...
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...
Meeting Students in a New Reality: Dealing with Accessibility, Engagement and Technology for Immersive Experiences in Virtual Reality Across the Curriculum
Immersive experiences provide great platforms for learning but implementing them in courses can sometimes be difficult. Virtual Reality technologies can help alleviate some of those issues and provide...
Exploring Best Practices for Assignment Creation and Effective Assessment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Join this session to explore how two instructors address assignment design in light of artificial intelligence. Learn how one instructor is meeting ChatGPT head-on using a collaborative assignment. An...
AI-Powered Tools in Education: Creating Course Content and Empowering Students
Discover how faculty can leverage AI-powered tools and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to create engaging, effective course content and provide students with the knowledge and skills to harness the...