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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Strategies to Engage Students in Hybrid and Zoom Courses
This session will dive into the use of portfolios as a way to review student work. Portfolios not only help with authentic assessment of student work, but showcases students acquired knowledge through...
Embracing Generative AI in Education: Innovative Approaches in Biology and Mathematics
Explore the innovative use of generative AI (genAI) in higher education with presentations from a biologist and a mathematician. Learn how genAI is transforming assignments in “What it Means to be Hum...
A (Very Brief) Introduction to Copilot
Join Allain Daigle (Instructional Designer) for an interactive demo of Microsoft Copilot. We’ll go over how to access the tool, try it out, and begin to explore ideas on thoughtfully accounting for ge...
Teaching on the DLC Orientation: Part 2 Designing for Engagement
Join us for a 2-part series designed to guide your preparations to teach a DLC course to students at multiple campuses. These 1-hour sessions will cover the essentials from logistical processes to ped...
Teaching on the DLC Orientation: Part 1 Setting up for Success
Join us for a 2-part series designed to guide your preparations to teach a DLC course to students at multiple campuses. These 1-hour sessions will cover the essentials from logistical processes to ped...
Teaching on the DLC Orientation: Part 1 Setting up for Success
Join us for a 2-part series designed to guide your preparations to teach a DLC course to students at multiple campuses. These 1-hour sessions will cover the essentials from logistical processes to ped...
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...