Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter
April 2019
Please Join Us for Our Upcoming Online Teaching and Learning Meeting
If you would like a to learn about some new internship related content that will be appearing in all undergrad World Campus courses starting in SU19, we hope you will join us for our next Online Teaching and Learning Meeting happening Friday, April 26 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lynn Atanasoff, Ph.D., LPC of Penn State World Campus Career Services and Rita Griffith, Assistant Director, Professional Development for the College of IST will be joining us to talk about the College of IST’s internship requirements. They will walk us through some new content regarding internships that will be placed in all IST WC undergrad course templates and be available to answer your questions.
Our Online Teaching and Learning Meetings typically happen the last Friday of every month, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Meetings will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. The recording will be placed in Box. If you would like to suggest an agenda topic, please contact Amy Garbrick at agarbrick@ist.psu.edu.
Canvas Questions and Technical Support Needs?
If you have a Canvas-related question, especially after working hours, the following resources may be able to provide an answer to your question.
Canvas Technical Support
Accessible in any Canvas course space by selecting the blue ‘Help’ icon.
You may reach out to Canvas technical support through several means:
Canvas Support Hotline (Faculty/Staff)
833-846-7691
Faculty/Staff chat with Canvas Support!
Live chat with a Canvas Support agent
Report a Canvas problem
If Canvas misbehaves, tell us about it
Canvas Instructor Guide Documentation
Before contacting a Canvas technical support agent, you may also find answers to most Canvas-related questions through the Canvas documentation found at https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10460-canvas-instructor-guide-table-of-contents
SU19 Semester Info
Summer 2019 semester is quickly approaching. The IST Learning Design staff would like to remind faculty of the following upcoming dates:
By the end of April: All SU19 sections should be available to teaching faculty.
May 6: Student preview week begins.
May 13: Course starts.
IST Statewide Happening May 6-7
We hope to see you in person, or virtually, for the IST Statewide. Details are:
Please mark your calendar for Monday, May 6 and Tuesday, May 7 for the Spring IST Statewide meeting. Details are:
Monday, May 6 (all-day/regular meeting)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (includes lunch from 12-1 p.m.)
E203 Westgate Building
Tuesday, May 7 (half-day, morning only-Online/Learning)
8:00 a.m.-Noon (includes continental breakfast from 8:00-8:30 a.m.)
E203 Westgate Building