IST Faculty eNewsletter: February 2020

Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Meeting on Feb 28

Who in your courses are you not reaching? Research suggests that we gain a broader response when attending to principles of inclusive teaching and best practices in inclusive course design. In this interactive session, participants will review a series of best practices for inclusive teaching and course design, which are designed to be implemented in a variety of courses. The session will cover setting course expectations, establishing norms for professional communications and collaborations, and iterative improvements. Instructors will have an opportunity to discuss and reflect on changes they can make in their own courses.

Presenters:

Lynette Yarger, Assistant Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Schreyer Honors College and Associate Professor, College of IST

Chris Gamrat, Instructional Designer, College of IST

Please mark your calendars and join us on Friday, Feb 28th from 12:15-1:15.  The meetings will take place via Zoom. Future meetings are March 27th and April 24th. In March and April, we plan to return to the topic of rubrics with focused work on specific assignment rubrics for the World Campus courses.  Please join us!

If you would like to suggest an agenda topic, please contact Dave Fusco, Nick Giacobe, or Amy Garbrick. Meetings will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. The recording will be placed in Box.

Connect Remotely to the PSU Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium

The TLT Symposium is excited to share details of this year’s World Campus (WC) track. Remote participation in the WC sessions via Zoom will again be available this year, and remote attendees will have access to highly anticipated discussions!

Details on the World Campus track, including session titles and times, are available online.

If you plan to attend the WC track remotely, please register for Symposium and indicate on the registration form you will be participating remotely.

The Zoom link for the WC track will be emailed to registered attendees.

The Symposium will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. As always, there is no charge for attendance.  Register now

Schreyer Institute-Funded Four-Part Workshop Series

Part 1. On December 5, the Digital Pedagogy committee kicked off a series of workshops by starting the discussion around what do to with snow days and other unexpected class cancellations. You can review a summary of the discussion, an archived video, and additional resources.

Part 2. Last week, a panel discussion was held with faculty from three different colleges around different uses of video (e.g., feedback, lectures, worked examples). A summary document will be share in the next newsletter.

Part 3. The next event is being scheduled but will continue the discussion of using video with an introduction to video production. In this session, tips and tricks for making the most of your videos will be the focus of the discussion. A date for this event is pending for March.

Part 4. In April, the Digital Pedagogy committee will conclude the semester by facilitating a conversation on lessons learned from the TLT Symposium. A date and time for this event is pending.