Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter
March 2020
Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Meeting on Mar 27
Please mark your calendars and join us on Friday March 27th from 12:15-1:15. The meeting will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248.
Our March and April sessions were scheduled to focus on rubrics, but we are changing directions due to the need to talk about teaching in a generalized time of uncertainty, how to best help our students, tools to use to deliver courses during this time, and use cases of Zoom, Kaltura, and other technologies that help students keep connected to the course. In the past, we’ve had students that are impacted by hurricanes and forest fires, but never something of this scale and duration. Please join the conversation!
The April meeting is on April 24th. 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.
Learning Design Support in Three Different Ways
The Learning Design team is available to help with your remote instruction for the rest of the semester.
(1) We are offering online sessions that are open to faculty to join and will cover a variety of topics. Look out for future emails on these events.
(2) Online resources and FAQ are available at https://sites.ist.psu.edu/virusinfo/node/10.
(3) You can email the Learning Design team with specific questions at LD@ist.psu.edu and one of the team members will get back to you as soon as possible.
Help with using Zoom
The Learning Design team in the College of IST recently held help sessions via Zoom for faculty and assistants (LA/TA/IAs) to learn more about remote synchronous teaching. View the materials below and contact the Learning Design team at ld@ist.psu.edu with any questions.
March 13 session:
PowerPoint: https://psu.box.com/s/kkb8mc1p64rad7lo60c9l704a0oooa8j
Zoom Recording: https://psu.box.com/s/anbh6uzw61xdkpqh2ujcfvds77u0qgu1
March 16 session (3:30 p.m.):
PowerPoint: https://psu.box.com/s/wf89xjbf43lk1g0gic2j61dufcnqgjgt
Zoom Recording: https://psu.box.com/s/zsvm7mtn9ie76cirm9wc36uutefduo5s
March 16 session (6 p.m.):
PowerPoint: https://psu.box.com/s/o7yhf44dojxqp2t84ro4j778ebl6iw6b
Zoom Recording: https://psu.box.com/s/229eauhtawcarlqh0d7v5qoz48lfimeu
Request World Campus Course Templates
College of IST World Campus course templates are available by request. Many of the courses that run in residence have an online version and while the format may be different from your residential instruction section, you may find useful elements that you can utilize in your remote instruction. You can request templates by emailing LD@ist.psu.edu.
Teaching and Learning with Technology Virtual Office Hours
TLT is offering virtual one-on-one appointments for faculty to get help and answer questions. Click on Contact from this page https://tlt.psu.edu/booking/ to book an appointment. You can select who you want to meet with and when. The tool will add the appointment to your Outlook calendar.