Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter
August 2020
Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Conversation
Please mark your calendar and join us on Friday, August 28 from 12:15-1:15 pm ET. The session will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248 We will talk about teaching tools including Canvas, Zoom, and Turnitin. The Canvas gradebook mute feature and tips to avoid the most common issues in Canvas will be included. Hope to see you on Friday.
As with last year, we will meet on the last Friday of the month and skip Nov and Dec. The meeting dates for this academic year are: Sept 25, Oct 30, Jan 29, Feb 26, March 26, and April 30. The meetings will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. The recording will be placed in Box.
Information on the IST Teaching site
There are a few new sections on the IST Teaching website including the Fall 2020 tab and the Orientation tab.
The Syllabus section was created by Chris Gamrat and Nick Giacobe. It has required and suggested syllabus language.
The Courses tab includes information about College of IST courses. If you have not looked up the information here for your current course, then take a look! For either RI or WC, most undergraduate courses have course proposal documents, example syllabi, and the course committee page.
Strategies for Creating Engaging Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Environments:
There is helpful advice on student-student, teacher-student, and student-content interactions including strategies, affordances, and limitations at https://weblearning.psu.edu/strategies-for-creating-engaging-synchronous-and-asynchronous-learning-environments/
Request World Campus Course Templates
If you are teaching a Resident Instruction (RI) version of a College of IST course, you can request a copy of the World Campus (WC) course template for that course. Many of the courses that run in residence have an online WC version, and while the format is different from the RI section, you may find useful elements that you can utilize in remote instruction.
Keep Teaching site
If you are teaching a RI section this semester, then make sure to continue to check the Keep Teaching website for new information at https://keepteaching.psu.edu/
Box to be Retired in 2021
LD has many links from Canvas to Box in our WC course templates – we will be working on alternative solutions and let you know our progress.
Learning Design Support
The Learning Design team is available to help you!
Email the Learning Design team with specific questions or to schedule a consultation at LD@ist.psu.edu and one of the team members will get back to you as soon as possible.