Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter
November 2020
Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Conversation
Please mark your calendar and join us on Friday, Jan 29, 2021 from 12:15-1:15 pm ET. The session will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248
Topics to be determined. Email Amy if you have requests for agenda topics.
As with last year, we will meet on the last Friday of the month and skip Nov and Dec. The remaining meeting dates for this academic year are: 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.
Welcome to Dean Croll
We are very pleased to announce that Dean Croll has joined the College as an Instructional Designer with the Learning Design team. He will report to Kent Matsueda. Dean will assist with the support of the IST Online courses delivered via World Campus as well as support of Resident Instruction sections and educational technology tools including Canvas. Dean has worked in higher education for University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. His interests include data collection for effective learning development and finding creative ways to present course materials online. He will be joining the team of designers eventually supporting his own portfolio of assorted courses. Please join us in welcoming Dean (dac5926@psu.edu)!
Tips and Tricks: Did You Know?
Did you know about the Ed Tech Advisor? This site helps you to navigate the resources available through Penn State. With the Ed Tech Advisor, you can learn more about the available software and walk through when and where it can applied in different pedagogical strategies.
Mark Your Calendar – Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium Set for May 11-13
This year’s TLT symposium has been delayed from March to May and will span May 11 to 13. For registration and more information check out the Penn State News story.
Information on the IST Teaching site
There are a few new sections on the IST Teaching website including new info in 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, course committees including chairs, and info on Program Coordinators (PC) and Professors-In-Charge (PICs).
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.
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.