Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter
November 2022
IST Learning Design Portfolio
Unsure of what the Office of Learning Design can do for you? Check out our IST Learning Design Portfolio! It’s full of different services and products that Learning Design can implement to improve your course and the student experience (as well as your own!). See some examples in our IST Learning Design Portfolio.
New Version of the “Learning in IST” Website
We have revised the Learning website. It is meant for students to use to find learning resources, plan for their progression in the College of IST, learn about part-time job opportunities, and more! Pass it on to your students! If you are teaching WC, then share the WC tutoring resources with your students.
Opportunity: Classroom Photo-Op
Do you want to see your classroom (or yourself!) featured in media produced by the Office of Learning Design? If so, contact our multimedia specialist, Aimee Brown-Shadduck, at asb193@psu.edu and invite her in to take photos of you teaching your class.
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Are you designing or teaching a course and having trouble finding the language to represent your objectives? Consider Bloom’s Taxonomy! This categorization tool is used to be specific about the learning and activities for learning that students should be doing. Set up a consultation with a learning designer today to discuss Bloom’s Taxonomy and to help you more effectively communicate your expectations to your students.
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 your course. You can also request the RI shell or just the Academic Integrity module. Make sure that you also contact the course committee chair for info about the course.
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 istlearningdesign@psu.edu and one of the team members will get back to you as soon as possible.
IST Teaching Site
The IST Teaching https://teaching.ist.psu.edu/ site has information that you will find useful.