IST Faculty Newsletter: November 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter November 2024 Accessibility: What can I do now? One easy thing you can do to help improve your course accessibility score is to create an “archive” folder. Then, move old and unused course content and files into the archive folder. Any content that is archived, meaning […]
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IST Faculty Newsletter: October 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter October 2024 Generative AI Events Stay up-to-date with GenAI via these upcoming opportunities: Copyright and GenAI, University Libraries Workshops Tue, 10/15, 1-2pm via Zoom: register for 10/15 training Wed, 10/16, 1-2pm via Zoom: register for 10/16 training Adobe Max Virtual Conference Register for free to attend […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: September 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter September 2024 Accessibility If your course content contains an image, then it likely needs alternative text. To better support faculty and staff, we have created the IST Image Accessibility Assistant via ChatGPT. This custom GPT will help you determine if alt-text is needed, and generate the […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: August 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter August 2024 Gen AI Faculty Guides Gen AI Events Stay up-to-date with Gen AI via these upcoming opportunities: GenAI Summer Splash: Riding the Generative AI Wave for Teaching Mon, 8/5, 10-12 pm via Zoom Learn the fundamentals, understand how to analyze outputs, and incorporate GenAI into teaching […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: Summer 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter Summer 2024 Accessibility On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the Department of Justice issued its final rule revising the regulation implementing title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). That ruling is the adoption of WCAG 2.1 AA standards. The University has until April 24, 2026 […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: April 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter April 2024 PSU AI Week Want to get a sense of how others are using AI in their research and teaching? There are a number of events happening during Penn State’s AI week which feature the work of faculty and staff in the realm of AI. […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: March 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter March 2024 Tips and Tricks: Accessibility Color contrast is an important part of making content accessible. By law, the minimum contrast is 4.5:1. Sometimes two colors may meet contrast but still seem difficult to read. The largest color contrast is between black and white, which is […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: February 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter February 2024 Generative AI Faculty Guides Curious about how Generative AI can be put to good use in your teaching? Commonwealth Campus Teaching Support created these faculty guides to help! Check them out today! New Procedures for Using Practice Labs Instructors for Courses that use Practice Labs need […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: January 2024 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter January 2024 New Academic Integrity Module There is a new version of the Academic Integrity module. The new module was copied into your World Campus (WC) course for SP24 unless you opted out of the Course Template (CT) copy process. Otherwise, you can get it by […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: December 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter December 2023 Accessibility Writing alt-text for images in a course can feel daunting, but it may not be as hard as you think. If you have detailed instructions that include an image or screenshot of what will show if the instructions are followed appropriately, your alt-text […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: November 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter November 2023 PDF and Accessibility Did you know that there is a drastic difference between “print to PDF” and “save as PDF”? When you print as PDF, it views the document as an image and removes all tagging structure, making it completely inaccessible for assistive technology. […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: October 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter October 2023 Engaging Students in Large Enrollment Courses — Panel of Faculty TThe Office of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (College of Information Sciences and Technology), the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education (College of Engineering), and the Science Education Collaboratory (College of Science) are […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: September 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter September 2023 AI for Good Expo by Penn State AI Alliance The Penn State Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alliance is hosting an expo. Full details are here: https://nittanyai.psu.edu/ai-for-good-expo/ September 7 from 5-8 pm at the Hub Teaching and Learning Insights: Artificial Intelligence in Education by College of […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: August 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter August 2023 AI Workshops from the Scheyer’s Institute for Teaching Excellence Worried about students using AI in- and outside the classroom? Check out these workshops to learn how to mitigate academic integrity issues related to artificial intelligence. These are similar sessions to what was offered by […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: Summer 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter Summer 2023 Welcome to Summer! Quick Trivia Q: When was the College of IST established? A: 1943 1983 1995 1999 See answer here. IT Learning & Development (ITLD) Sessions Spend some time this summer learning new skills. Check out these training sessions run by IT Learning […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: April 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter April 2023 Getting Ready for Summer 2023 Teaching for World Campus in Summer? You will soon receive an email from Smartsheet about populating your Canvas course space. By clicking the button in the email, you can let us know if you want to populate your course […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: March 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter March 2023 TLT Symposium: March 18th Have you registered for the TLT Symposium on Saturday, March 18th? Not yet? Well go and register now! The day will be filled with sessions on how to use technology to enhance teaching, learning, and research. Dr. Poppy Crum will […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: February 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter February 2023 UP Resident Classroom Photos The IST Teaching site recently had a makeover (check it out here). During the redesign, we realized we are in need of updated photographs of instructors teaching in their classes. If you are available to have photos taken during your […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: January 2023 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter January 2023 Happy New Year! And happy start of Spring semester from the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment! Welcome to Aaron Yorchak We are very pleased to announce that Aaron has joined the College as an Instructional Designer with the Learning Design team. He will […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: December 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter December 2022 Getting Ready for Spring 2023 Teaching for World Campus in Spring? You will soon receive an email from Smartsheet about populating your Canvas course space. By clicking the button in the email, you can let us know if you want to populate your course […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: November 2022 - 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 […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: October 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter October 2022 Updated: IST PowerPoint Slide Templates The PowerPoint templates we shared last month have been updated with icons and additional tips. These are time-saving ideas that you can copy and use right away! There are two options: Penn State Navy and Penn State White. The […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: September 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter September 2022 IST PowerPoint Slide Templates for YOU! The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment has designed some basic PowerPoint slide templates to be used in your courses. There are two options: Penn State Navy and Penn State White! These templates will make your presentations look […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: August 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter August 2022 Welcome to Logan Harvey We are very pleased to announce that Logan has joined the College as an Instructional Designer with the Learning Design team. He will assist with the support of the IST Online courses delivered via World Campus as well as support […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: May 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter May 2022 Finalizing Your Grades Hope your grading goes well. Per policy, class grades should be recorded no later than two business days after the final exam or final course assessment. Review the process on importing grades into LionPath. For help with this process, you can contact your supporting instructional […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: April 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter April 2022 Getting Ready for Summer Teaching for World Campus in Summer? You should have received an email from Smartsheet. By clicking the button in the email, you can let us know if you want to populate your course space with content from the Course Template. If we […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: March 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter March 2022 Spring Break Online Security Tune-up Spring Break is right around the corner! It’s a good time to review the security of your online life. Go to https://security.psu.edu/education-training/ to read more about passwords, data backups, firewalls, ransomware, and more. There are also several LinkedIn Learning resources available. Some faculty assign […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: February 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter February 2022 Welcome to Aimee Brown-Shadduck We are very pleased to announce that Aimee (“Aim”) has joined the College as a Multimedia Specialist with the Learning Design team. She will assist with the support of the IST Online courses delivered via World Campus as well as support […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: January 2022 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter January 2022 Tech Tools for Teaching Session We will cover teaching tools including Canvas, Zoom, Kaltura, and more. The session is for both Resident Instruction and World Campus instructors. All are welcome even if you are not teaching this semester. Date: Wednesday, January 5 Time: 7 – […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: October 2021 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter October 2021 IST Online Teaching Tools: Thursday Night The format is a presentation from Ed Glantz for 15-20 min and then breakout rooms for further discussion. A calendar invite came from Sharon Lazarow. All are welcome even if you are not teaching this semester. Thursday, Oct 28 from […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: September 2021 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter September 2021 Changes to the Online Teaching and Learning Conversations We are reimagining the Online Teaching and Learning Conversations that were previously held on the last Friday of the month at 12:15. Below is info on the new format and new time. Please provide feedback to Amy Garbrick. New […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: April 2021 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter April 2021 Canceled: Next Online Teaching and Learning Conversation The next scheduled session for Friday, April 30, 2021 from 12:15-1:15 pm ET has been canceled. Email Chris Gamrat for any questions and ideas for topics for Fall21. Inclusive Teaching Resources Learning Design has published a new page of inclusive […]
IST Faculty Newsletter: March 2021 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter March 2021 Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Conversation Please mark your calendar and join us on Friday, March 26 from 12:15-1:15 pm ET to discuss takeaways from a year of teaching during COVID and how it has and will impact your teaching […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: February 2021 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter February 2021 Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Conversation Please mark your calendar and join us on Friday, March 26, 2021 from 12:15-1:15 pm ET to learn more about the new tool, TopHat. During this session, we will review how TopHat can be used for World […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: January 2021 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter January 2021 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 to share and discuss available University resources. During this session, each designer will be highlighting a resource that […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: December 2020 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter December 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 to share and discuss available University resources. The session will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248 Email Chris Gamrat if you have […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: November 2020 - 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. […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: October 2020 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter October 2020 Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Conversation Please mark your calendar and join us on Friday, Oct 30 from 12:15-1:15 pm ET. The session will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248 We plan to have an open discussion on preparing for the end of […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: September 2020 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter September 2020 Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Conversation Please mark your calendar and join us on Friday, Sept 25 from 12:15-1:15 pm ET. The session will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248 We plan to have two guest speakers: Cliff Holmes is […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: August 2020 - 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 […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: June 2020 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter June 2020 Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Meeting Please mark your calendar and join us on Friday, June 26 from 12:15-1:15 pm ET. The meeting will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248 We will talk about Fall 2020 planning. We hope to discuss how to […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: May 2020 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter May 2020 Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Meeting Please mark your calendar and join us on Friday June 26 from 12:15-1:15. The meeting will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248. We are planning to talk about how to best prepare for Fall courses given the […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: April 2020 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter April 2020 Join Us for our Next Online Teaching and Learning Meeting Please mark your calendars and join us on Friday April 24th from 12:15-1:15 PM ET. The meeting will take place via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248 We are planning to talk about how to help our students […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: March 2020 - 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 […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: February 2020 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design 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. […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: January 2020 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter January 2020 Join Us for our Next Online Teaching & Learning Meeting on January 31 Please mark your calendars and join us on Friday, January 31st from 12:15-1:15 pm. The meetings will take place https://psu.zoom.us/j/836774248. Future meetings are Feb 28th, March 27th, and April 24th. We plan to talk […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: November – December 2019 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter November – December 2019 Welcome to Jonathon We are very pleased to announce that Jonathon Hughes has joined the College as an Instructional Designer with the Learning Design team. He is filling a position formerly held by Ronda Reid and he will report to Kent […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: October 2019 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter October 2019 Next Monthly Online Teaching and Learning Lunchtime Meeting on October 25 We hope you will join us for our next meeting on Friday from 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. where Dave Fusco will lead a discussion on best practices in communication with students. If you can’t make this […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: September 2019 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter September 2019 Next Monthly Online Lunchtime Meetings Happening September 27 We hope you will join us for our next meeting on Friday, September 27, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. where we will discuss Dave Hozza’s IST 402 Blockchain course. In IST 402 (Emerging Technologies), students discover cutting edge technologies and trends. The trick to […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: August 2019 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter August 2019 Several Online Events Taking Place Online Faculty Orientation Zoom Meeting August 16th If you would like to learn more about accessibility, peer evaluation usage, changes in Canvas technical support, academic integrity…or just have your own questions at the start of the semester…we hope […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: April 2019 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter April 2019 Please Join Us for Our Upcoming Online Teaching and Learning Meeting If you would like a to learn about some new internship related content that will be appearing in all undergrad World Campus courses starting in SU19, we hope you will join us for our […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: March 2019 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter March 2019 Please Join Us for Our Upcoming Online Teaching and Learning Meeting If you would like a recap of the recent Canvas Day New Gradebook presentation and other highlights from recent Canvas Day and TLT Symposium, we hope you will join us for our […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: February 2019 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter February 2019 Please Join Us for Our Upcoming Online Teaching and Learning Meeting If you want to understand more about Office 365 and the tools that may be available to you, we hope you will join us for our next Online Teaching and Learning Meeting happening Friday, […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: January 2019 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter January 2019 Please Join Us for Our Upcoming Online Teaching and Learning Meeting Unfortunately, faculty continue to face academic integrity concerns and infractions. Our next online teaching luncheon addresses academic integrity plus Turnitin, a Canvas-compatible, Penn State available tool that provides instructors with a way to help prevent […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: December 2018 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter December 2018 Happy Holidays! This time of year is great for reflection and warm wishes. We wanted to wish all of our faculty a very happy and merry holiday season. We enjoy working with you and appreciate all of your hard work and assistance to bring […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: November 2018 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter November 2018 SP19 World Campus Courses Ready Soon Our offices are hard at work preparing for the SP19 semester. If you are teaching a World Campus course in SP19, courses should be ready by mid-December. Your Instructional Designer will notify you when your section is ready. […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: September 2018 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter September 2018 Copyright Protection Update Course Hero: Our copyright protection team is continuing to regularly remove course materials from the Course Hero website (for both World Campus and residential courses offered by the College of IST). We just passed a milestone in the number of […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: August 2018 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter August 2018 We’re Back! After a brief work-at-home period during building renovations, we are happy to report we are back on campus and ready for your visit! You can find us in our new, colorful offices in the Westgate building at the University Park campus. We […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: July 2018 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter July 2018 NEW Academic Integrity Module for FA18 For FA18, IST World Campus courses will be using a new Academic Integrity module that contains updated information for both students and faculty, including important messages from Dean Sears. We encourage instructors to spend time reviewing this information, […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: May 2018 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter May 2018 Academic Integrity Update As many of you know, Laura Adams has been leading a College-wide effort to remove IST course documents from Course Hero. We are happy to report that more than 700 College of IST assignments and information have been removed from Course […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: April 2018 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter April 2018 Canvas Updates The latest release from Canvas happened April 21st. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: March 2018 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter Match 2018 Canvas Updates The latest release from Canvas happened March 10th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: February 2018 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter February 2018 Canvas Updates The latest release from Canvas happened February 17th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: January 2018 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter January 2018 Canvas Updates The latest release from Canvas happened January 6. Not all of the updates may […]IST Faculty eNewsletter: December 2017 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter December 2017 Canvas Updates The latest release from Canvas happened December 9th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: October 2017 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter October 2017 Canvas Updates The latest release from Canvas happened October 7th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: September 2017 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter September 2017 Canvas Updates The latest release from Canvas happened September 16th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s […]Using Zoom for Office Hours - To log into Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/ and click on the “Sign In” button. You have two basic options: use your own personal meeting room: you can use a customizable URL that is easy to remember, but some people prefer not to give out their personal meeting space since they see it similar to your phone number create specific […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: August 2017 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter Summer 2017 Canvas Updates Canvas released its latest updates on August 5th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: Summer 2017 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter Summer 2017 Canvas Updates Canvas released its latest updates on June 24th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: May 2017 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter May 2017 Canvas Updates Canvas released its latest updates on May 13th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage […] IST Faculty eNewsletter: April 2017 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Canvas Updates Canvas will release its latest updates on April 22th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage of Canvas. Of note from Canvas: Dashboard View Menu To switch between […]
IST Faculty eNewsletter: March 2017 - As a College of IST faculty member, you are receiving this email to help assist you with Canvas and online learning. Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter March 2017 Canvas Updates Canvas released its latest updates on March 11th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage of Canvas. […]
eNewsletter: February 2017 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter February 2017 Canvas Updates Canvas released its latest updates on February 18th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage of Canvas. Of note: Discussions Deleted Reply Management Replies that have been deleted no longer show to all users as part of the […]eNewsletter: January 2017 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter January 2017 Canvas Updates Canvas released its latest updates on January 7th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage of Canvas. Of note: Calendar Student Scheduler Events When students click the Scheduler button, Scheduler displays all events available to them, even if the […]
eNewsletter: December 2016 - Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter December 2016 Your Spring ’17 Online Course: Important Dates The Learning Design staff has been very busy preparing for the spring ’17 semester. We wanted to pass along some important dates for faculty who are teaching a World Campus course for us in spring ’17. […]
November Faculty eNewsletter - Canvas Updates Canvas is planning on releasing its next update on November 19th. Not all of the updates may apply to Penn State’s usage of Canvas. Of note: Calendar The Calendar Week and Agenda Views will be updated to simplify the look and feel. Faculty may view information regarding updates directly from Canvas. Canvas […] New Faculty eNewsletter Launched - Based on faculty feedback, we are pleased to announce that a new faculty-focused monthly eNewsletter was launched in late October. If you would like to subscribe to our eNewsletter, please visit our sign-up form. Content from our October 2016 newsletter featured the following: Canvas: New Feature Visually Shows Student’s Total Grade to Date We were […]
Faculty Feedback: Survey Results - Recently, Amy Garbrick and the Learning Design staff sent an email to our online faculty requesting they complete a quick survey to gather feedback on faculty communication preferences and possible updates to our Course Template. We are happy to report that 41 faculty members took the time to respond! Thank you! Here are the results […]
Canvas User Study Research Results - With the University’s switch from the ANGEL Learning Management System (LMS) to Canvas, various research studies have been conducted with students from the College of IST and around Penn State to learn more about student preferences and interactions with Canvas. Amy Garbrick, Director of the College of IST Learning Design group, and Ronda Reid, instructional […]
Canvas Replacing ANGEL Milestones and Content Preservation - With the University’s move to Canvas, the Learning Management System (LMS) chosen to replace ANGEL, many may be wondering the time tables for the move. Follows is an outline of where things stand: Canvas Replacing ANGEL Milestones Below is a list of dates and how they affect ANGEL services: Summer 2017 – Last semester […]
Canvas Questions? Come to our Walk-in Office Hours on August 18-19 - With the start of the fall semester fast approaching, we know College of IST faculty may have some questions about migrating their courses over to Canvas, the new Learning Management System (LMS) chosen to replace ANGEL. Never fear! The IST Learning Design (LD) group is here to help! We are providing walk-in office hours on […]
Top Ten Things You May Like About Canvas - Many instructors who have used Canvas have reported liking the system better than ANGEL in many ways. Below are the Top Ten: 1. Canvas is intuitive. Items are located where you think they should be. 2. Save time and clicks — in ANGEL it took 4 clicks and in Canvas it takes 1 (to do […]
Digital Badges in Education - Digital Badges in Education, edited by Lin Muilenburg and Zane Berge, will be released in April 2016. This work covers a variety of topics around digital badges and their applications in education, including several case studies. Penn State University is represented in four of the chapters with Chris Gamrat as lead author of two […]
IST Canvas Community sessions with Coffee and Cannoli for SP16 - Learn time-saving features to maximize the tool for your classroom. See a demo from IST Faculty who have been teaching in Canvas with time to ask your own questions. And enjoy Coffee and Cannoli too! Please hold these dates on your calendar: Date and time […]
Learning Design and Digital Badges - What are digital badges? Digital badges are represent experiences and activities that help to elaborate on a learner’s education and skills. Badges provide a summary of experiences through a variety of stored metadata, such as the issuer, description and evaluation criteria for learning. The concept of digital badges had gained popularity since 2012 when Mozilla […]
Top Ten Things You May Like About Canvas - Many instructors who have used Canvas have reported liking the system better than ANGEL in many ways. The following are some points about Canvas that instructors may like about the new LMS and will be covered in more detail later. Canvas is intuitive. Items are located where you think they should be. Save time and […]
Canvas Trainings for Spring 2016 - With the official announcement from the University last fall that the Canvas learning management system will be the replacement for ANGEL, things are in full swing this Spring as instructors were given the ability to opt into teaching in the new system. With that said, with any new system there is bound to be a […]
Canvas User Research - As Penn State moves to adopt Canvas, a new Learning Management System used for online course delivery, members of the Learning Design team have been busy with several Canvas user experience research projects aimed at improving student experience and informing best online course design practices in the College of IST and across the University. In […]
Learning Design and 3D Printing - 3D printing has been around since the late 80’s, yet manages to capture our imaginations and interest as a horizon technology perhaps because of its growing presence in the marketplace and applications beyond engineering such as in healthcare and education. 3D printing encourages a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) interdisciplinary approach to education and lifelong […]