Workshops
Full Details are provided below the list. Registration is required for all.
- Talking About Teaching, Friday, January 13th, February 10th, March 16th, & April 13th, 3:00-4:00pm, W205 Olmsted
- Teaching Millennials: Engaging our Students with Instructional Strategies, Thursday, January 19th, 12:00-1:30pm, E308 Olmsted
- Best Practices for PowerPoint: Tips for Teachers, Tuesday, January 24th, 12:00-1:00pm, and repeated Wednesday, February 8th, 12:15-1:15pm, via Adobe Connect
- Penn State Course in College Teaching, 8-week course beginning January 26th, W209 Olmsted
- Assessing Student Learning at the Program Level: Three Faculty Members Share Their Plans, Monday, January 30th, 12:00-1:00pm, E308 Olmsted
- Technology and Pedagogy, Tuesday, March 27th, 12:00-1:30pm, via Adobe Connect
- Copyright and the New Media: What's New? Wednesday, March 28th, 12:00-1:30pm, via Adobe Connect
- Memorization or Understanding: Are We Teaching the Right Thing? Thursday, April 12th, 12:00-1:30pm, E308 Olmsted
- Tools and Resources for Making Courses More Accessible for Students with Disabilities, Tuesday, April 17th, 12:00-1:30pm, E308 Olmsted, or via Adobe Connect
- Summarizing, Understanding, and Using Assessment Results Colloquy, all day Thursday, May 10th, Student Center, CUB, Linda Suskie will be the guest speaker
- More to come!
Talking about Teaching Discussion
Fridays, January 13th, February 10th, March 16th, April 13th, 3:00-4:00pm, W205 Olmsted
This
opportunity is an open, regularly scheduled discussion of teaching
based on topics chosen by the discussion group's participants. The
group might choose to discuss challenges they have faced in the
classroom or might want to learn more about a teaching strategy they
heard someone is using. The topics will come from the participants'
interests in teaching. Please consider joining in! No RSVP is required.
Teaching Millennials: Engaging our Students with Instructional Strategies
Presented by Kathy Jackson, Senior Research Associate, and Crystal Ramsay, Instructional Consultant, with the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Effectiveness
Date/Time: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Polycom location E308 Olmsted
Registration required at the Schreyer Institute's Workshop Site - be sure to choose the Harrisburg location to attend in E308
Olmsted.
Description: Our new generation of students, the Millennials, appear to be presenting educators with a different set of challenges. This session will begin with a quick overview of these students' characteristics, but will then get down to the business of teaching. What can you do to provide educational experiences that build upon the distinctiveness of Millennial students and take into account current research on learning? We'll share some suggested research-based strategies and you'll get an opportunity to question, if and how, these strategies will work in your classrooms.
Best Practices for PowerPoint: Tips for Teachers
Presented by Chas Brua, Research Associate & Instructional Consultant for the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Effectiveness
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 12:00-1:00pm; repeated Wednesday, February 8th, 12:15-1:15pm
Location: 315 Rider, University Park, or via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/powerpoint/
Registration required from the Schreyer Institute's Workshop site
- choose to attend in person at 315 Rider at University Park, or the Adobe Connect session to attend virtually from your
office or personal computer.
Description: PowerPoint is one of the most commonly used technologies in teaching - but in terms of promoting student learning, it's often used less effectively than it might be. In this workshop, Dr. Brua will present current issues and research regarding the effective use of PowerPoint. Building on work by communication experts Edward Tufte, Jean-luc Doumont, and Penn State's Michael Alley, he will present and demonstrate simple but solid guidelines for effective slideshow design.
Facilitated by Carol McQuiggan, Senior Instructional Designer in the Faculty Center for Teaching & Instructional Technology
Date/Time: Face-to-face sessions are 1/26, 2/9, 3/1, and 3/29
Location: W209 OImsted
Registration required by Friday, January 20th, by emailing Carol at cam240@psu.edu
Description: Closely
based on the Schreyer Institute's highly successful course, this
offering of the Penn State Course in College Teaching by the Faculty
Center for Teaching & Instructional Technology combines the best
elements of a collaborative learning environment with those of a seminar
on pedagogy. Readings from the current literature on teaching and
learning prepare participants to design and implement both practical and
reflective instructional activities in the form of four "Certificate
Assignments." Group discussion and peer review serve to assess effective
aspects of assignments and identify areas in need of redesign.
Schedule:
- Goals & Objectives, Face-to-face, Thursday, 1/26/12, 12:30-2:30, W209 Olmsted
- Creating a Student-Centered Syllabus, Online, Week of 1/30/12
- Activities to Promote Student Learning, Face-to-face, Thursday, 2/9/12, 12:30-2:30, W209 Olmsted
- Evaluating & Measuring Student Learning, Online, Week of 2/13/12
- Collecting Feedback to Improve Teaching & Learning, Online, Week of 2/20/12
- Classroom Management, Face-to-face, Thursday, 3/1/12, 12:30-2:30, W209 Olmsted
Spring Break - no class - Week of 3/5/12
Facilitator unavailable - no class - Week of 3/12/12 - Analyzing & Interpreting Feedback, Online, Week of 3/19/12
- Drafting a Teaching Philosophy & Creating a Teaching Portfolio, Face-to-face, Thursday, 3/29/12, 12:30-2:30, W209 Olmsted
The Course in College Teaching is free and open to anyone who teaches at Penn State, from TAs to senior faculty.
Completion of the Course in College Teaching satisfies a requirement of the Graduate School Teaching Certificate http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/current/tacert.html.
Please reply to Carol McQuiggan by Friday, January 20th, at cam240@psu.edu with your interest in participating in this course.
Assessing Student Learning at the Program Level: Three Faculty Members Share Their Plans
Featuring Richard Carlson, professor of psychology, Carrie Jackson, associate professor of German and linguistics, and Carla Hess, instructional associate professor of biology
Date/Time: Monday, January 30, 2012, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: Polycom in E308 Olmsted, or via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/assessmentpanel/
Registration required at the Schreyer Institute's Workshop site
- choose to attend in person at E308 Olmsted, or the Adobe Connect session to attend virtually from your
office or personal computer.
Description: Please join us for a panel discussion, facilitated by Suzanne Weinstein, Director of Instructional Consulting, Assessment, and Research, and featuring three faculty members from programs that submitted exceptionally well-designed assessment plans to Undergraduate Education in May of 2011. The panel members will describe the plans they recently submitted and the process involved in developing the plans.
Technology and Pedagogy
Presented by Bart Pursel, Research Associate/Undergraduate Education and Instructional Researcher at the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Online via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/technologyandpedagogy/
Registration required at the Schreyer Institute's Workshop site
- choose the Adobe Connect session to attend virtually from your
office or personal computer.
Copyright and the New Media: What's New?
Presented by Becky Albitz, Electronic Resources Librarian
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Online via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/copyrightandnewmedia/
Registration required at the Schreyer Institute's Workshop site
- choose the Adobe Connect session to attend virtually from your
office or personal computer.
Memorization or Understanding: Are We Teaching the Right Thing?
Eric Mazur, Ph.D., Harvard University
Sponsored by the Woodward Endowment for Medical Science Education
Broadcast from Penn State Hershey
Date/Time: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Polycom location E308 Olmsted
Registration required at Schreyer http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/Multi-Item-Registration.aspx?ID=10491 - be sure to choose the Harrisburg location to attend in E308
Olmsted.
Description: Dr. Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University and Area Dean of Applied Physics. An internationally recognized scientist and researcher, he leads a vigorous research program in optical physics and supervises one of the largest research groups in the Physics Department at Harvard University.
In addition to his work in optical physics, Dr. Mazur is interested in education, science policy, outreach, and the public perception of science. He believes that better science education for all -- not just science majors -- is vital for continued scientific progress. To this end, Dr. Mazur devotes part of his research group's effort to education research and finding verifiable ways to improve science education. In 1990 he began developing "Peer Instruction," a method for teaching large lecture classes interactively. Dr. Mazur's teaching method has developed a large following, both nationally and internationally, and been adopted across many science disciplines.
For a video of Dr. Mazur, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI.
This program is being broadcast via polycom from the Hershey Medical Center.
Tools and Resources for Making Courses More Accessible for Students with Disabilities
Presented
by Anita Colyer Graham, World Campus Manager of Access; Bill Welsh, Director of the Office for Disability Services; and Keith Bailey, Assistant Dean of the E-Learning Institute in the College of Arts and Architecture
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 12:00-1:30pm
Location: Polycom location E308 Olmsted
Registration required at the http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/Multi-Item-Registration.aspx?ID=10494 - be sure to choose the Harrisburg location to attend in E308
Olmsted.
Description: Everyone uses various technologies to access information every day. In higher education, technology is used daily by students and faculty in the classroom. However, individuals with disabilities who use assistive or adaptive technology face barriers each and every day in accessing information and technology within their courses. The panelists will explore some of the issues with accessibility and technology in the classroom and provide faculty with tools and resources for addressing these issues for resident instruction and on-line courses.
Summarizing, Understanding and Using Assessment Results: A Colloquy to Address University-Wide Efforts at Assessing Student Learning at the Program Level
Date/Time: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 8:30am-3:30pm
Location: Student Center, CUB, Penn State Harrisburg
Registration required at the Schreyer Institute's Workshop site
Program
8:30-9:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am-12:00pm: Morning session
Attendees will use case studies to discuss and interpret actual program assessment results. Session to be debriefed by Linda Suskie.
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00-3:00pm: Afternoon session
Attendees will break into groups by campus, department, or shared interest to work with Schreyer Institute consultants, instructional designers, and Linda Suskie in 30- to 60-minute consultations. This session will provide opportunities for shared programs to receive guidance on assessment procedures.
3:00-3:30pm: Summary & Planning
Linda will provide a summary of the work addressed during the consultations. The day will end with each round table setting goals and identifying needed resources to continue their assessment work. A template will be provided. This exit plan will be used to provide faculty participants with follow-up and continued support.
Fall Semester Workshop List
Full Details are provided below the list. Registration is required for all.
- Adjunct Faculty Workshop, Saturday, August 20th, 8:30am-12:10pm, C15 Olmsted
- Improving Undergraduate Students' Reading Compliance, Wednesday, September 14th, 12:00-1:30pm, E308 Olmsted or Adobe Connect
- SRTE Question and Answer Session, Thursday, September 15th, 12:00-2:30pm, E306 Olmsted or Adobe Connect
- High Tech/High Touch: Interactive Pens, Friday, September 16th, 12:00-1:30pm, E306 Olmsted or Adobe Connect
- Best Practices in Diversity Strategic Planning Workshop, Wednesday, October 5th, 10:00-11:30am, and 1:15-2:45 pm, E308 Olmsted
- Talking about Teaching, Friday, October 14th, 3:00-4:00pm, E202 Olmsted
- Talking about Teaching, Friday, November 11th, 3:00-4:00pm, E202 Olmsted
- Infusing Global Topics into the Classroom, November 15th, 2:00-4:00pm, E308 Olmsted
- Reading Assignments: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Wednesday, November 30th, 12:00-1:30pm, E308 Olmsted
- Talking about Teaching, Friday, December 9th, 3:00-4:00pm, E202 Olmsted
Talking about Teaching Discussion
Fridays, October 14th, November 11th, December 9th, 3:00-4:00pm, E202 Olmsted
This opportunity is an open, regularly scheduled discussion of teaching based on topics chosen by the discussion group's participants. The group might choose to discuss challenges they have faced in the classroom or might want to learn more about a teaching strategy they heard someone is using. The topics will come from the participants' interests in teaching. Please consider joining in! No RSVP is required.
Improving Undergraduate Students' Reading Compliance Through Behavioral Change
Presented by Amit Sharma, Associate Professor, School of Hospitality Management
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 12:00-1:30pm
Location: E308 Olmsted or via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/reading/
Registration required at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events_Topic/#How%20Students%20Learn%20-%20Reading - be sure to choose either the Harrisburg location to attend in E308 Olmsted, or the Adobe Connect session to attend virtually from your office or personal computer.
Description: Do you ever wonder how prepared students are for college level reading? There is evidence that low incidence of reading compliance could impact students' scholarly performance (Hobson, 2004; NSSE, 2001). In this seminar, Amit Sharma will present preliminary results of a research project, funded through the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence's Teaching Support Grants, that addresses low incidence of reading compliance. They will identify key concepts essential to incorporate when designing interventions to help improve students' reading compliance. Their preliminary results suggest that students face challenges at multiple levels that may prevent them from complying with their reading assignments. Some of these challenges may be in the control of faculty and university administration. Others obviously require effort from students; however, proactive guidance can provide the stimulus needed for them to overcome these challenges. During this seminar, each of these concepts will be discussed, and you will be invited to join them for an open discussion on these issues.
Amit Sharma is an Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality Management at the College of Health and Human Development. Before joining Penn State in August 2006, he was an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University (2002-2006). Dr. Sharma teaches Financial Management, and his research focuses on decision-making.
SRTE Question and Answer Session
Brown Bag Luncheon facilitated by Angela Linse, Executive Director and Associate Dean of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Effectiveness
Date/Time: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 12:00-2:30pm
Location: E306 Olmsted or via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/srteqa/
Registration required at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events_Topic/#SRTEs - be sure to choose either the Harrisburg location to attend in E306 Olmsted, or the Adobe Connect session to attend virtually from your office or personal computer.
Description: How can SRTEs (Student Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness) be used to improve teaching and learning. Faculty, administrators, and staff are invited to bring these and other questions to this informal Q & A session facilitated by Angela Linse.
High Tech/High Touch: Interactive Pens Integrate Traditional Skills and Digital Media in a Classroom
Presented by Tim Johnson, Associate Professor Landscape Architecture, with Kathy Jackson
Date/Time: Friday, September 16, 2011, 12:00-1:30pm
Location: E306 Olmsted or via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/Interactive pens/
Registration required at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/register/Multi-Item-Registration.aspx?ID=10412 - be sure to choose either the Harrisburg location to attend in E306 Olmsted, or the Adobe Connect session to attend virtually from your office or personal computer.
Description: You have probably heard about the use of high-tech interactive pen displays that allow you to write or draw directly on a monitor. There are numerous advantages to these tools including the ability to go beyond traditional techniques and an all-digital workflow. Yet, there are many questions to be answered. Will these pens make much difference in our classrooms? How does their use influence design behavior and visual thinking?
Tim Johnson, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture, and Kathy Jackson, Senior Research Associate and Instructional Consultant, will share how they integrated these devices across their curriculum and discuss preliminary findings from surveys on students' perceptions and insights of these tools.
There will be a live demonstration at the end of the presentation.
Best Practices in Diversity Strategic Planning Workshop: Improving Courses and Curricula by Including Diversity
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:00-11:30am and 1:15-2:45pm
Location: E308 Olmsted
Registration required for each session, morning and/or afternoon, to Carol at cam240@psu.edu
Dr. Nelson Laird received a B.A. in mathematics from Gustavus Adlophus College (1995), an M.S. in mathematics from Michigan State University (1997), and a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Michigan (2003). He focuses on improving teaching and learning at colleges and universities, particularly the design, delivery, and effects of student experiences with diversity. He directs the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement, a companion project to the National Survey of Student Engagement run through the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research. Author of dozens of articles and reports, Dr. Nelson Laird's work has appeared in scholarly and practitioner publications, including the Journal of College Student Development, the Journal of General Education, the Journal of Higher Education, Liberal Education, Research in Higher Education, an the Review of Higher Education.
This workshop will draw on results from the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement. Dr. Nelson Laird's presentation will explore inclusion of diversity into the curriculum as well as effective teaching practices more generally, and faculty encouragement of multiple forms of student engagement.
- Morning session (10:00-11:30am, E308 Olmsted) - a broad-based outline of diversity and curriculum integration, which should be relevant to all interested in diversity and the curriculum.
- Afternoon session (1;15-2:45pm, E308 Olmsted) - a more specific focus on the nuts and bolts of pedagogy and curriculum development and particularly useful for deans, chancellors, academic administrators, and faculty.
Registration required for each session, morning and/or afternoon, to Carol at cam240@psu.edu
Complete information about this continuing workshop series is available from this website: http://www.equity.psu.edu/workshop/fa11/index.html
Infusing Global Topics into the Classroom
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 15th, 2:00-4:00pm
Location: E308 Olmsted
Online Registration required at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZWJTXDG
Hosted by: University Office of Global Programs
- Understand the current state of the global playing field
- Understand the global competency skills employers seek from recent graduates
- Explore methods of incorporating global topics into the curricula in order to better prepare our students for today's increasingly globalized world
Reading Assignments: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Presented by Cindy Decker Raynak and Crystal Ramsay
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 30th, 12:00-1:30pm
Location: E308 Olmsted or via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/readingassignments/
Registration required at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events_Date#November - Select the Register link and then be sure to choose either the Harrisburg location to attend in E308 Olmsted, or the Adobe Connect session to attend virtually from your office or virtual computer.
Description: The end of a typical class may include the following instruction: "Read chapter five for our next meeting." But, by all accounts, students do not read these assignments, and faculty, based on their own reports, do not have a satisfactory solution to encourage this reading. Cindy Decker Raynak, Senior Instructional Designer, and Crystal Ramsay, Instructional Consultant, in the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will be discussing this issue. They will also make some concrete suggestions for how to actually encourage more student engagement with the material.
ANGEL
Please contact Carol McQuiggan, Shivaani Selvaraj, or Kristin Bittner to make an appointment. Campus office hours are typically 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday. However, alternate arrangements can be made to fit any faculty member's schedule.
Technology Workshops
Completed 2010-2011 Workshops
Saturday, August 20th, 8:30am-12:10pm in C15 Olmsted
Agenda
8:30-8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Welcome
and Introductions from the Faculty Center staff
Carol McQuiggan, Senior Instructional Designer
Kristin Bittner, Instructional Designer
Shivaani Selvaraj, Instructional Designer
9:00-9:15 Introduction
to available Campus and University resources and services
Important course information (Syllabus requirements, Inclement Weather Policy,
online SRTEs)
9:15-10:15 Teaching the First Day
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Hands-on
ANGEL sessions - Using Penn State's course management system
11:15-12:00 Managing Difficult Situations in the Classroom
Fall & Spring Workshops Offered Last Year:
Sail into Fall with the Faculty Center's 5th Annual Adjunct Faculty Workshop!
Saturday, August 21st, 8:30am-12:00pm in C15 Olmsted
Agenda
8:30-8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Welcome
and Introductions from the Faculty Center staff
Carol McQuiggan, Senior Instructional Designer
Kristin Bittner, Instructional Designer
Shivaani Selvaraj, Instructional Designer
9:00-10:15 Introduction
to available Campus and University resources and services
Important course information (Syllabus requirements, Inclement Weather Policy,
online SRTEs)
Strategies for moving away from lecture toward active learning
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Hands-on
ANGEL sessions - Using Penn State's course management system
11:15-11:45 Classroom assessment techniques
11:45-12:00 Evaluation and ClosingWednesday, September 15th, 12:00-5:30pm, and
Thursday, September 16th, 12:00-5:00pm
E306 Olmsted, presented online through Adobe Connect
RSVP to Pam Crist, pak8@psu.edu
Join us during the afternoons of September 15th and 16th for "Blended
Learning: The 21st-Century Learning Environment," the 2010 Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Online Fall
Focus Session. Hosted inside an Adobe Connect learning environment in Room E306
Olmsted, this virtual event will be much more than your typical online seminar.
You'll exchange ideas and collaborate interactively with the ELI community--all
without leaving your campus.
During this two-day online event we
will:
- Revisit the status of blended
learning today--what we've learned and how this instructional approach
continues to evolve to support learning across many disciplines
- Create a framework for the
successful design and deployment of faculty development for blended
learning
- Explore successful
implementations of blended learning across different types of institutions
- Reflect on the potential for
blended learning to promote critical thinking, student engagement, and
success
- Consider assessment strategies
for blended learning, both at the course and program levels
- Identify the role learning
technologies--synchronous and asynchronous--can play in blended learning
- Engage in dialogue with a
community of professionals focused on how to design and deploy blended
learning across the curriculum
Why you should
participate:
This online event will bring together a
variety of professionals to examine how today's model of blended learning can
help institutions design and deploy successful blended learning offerings at
many levels. This session will be valuable to numerous groups:
- Information technology
professionals
- Learning technologists
- Faculty members
- Administrators
- Librarians
- Others functioning in related
roles
Those who attend will be considered
part of a campus team investigating the potential of blended learning for our
college. We hope to have many departments and disciplines represented in order
to build rapport, solidify plans, and enrich our group effort. By sharing a
common focus session experience, participants can reflect on the implications
for our campus.
Hosted by the Faculty Center, at the conclusion of this focus session, their instructional designers will be available to work with departments and/or individual faculty members to redesign courses for a hybrid/blended delivery. You can view the full program details here: http://hbg.psu.edu/facultycenter/FallFocusSessionProgram82310.pdf.
Please RSVP to Pam Crist, pak8@psu.edu
Perceived Difficulty Assessment Questionnaire (PDAQ): What's it all about?
Registration is available at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Register
The Perceived Difficulty Assessment Questionnaire (PDAQ) is a student self-assessment tool created by Nuno Ribeiro (Ribeiro & Yarnal, 2010) and developed by an interdisciplinary team in the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management through a Schreyer Institute Teaching Support Grant (Careen Yarnal, PI; Nuno Ribeiro, co-PI; Lisa Qian, RA).
The PDAQ is a simple self-measure of difficulty that can be included in every assignment completed by a student (e.g., exams, quizzes, homework assignments, fieldtrip report, etc.). The PDAQ uses Likert-type scales to assess, for example, perceived difficulty and perceived length on any assignment, and also incorporates short open-ended questions that request the student's opinions and/or comments on the assignment. The results are then compiled and provided confidentially to each student and contrasted with actual student performance. This information provides students and instructors with real time information on how their efforts translate into more effective and efficient learning.
Join Nuno, Lisa, Careen and their team to hear their amazing results and to see if the PDAQ might be right for your course. This presentation is scheduled for 12:00-1:30pm on Thursday, September 30th, in E308 Olmsted via Polycom from University Park.
After discussing plagiarism temptations and why students cheat, we'll review our academic integrity policy and share plagiarism prevention strategies used by faculty here at our college. Then we'll spend some hands-on time with Turnitin, including creating an assignment.
Midsemester Course Evaluations
Thursday, October 14th, 12:30-1:30pm, W207 Olmsted
Carol McQuiggan will provide an overview of midsemester course evaluations and share various examples of questionnaires. Two faculty, Marie Blouin and Jennifer Sumner, will share their experiences with midsemester evaluations in their own courses, including their surveys and the resulting changes in their classes. Faculty participants will have an opportunity to share their own experiences, ask questions, and consider implementing a midsemester evaluation in their own course.
Registration is available at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Register
Confused about copyright? When can you show a movie in class; on a website; in ANGEL? How much of a song is "legal" to use? What exactly does Fair Use cover? When do you need to get permission to use copyrighted material in your class - and how do you go about it? Learn what the latest laws and guidelines are for using published material, digital media, and what the penalties and consequences are for breaking the rules governing unlawful use of copyrighted material.
Join Becky Albitz, Electronic Resource and Copyright Librarian, will present this session on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, from 12:00-1:30pm in E308 Olmsted via Polycom from University Park.
Registration is available at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Register/
Academic Impressions Webinar
Friday, January 28, 2011, 1:00-2:30, E258 Olmsted
Course management systems can provide the opportunity for students with physical and sensory disabilities to enroll and excel in online programs. However, if the technology and course management systems do not meet accessibility guidelines, institutions are potentially preventing one in five prospective and current students from being able to succeed in courses and programs.
Join us as we discuss steps for enhancing the education of every student by increasing online course and program accessibility. This session highlights proactive strategies for using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to address and overcome barriers to learning. Our instructors will also share current and emerging practices being used within Drexel University and other institutions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
As a result of this webcast, you will be able to identify and address the online learning needs of disabled students more effectively and to increase accessibility and engagement in and outside of the online classroom.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This webcast is most appropriate for instructional designers and academic leaders who are interested in increasing accessibility and support for students with disabilities.
AGENDA
- Defining "disability" from medical and sociopolitical model perspectives
- Why the accommodations process does not sufficiently address all accessibility issues
- Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for accessibility at Drexel and other institutions
- Ensuring online access and engagement of students with sensory (i.e. blindness or deafness) and physical disabilities
- Personalizing the online experience
- Instruction from matriculation
- Student orientation
- Online first-year student experience
- Resources
- Checklist of student access and engagement in courses, assignments, and online events
- Faculty strategies for developing courses and programs that integrate UDL principles
Tuesday, February 1st, 12:00-1:30pm
E306 Olmsted (polycom)
A Schreyer Institute Noontime Roundtable Discussion
We all know who "they" are: "they" are staring at their cell phones and busily texting; "they" are using their laptops to check airline fares; "they" are chatting with their friends to the exclusion of everything else; "they" are always asking if there are going to be extra credit assignments.
This session, moderated by Cindy Decker Raynak, senior instructional designer with the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, is not about "what they do," but what you can do to manage disruptive behaviors in a productive way. What are appropriate proactive course policies and how does on present and reasonably enforce these policies? Let's talk about it.
A suggested pre-reading is available.
Please register at the Schreyer Institute website - be sure to choose Harrisburg as your location.
NBC Learn Workshops
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 OR Thursday, February 24, 2011
12:30-1:30pm, C15 Olmsted
RSVP to Pam Crist at pak8@psu.edu
One hour to learn how to use the new NBC Learn video archive and locate new resources for your students
To help you get started, you may attend one of the two workshops the Faculty Center has scheduled so you can join the pilot, search for videos, use the videos and their cue cards, create playlists, and share video links/playlists with your students. Time will be provided to search the archive and answer questions.
Although these workshops are targeted to faculty, staff who work with students in an instructional role might also be interested in attending.
Forum on Media + Gaming
Friday, February 25, 2011
9:00am - 12:30pm
Morrison Gallery
Registration is now open
The day will include:
- Overview of the Media Commons
- Faculty Panel - Join us for a conversation about the video, blogging, and gaming projects these educators have pioneered in their classrooms:
- Sherry Robinson - Associate Professor of Economics, Penn State Hazleton
- Dixie Winters - Senior Instructor of Education, Penn State York
- Peter Linehan - Associate Professor of Forestry, Penn State Mont Alto
- Introduction to the Educational Gaming Commons
- Hands On with New Technologies
- Complimentary Lunch and chances to chat with colleagues from other campuses!
This event is free. Register now: http://tailgate.tlt.psu.edu/forum-registration.html
Repeated Wednesday, March 16th, 12:00-1:30pm
E308 Olmsted (polycom)
A Schreyer Institute Noontime Roundtable Discussion
This session, moderated by Cindy Decker Raynak, senior instructional designer with the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, is not about "what they do," but what you can do to manage disruptive behaviors in a productive way. What are appropriate proactive course policies and how does on present and reasonably enforce these policies? Let's talk about it.
A suggested pre-reading is available.
Please register at the Schreyer Institute website - be sure to choose Harrisburg as your location.
Best Practices for Designing Effective Multiple Choice Tests
Thursday, March 17th, 9:30-11:00am
E308 Olmsted (polycom)
This workshop is intended as a companion to "Item Analysis: Improving Multiple Choice Tests," but attendance at both is not required. Faculty and graduate instructors interested in multiple choice test development are welcome to attend.
Please register at the Schreyer Institute website - be sure to choose Harrisburg as your location.
Item Analysis: Improving Multiple Choice Tests
Thursday, March 24th, 9:30-11:00am
E308 Olmsted (polycom)
This workshop is intended as a companion to "Best Practices for Designing Effective Multiple Choice Tests," but attending both is not required.
Academically Adrift: Findings & Lessons for Improvement
Thursday, March 24th
1:00-2:00pm, W205 Olmsted
RSVP to Pam Crist at pak8@psu.edu
According to the book, based on a study of 2,300 undergraduates at a range of four-year institutions, large numbers of college students report that: they spend a very limited amount of time studying; they enroll in courses that do not require either substantial reading or writing assignments; they rarely, if ever, interact with their professors outside of college classrooms. Meanwhile, faculty and administrators, working to meet multiple and, at times, competing demands, rarely focus on improving instruction and demonstrating gains in student learning.
While the book set off a firestorm of debate, it also ignited what many feel is the most important conversation that should be occurring on every college.
During the seminar, the authors will share key findings of the study and make recommendations for improving undergraduate learning on college campuses of all types. The seminar will also feature an extending Q&A session so attendees can ask questions of the presenters and weigh in on this important topic.
Rigor in the Classroom
Wednesday, March 30th, 12:00-1:30pm
E306 Olmsted (polycom)
A Schreyer Institute Noontime Roundtable Discussion
Talking about Teaching Discussions
Friday, April 15th, 2:00-3:00pm
This opportunity is an open, regularly scheduled discussion of teaching based on topics chosen by the discussion group's participants. The group might choose to discuss challenges they have faced in the classroom or might want to learn more about a teaching strategy they heard someone is using. The topics will come from the participants' interests in teaching. Please consider joining in! No RSVP is required.
Guest Speakers:
- Robin Perry-Smith, MHA, Director of the Harrisburg Community Cancer Network
- Eugene Lengerich, VMD, MS, Professor of Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Sciences at the Penn State College of Medicine
- Sam Monismith, D.Ed., Professor of Health Education, School of Behavior Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg
Snacks and drinks will be provided!
All faculty, students, staff, and guests are welcome!
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This new series of workshops is a joint effort between the Faculty Center, Outreach Committee of the Diversity and Equity in Education Committee, and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Perspectives on Community Engagement supports Penn State Harrisburg Faculty, Staff, and Students to strengthen connections between education and everyday issues in their communities. The monthly series spotlights the work of Penn State Harrisburg's community members and members of the broader Harrisburg region who make learning come alive beyond the classroom.
The Faculty Center wants to know if you have stories of your own related to bringing community engagement into the classroom. We are also available for assistance if you are interested in incorporating community engagement strategies into your teaching!
The Penn State Course in College Teaching
E310 Olmsted
Closely based on the Schreyer Institute's highly successful course, this offering of the Penn State Course in College Teaching by the Faculty Center for Teaching & Instructional Technology combines the best elements of a collaborative learning environment with those of a seminar on pedagogy. Readings from the current literature on teaching and learning prepare participants to design and implement both practical and reflective instructional activities in the form of four "Certificate Assignments." Group discussion and peer review serve to assess effective aspects of assignments and identify areas in need of redesign.
There are eight sessions scheduled, with a number of sessions held online rather than face-to-face. All face-to-face sessions will be held on the Penn State Harrisburg campus.
Schedule:
- Goals & Objectives, Face-to-face, Thursday, 1/27/11, 12:30-2:30, E310 Olmsted
- Creating a Student-Centered Syllabus, Online, Week of 1/31
- Activities to Promote Student Learning, Face-to-face, Thursday, 2/10/11, 12:30-2:30, E310 Olmsted
- Evaluating & Measuring Student Learning, Online, Week of 2/14/11
- Collecting Feedback to Improve Teaching & Learning, Online, Week of 2/21/11
- Classroom Management, Face-to-face, Thursday, 3/3/11, 12:30-2:30, E310 Olmsted
- Analyzing & Interpreting Feedback, Online, Week of 3/14/11
- Drafting a Teaching Philosophy & Creating a Teaching Portfolio, Face-to-face, Thursday, 3/24/11, 12:30-2:30, E310 Olmsted
The book we will be using in the course is McKeachie's Teaching Tips, 13th edition, and this will be provided free of charge for Penn State Harrisburg faculty participants.
The Course in College Teaching is free and open to anyone who teaches at Penn State, from TAs to senior faculty.
Completion of the Course in College Teaching satisfies a requirement of the Graduate School Teaching Certificate http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/current/tacert.html.
Please reply to Carol McQuiggan at cam240@psu.edu with your interest in participating in this course.
Regional Colloquy
Harnessing the Power of Hybrid and Online Teaching and Learning
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Two Locations: Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State Erie
Two Keynote Speakers: Susan Ko, co-author of Teaching Online: A Practical Guide
One Request For Proposals:
(3rd edition, Routledge), a leading book
in the field of online and hybrid teaching and learning; and, Alexandra
Pickett, associate director of the SUNY Learning Network and a frequent
presenter at conferences on online teaching and learning
http://bit.ly/fFRHvX
Proposal Deadline: March 14, 2011
General participant registration will open in March.
Invitation: Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State Erie, The
Behrend College, and the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
invite you to participate in a regional colloquy on Wednesday, May 11,
2011 that will focus on enhanced teaching and learning through the
thoughtful use of today's technologies. Join in as a presenter or as a
participant at either Penn State Harrisburg or Penn State Erie - this
is a great opportunity to see and hear what others are doing and leave
with new ideas to implement for next semester.
There are a number of driving forces and demands of the 21st century
that are putting pressure on institutions of higher education to make
changes in their traditional ways of teaching and even changing the
entire environment of higher education. Perhaps the largest driving
force for change in higher education and teaching is the rapid growth of
the Internet enabling distance education and changing the way we gather
and share information, gain knowledge, do business, collaborate, design
and deliver instruction, and also changing the speed at which we can
accomplish these tasks. The availability of the Internet has spurned
creative uses of new technologies, changed classrooms, and placed new
and different demands on faculty. How are you embracing these changes in
your web-enhanced, hybrid, or online courses?
Please consider presenting at the Colloquy by submitting a proposal in
one of the following formats (complete descriptions available in the
Request for Proposals at http://bit.ly/fFRHvX):
- Great Idea Session: Highlight an innovation in course design,
- Informational Session: Demonstrate how you use a particular tool or technique,
- Panel Discussion: Lead a topic discussion that is addressed by a panel,
- Interactive Workshop: Deliver a workshop that will provide a tangible "take-away"
Your proposal should be the representation of a course, project, learning module, or innovative teaching technique that you'd like to share. Consider answering the following questions: How has the learning in the class been improved? How did students respond? Based on your current results, how do you plan to revise the course? How applicable is your teaching innovation to other disciplines?
We encourage you to include sample screens, demos, and data collected from students in your presentation. Interaction with the audience is strongly recommended as part of the presentation. The proposal should be no more than 100 words for a Great Idea Session, or 300 words in length for an Informational Session, Panel Discussion, or Interactive Workshop.
Make plans to join us for this full day of sharing and networking. Please submit your proposal by March 14, 2011. All presenters will be notified of acceptance by April 11; proposal acceptance will confirm your registration to the colloquy. General participant registration will open in March.
This event is open to all, and registration will be free for Penn State faculty and staff.
The general registration fee is $90 for non-Penn Staters. External presenters will receive a discounted registration rate of $35.
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