Tag Archives: ed tech

SAMR Model – Extending Technology Integration & a Caveat

I heard about the SAMR Model of technology integration at a recent meeting, and since that time, I’ve been looking into the work of Dr. Ruben R. Puentedura, the creator of SAMR. There are some really good aspects to the … Continue reading

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Final Approach – One Button Studio Arrives at York!

Tomorrow will be the final touches on our new One Button Studio (OBS) at Penn State York. Thanks to the work of Graham Berg & Carla Rapp (PSU Media Commons) and with the support of our own IT staff with … Continue reading

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LitterBox AIR APP for ANGEL to Canvas Migration

ANGEL to Canvas migration using LitterBox app This app is amazing – especially for transitioning large ANGEL courses/groups with lots of content into Canvas – it strips away the nested and ugly file structure that comes with an ANGEL export… … Continue reading

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PSY 3D Printing Story in TLT Newsletter

TLT’s Emma Gosalvez  wrote up a nice story about students in  Chuck Gaston’s engineering courses who use the 3D printers to support their design work. Check out the story and thanks Emma!!

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Learning Spaces

One of the areas that came up in the faculty satisfaction survey was about updating classroom learning spaces. So I invited Lori McCracken, Manager of Learning Spaces, who works with Teaching & Learning with Technology (TLT), to come to campus … Continue reading

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Quotas in Qualtrics

I wanted to create a sign-up sheet for Canvas workshops that would limit participation to 10 people at any one session. Using Qualtrics, I created a survey question with multiple session options, then applied a quota and display logic to … Continue reading

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Calling all iClicker users – Upgrades Needed!!!

2 things to do to update: 1) Get the latest version of iClicker 7 on your USB flashdrive at http://clickers.psu.edu/instructors 2) i>Clicker 7 requires firmware 5.04 or later on the base… You can check that version at this link and … Continue reading

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3D Printing Lessons Learned

We are piloting 3D Printers given to us from ETS – and I’m gathering lessons learned here along with problems encountered, solutions derived, and projects completed… 1. Intergrating MakerBot software with CLC computers Makerbot Desktop program be installed on PCs … Continue reading

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3D Printers are Here!

Thanks to Kyle Bowen and Ryan Wetzel of ETS, two Makerbot printers arrived today for use by our faculty in AY 15/16. What a great opportunity for our students and faculty! We’ll be looking to branch out to other disciplines … Continue reading

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Tableau Free for Teachers & Students

Tableau is a powerful data visualization tool which they are offering free to instructors and students! Check out examples at the “Visual Gallery” http://www.tableau.com/learn/gallery http://www.tableau.com/academic/teaching http://www.tableau.com/academic/students I found one link in Lynda.psu.edu for Tableau – http://bit.ly/1z9k5Zf  

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Pedagogy Wheel = Bloom + Tech Tools

Thanks to Angie Dick at ETS for sharing this cool tool! Pick any level of Bloom’s Taxonomy (cognitive domain) and find a tech tool that fits the purpose!

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Captioning in YouTube

If you have a short video project (as part of your PSU business) that you will make available for the public or as an element in your classes, you  need to be aware of the requirements (it’s the law) for … Continue reading

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MakerBot is coming to Penn State York!

Thanks to Kyle Bowen, Director of Educational Technology Services (ETS) at TLT  , our IT staff, and our engineering faculty willing to champion this, Penn State York is getting the loan of two 3D printers (MakerBot) from ETS! Amy Krtanjek, … Continue reading

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Replacing Adobe Freehand in Art Courses

Our art professor, Fred Haag, has used Adobe Freehand on our campus computers for initial sketching/project design for his students. The campus doesn’t have that on its lab computers anymore, so we’re looking for a replacement – that isn’t as … Continue reading

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