August 28, 2018
Guest Presenter:
In this session Steve Borrelli, Head of Library Assessments at Penn State Libraries presented on the Faculty first large-scale survey on digital technologies and the positive impact it could have with the faculty and ID relationships. The data has just been collected and visualized. You can access the visuals and learn more at this link.
https://public.tableau.com/profile/psu.library.assessment#!/vizhome/Intro_52/Intro
For further information or to contact Steve: sborrelli@psu.edu
Announcements:
Tribute to Excellence: Through a Photographer’s Lens
What: A photo-documentary exhibit and celebration of teaching and learning at Penn State
Who: Photographs are by Martin Springborg; opening remarks by President Barron; Vice Provost Jones and Dean Pangborn will be in attendance and available for conversations.
Where: Nittany Lion Inn- Ballroom
When: Thursday, 6 September 2018, 4p-6p
How to register: http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/events , click on September, and find the title of this event. Registration is free and open to all.
Teach to Reach: Maximizing Learning for All Students
This 4 week, online, largely asynchronous course is a collaboration between the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Student Disability Resources, World Campus, and the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST).
Who: Open to all faculty (of any rank), TA’s, post-docs, LDC folks (Note: to earn a completion certificate, there is a deliverable that involves creation of a module implementing UDL principles)
Where: Online, in Canvas, and via Zoom
When: Monday, October 1- Sunday, October 28
There will be two standalone, online workshops associated with this course. You do not need to be enrolled in the course to participate. They will be on Wednesday, 3 October, 12-1p and Wednesday, 10 October, 12-1p.
How to register: http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Events, and click on October to find the correct event(s) and a more detailed description
For further information: Deena Levy, Assistant Research Professor & Instructional Consultant, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence-drl21@psu.edu
OLC 2600 Course Offering Accessibility Basics
The goal of this course is to equip faculty with knowledge about accessible web practices and course design as they author courses in Canvas, and to provide a broader perspective of who our World Campus students are and why these practices matter.
This course consists of a Course Introduction and Persona lesson with important foundational information followed by 11 lessons on creating accessible course content.
To register for this course: https://wcfd.psu.edu/events/ol-2600-course-authoring-accessibility-basics/
RFP for ACT @ PSU Opens September 21, 2018
For further information: Julie Lang OER Coordinator/TLT ID-jel141@psu.edu
Learning Design Summer Camp:
An brief summary and photographs capturing the July 2018 Learning Design Summer Camp were shown during Jane Sutterlin’s overview of the day.
- Learning Design Summer Camp-Jane Sutterlin-jes17@psu.edu
