Technology Integration
Educational technology is designed to support your course objectives and student learning. Penn State provides many resources to make your classes engaging and effective. If you would like to hear more about your options, contact our instructional designer.
Canvas
Maximize your online class space by applying best practices, such as organizing modules chronologically, to dramatically improve the learning experience.
Zoom
Design an interactive Zoom class session with digital whiteboards, checks for understanding, real-time annotations, advanced polls, and more.
Kaltura
Kaltura stores, publishes, and streams media. Explore all the teaching strategies relevant to this educational technology.
ChatGPT/Artificial Intelligence
Generative artificial intelligence tools are an emerging topic. Our toolkit contains suggestions on how to adapt assignments, ChatGPT prompts for faculty, and more.
Multimedia
A few graphic design principles can dramatically improve the effectiveness of your slide deck, announcements, and modules content. Create graphics in Adobe Express with easy to use templates.
Digital Assignments
Try a new assignment using Adobe Rush for video projects, VoiceThread for asynchronous discussions, or Perusall for commenting on texts.
Top Hat
Top Hat‘s live polling can start a class discussion, particularly when some students are hesitant to speak. Students responses can be anonymously shared with the class, while their participaton is recorded in Canvas.