Call for 2024-2026 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee

Call for 2024-2026 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) is accepting self-nominations through April 18 for the 2024-2026 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee. This committee plays a pivotal role in guiding TLT on integrating technology into teaching and learning at Penn State.

TLT Faculty Advisory Committee members will:

  • Engage regularly with other faculty leaders who interact with TLT.
  • Guide teaching and learning decisions related to technology at Penn State.
  • Recommend topical focus areas for existing programs, events and strategic directions.
  • Advocate for teaching, learning, technology and innovation with colleagues and discipline areas.

The committee meets at least three times per semester, with additional meetings as needed. Members are expected to actively participate and communicate regularly with their designated constituency. Additionally, members are expected to interact asynchronously with their advisory committee colleagues  to exchange feedback and discuss timely topics.

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TLT to host Virtual Symposium Lite to complement the 2024 TLT Symposium

TLT to host Virtual Symposium Lite to complement the 2024 TLT Symposium

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has announced that its virtual Symposium Lite will return on March 28, the week after the in-person TLT Symposium.

The half-day event will feature four 30-minute, prerecorded presentations followed by 15-minute, live facilitated discussions with presenters. The presentations will be a mix of new material and repeated presentations from the TLT Symposium, allowing participants to continue exploring how technology can enhance teaching and learning.

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Top Hat visiting Penn State campuses to help increase engagement in courses

Top Hat visiting Penn State campuses to help increase engagement in courses

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Top Hat is partnering with Penn State’s Harrisburg, Altoona and Hazleton campuses to offer a series of workshops Feb. 27–29 designed to enhance faculty’s use of Top Hat.

Top Hat is an engagement platform that has tools educators and institutions can use to deliver interactive and personalized learning.

Each Top Hat On Campus Day will consist of an overview of the most powerful Top Hat features, including discussions and polling, assessment options and customizable content. There also will be faculty speakers discussing their experiences using Top Hat and a book fair to learn about Top Hat’s content capabilities, including open and affordable educational resources.

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2022-2024 Teaching and Learning with Technology Faculty Fellows share insights

2022-2024 Teaching and Learning with Technology Faculty Fellows share insights

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Collaborative efforts between six Penn State instructors from two campuses and two colleges worked in teams with Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) over the past two years as part of the 2022-24 TLT Faculty Fellows program. Their goal was to enrich the student engagement experience through technology. This included addressing themes such as affordability and inclusion, physi-digital space and radical creativity. Attributes such as these foster equitable opportunities, prepare students for dynamic workplaces and cultivate essential skills for the future.

Faculty Fellows are selected through an application process and collaborate with TLT to explore and enhance innovative opportunities in their teaching and research. They have the chance to disseminate their innovations widely within Penn State and the broader higher education community. Faculty Fellows strive to revamp courses by utilizing technology-driven teaching methods tailored to support University, campus or college objectives.

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Mathematician, alumnus John Urschel to deliver 2024 TLT Symposium keynote

Mathematician, alumnus John Urschel to deliver 2024 TLT Symposium keynote

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — John Urschel, mathematician, former NFL offensive lineman and Penn State alumnus, will be the keynote speaker for Penn State’s 2024 Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Symposium on Saturday, March 23.

Urschel graduated from Penn State with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Eberly College of Science. His address will explore how technology shaped him as a mathematician and continues to impact how he learns new material, teaches concepts to others and performs research. His keynote will be recorded for later viewing by anyone unable to attend.

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