May 24, 2021 | Home Page
Throughout the Penn State community, inspiring stories abound how faculty and students persevered through the most recent academic year. The second season of “The Dreamery Sessions” podcast is available now and digs into one such story.
Co-hosts Ray Schmitt, public relations specialist with Penn State IT, and Zach Lonsinger, learning experiences designer with Teaching and Learning with Technology, are joined for four episodes by Dr. Renea Nichols, assistant teaching professor in the Bellisario College of Communications.
From the onset of remote and hybrid teaching brought on by the pandemic, Nichols has implemented creative and innovative practices to deliver enriching lessons to her students. On “The Dreamery Sessions,” she shares her inspiration, her process, her strategy, her thoughts on where teaching and learning go from here, and much more.
Listeners can tune in to Season Two’s four episodes for conversations on Nichols’ teaching background, understanding student engagement in a modern context, lessons learned around student inequality, and the personification of grit.
“The Dreamery Sessions” is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor, and episodes can be streamed on the TLT website.
Feb 19, 2021 | Home Page
At Penn State, stories abound regarding the intersection of sound pedagogy, technology, and how the two can work in tandem to improve teaching and learning. “The Dreamery Sessions” podcast helps bring those stories to a wide audience, and today plans were announced for the podcast’s second season.
Season Two of “The Dreamery Sessions” will feature Dr. Renea Nichols, assistant teaching professor in the Bellisario College of Communications as the guest co-host for all four episodes.
From the onset of remote and hybrid teaching brought on by the pandemic, Nichols has implemented creative and innovative practices to keep her students engaged. On “The Dreamery Sessions” she’ll have a chance to share her inspiration, her process, her strategy, her thoughts on where teaching and learning go from here, and much more.
She will join hosts Zach Lonsinger, learning experiences designer with the Creative Learning Initiatives team at Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) and Ray Schmitt, public relations specialist with Penn State IT. Their conversations will cover topics that are meant to inspire the Penn State community to explore ways to bring their own creative and innovative ideas to life.
To help get listeners ready for Season Two, a new episode of “The Dreamery Sessions” called The Bridge Episode is available for download and streaming. It features a conversation with Jennifer Sparrow, associate vice president for Teaching and Learning with Technology and deputy chief information officer and full details on what the audience can expect during Season Two.
“The Dreamery Sessions” is available on iTunes and Spotify, and episodes can be streamed on the TLT website.
Aug 27, 2019 | Home Page
A newly launched podcast, “The Dreamery Sessions,” will tell the stories of Penn State faculty and students who are delivering on two critical themes of Penn State’s Strategic Plan: “transforming education” and “driving digital innovation.”
Zach Lonsinger, learning experiences designer with Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), and Ray Schmitt, public relations specialist with TLT, co-host each episode. Their conversations revolve around four topics that are contributing to positive changes at the University: digital fluency, innovation, creativity, and emerging technology.
“This podcast is an excellent way to tell the stories of Penn Staters who are finding inventive ways to overcome some of the challenges facing higher education such as access and student engagement,” said Kyle Bowen, director of innovation with TLT. “We hope that these conversations will inspire members of our University community to embrace their creative ideas and work to bring them to life.”
Episodes of “The Dreamery Sessions” will go live on a bi-weekly basis with the introductory “Episode 0” and “Episode 1” unveiled on August 26. Six additional episodes will follow through the fall semester, and the show’s second season will coincide with the start of the spring semester and also feature seven installments.
The lineup of guests for the first season includes Sam Richards and Jeff Hamill talking about live-streaming SOC 119 to the world, Daniel Foster delving into teaching in an experimental classroom, and student Walter Bain detailing his role as Penn State’s “Maker in Residence.”
Interested listeners will be able to subscribe to “The Dreamery Sessions” via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. Additionally, episodes will be available to stream on the TLT website.
