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The latest stories of Penn Staters innovating with technologies that transform teaching and learning
2025-26 Faculty Engagement Award applications now being accepted
Penn State’s Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), part of Penn State University Libraries, is accepting applications through April 21 for the 2025-26 Faculty Engagement Awards. This year’s theme is “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching including Microsoft CoPilot 365.” To learn more, click here.
TLT upgrades Maker Commons with cutting-edge 3D printers
Teaching and Learning with Technology’s Maker Commons, part of Penn State University Libraries’ Pattee Library and Paterno Library, has enhanced its 3D printing capabilities by upgrading its 30 3D printers to state-of-the-art Prusa MK4S models. These new printers offer faster printing times, better quality and greater sustainability —...
Call for 2025-27 Teaching and Learning Technologies faculty advisory committee
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), part of Penn State University Libraries, is accepting self-nominations through April 8 for members of the Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee for 2025-27. This committee plays a pivotal role in the effort of integrating technology into teaching and learning across...
Dreamery Speaker Series sessions focus on teaching with AI
C. Edward Watson, vice president for digital innovation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and founding director of AAC&U’s Institute on AI, Pedagogy and the Curriculum, will lead sessions focused on teaching with artificial intelligence (AI) on Tuesday, April 15. These sessions are part of Teaching...
IMEX Lab opens immersive pilots for Summer and Fall
The Immersive Experiences (IMEX) Lab has opened up proposals for its three signature pilot programs. Faculty can now submit their assignment ideas for the Immersive Headset Pilot, Soft Skills Pilot and the Immersive Tours Pilot to be considered for Summer and/or Fall 2025. All pilots include access to Meta Quest 3 headsets, specialized...
TLT Faculty Engagement Award recipients transform teaching with Generative AI
Thirteen Penn State instructors recently completed their 2024-2025 participation in Penn State University Libraries’ Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Faculty Engagement Awards program by using generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) to aid in course design and planning, content delivery, and increasing student engagement....
Creative Learning Initiatives Shares Fall 2024 Semester Report
Fall 2024 saw 14,417 students, faculty, and staff use the Media Commons, Maker Commons, and Immersive Experiences Lab initiatives across the Commonwealth. Much of this use was focused in 360 classes in nearly every discipline offered at Penn State. To facilitate these interactions outside of University Park, traveling consultants...
TLT to host virtual Symposium Lite to complement 2025 TLT Symposium
Teaching and Learning with Technology, part of Penn State University Libraries, has announced that the virtual Symposium Lite will return the week after the in-person TLT Symposium from 1-4 p.m. on March 27. To learn more, click here.
Two Penn State Lehigh Valley Professors Launch TLT Fellowship Project
Two Penn State Lehigh Valley professors, Andjela Kaur and Samantha Beebe, are collaborating with a team of Penn State experts to begin the production of an interactive online book, "Adventures in Disability Culture." The production, which will last through May 2026, is supported by a Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)...