Services:
Our services are driven by a collective curiosity to uncover the best ideas for engaged learning
Teaching and Learning with Technology offers a wide range of services that meet faculty where they are, offer approachable solutions to real classroom challenges and that make teaching enjoyable for everyone, especially the learners, our students. Grounded in pedagogical principles, our team is here to help.
Learning Design Team
Our team of instructional designers offers programs and consultative services to support the analysis of learning needs and fulfillment of teaching goals.
Course + Classroom Resources
Faculty Tech Academy
Faculty Tech Academy is an asynchronous experience designed to pull back the curtain on where and how to begin using the range of essential academic technologies available to you as Penn State faculty.
Teaching with Technology (TwT)
TLT offers the Teaching with Technology (TwT) series of virtual workshops to faculty each semester that focuses on innovative uses of University-approved instructional technologies.
Active Learning
A student-centered classroom approach that engages learners by having them do things and by thinking about what they are doing. Active Learning resources get instructors up to speed expediently.
Specialized Assignment Support
Media Commons
This initiative enriches the teaching and learning experience through multimedia technology, including video, audio, web, print and more and operates at all of Penn State’s locations.
Maker Commons
Another university-wide initiative that builds off the Media Commons model but focuses on 3D printing and rapid prototyping through robotics, paper craft, textiles, and more.
IMEX Lab
The Immersive Experiences (IMEX) Lab is designed specifically for 360° video, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augumented Reality (AR) viewing, experimentation and creation.
Teaching and Learning Research
Discovering how technology enhances pedagogy is a driving force behind our efforts here at TLT, and a great deal of what we learn comes from our collaborations with others across the University. Through our research projects, an understanding is developed with regards to how technology supports teaching and learning in a wide range of contexts.