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Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: More than a Zoom link: Teaching to a Class and a Zoom Room

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Faculty Pop-Up Training Series: More than a Zoom link: Teaching to a Class and a Zoom Room

  • Date: February 1, 2024
  • Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
  • Where: Zoom

You’re invited to a drop-in training series on the latest resources to enhance your teaching. Whether you’ve taught for decades or started this fall, these sessions will provide valuable insights and hands-on experience that you can integrate into your teaching practice.

This session will showcase several strategies and tools specifically designed to support teaching a mixed mode course. If your course includes students in a classroom and on Zoom, join us to hear how to encourage webcam use, engage students with whiteboards, and more. This session will meet on February 1, 12-1pm and be facilitated by Elizabeth Park.

 

Additional Sessions:

  • Top Hat – Active Learning Using Student Polling. Penn State’s Top Hat software provides instructors with the ability to collect student responses using their personal devices, just like our older “clicker” systems.  Join us to set up Top Hat to use with your classes as an audience response and polling system. This session will meet on February 22, 12-1pm and be facilitated by Griff Lewis.
  • Moving the Dial on Accessibility – Anthology Ally. The University enabled a Universal Design tool, Anthology Ally, in Canvas in Fall 2023 that supports our mission of creating inclusive learning environments.  This session will provide an overview of the tool and discuss strategies to increase the usability of content. This session will meet on March 14, 12-1pm and be facilitated by Jen Wagner.

Any additional questions can be sent to Elizabeth Park (eep5330@psu.edu).

If you would like to receive a calendar reminder, request one here: https://forms.gle/np9C28uFT3GJEXUq7

Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity

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As writing with generative artificial intelligence becomes more pervasive, some faculty have shared concerns about student misuse of AI. If you believe that a student has used AI beyond the course guidelines, consider the recommendations in the one page guide below. The quick guide outlines best practices on gathering evidence, planning a student conversation, and sharing concerns. Additionally, suggestions on how to adapt assignments are given. A download version of the guide is also available. 

Faculty guide to artificial intelligence and academic integrity

Faculty: Fall 2022 Updates

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Contact Information

For questions concerning Shared Programs or course sharing at Penn State, please visit our contact page.

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Prepare for Spring Courses and FARs

Fall 2022 Faculty Update

As you prepare your spring Shared Programs course or your Faculty Activity Report, instructional designers are available to support you. We have strategies and tools relevant to your work across the Commonwealth. Below you will see a few highlighted resources and we are glad to work individually with you. Feel free to contact us!

Prepare for Spring Courses

 

Shared Programs Course Prep

Courses shared across the Commonwealth require unique preparation. As you design your classes and explore related professional development, you are ensuring that the programs are of the highest quality.

Course Templates and Teaching Strategies

The Shared Programs Canvas course shell includes templates for syllabi covering multiple campuses, home page layouts, and more. Additionally, there are hybrid teaching strategies to promote student success.

Consultations with Instructional Designers

Instructional designers are available to discuss the challenges and opportunities particular to shared courses. We can help you align learning objectives with course activities and the latest technology. Learn more about what we offer here.

Prepare for FARs

 

Faculty Activity Report Prep

Consider these professional development opportunities that will refine your teaching in the Shared Programs, and are noteworthy on Faculty Activity Reports.

Teaching Online Program

The Teaching Online Program (TOP) is an asynchronous training series relevant to online or hybrid teaching. Each course includes modules on Canvas, multimedia tools, design, and best practices. Each level has a badge or certificate that may be earned. Faculty may record it in Activity Insight under Research and Scholarly Activity, as recommended by the Office of the Vice President of the Commonwealth Campuses. Any application of TOP training may be described in Research and Creative Accomplishments, under New Course or Program Development or New Method of Teaching an Established Course/Program.

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Research and Creative Accomplishments

Consider highlighting your experience teaching a new Shared course in your Faculty Activity Report. In Research and Creative Accomplishment, select New Course or Program Development or New Method of Teaching an Established Course/Program. For more suggestions on how to describe your work contact the Shared Programs instructional designers.

Canvas Corner

 

Canvas Corner

Clean up your Canvas gradebook to save time at the end of the semester. You can arrange Gradebook columns by due date, hide unpublished grades, or move the total column to the end. A step by step guide is available.

Tech TAs Available for Spring 2022

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For questions concerning Shared Programs or course sharing at Penn State, please visit our contact page.

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Tech TAs available for Spring 2022

Spring 2022 Tech TA Request forms are open! Tech TAs are a wonderful resource for faculty teaching courses shared between multiple campuses. Tech TAs provide technical assistance with Zoom so that you can focus on teaching. Along with expert Zoom support, Tech TAs are also available to offer Canvas support in certain areas like building assignments and quizzes. Check out the website for more information: Tech TAs: Technology Teaching Assistants or use this form to sign up.

Faculty: Student Feedback in Shared Courses

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Contact Information

For questions concerning Shared Programs or course sharing at Penn State, please visit our contact page.

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Student Feedback in Shared Courses

Mid-semester feedback surveys are a terrific way to gauge the student experience and learning in your courses, especially when teaching in shared programs where some students are at a distance. Student feedback surveys also open the lines of communication, building trust and rapport with students. The feedback you receive may provide an opportunity to make slight changes that can improve your teaching and enhance student learning.

Penn State has several Student Feedback Surveys available in Canvas Commons that are customized by mode. Here are instructions for Importing Student Feedback Surveys from Canvas Commons into your Course.

If you have any questions on importing student feedback surveys from Canvas Commons or on how to interpret student feedback, please reach out to your campus instructional designer or a shared programs instructional designer.