All webinars were developed and presented in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
All webinars were developed and presented in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discover critical characteristics of feedback, technology that enhances delivery of feedback, and incentives for students to use feedback in future learning.
Learn more for FEEDFORWARD: Improving Feedback to StudentsDiscover how to revise study guides and create exam wrappers that help students better prepare for assessments.
Learn more for Re-writing Study Guides Using the Depth of Knowledge FrameworkSmall but powerful instructional and assessment activities that promote student engagement, motivation, and achievement.
Learn more for Enhance your Class Sessions with “Small Teaching”A discussion of the varied roles of service dogs, emotional support animals, and therapy dogs in the classroom and on campus and the regulations and etiquette surrounding them.
Learn more for Dogs in the Classroom and on Campus: Service Dogs, Emotional Support Animals, and Therapy DogsThis panel discussion explores strategies mentors can use to support graduate students experiencing the effects of pandemic stress and how offices at Penn State can assist in these efforts.
Learn more for Supporting Graduate Students in Challenging TimesIn this session, we’ll consider how we can prepare for, manage, and process challenging moments in our classrooms.
Learn more for Managing Classroom ConversationsThis session will set the stage by contextualizing asynchronous learning and associated general principles presented by World Campus Faculty Development Online Learning courses.
Learn more for Developing Asynchronous Assignments and ResourcesReady to level up your flexible or remote teaching? +1 your students’ learning achievements with Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Learn more for Universal Design for Learning: It’s Just Good Design!Learn about free online academic support resources available to students through Penn State Learning, the Campus Learning Centers, and the University.
Learn more for Academic Support Resources at Penn StateJoin us for games and try out improv activities that can be used in class. We’ll also explore how practicing empathy, staying positive, and moving things forward can contribute to wellness.
Learn more for Wellness through Zoom Games and ImprovThis webinar presents evidence-based, flexible, and equitable assessment strategies that promote academic integrity, engage students, and reduce stressors that lead to cheating.
Learn more for Adapting Assessments to Promote Academic IntegrityThis session addresses effectively teaching students in times of high stress that impact the learning environment.
Learn more for Trauma-Informed PedagogyIn this interactive session, attendees will review a series of best practices for inclusive teaching and course design contextualized to be implemented in a variety of courses.
Learn more for Designing Your Courses for Inclusion and EngagementIn this session, we will discuss the role of learning design, review the local and centralized ways to partner with a learning designer, and explore resources to guide you to enhance your teaching.
Learn more for Partnering with Learning Design to Enhance Your TeachingIn this session, we discuss considerations for how a course is organized across the space of a semester, what each week looks like, and the organization of each individual class.
Learn more for Structure, Flow, and Pacing of the SemesterCurious about where to start with Top Hat? Want to learn about what it can do for you and your students? Don’t know what Top Hat is? Come learn from a Top Hat expert and ask all of your questions!
Learn more for Getting Started with Top HatThis event included 25 sessions, featuring over 50 faculty presenters exploring topics related to preserving and promoting your well-being, invigorating your teaching practice, and supporting students.
Learn more for Commonwealth Connections: Instructor DayLearn from a faculty member and their Tech TA about how they worked together to successfully conduct a remote class during fall semester, and learn how you can work with a Tech TA during spring.
Learn more for Teaching with Tech TAs: Technology partners in building remote and hybrid learning experiencesIn this session, we discuss a variety of technology tools and ideas to take the academic integrity discussion beyond the syllabus and foster academic integrity throughout the semester.
Learn more for Academic Integrity from the StartThinking through how you might offer an exam after our transition to remote learning? This faculty panel explores strategies and best practices for synchronous and asynchronous exam delivery.
Learn more for Exam Strategies for Remote DeliveryKeep Engaging Series: A 7-part webinar series, intended for staff and instructors who support the ongoing empowerment, engagement, and well-being of Penn State students.
Learn more for Tutoring in the Time of COVIDThis session will help faculty and instructors to know how to help students who are in distress for a variety of reasons.
Learn more for How to Help Distressed StudentsThis symposium features the research and instructional strategies of five teacher-scholars to help students discuss ethnocentrism and racism and to examine their own biases.
Learn more for Addressing Ethnocentrism and Racism in the ClassroomKeep Engaging Series: A 7-part webinar series, intended for staff and instructors who support the ongoing empowerment, engagement, and well-being of Penn State students.
Learn more for Cultivating the “Mindful Nittany Pause” in Our Everyday as Penn StatersKeep Engaging Series: A 7-part webinar series, intended for staff and instructors who support the ongoing empowerment, engagement, and well-being of Penn State students.
Learn more for Barriers & Bridges to Success for Our Financially Insecure StudentsJoin a panel of instructors and students as they discuss the things that are working for them this fall as well as challenges they’ve faced.
Learn more for What’s Working, What’s Challenging: Faculty/Student Panel Discussion on Fall 2020Keep Engaging Series: A 7-part webinar series, intended for staff and instructors who support the ongoing empowerment, engagement, and well-being of Penn State students.
Learn more for Engaging Students through EmpowermentEssential teaching tools, guidance, and resources for fall 2020.
Learn more for Countdown to Classes WebinarUsing technology tools in your course design to be more effective and efficient.
Learn more for Integrating Penn State Tools in Canvas for Better Teaching and LearningWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Student Engagement and Co-curricular Learning: Supporting Students on and off CampusIn this presentation, we’ll discuss students’ motivations for academic misconduct and offer strategies to foster academic honesty.
Learn more for Instructional Strategies for Promoting Honest EffortsWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Student Engagement and Co-curricular Learning: Career Success and LeadershipLearn how to find free and low-cost course materials for your students and make them easily available through Canvas.
Learn more for Go With the Flow: Step-by-Step Open and Affordable Educational Resources (OAER) GuidanceWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Student Engagement and Co-curricular Learning: Student Activities and Advocacy UnitsPSU now has EquatIO, an app providing options for authoring and reading digital math for both faculty and students. This tool can save you time and provide options for working with equations remotely.
Learn more for It All Adds Up: Using EquatIO to Read and Write Math in a Digital ClassroomThis session addresses effectively teaching students in times of high stress that impact the learning environment.
Learn more for Trauma-Informed PedagogyWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Student Support: Special Student PopulationsWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Student Support: Academic SupportWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Student Support: Student Care and AdvocacyMultimedia assignments teach students digital skills, in addition to the content they learn in your course, and can be taught both in residential and online/remote courses.
Learn more for Engaging Students through Multimedia AssignmentsWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Student Support: Health and WellnessThis session reviews a series of best practices for inclusive teaching and course design which are designed to be implemented in a variety of courses.
Learn more for Who Are You Not Reaching? Designing Your Course to Gain Maximum Engagement from All StudentsWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Student Support: Academic AdvisingUsing Teams to solve the problem of facilitating collaborative work in various instructional modes. This webinar is part of the Commonwealth Campus Faculty Development Series.
Learn more for Student Engagement and Microsoft TeamsWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Preparing for Fall: Preparing Students to be Tech-ReadyWatch the recorded webinar in Zoom.
Learn more for Preparing for Fall: Supporting Campus Community Diversity and Inclusivity30-minute presentation followed by 30-minute Q&A. Presentation on copyright and creative commons resources.
Learn more for Copyright and Creative Commons: How to Find and Use ResourcesThis session covers the changes you can make to your assessments to take advantage of an online environment.
Learn more for Engaging Students through Assessment