by Dani McC | Mar 8, 2024 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Are you exploring avenues in which students can work collaboratively yet asynchronously on a presentation in your online course? Would you like for students to practice and submit a draft presentation for constructive feedback before delivering it in a residential...
by Dani McC | Jan 30, 2024 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Many changes have been brought about by text-based GenAI tools like ChatGPT and the many similar tools produced since its release. Those teaching in higher education have certainly had to contend with the changes that these tools have brought. In the hopes of...
by Dani McC | Nov 1, 2023 | Resources, Teaching Tips
ChatGPT and other large language model platforms have made artificial intelligence for writing easily accessible to all. In the semesters since the release of ChatGPT, concerns have grown about academic integrity in the age of artificial intelligence. There are...
by Dani McC | Sep 22, 2023 | Resources, Teaching Tips
What is Speaker Coach? Speaker Coach is a tool within PowerPoint that can be used to provide real-time and post-presentation feedback. When enabled, Speaker Coach can be used while practicing a presentation to provide feedback on your pacing, pitch, your use of filler...
by Dani McC | Aug 2, 2023 | Resources, Teaching Tips
ChatGPT and other generative AI writing tools continue to dominate many discussions for academic institutions. The mindset still ranges from banning it to embracing it. The Center for eLearning Initiatives, other offices at Penn State, other institutions, and tech...
by Dani McC | Jul 10, 2023 | Resources, Teaching Tips
As you begin to think about preparing for the start of the semester, we wanted to share an interactive lesson planning tool found at the website Teaching Tools. This tool was created by Dr. Michael McCreary, a PhD candidate and educational developer. The website has...
by Dani McC | Apr 18, 2023 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Most college courses have reading assignments at their core. Reading textbooks, articles, websites and other documents are often required for students to be the most successful that they can be in a college course. But many faculty share that they struggle to get...
by Dani McC | Mar 20, 2023 | Resources, Teaching Tips
What is One Button Studio (OBS)? Behrend’s One Button Studio can be found in the Lilley Library. It is a designed space set up so that instructors and students can do a video recording without any previous video production experience. The design of the studio allows...
by Dani McC | Feb 10, 2023 | Resources, Teaching Tips
The Center for eLearning Initiatives has been following the explosion of discussion around the use of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT, in higher education. In the article below, we give a brief overview of what ChatGPT is and how to use it. Next, we...
by Dani McC | Jan 5, 2023 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Student introductions to classmates are a common assignment to include in online classes. This practice is promoted by QM Standard 1.9 Learners are asked to introduce themselves to the class. The introductory discussion board is a great way to begin building student...
by Dani McC | Nov 3, 2022 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Feedback is ever-present in many aspects of our lives. We get feedback on our job performance. We get asked for our feedback from almost every business we interact with. Have you bought a new car? You get asked for your feedback from the dealership, the manufacturer,...
by Dani McC | Oct 3, 2022 | Resources, Teaching Tips
As written in an article from Inside Higher Ed, “Online students don’t have to work solo.” Group work and teamwork are key ways to create a collaborative learning environment. Group work can be as simple as creating study groups so that students...
by Dani McC | Aug 30, 2022 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Online instructors are required to maintain regular and substantive interaction with their students. Guidelines from the Department of Education have been updated to be more descriptive and clearer in their expectations, specifically to differentiate between...
by Dani McC | Aug 10, 2022 | Resources, Teaching Tips
The start of a new semester can be an exciting and stressful time. There is a sense of renewed hope and promise that can be felt in new beginnings like the start of the semester brings with it. Whether you are starting your first semester as an instructor or starting...
by Dani McC | Jul 15, 2022 | Resources, Teaching Tips
As instructors begin to think of the start of the upcoming semester, many start with a review and revision of their course syllabus. As you think of how you might prepare your syllabus, we wanted to share some information from a book that we read entitled “What...
by Dani McC | Jun 15, 2022 | Resources, Teaching Tips
In our last Teaching Tips post about discussion boards, we shared several frameworks that can be used to help facilitate better discussions with online students. In this post, we will share several tech tools that can be integrated into Canvas to facilitate...
by Dani McC | May 20, 2022 | Resources, Teaching Tips
General Tips regrading Discussion Boards Discussion boards (also referred to as discussion forums) are an important mode of interaction in an online course. There are several important considerations when creating effective discussion forum activities. Encourage...
by Dani McC | Apr 5, 2022 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Downloadable PDF With spring campus visits and summer orientations coming right around the corner, Penn State Behrend has much to look forward to as we think about the start of the next academic year. While we have begun to live in our “new normal” as a society that...
by jgg12 | Oct 4, 2021 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Marcus Jacobs, Chris Shelton, Jasper Sachsenmeier (left image) and Jon Gunnell (right image) in the VAR Lab at Penn State Behrend Have you ever wanted to take your students scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef to see the impacts of climate change or visit the...
by jgg12 | Sep 7, 2021 | Faculty Development, Resources, Teaching Tips
During the spring 2021 semester, students from across the commonwealth shared their insights on a variety of topics related to instructional strategies that increased their success. Many of these suggestions were discussed within the context of instructional methods...
by jgg12 | Aug 9, 2021 | Resources, Teaching Tips
What is the theory of small teaching? The theory of ‘small teaching’ comes to us from James Lang (2016). He asserts that small teaching is the minor changes to course design, assessment structure, or communication with students that impact student engagement,...
by jgg12 | Apr 16, 2021 | Resources, Teaching Tips
What is the theory of small teaching? The theory of ‘small teaching’ comes to us from James Lang (2016). He asserts that small teaching is the minor changes to course design, assessment structure, or communication with students that impact student engagement,...
by jgg12 | Apr 9, 2021 | Resources, Teaching Tips
What is the theory of small teaching? The theory of ‘small teaching’ comes to us from James Lang (2016). He asserts that small teaching is the minor changes to course design, assessment structure, or communication with students that impact student engagement,...
by jgg12 | Apr 2, 2021 | Resources, Teaching Tips
What is the theory of small teaching? The theory of ‘small teaching’ comes to us from James Lang (2016). He asserts that small teaching is the minor changes to course design, assessment structure, or communication with students that impact student engagement,...
by jgg12 | Aug 16, 2020 | Resources, Teaching Tips
If you’re looking for a solution to share documents during Zoom sessions or for recording video or taking pictures to share with your students later, watch the following video. We provide you with different setups as well as some things to be aware of....
by jgg12 | Sep 4, 2019 | Resources, Teaching Tips
Kaltura Capture is a screen capturing software available to all Penn State University faculty, staff and students. It allows the ability to record your screen, yourself (using a webcam) or a whiteboard and has annotation tools. Downloading Kaltura Capture 1....
