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2009 Archive
An archive of all News items from 2009.
BuzzLion takes a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff is thinking, learning, writing, creating, and doing.
Nov 06, 2009
Penn State students are invited to produce a video entry for the 2009 Sparky Awards, organized by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).
Nov 05, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Nov 04, 2009
Teaching and Learning with Technology has launched a new site, E-portfolios at Penn State, giving Penn State students, faculty, and staff a resource that allows them to begin and maintain an e-portfolio.
Nov 03, 2009
The deadline to submit proposals for the 2010 Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology has been extended to November 13.
Nov 02, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Nov 02, 2009
A free overview workshop on the Teaching with Technology Certificate program is being offered to Graduate Students on November 23 and November 24.
Oct 29, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Oct 28, 2009
Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art exists both in this world, and in a parallel universe. This isn’t surrealism meets science fiction, but the efforts of Palmer staff and the Educational Gaming Commons to create a “virtual” Palmer Museum in the virtual world Second Life.
Oct 27, 2009
Faculty are invited to attend a workshop on the educational benefits of the online virtual world Second Life on November 12 from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Oct 26, 2009
Registration is open for the free workshops offered by ITS Training Services that are designed to meet the needs of graduate students.
Oct 26, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Oct 26, 2009
BuzzLion takes a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff is thinking, learning, writing, creating, and doing.
Oct 23, 2009
A Penn State professor is working with a Florida Atlantic University faculty member on a project focused on using podcasts in an advanced French class.
Oct 22, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Oct 21, 2009
German Online at PSU program offers a series of three fully online courses that has received high marks from students, faculty.
Oct 19, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Oct 19, 2009
There is a trend towards faculty assigning projects where students must work on a team to complete an assignment. To ensure students have access to areas where they can work together on group projects, Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has been installing collaborative learning spaces equipped with the latest technologies around the University Park campus.
Oct 15, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Oct 14, 2009
Michael Miller and Michael Mulich, programmer/analysts with WebLion, talked recently with Jamie Oberdick, Daily Buzz editor, about open source software development. Along being great for programming, Miller and Mulich have found the open source environment to have other professional, and social, benefits as well.
Oct 13, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Oct 12, 2009
BuzzLion takes a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff is thinking, learning, writing, creating, and doing.
Oct 09, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Oct 07, 2009
World of Warcraft has caught the attention of not only millions of loyal gamers, but educators as well.
Oct 06, 2009
The tool for creating consultation groups in the Course Submission & Consultation System (CSCS) within ANGEL will be updated on Wednesday, October 7.
Oct 06, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Oct 05, 2009
BuzzLion takes a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff is thinking, learning, writing, creating, and doing.
Oct 02, 2009
Camplese talks about his trip to the Open Education conference in Vancouver, what he brought back from that trip, the benefits of open education, and how open education is already entrenched in the current higher ed culture.
Oct 01, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Sep 30, 2009
This fall, students in ENGL 202C Technical Writing will encounter a new framework describing the spectrum of “how-to” instructions from traditional, fixed instructions to those readers can comment on and rate—or even edit themselves, thanks to Web 2.0 technologies.
Sep 29, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Sep 28, 2009
BuzzLion takes a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff is thinking, learning, writing, creating, and doing.
Sep 25, 2009
Visually appealing and with a focus on social media, the new Web site for the Penn State Symposium on Teaching and Learning has an enhanced format that both celebrates past Symposiums and looks forward to the 2010 event.
Sep 24, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Sep 23, 2009
Unveiled in the spring, PSU Voices aggregates content from the Blogs at Penn State project and across the social Internet. Faculty who have used PSU Voices have found it to be a tool with a lot of potential for community building and learning.
Sep 22, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Sep 21, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at some of what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Sep 18, 2009
Among the subjects the video covers are scheduled sessions, special offerings such as just-in-time training, training using Adobe Connect remote meeting software, online video tutorials, how to learn about new training sessions, and more.
Sep 17, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Sep 16, 2009
Gloria Clark, associate professor of humanities and Spanish at Penn State Harrisburg, has created an immersive environment in the virtual world Second Life to encourage students to practice Spanish. This includes a Virtual Hacienda, a cathedral, a beach, and more.
Sep 15, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Sep 14, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at some of what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Sep 11, 2009
H1N1 virus outbreaks at college campuses are already in the news, and H1N1 is expected to have a major impact at Penn State at some point this semester. To help faculty, staff, and students remain productive even if forced to stay home because of the flu, Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) is offering a flu-related educational technology resource Web page at http://tlt.its.psu.edu/flu.
Sep 10, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Sep 09, 2009
Christopher Long, associate professor of philosophy, has created a podcast series, blog, and video to open up dialogue on Socratic politics among colleagues and students inside and outside Penn State. This semester, he will use these tools to encourage debate, inspire discourse, and create a marketplace for ideas, just as Socrates did many years ago.
Sep 08, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at some of what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Sep 04, 2009
Interview with Brad Kozlek, information technology manager, Education Technology Services, talks about protected blogging and its benefits to the Penn State community.
Sep 03, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Sep 02, 2009
The 2010 Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology will take place on Saturday, March 27 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
Sep 01, 2009
Faculty can help their students practice language skills and heighten cultural awareness by supplementing their texts with free news broadcasts from around the world provided by SCOLA.
Sep 01, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 31, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at some of what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Aug 28, 2009
This fall, Ellysa Stern Cahoy, assistant head of Library Learning Services, is developing ways to help students acquire literacies they need to succeed in college and the workplace, beyond traditional reading and writing.
Aug 27, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 26, 2009
Project involves implementing the Atom Publishing Protocol for Plone.
Aug 25, 2009
Penn State license agreement with lynda.com provides thousands of high-quality video tutorials on hundreds of IT topics at no cost to faculty, staff, and students.
Aug 25, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 24, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Aug 21, 2009
Chris Lucas, assistant director of ITS Training Services, discusses the Information Technology Services' site-wide license with software training vendor Lynda.com. This license enables Penn State faculty, staff, and students to learn how to use a variety of software thanks to access to thousands of video tutorials taught by industry experts.
Aug 20, 2009
The Penn State community is invited to attend an open house of the new Educational Gaming Commons Lab September 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in 6A Findlay Commons at the East Halls, University Park.
Aug 20, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 19, 2009
Penn State professors use popular game to successfully teach future music educators
Aug 18, 2009
Registration is now open for Fall 2009 technology workshops.
Aug 17, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 17, 2009
Penn State hosts international student video contest.
Aug 14, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Aug 14, 2009
IST students offer some positive thoughts via YouTube video on the new Educational Gaming Commons' lab.
Aug 13, 2009
Faculty can preview an updated tool for creating consultation groups in the Course Submission & Consultation System Training Utility within ANGEL.
Aug 13, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 12, 2009
If you attended and want to review the presentations, or if you missed the event entirely and do not want to feel left out, you can now watch session videos of the Learning Design Summer Camp on the TLT YouTube channel.
Aug 11, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 10, 2009
ANGEL has recently been upgraded to version 7.3. Users can learn about the features of ANGEL 7.3 in several ways.
Aug 10, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Aug 07, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 06, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 05, 2009
Information Technology Services has secured a University-wide site license with lynda.com, Inc., an industry leader in software training.
Aug 04, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Aug 03, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Jul 31, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Jul 29, 2009
Chris More of College of Agricultural Sciences is working with WebLion to redesign the College's 300 Web sites.
Jul 28, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Jul 27, 2009
BuzzLion is the weekly look at what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Jul 24, 2009
Annual event builds community and helps enhance learning design at Penn State
Jul 23, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Jul 22, 2009
Information Technology Services has discovered a problem with ANGEL mail when the sender is using Internet Explorer.
Jul 22, 2009
Peter Idowu, associate professor of electrical engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, talks about how a racing game helps him effectively teach students about energy use and the environment.
Jul 21, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Jul 20, 2009
The BuzzLion is a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff are thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Jul 17, 2009
Slots are still available for Penn State learning professionals to show, tell, network, share, and create, with a goal of enhancing learning through technology at the University.
Jul 16, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Jul 15, 2009
Classroom and Lab Computing at Penn State continues to ensure that faculty and students have access to the latest classroom technology
Jul 14, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Jul 13, 2009
The BuzzLion is a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff are thinking, writing, doing, and creating.
Jul 09, 2009
Jeff Swain, instructional designer with Education Technology Services, discusses what digital literacy is, how digital literacy has changed how young people communicate, and how it will effect higher education.
Jul 09, 2009
On July 20, two ANGEL features are being updated: the way in which discussion forums are listed and an aspect of user tracking.
Jul 08, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Jul 08, 2009
Penn State Colleges and Departments find new uses for old computers offered free by Classroom and Lab Computing, helping both their budget and the environment.
Jul 07, 2009
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
Jul 06, 2009
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