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January 2009 Newsletter

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Articles include: Buzzlions, CoffeeReads, Educational Gaming update podcast, Stories on the Instructional Design Survey, the ITS Training Community site, the Testing Center, and the ENGL 202C and COMM 180 course redesign projects, and more.

ITS Forum: Storage/Archival Solutions

ITS Forum: Storage/Archival Solutions

"Storage/Archival Solutions" by Mark Saussure and Mairead Martin (January 13, 2009)

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Jan 13, 2009
Podcast: Educational Gaming Update

Podcast: Educational Gaming Update

Podcast interview with Brett Bixler of TLT on what's new with the Educational Gaming Commons and how faculty can use games and virtual worlds as teaching tools.

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Jan 15, 2009

BuzzLion for the Week of January 11

A weekly look at what's hot in Teaching and Learning with Technology

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Jan 16, 2009

New social network opens for Penn State's technology learning community

The Technology Training Community is a new online learning resource for the participation of students, faculty, and staff at Penn State.

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Jan 16, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 1/19

Three big technology companies make a commitment to improving learning - should Penn State look at being involved?

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Jan 19, 2009

Group formed to review, enhance informal learning spaces at Penn State

Allan Gyorke discusses the emerging popularity of informal learning spaces across campus and what is being done to enhance their presence.

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Jan 20, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 1/22: Today's student journalists can use Web 2.0 to succeed

To succeed at their craft, student journalists need to look outside of their own universities and collaborate via Web 2.0 with journalism majors at other schools.

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Jan 22, 2009

BuzzLion for Week of January 18

A weekly look at some of what Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn State staffers are doing and thinking.

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Jan 23, 2009
ITS Forum: Business Continuity Planning Services

ITS Forum: Business Continuity Planning Services

"Business Continuity Planning Services" by Scott Weaver (January 27, 2009)

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Jan 27, 2009

Instructional design survey to help meet pedagogical needs of Penn State faculty

Survey developed in a collaborative effort of instructional designers across the Penn State community, and enables instructional designers to structure efforts to meet faculty needs.

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Jan 27, 2009

April 18 symposium to highlight collaborative teaching and learning technologies

Faculty wishing to attend the 2009 TLT Symposium on Saturday, April 18, 2009 can register now.

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Jan 27, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 1/28: Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis?

Article on insciences.org cites a study that shows technology may cause decline in some skills, and what this may mean

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Jan 28, 2009
Geoscience professor finds enhanced classroom learning is just a ‘click’ away

Geoscience professor finds enhanced classroom learning is just a ‘click’ away

Dr. Peter Heaney talks about using student response systems in class and how they add to learning by letting him know what his class understands, and what needs reviewed.

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Jan 29, 2009

BuzzLion for Week of January 25

A weekly look at some of what Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn State staffers are doing and thinking.

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Jan 30, 2009

February public forums present ITS work and progress

ITS public forums for the month of February.

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Jan 30, 2009
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