2010

Summer 2010 Training Report

This report details the training statistics and other significant work of ITS Training Services over the course of the summer 2010 semester. Included are the number of training sessions offered, training topics and formats, participant numbers, communication efforts, trends, and additional observations.

Educational Gaming Commons Fall 2009

This report summarizes the Fall 2009 activities for the Educational Gaming Commons. Majors highlights include the EGC development projects and the new EGC Lab designed for research, teaching, and learning.

Faculty Guide to Teaching through Videoconferencing

A "primer" for faculty who are relatively new to using videoconferencing for teaching, including suggestions and examples. Updated at the end of 2009, the purpose of this guide is to be a pedagogical primer for faculty who are relatively new to using videoconferencing to teach a course. The guide contains a list of questions that have been asked by faculty along with suggestions and examples provided by experienced videoconferencing instructors. These suggestions were supported based on research in the field of distance education. The guide does not go into technical details on operating videoconferencing equipment, since each setup has a unique set of features and controls. Information Technology Services has a good technical overview of videoconferencing systems (http://its.psu.edu/videoconf/videoconf.html). For a list of other technical and research resources, please see the "Additional Resources" section at the end of the document.

ECAR 2010

In 2010, Penn State participated in the Educause Center for Academic Research (ECAR) national study of undergraduate use of technology. This pdf portfolio contains both the national ECAR findings report as well as the report of the subset of Penn State responses.

Spring 2010 Technology Training Report

This report details the training statistics and other significant work of ITS Training Services over the course of the spring 2010 semester. Included are the number of training sessions offered, training topics and formats, participant numbers, communication efforts, trends, and additional observations.

Teaching and Learning with Technology Annual Report, 2009-2010

The staff of Teaching and Learning with Technology had an amazingly productive year. Our accomplishments touch faculty, staff, and students at every campus and in every college.

Summer-Fest 2010 Technology Training Report

This report details the training statistics and other significant work of ITS Training Services during Summer-Fest 2010, a weeklong training session held between spring and summer semesters that focuses on pedagogical uses of technology. Included are the number of training sessions offered, training topics and formats, participant numbers, and additional observations.

2009 FACAC Faculty and Teaching Assistants Survey Report

This report summarizes the findings from the 2009 FACAC Faculty-TA Survey of technology use at Penn State. More than 600 faculty and Teaching assistants (TAs) participated, reporting on their technology device ownership and use in teaching and learning.

2010 FACAC Staff Survey Report

This report summarizes the responses from more than 1,500 staff to questions about their use of technology and the need for technology training at Penn State.

Spring Break 2010 Technology Training Report

This report details the training statistics and other significant work of ITS Training Services during spring break 2010. This weeklong training session held during the spring semester break focuses on technologies that graduate and undergraduate students are likely to use during their time at Penn State. Included are the number of training sessions offered, training topics and formats, participant numbers, and additional observations.