Schreyer Institute Resources for Faculty

• Penn State Teacher II
  Advice and guidance from faculty peers and former students on ways to engage present and future students.
• Tools and Tips for Teaching and Learning
  Resources compiled by Institute consulting staff on topics related to best teaching practices at Penn State.

Penn State Resources and Support Services for Faculty

• Academic and Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual
  Answers questions on issues such as grading and course scheduling
• ANGEL Course Management System
  Penn State's Course Management System (CMS)
• CIRTL Diversity Resources
  Resources for inclusive teaching practices in science, technology, engineering and math
• Center for Excellence in Writing
  Promotes a writing-intensive philosophy of student-centered teaching and collaborative learning through integrated programs; the Center for Excellence in Writing is in the process of blending its undergraduate programs with Penn State Learning.
• Classroom and Lab Computing
  Information about the Technology Classrooms and Student Computing Labs on the University Park Campus and related services
• Copyright Clearance Office
  Official University resource for obtaining copyright approvals for course packets and other publications
• Counseling and Psychological Services
  Worrisome Student Behaviors: Minimizing Risk
• Educational Planning Survey
  Background information about the Educational Planning Survey and summaries of the data collected from the FTCAP [First-Year Testing, Counseling and Advising Program] surveys
• Educational Technology Services
  Support in the appropriate use of technology for teaching, learning, and research
• General Purpose Classrooms
  Shows number of seats, type of seating, technology category, and photographs for most classrooms at University Park
• "iStudy for Success!" Modules
  An introduction to college-level learning, focusing on areas in which first-year students often need to build skills
• Information Technology Services (ITS)
  Provides access to information technology services at Penn State
• ITS All You
  Information Technology Services site for students
• ITS Training Services
  Provides access to information technology training at Penn State
• Media and Technology Support Services
  MediaTech houses, circulates, and maintains a pool of equipment to support academic credit instruction at the University Park campus. Services include media collection of more than 23,000 films, videos, and DVDs, media duplication, video editing labs, and video taping of class presentations.
• Multicultural Enhanced Learning for Diversity (MELD)
  Resource database providing a rich mix of cultural, international, gender, and lifestyle perspectives that can be integrated into any course
• Office for Disability Services
  Services for Penn State students with disabilities, includes link to faculty handbook for working withstudents with disabilities
• Office of Judicial Affairs
  The Office of Judicial Affairs (OJA) interprets and enforces the Student Code of Conduct
• Penn State Learning
  Peer tutoring for many different courses and assistance in multiple skill areas, such as technology, writing, learning skills, etc. for students
• Penn State PULSE
  Information about student attitudes and opinions on issues relevant to learning
• SCOLA
  Free resources for instructors of foreign languages at Penn State, including television programming from around the world in native languages
• Teaching and Learning with Technology
  Enrich the educational experience of students through information technology
• Testing Center
  Scanning Operations for the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, e-Testing Facility and ITS computer lab
• Turnitin
  Web-based plagiarism detection and prevention system to which Penn State has a subscription
• University Libraries' Services
  Library service for faculty, instructors and staff
• Web Learning at Penn State
  The official Web presence of the Penn State Online initiative