Events

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) course is an introductory overview for instructors and designers who embrace student variability, strive for equity, seek to implement research-based learning practices, and want to empower students through flexibility. The course includes the rationale and research that supports UDL, applications of UDL, and opportunities to reflect upon changes in your teaching and learning practices. Participants will explore UDL terms, principles, structures, and applications. Facilitated by Mary Ann Tobin, this self-directed, asynchronous course is a collaboration between the Schreyer Institute and World Campus Online Faculty Development.

Enroll at any time before May 31, 2024 at https://wcfd.psu.edu. You will have 60 days to complete the course.

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact SITE at site@psu.edu or call 814-863-2599 at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.

The Targeted Teaching Transformation (T3) program is open to any Penn State instructor(s) of record, working as individuals or in small groups. The T3 program pairs you with an expert coach, who will work with you to identify and meet your teaching transformation goals. You will receive up to 10 hours of individual, one-on-one coaching (in person and virtual sessions available) you schedule at your convenience over the summer. You will have access to a host of T3 resources. You will receive a certificate of completion suitable for inclusion in your Faculty Activity Report. Instructors will apply through a short online form. Application deadline is May 13, 2024. Priority will be given to instructors designing courses to be taught during the 2024-25 academic year. Accepted participants will be notified by May 17, 2024.

Some examples of goals you could achieve through the T3 program are: adopting alternate forms of grading, planning to teach in a different modality, redesigning assignments, redesigning a course you inherited to make it your own, redesigning your course for more students, and much more.

Apply here: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0pjr3vsWLsjeRn0 

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact SITE at site@psu.edu or call 814-863-2599 at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.

This endorsement is part of the Provost Endorsement Program.

This endorsement engages experienced instructors in implementing inclusive and equitable teaching in their current or upcoming course(s).  This program assumes participants already understand the need for inclusive and equitable practices. Eligible participants must have teaching responsibilities in the current or upcoming academic year so that they can most immediately benefit from the content of the program by applying program concepts to their teaching. Participants will revise a syllabus or assignments for future use, reflect on their teaching based on student feedback and peer interactions, and consider how they might cultivate belonging in their courses.  Once participants have registered, they will be added to a Canvas course and connected with a SITE faculty consultant. Registration opens on January 15. 

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact SITE at site@psu.edu or call 814-863-2599 at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.

In this session, we'll provide an overview of proactive, responsive, and adaptive ways to respond to and support students in distress. Participants will be better able to prepare for classroom disruptions and for conversations with students about support services and accommodations in various learning settings.

This closed/custom event is for members of the requesting unit. If you would like to schedule a similar event for your group, please contact SITE@psu.edu.

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact SITE at site@psu.edu or call 814-863-2599 at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.

You are invited to join us for this all day writing about teaching retreat, held on the Schuylkill campus (but open to Penn State instructors from any campus location).

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact SITE at site@psu.edu or call 814-863-2599 at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.

The University Academic Integrity Leadership Community (UAILC) invites you to a panel discussion of document falsification in the era of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence policies largely focus on cheating and plagiarism. Generative technologies have also made it faster and simpler to forge accommodation letters or craft fake messages from health professionals or university personnel, making it even more challenging for instructors to respond to such violations.

Our panelists represent diverse university units, including disability services, student accountability and conduct resolution, ethics and compliance, and faculty and administration. We look forward to a conversation that will address the legal and ethical challenges these tools create. Together, we will discuss the changing landscape, share best practices, and consider future recommendations for the University to safeguard academic integrity, which is a core Penn State value.

This panel is kindly supported by the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE). Attendance is offered both in person at Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and in Zoom. The Zoom link will be shared with remote attendees via Penn State email at least one hour before the event. For planning purposes, please select your preferred means of attendance by Friday, May 24, 2024.

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact SITE at site@psu.edu or call 814-863-2599 at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program to allow sufficient time to effectively meet your access needs.