August 2021 Information Sessions

Griff Lewis

Join us this August for our second Commonwealth Campuses Instructor Days!

Commonwealth Campuses Instructor Days: Join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester! The event will explore topics related to invigorating your teaching practice, strategies to preserve from Pandemic teaching, and practices for supporting students. Hear from your faculty colleagues as they share strategies and tools for success. Be sure to bring your questions and any stories of success you care to share.

Schedule at a Glance:

Wednesday, August 11

Time Zoom Room A Zoom Room B Zoom Room C Zoom Room D
12:00 PM The Re-entry Experience: Transitioning Effectively into Fall 2021
1:00 PM Adobe Spark for Creative and Engaging Assignments Quality within Constraints: Course Design in a Hurry! Methods & Modes of Engaging and Enhancing Learning in STEM Courses Helping Students Succeed with Embedded Tutors and Learning Assistants
2:00 PM Embedding Retention Strategies into Teaching Practices Make Discussions Great Again: We Actually Mean It Incremental Learning Strategies Making the Business Classroom More “Profitable”
3:00 PM Foe’s Eye View: Engaging Students Through Perspective-Taking Activities Creating Community in Your Courses Allow Students to Author Their Own Learning Path Facilitating Effective Group Work

Thursday, August 12

Time Zoom Room A Zoom Room B Zoom Room C Zoom Room D
9:00 AM Active Learning Through Gameplay Switching it Up: Using Adobe Spark for Course Assessment Faculty Reflect on Teaching During COVID—What They’ll Keep For the Fall Enhancing STEM learning through 3-D Visualization and Digital Collaboration Tools
10:00 AM Introspection Toward Academic Engagement Happy Little Successes: Activities to Increase Engagement and Build Community in Remote Classes Creative Course Design: Examples of Transformative and Experiential Learning in the Classroom Teaching Writing with Google Docs in the Post-Pandemic World
11:00 AM Designing Projects to Enhance Understanding and Engagement Open and Affordable Teaching and Collaboration – Two Examples Reflective Teaching and Learning Techniques Transitioning Instruction Online
12:00 PM Inclusive Teaching Practices: Creating a Classroom where Everyone can Thrive