Events

This summer, we are reading New York Times bestseller THE EXTENDED MIND: THE POWER OF THINKING OUTSIDE THE BRAIN (2021) by acclaimed science writer Annie Murphy Paul. The book highlights research that challenges conventional models of learning (and teaching) focused primarily on what happens inside our heads. Discuss how to leverage the power of thinking outside the brain to engage students by joining one of the Schreyer Institute’s sponsored reading groups. For more information and to register, visit https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6r1f2dNeUngm8N8

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 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 Universal Design for Learning (UDL) course is self-directed and asynchronous. The course provides an introduction to the rationale for UDL, supporting research, applications of UDL. We welcome instructors and designers who embrace student variability, strive for equity, and seek to empower students. Participants will explore UDL terms, principles, structures, and applications, and ways to adapt teaching practices.

Facilitated by Mary Ann Tobin, this course is a collaboration between the Schreyer Institute and World Campus Online Faculty Development.

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 is a reception for the faculty, staff, students, and community partners who participated in the participatory common intellectual experiences (CIEs) over the academic year.

This is a closed event customized for the requesting department. If you are interested in a Custom Workshop for your area, contact us at 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 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.

IT Accessibility created a repository of accessible Word syllabus templates that you can use to quickly build an accessible syllabus. In this demonstration, participants will learn about the templates and basic accessibility techniques that can be applied to other academic or professional documents.

Registration will close 1 hour before the event starts. Registrants will receive a Zoom link at least 1 hour before the event.

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.

IT Accessibility created a repository of accessible Word syllabus templates that you can use to quickly build an accessible syllabus. In this demonstration, participants will learn about the templates and basic accessibility techniques that can be applied to other academic or professional documents.

Registration will close 1 hour before the event starts. Registrants will receive a Zoom link at least 1 hour before the event.

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. 

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 Improv and Pedagogy Teaching Community workshops feature small and large group discussions on connections between improv and our teaching, and improv games and exercises facilitated by company members of Happy Valley Improv and Penn State faculty members. These stand-alone, interactive workshops are held in downtown State College at the Blue Brick Theatre, 209 West Calder Way. Lunch will be provided.

Space is limited. Sign-up at https://forms.gle/HHi8d5gwGZRXyAja7.

Questions? Email Andrea McCloskey at avm11@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 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.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework of brain-based, research-backed teaching and learning strategies that proactively address learner variability to reduce learning barriers and create inclusive learning experiences. In this interactive, UDL-inspired workshop, participants will be introduced to the UDL framework and explore ways to apply it.

This is a closed event customized for the requesting department. If you are interested in a Custom Workshop for your area, contact us at 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.

Each curriculum has spots where students struggle. In this workshop, you will focus on an area of struggle in your own curriculum using the Decoding the Disciplines, an internationally recognized method developed for college instructors. You will be coached by Dr. Joan Middendorf, the co-founder of the Decoding method as you unpack your implicit expert knowledge and turn it into explicit mental moves you can share with your students. You will also have an opportunity to design activities to encourage students to practice these explicit mental moves.

This workshop is hosted by the Berks Annual Teaching Colloquium. Penn State instructors from other campuses are welcome to attend. There is no charge for this workshop, but registration is required: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06c3QR7xjE5r9DE

For more information on this event, please contact Ike Shibley at: ias1@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 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.

Penn State faculty are invited to participate in a three-day intensive workshop to consider the impacts of generalized AI on assignment design. You will explore how you can incorporate AI use into an assignment or design an assignment to constrain AI use.

Participants will:

- Design or redesign an assignment they have selected and will use in a course in the 2025-26?academic year.
   
- Explore AI-related teaching issues as a community of faculty colleagues and consider the implications for their assignments.
   
- Approach general AI tool use and selection with increased confidence after exploring three Penn State-approved generalized AI tools.
   
- Connect with existing Penn State educator communities focusing on impacts and roles of generalized AI tools in teaching and learning.
   
This in-person program is for Penn State faculty of any rank or title, at any Penn State location. It will be facilitated by the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and by Teaching and Learning with Technology, part of University Libraries. The cohort will meet at University Park on May 20, 21, and 22.
   
Travel funding will be available for those from campuses other than University Park.
   
Space is limited. Apply by April 18. In your application, you will be asked to describe your experience with AI and to briefly outline what you would like to accomplish during the intensive experience: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0UJxKyvbL4IVaDA
   
Questions? Contact Larkin Hood at lnh2@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 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.