Events
Schreyer Institute programs are for anyone at Penn State who has an instructional role or is preparing for a future one. Our participants are typically faculty, graduate students, and postdocs. Academic administrators, instructional designers, staff members, and undergraduates in instructional roles are also welcome.
Endorsement: Universal Design for Learning
Facilitated by Mary Ann Tobin, Associate Research Professor
Thursday, 4/30/2026 to Friday, 5/1/2026
Canvas -- OL 3600 and Teach to Reach with Universal Design for Learning
This Provost Endorsement is a partnership between The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE) and World Campus Online Faculty Development (WCOFD).
It begins with an asynchronous self-guided course, OL 3600: Universal Design for Learning (UDL), in which participants explore the rationale and research that supports designing learning experiences with UDL, read scenarios about UDL applications, and reflect on ways to apply UDL to their own instructional practices. OL 3600 is available throughout the calendar year.
Those who complete OL 3600 will be invited to enroll in Teach to Reach with UDL, a four-week, asynchronous, instructor-led online course offered by SITE, where participants draw upon their own teaching or learning design experience and their existing understanding of UDL to generate and respond to discussions, create a UDL-inspired instructional activity, and provide feedback on their peers’ activities. Teach to Reach is offered in spring and fall semesters.
Current Penn State faculty and postdocs can earn Provost Endorsements. Provost Endorsements are not available to Penn State graduate students.
Completion of both OL 3600 and Teach to Reach within one academic year are required to earn this endorsement.
Email Mary Ann Tobin at matobin@psu.edu with questions about this endorsement or our UDL courses.
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 the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence 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.
Reflecting on Your Teaching Practice
Facilitated by Deena Levy, Associate Research Professor, John Elia, Graduate Instructional Consultant, and Jonathan Aragon, Research Faculty
Thursday, 4/30/2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
Do you find it difficult to engage in reflection or don't know where to start? In this interactive workshop, participants will consider the role of reflection in your teaching practice. We will discuss how our own beliefs about teaching, experiences in our classrooms, and feedback we receive from students and peers can serve as rich sources for reflection, self-assessment, and personal and professional growth. You will leave with strategies you can use to engage in the reflective process. Those who will craft a self-reflection for annual review or dossier purposes may find this workshop to be a good starting point for that process. Please join us.
Registration will close 1 hour before the event starts. Registrants will receive a Zoom link at least 45 minutes before the workshop begins.
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 the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence 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.
