by Dani McC | April 6, 2022 | News, Teaching Tips
Downloadable PDF With spring campus visits and summer orientations coming right around the corner, Penn State Behrend has much to look forward to as we think about the start of the next academic year. While we have begun to live in our “new normal” as a society that...
by Qi Dunsworth | January 11, 2022 | Teaching Tips
Here are some tips and tricks for merging courses in Canvas:
by Qi Dunsworth | January 10, 2022 | Teaching Tips
Syllabus Checklist The Syllabus Checklist (2021) assists instructors to construct a course syllabus without missing the required components based on Faculty Senate policies. It also recommends additional information that helps clarify course structure and class...
by Qi Dunsworth | January 7, 2022 | Teaching Tips
The following questions and answers will help you get set up for the first week of the semester. Q1. Issues with access to Canvas or past courses; How often does Canvas update with LionPath? Students: email canvas@psu.edu to report a problem. Instructors: You must be...
by Qi Dunsworth | January 7, 2022 | Teaching Tips
The Do’s Use only supported browsers to work in Canvas. Turn on Media Gallery in course navigation if you plan to share class recordings with students. Steps 4 to 7 of this article explain how to enable the Media Gallery link. In addition, this article lists the...
by Dani McC | October 4, 2021 | Teaching Tips
Marcus Jacobs, Chris Shelton, Jasper Sachsenmeier (left image) and Jon Gunnell (right image) in the VAR Lab at Penn State Behrend Have you ever wanted to take your students scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef to see the impacts of climate change or visit the...
by Dani McC | September 7, 2021 | Faculty Development, Teaching Tips
During the spring 2021 semester, students from across the commonwealth shared their insights on a variety of topics related to instructional strategies that increased their success. Many of these suggestions were discussed within the context of instructional methods...
by Dani McC | August 13, 2021 | Teaching Tips
With the Fall 2021 semester quickly approaching, the staff of the Center for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives is ready to help you prepare and get the semester started on a positive note. In thinking about the start of the new semester, the staff would like to share...
by Dani McC | August 9, 2021 | Teaching Tips
What is the theory of small teaching? The theory of ‘small teaching’ comes to us from James Lang (2016). He asserts that small teaching is the minor changes to course design, assessment structure, or communication with students that impact student engagement,...
by Dani McC | April 16, 2021 | Teaching Tips
What is the theory of small teaching? The theory of ‘small teaching’ comes to us from James Lang (2016). He asserts that small teaching is the minor changes to course design, assessment structure, or communication with students that impact student engagement,...
by Dani McC | April 9, 2021 | Teaching Tips
What is the theory of small teaching? The theory of ‘small teaching’ comes to us from James Lang (2016). He asserts that small teaching is the minor changes to course design, assessment structure, or communication with students that impact student engagement,...
by Dani McC | April 2, 2021 | Teaching Tips
What is the theory of small teaching? The theory of ‘small teaching’ comes to us from James Lang (2016). He asserts that small teaching is the minor changes to course design, assessment structure, or communication with students that impact student engagement,...
by Qi Dunsworth | January 5, 2021 | Teaching Tips
You can restrict student access to a completed Canvas course after the semester ends. You can choose different levels of restrictions under course Settings, Course Details. To make the course invisible to students, Choose an Ends date, Select Restrict students from...
by Qi Dunsworth | January 5, 2021 | Teaching Tips
In Canvas Do you know you can edit all due dates on one page and save time? Check out this article: How do I bulk update due dates and availability dates as an instructor? If you receive too many notifications from courses other than your own, you can manage...
by Qi Dunsworth | November 18, 2020 | Fall 2020, Teaching Tips
If you are thinking about using Zoom alone for proctoring and recording live exams, here are 7 things to keep in mind: In the main room, whoever speaks gets recorded on the big screen. Recording in a breakout room makes it easier to monitor eye movements than in the...
by Jonathan Gunnell | September 30, 2020 | Teaching Tips
Encourage responses that provide unique insights. Create discussion prompts that do not have simple, “correct” answers. This will ensure that students are able to post original content rather than what someone else has already posted. Moderate the...
by Qi Dunsworth | August 21, 2020 | Teaching Tips
The Don’ts Use attendance for grades Require a doctor’s note for accommodation Require webcam on during remote lectures Adjust the grading scheme for a student who needs make-up work Include copyrighted videos in your recording Record a class lecture without...
by jlh91 | August 16, 2020 | Teaching Tips
If you’re looking for a solution to share documents during Zoom sessions or for recording video or taking pictures to share with your students later, watch the following video. We provide you with different setups as well as some things to be aware of....
by jlh91 | September 4, 2019 | Teaching Tips
Kaltura Capture is a screen capturing software available to all Penn State University faculty, staff and students. It allows the ability to record your screen, yourself (using a webcam) or a whiteboard and has annotation tools. Downloading Kaltura Capture 1....
by tcb182 | November 6, 2018 | Teaching Tips
Large classes typically consist of 50 or more students in a class. Other educators define large classes based on factors that include content, room size, and cultural perception (Bain, 2004). Teaching large classes creates some challenges for educators such as how to...
by Qi Dunsworth | September 20, 2018 | Teaching Tips
Is the 6th week too early to collect student feedback? No. This is the right time if you haven’t done it earlier. Please be aware that the SRTE form will be available for students at the beginning of the 14th week (check its availability this semester). Collecting...
