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Faculty Development Day 2015

First Annual Penn State Northeast Regional Faculty Development Day

Scranton Campus - January 6, 2015

On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, the Scranton campus was host to the PSU Northeast Regional Faculty Development Day. Presentations on instructional technology and pedagogy were featured for 50 attendees from multiple Penn State campuses and University Park. Presenters also discussed electronic portfolios, accessibility, research grant initiatives and the future of technology serving education. All presentations were held in the Hawk Lecture Hall.

Attendees at Faculty Development Day

Agenda:

10:00 AM:

Introduction (Scranton Interim Chief Academic Officer Durell Johnson)

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM:

Flipping the Classroom: Experiences and Results

  • Nursing 113, 214W (Griff Lewis/Donna Volpe)
  • Biology 110 (Dr. Renee Bishop)

Hybrid Learning Pedagogy: Active Learning Exercises with Multimedia

  • Web Learning/Hybrid Learning (Jackie Ritzko, Julie Lang)
  • Media Commons and QR Codes (Gina Gray)
  • Effective Speech: Mock Interviews (James Hart)
  • Student Podcasting with PowerPoint (Dr. David Byman)

Video and Web Conferencing in the Classroom

  • Distance Synchronous IST Courses (Fred Aebli)
  • Nursing Presentations by Adobe Connect (Michael Evans)
  • Online Course Live Office Hours (Dr. Margret Hatch)

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM:

ePortfolios at PSU (Dr. Heather Hughes)
Accessibility in the Classroom (Susan Hales)
Center for Online Innovation in Learning - Research Initiation Grants (Dr. Lawrence Ragan)
Updates from Education Technology Services (Kyle Bowen)
Q&A and Wrap Up

TLT Feature Article on our first Faculty Development Day!

Presenter at Faculty Development Day

 

Faculty Development Day Presentations and Resources:

Flipping the Classroom

  • Nursing 113 & 214W
  • Biology 110

Hybrid Learning Pedagogy

  • Web Learning @ Penn State
  • Hybrid Learning @ Penn State
  • Effective Speech Mock Interviews
  • Student Podcasting with PowerPoint
  • Media Commons website

Video and Web Conferencing in the Classroom

  • Distance Synchronous IST Courses
  • Nursing Presentations by Adobe Connect
  • Online Course Live Office Hours

ePortfolios at PSU

  • Portfolios at Penn State website

Accessibility in the Classroom

  • Accessibility in the Classroom
  • Accessibility and Usability at Penn State website

Updates from Education Technology Services

  • Classhack presentation slides

About our Presenters:

 
  • Renee Bishop-Pierce, Ph.D. - Dr. Bishop is an associate professor of biology at Penn State Scranton.
  • Donna Volpe RN-BC, MSN - Ms. Volpe is an instructor in nursing at Penn State Scranton.
  • Jackie Ritzko - Ms. Ritzko is an instructional designer with Penn State Education Technology Services.
  • Julie Lang - Ms. Lang is an instructional designer with Penn State Education Technology Services.
  • Gina Gray - Ms. Gray is an instructor in kinesiology at Penn State Scranton.
  • James Hart - Mr. Hart is an instructor in communication arts and sciences at Penn State Scranton.
  • David Byman, Ph.D. - Dr. Byman is an assistant professor of biology at Penn State Scranton.
  • Fred Aebli - Mr. Aebli is an instructor in information sciences and technology at Penn State Scranton.
  • Michael Evans, MSN - Mr. Evans is an instructor in nursing and assistant chief academic officer at Penn State Scranton.
  • Margret Hatch, Ph.D. - Dr. Hatch is an associate professor of biology at Penn State Scranton.
  • Heather Hughes, Ph.D. - Dr. Hughes is an instructional designer with Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology.
  • Susan Hales - Ms. Hales is the instructional designer for Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
  • Lawrence Ragan, Ph.D. - Dr. Ragan is a co-director of Penn State University's Center for Online Innovation in Learning (COIL).
  • Kyle Bowen - Mr. Bowen is the director of Penn State Education Technology Services.

Faculty Development Day 2023

  • Faculty Development Day 2022
  • Faculty Development Day 2021
  • Faculty Development Day 2020
  • Faculty Development Day & Technology Fair 2019
  • Faculty Development Day 2018
  • Faculty Development Day 2017
  • Faculty Development Day 2016
  • Faculty Development Day 2015

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