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Additional Resources for TWP
There are many, many resources and supports here at PSU to assist you as you embark on teaching this exciting and challenging course. Workbook Question #8 What are at least two questions you have that a more experienced TWP instructor might be able to answer for or with you? Relatedly, are there any additional resources […]
TWP and the Information Ecosystem
SLOW DOWN! You are almost done with this module, but this section may take more time than the others, and we think it will be worth your investment! The information ecosystem that we live in is a complicated place. This infographic, designed by PSU student Brooke Flanagan, helps make the complexity visible. It can be […]
How Design Thinking Can Help in TWP
Some TWP instructors find that the concept of “Design Thinking” is a useful one to understand and utilize as they plan and teach the course. To learn more about Design Thinking, you can start with this short introduction from the Sloan School at MIT. After that, check out PSU professor Cathie LeBlanc’s 2016 post about […]
TWP & Cluster Learning
TWP is the first encounter that our students have with Cluster Learning. Learn more about the three facets of Cluster Learning, and take a deeper dive into Project-Based Learning, which is at the heart of TWP: Read about Cluster Learning; Read and explore this page about project-based learning from the Buck Institute. Optional: Watch PSU […]
TWP Learning Outcomes
TWP has six learning outcomes. Read more about each one. Understand the importance of the General Education Habits of Mind to your success both during and after college (Read more about Outcome One); Progress in your personal development of the General Education Habits of Mind (Read more about Outcome Two); Learn about the complexities and […]
Mental Health
In 2021 more than 80% of students reported that emotional or mental health difficulties hurt their academic performance one or more days in the previous month. 41% of college students screened positive for major to moderate depression. HMS found that in 2021, 13% of collegestudents had thoughts about suicide. (JED Foundation) Mental health is an […]
Relevance and Value
Common sense tells us that students will engage more deeply if they see how their coursework is relevant to their lives. We know that students will feel that their education is more valuable if they understand how it will “pay off” for them in the future. We may often think of this in terms of […]
Student Belonging
Everyone wants to feel that they belong somewhere. At PSU, we have named our General Education program HoME, not just to stress the Habits of Mind, but also to gesture towards our commitment to help all our students feel that they belong here. Student belonging is an academic issue. Research shows that we can improve […]
Support and Removing Barriers
“Support” is a word that is sometimes considered teaching-adjacent, rather than central to course design and pedagogy. For example, academic support centers and support services like advising, career development, counseling, financial services are often considered separate from the faculty work of teaching and learning. Student support is an academic issue. Research shows that we can […]
