Spring Pedagogy Institute 2024: Teaching (in) GenZ

Heritage Commmons

Join the CoLab for the first Spring Pedagogy Institute (SPIN) on May 14th from 9AM to 5PM. This year, the focus will be on "Teaching (in) GenZ: Our Changing Information Ecosystem." We will be joined by Dave Cormier of the University of Windsor and author of Learning in a Time of Abundance: The Community Is […]

Building Bridges Across Deep Divides

Microsoft Teams Meeting

Presenter: Alberto Ramos, PSU IDEA Center Entering into election season, it's no secret that our country is deeply divided. This session will focus on strategies to build bridges in the classroom amongst deeply divided perspectives. Look for an additional offering of this session on September 20th.

Building Bridges Across Deep Divides

Microsoft Teams Meeting

Presenter: Alberto Ramos, PSU IDEA Center Entering into election season, it's no secret that our country is deeply divided. This session will focus on strategies to build bridges in the classroom amongst deeply divided perspectives. Look for an additional offering of this session on September 12th.

Teaching Academic Reading: Beyond Highlighters and Sticky-notes

Microsoft Teams Meeting

Presenter: Kenneth Logan, PSU English Reading academic texts is different from reading fantasy novels and Instagram posts. We will cover practical approaches to supporting students in tackling multisyllabic words, grasping complex syntax, navigating unfamiliar text structures, and monitoring their own reading comprehension. Look for another offering of this session on October 22nd. 

Teaching Academic Reading: Beyond Highlighters and Sticky-notes

Microsoft Teams Meeting

Presenter: Kenneth Logan, PSU English Reading academic texts is different from reading fantasy novels and Instagram posts. We will cover practical approaches to supporting students in tackling multisyllabic words, grasping complex syntax, navigating unfamiliar text structures, and monitoring their own reading comprehension. Look for another offering of this session on October 14th. 

Rehydrating the Classroom: Getting through the Final Month

Microsoft Teams Meeting

Presenters: Hannah Mallon & Martha Burtis, PSU Open CoLab As we enter the final weeks of the semester, it can feel like everyone’s energy is depleted. The CoLab staff will present a few ideas for re-energizing the classroom and getting over the finish line.  Look for another offering of this session on November 12th. 

New Faculty Lunch

CoLab (Lamson Library 003)

This is a closed lunch event for new, full-time faculty at PSU. If you received an invitation, please register below.

Rehydrating the Classroom: Getting through the Final Month

Microsoft Teams Meeting

Presenters: Hannah Mallon & Martha Burtis, PSU Open CoLab As we enter the final weeks of the semester, it can feel like everyone’s energy is depleted. The CoLab staff will present a few ideas for re-energizing the classroom and getting over the finish line.  Look for another offering of this session on November 4th. 

Towards a Poor College: Shaping Our Priorities in an Era of Austerity

Virtual

In the United States, there are schools with large endowments and immense financial resources … and there are other types of schools such as underfunded regional public universities. The truth is, most American students go to poor colleges, not rich ones. Instead of seeing the poor college as a place of lack, might we find […]

Towards a Poor College: Shaping Our Priorities in an Era of Austerity

Virtual

In the United States, there are schools with large endowments and immense financial resources … and there are other types of schools such as underfunded regional public universities. The truth is, most American students go to poor colleges, not rich ones. Instead of seeing the poor college as a place of lack, might we find […]

Access and the Poor College: A Conversation with Matt Brim and Danica Savonick

Hybrid (Lamson 003 and Zoom)

What does “access” mean for underfunded schools? How have inequities in funding shaped scholarship and disciplines? What is the future of education in an ever-more-unequal America? We will be joined by Matt Brim, author of Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University (Duke University Press, 2020) and Danica Savonick, author of Open Admissions: The Poetics […]

(Re)Considering Instructional Design Fast Blast

Virtual

Learn more about the Designing Forward Davis Grant, how you can get involved, and how the program will foster a conversation across campus about the intersection of instructional design and Cluster Learning.

(Re)Considering Instructional Design Fast Blast

Virtual

Learn more about the Designing Forward Davis Grant, how you can get involved, and how the program will foster a conversation across campus about the intersection of instructional design and Cluster Learning.

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