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Martha Burtis

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  • 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.

  • Spring Pedagogy Institute (SPIN)

    Join the CoLab for a day of conversations and presentations about teaching learning. Details about the schedule and registration are forthcoming. In the meantime, save the date on your calendar!

  • Designing for Emergent Learning

    CoLab (Lamson Library 003)

    During this 60-minute workshop, we will explore how to design for emergent, flexible, and unpredictable learning, particularly the kind inspired by cluster learning. The CoLab will provide a brief presentation about the topic and possible approaches and will facilitate a larger conversation about how faculty are approaching this now, what challenges they are facing, and […]

  • New Faculty Mentorship Lunch

    CoLab (Lamson Library 003)

    This is a closed event for new faculty and new faculty mentors. Details/RSVP sent from Aimee Pascale to participants; check your email!