Whether you teach face to face in person, virtually synchronous, or asynchronously, your students will interact with your course digitally. Prompted by PSU student feedback,
January 20, 2021
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As part of the CoLab’s Jump Start program, director Robin DeRosa talks briefly about course structures to consider for spring 2021. She also provides an
November 30, 2020
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When a class is discussion-based, it is critical that students do the reading assignments ahead of time. How can we ensure that students completed the
January 20, 2021
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A presentation by Jason Neenos for those who are getting started with Canvas this spring during the pilot, or who will be converting with the
December 2, 2020
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Place-Based Education (PBE), so named by David Sobel, is a unique teaching technique that has been developing within the educational community. More than ever, teachers
October 29, 2020
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Learn best practices for using streaming video in your classes this spring! Librarian Alice Pearman and Learning & Teaching Developer Martha Burtis will provide a
January 20, 2021
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April 21, 2021 The Office of Student Success and the Advising Task Force invite faculty who are interested in advising first-year students to join us
April 21, 2021
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As we explore new ways of thinking about grading, many of us are interested in creating opportunities for students to assess themselves and reflect upon
February 5, 2021
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Do you sometimes feel concerned that traditional approaches to grading undermine the pedagogical framework of your course? Are you interested in strategies for assessing student
February 7, 2020
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Short instructional videos can connect, engage, and inspire — but in many courses the most common use of short video is to explain. This session will
December 2, 2020
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Lots of faculty are trying new things in their teaching as we navigate COVID. From using Zoom more, to teaching online and f2f students simultaneously, to developing
September 28, 2020
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This event, facilitated by Profs. Kate Harrington and Robin DeRosa (joined by Provost Ann McClellan), focused on the future of course-sharing between USNH institutions. The
March 19, 2021
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The PT&E Advisory Group ran a virtual workshop through the CoLab for anyone who has scholarship requirements as part of their jobs and for those
April 10, 2020
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How can our course designs and teaching practices evolve to respond proactively and effectively to social demands for equity and inclusion? Explore these resources from
October 16, 2020
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Join Hannah Davidson and Lindsay Page for this Accessibility Fast Blast! Many instructors use Google Slides to display content during their lectures. During this fast
November 20, 2019
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While online learning often gets framed as less social than f2f sessions, the internet actually offers possibilities for building connections among learners and across student/faculty
December 3, 2020
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While Covid19 didn’t create the current challenges that are facing our classrooms it has brought the conversation to the fore. This presentation will look at
November 30, 2020
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In this workshop, Prof. Mark Fischler focuses on our advising processes and techniques here at PSU. As retention becomes even more critical to our very
October 10, 2019
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Inspired by Benjamin Balthaser and Bill V. Mullen’s essay “The Necroliberal University: COVID-19, Racial Violence, and the Management of Death“, this event offers us an
March 2, 2021
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Join your colleagues and reps from USNH Academic Technology to talk about exciting ways to share curriculum across sections and courses. Explore the possibilities for
April 13, 2021
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Sometimes it’s the simple things that can make a big difference. The CoLab will introduce you to a few templates for planning out resources, activities,
December 2, 2020
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How to make Zoom breakout groups less boring. This is a list of ideas crowdsourced from Twitter. For all links and info, visit the slide
September 21, 2020
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“What’s my grade?” The honest answers “It depends” or “It’s complicated” might do more harm than good. For a student with limited quantitative literacy, grade
October 23, 2019
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Through collaboration, low stakes/entry digital tools, and active learning exercises there are many ways to transform f2f assignments into online assignments. Using small adjustments this
December 2, 2020
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Plymouth State Associate Provost Pat Cantor will share some remarks with faculty reflecting on the past semester and wishing you well as you launch into
December 4, 2020
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Hannah walks through the process of adding a Zoom room tab to a Microsoft Teams. This might be helpful if you are planning on using
July 28, 2020
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CoLab faculty and staff host a panel discussion about “rigor” in higher education: what is it, what does it mean, how do we enact it
September 17, 2020
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You are a busy person! In this quick session, Robin uses the “Rule of 2’s” to highlight a short list of things to consider
December 3, 2020
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Presentation by Robin DeRosa at ATI 2019 Link to Presentation Link to Video
August 20, 2019
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Presentation by Jesse Stommel at ATI 2019 Link to PDF Link to video
August 20, 2019
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In this session Kayla Gaudette previews the systems such as Moodle, Sharepoint, and Teams site that support her hy-flex course design and then facilitates an
January 20, 2021
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Description: As we pass the tragic milestone of a year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher ed is in a collective mourning process
May 1, 2021
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As a means to respond to the daily mood and climate of a course, Professor Adam Keul has implemented daily votes on curriculum in the
October 9, 2019
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Drawing on Moral Foundations Theory, PSU Librarian Mike Davidson created this exercise to help students practice Integrated Perspective, to engage in hands-on social science, and,
January 20, 2021
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Martha Burtis talks about why faculty might want to bring their scholarship or teaching to a personal/professional web domain of their own, and offers some
June 19, 2020
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Jason Neenos (Teaching & Learning Technologies) and Melissa Christensen (Director of Instiutional Effectiveness) present this workshop on how to create clear, effective, and engaging courses
November 30, 2020
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Some folks in the CPLC asked for a time to explore “ungrading,” or moving away from grades toward feedback-oriented models. All welcome as we talk about
October 8, 2019
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For Final Exam week and the rest of May, the CoLab is open each weekday from 9am-5pm for virtual appointments. Virtual Appointments continue in June & July, when we will also be open in person in our office in Lamson Library on Mondays & Thursdays from 9am to 5pm.