Comments on: Paths to Our Mission: Path Three http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/ets-mission/paths-to-our-mission-path-three/ Inspiring Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn State University Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:46:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brett Bixler http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/ets-mission/paths-to-our-mission-path-three/comment-page-1/#comment-14229 Brett Bixler Tue, 26 May 2009 12:28:24 +0000 http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/?p=844#comment-14229 The the EGC, part of our mission is to promote and participate in research opportunities with faculty. To date, we've working with faculty n Astronomy, Architectural Engineering, Music, and Foreign Language to assist in a variety of research, from the standard control-experimental groups to action research. Now we're looking at ways to bring students into this arena, starting with a student intern from IST who will help us shape out involvement of the students at PSU with educational gaming and virtual worlds. The the EGC, part of our mission is to promote and participate in research opportunities with faculty. To date, we’ve working with faculty n Astronomy, Architectural Engineering, Music, and Foreign Language to assist in a variety of research, from the standard control-experimental groups to action research.

Now we’re looking at ways to bring students into this arena, starting with a student intern from IST who will help us shape out involvement of the students at PSU with educational gaming and virtual worlds.

]]> By: Mary Janzen http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/ets-mission/paths-to-our-mission-path-three/comment-page-1/#comment-14217 Mary Janzen Mon, 18 May 2009 15:02:28 +0000 http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/?p=844#comment-14217 Investigating, testing, learning, and evaluating all features of the course management system (for at least a short while longer, that will still be ANGEL) each year in advance of new releases. This involves reporting bugs, requesting enhancements, gauging accessibility, and discussing pedagogical implications. This is accomplished with the help of faculty and staff volunteers outside ITS as well as our own staff. Investigating, testing, learning, and evaluating all features of the course management system (for at least a short while longer, that will still be ANGEL) each year in advance of new releases. This involves reporting bugs, requesting enhancements, gauging accessibility, and discussing pedagogical implications. This is accomplished with the help of faculty and staff volunteers outside ITS as well as our own staff.

]]> By: E. Pyatt http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/ets-mission/paths-to-our-mission-path-three/comment-page-1/#comment-14211 E. Pyatt Fri, 15 May 2009 14:48:33 +0000 http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/?p=844#comment-14211 The exploration of accessibility issues is one path to exploring the capabilities of new tools in depth and recommending best practices effective for all audiences. A MathML tutorial (http://www.personal.psu.edu/ejp10/blogs/tlt/tutorials/mathml.html) was the outcome of one such project. Other best practices are listed at http://webstandards.psu.edu/accessibility/tech The exploration of accessibility issues is one path to exploring the capabilities of new tools in depth and recommending best practices effective for all audiences. A MathML tutorial (http://www.personal.psu.edu/ejp10/blogs/tlt/tutorials/mathml.html) was the outcome of one such project. Other best practices are listed at http://webstandards.psu.edu/accessibility/tech

]]> By: Allan Gyorke http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/ets-mission/paths-to-our-mission-path-three/comment-page-1/#comment-14202 Allan Gyorke Tue, 12 May 2009 13:36:46 +0000 http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/?p=844#comment-14202 Through the Faculty Fellows program, ETS has been working with faculty to explore issues related to the intersection of technology, education, and scholarship in a specific academic discipline. For example, Carla Zembal-Saul spent last summer with us to explore <a href="http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/wiki/Blogs_as_Portfolio" rel="nofollow">blogs as portfolio</a>. This turned into a deep exploration of the blogging platform and lead to additional projects such as the <a href="http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/engagement-initiative/schreyer-honors-college-blogging-project/" rel="nofollow">Schreyer Honors College blogging project</a> and the <a href="http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/engagement-initiative/english-202c-redesign/" rel="nofollow">Composition Program redesign</a>. Through the Faculty Fellows program, ETS has been working with faculty to explore issues related to the intersection of technology, education, and scholarship in a specific academic discipline. For example, Carla Zembal-Saul spent last summer with us to explore blogs as portfolio. This turned into a deep exploration of the blogging platform and lead to additional projects such as the Schreyer Honors College blogging project and the Composition Program redesign.

]]> By: Jeff Swain http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/ets-mission/paths-to-our-mission-path-three/comment-page-1/#comment-14200 Jeff Swain Mon, 11 May 2009 17:54:19 +0000 http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/?p=844#comment-14200 We work with faculty on a lot of pilot programs. These programs provide faculty with a chance to explore the pedagogical affordances of new tools while having the support of instructional designers and technologists. In turn faculty provide feedback as to what needs to be done to improve the tool. Together we co-create the tool that is released across the university. We work with faculty on a lot of pilot programs. These programs provide faculty with a chance to explore the pedagogical affordances of new tools while having the support of instructional designers and technologists. In turn faculty provide feedback as to what needs to be done to improve the tool. Together we co-create the tool that is released across the university.

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