Upcoming Events:
Feb. 28 @ 1 PM (Online) – Uploading our Standards (Discussion)
As our institution navigates new budget models and the increasing demand for large-scale general education courses, it’s more important than ever to define what makes a General Arts course meaningful.
Spring 2025 CPAD Graduate Teaching Practicum
- Review teaching with technology resources: Canvas, Starfish, LionPath, Kaltura, and more.
- Examine available resources from DEIB, TLT, The Schreyer Institute, C-PAD Shares, Red Folder, and those from other Institutions.
- Introduce students to the best approaches to providing personalized, inclusive, encouraging, and constructive feedback.
- Provide the best strategies for effective communication and student engagement.
- Engage in group presentations and discussions.
- Welcome visiting speakers with diverse voices, experiences, and perspectives.
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Create a college-wide graduate student community through collaborations and presentations virtually and at the C-PAD Lab.
Past Events:
Spring 2025
CPAD Futures Forum – Session 3
Sharing your work online in the age of AI
January 28, 2025 :: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Session 3: Let’s keep talking about AI and ethics in the arts…a big question is how we can help students feel prepared when sharing their work online—especially with the risks of it being scraped or used by AI without permission.
Fall 2024
CPAD Futures Forum – Session 2: Ethics and AI
November 4
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
We’re excited to invite you to the next session of the AI Arts & Architecture Futures Forum, where we’ll be exploring Ethics and AI.
As AI tools find their way into classrooms, studios, and design processes, it’s raising all sorts of questions about what’s right, fair, and responsible. How do we navigate issues around intellectual property, bias, and the ethical use of these technologies? And what does this mean for educators, students, artists, and designers?
This session is all about exploring those questions together. Whether you’re excited about the future of AI in creativity or concerned about the challenges it brings, join us for an open, honest conversation on how we can make ethical choices in this evolving landscape. Session is online.
Session Link: https://linktr.ee/psu_cpad
October 17 – CPAD Futures Forum Session 1
11 am – 12 pm
Please join Heather McCune Bruhn (Art History) and Tiffany Petricini (Communications, Behrend) for a discussion of the state of AI-generated writing (and other material) within the College of Arts and Architecture. We will discuss a recent Academic Integrity study and look at the positives and negatives of Generative AI in our classsrooms. This is intended to be an exploratory discussion that will help us to design more specific AI discussions in the future.
Fall 2024 CPAD Open House
Friday, Sept. 27 from 2 – 4 pm
Borland 113
Alivia Cross explores eco-scenography, a sustainable approach to theatrical design that goes beyond material considerations, focusing on the interconnected relationships between people, places, and communities. Her work challenges the assumption that sustainability limits creativity in stage design. Through projects like Penn State’s Urinetown and Sweeney Todd, she reimagines the design process by replacing the traditional 3 R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) with 3 C’s (co-creation, celebration, and circulation). Alivia’s research aims to reshape how theatre production can engage in more environmentally-conscious practices, fostering a new vision for sustainability in the performing arts.
C-PAD Graduate Teaching Practicum 2024 [ongoing]
Fridays at 12pm EST
First meeting: Friday, September 20th, 12pm EST.
The Graduate Teaching Practicum is offered to graduate students from the College of Arts and Architecture. This non-credit practicum will include five synchronous meetings on Zoom, three surveys, and three required activities. After successful completion, students will be awarded the C-PAD Graduate Certificate in Teaching.
The practicum will provide graduate students with multiple-mode teaching resources and strategies, which they can implement directly into their communication with students and evaluation of assignments, demonstrating their personal approaches to student engagement and assessment. The practicum will also provide professional development content to help graduate students evolve in their teaching. If you are not teaching, you are still welcome to participate.
Graduate Practicum Learning Objectives:
- Review teaching with technology resources: Canvas, Starfish, LionPath, Kaltura, and more.
- Examine available resources from DEIB, TLT, The Schreyer Institute, C-PAD Shares, Red Folder, and more.
- Introduce students to the best approaches to providing personalized, encouraging, and constructive feedback.
- Provide the best strategies for effective communication and student engagement.
Engage in group presentations and discussions. - Welcome visiting speakers with diverse voices, experiences, and perspectives.
- Create a college-wide graduate student community.
Spring 2024
Office of Digital Learning Course Showcase
March 22, 2024 | 11 AM – 2 PM
The Office of Digital Learning (ODL) has been designing and developing fully online courses for the College since 2006. Three instructional designers from ODL will showcase courses benefiting from ODL’s pedagogical and technological expertise upon course design, and panel Q&A will follow. Introduction to Visual Studies
Newly revised, Introduction to Visual Studies (ART 10) is a general education course created for students without previous art experience, authored and taught by Anna Divinsky. The course exposes students to a diverse selection of contemporary artists and their artworks, focusing on the process of artmaking and its evolution through multiple iterations and peer feedback. Using a virtual art gallery and a studio approach, by the end of the course students have contributed to virtual exhibits reflective of their cumulative knowledge and artistic growth.
Instructional designer Brendan Berthold will focus on his role in incorporating the virtual art gallery, equipping students to research lesser-known contemporary artists, and facilitating a student-built encyclopedia of artist knowledge that will grow larger and better with every offering of the course.
Shop Safety Training for the Stuckeman Shop
Shop Safety Training for the Stuckeman Shop is a truly unique course in our portfolio. Born out of an opportunity to shift the critically-important safety instruction from real time in the shop to asynchronous delivery, Shop Safety Training uses a wealth of videos and images to orient a user to every power tool in the shop. Students must demonstrate their mastery of all the tools before they are allowed to use the shop. The course was authored and is taught by Allan Sutley.
Instructional designer Deb Gulick will discuss the improvements in time savings and efficiency, the role of prerequisite quizzes, review-on-demand, and other benefits gained from the new approach.
Cultural History of Designed Places
Revised in 2019, Cultural History of Designed Places (LARCH 60) is an introduction to the development of designed outdoor places from the ancient past to the present day, explored through the lens of cultural values. Bonj Szczygiel authored the course, while
Shruti Dixit instructs it. The courses features narrated, visually-rich lecture videos and a number of resources and activities that foster learning and improved performance in the course.
Instructional designer Bill Rose will focus on the “Check Your Understanding” learning activity associated with every lecture in the course, which served as an instructional bridge between the considerable content presented and improved performance on module exams. Students have stated that this learning activity is one of the most helpful features of the course.
Digital Dialogues in Arts Learning: A Conversation with Dr. Luke Meeken
April 26 | 12- 1 PM
Please join us on April 26th at 12pm to hear from Penn State Alumnus Dr. Luke Meeken discuss critical pedagogies with digital materials in arts learning. He will discuss his recent research using critical digital place-crafting to address settler-colonial sensibilities of place, as well as other critical digital explorations with K-12 and higher-ed students
Fall 2023
November
Wednesday, November 29 2-4 pm
Online
RSVP on Eventbrite
CPAD Circle: Second Discussion
Nov. 9 from 1:40-2:40pm
Hybrid
The Center for Pedagogy Art & Design (CPAD) invites you to join us online and in 113 Borland. November 9th from 13:40-14:40 to keep in line with the Thursday course schedule.
October
Tuesday, October 17, 1-2 pm EST
Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Sponsors: The Office of Digital Learning & the Center for Arts & Design Pedagogy (CPAD)As technology continues to reshape the educational landscape, this session aims to provide an exploration of the many ways AI (artificial intelligence) is revolutionizing teaching and learning within higher education. Specifically, we will examine larger trends in AI and explore how Penn State is approaching the important question of academic integrity as it relates to generative AI tools. The session includes a faculty panel to discuss the importance of academic integrity, ethical challenges related to the use of AI, strategies for educating students about responsible use of generative AI tools, and ideas for designing assignments that limit the usefulness of AI resources. When: Tuesday, October 17 1-2pmWhere: Zoom Webinar https://psu.zoom.us/j/97529488452
Friday, October 20th, 1-2pm EST
C-PAD Circle: First Discussion
(C-PAD Lab: 113 Borland)
C-PAD Academy, rebranded CPAD Circle, will feature solution-oriented discussion programming where attendees focus on a problem, its subsets and establish the needs of implementation. Our goal will be to democratically determine best practices, objective rethinks of conventions, technology adoptions, and establish educational mores.
RSVP today or feel free to drop in!
Friday, September 29, 2-4pm EST
CPAD Lab (113 Borland)
C-PAD Welcome Back Open House Event: VR and Maker Community Experience in Collaboration with TLT
Join us for the Welcome Back Maker Community Experience in collaboration with TLT.
Attendants will create customized pins, and socks, and interact with the student artwork from general education art courses in Spatial.io Virtual Galleries.
Musical Performances by:
Samuel Escourt
Samuel Escourt has spent the past several years honing his craft and love for music. He is currently a second year student at Penn State University studying a Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology. Sam has experience in both the theoretical and technical aspects of music making. He uses several different digital audio workstations (Reaper, GarageBand, Logic Pro X, Ableton) for recording and mixing projects. Sam also has his own recording project with multiple releases across all streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Bandcamp etc. Sam works with live and studio sound on and around campus. He is also Club President of the Audio Engineering Society here at the university. Sam currently works in stage crew for the Center for Performing Arts at Penn State and for the Bryce Jordan Center.
Spring 2023
March
Friday, March 17, 2-4pm EST
CPAD Lab (113 Borland) and Online
Graduate VR Exhibitions: Showcasing Graduate Student Research in Art Education
Ian Danner
Elham Hajesmaeili Nooghi
Glynnis Reed
Registration:
https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtdeyoqj8vG9wCwxJ7hWzvCAGivdZHUN1p
Art Education graduate students will present their artwork in Spatial.io. Attendees will experience artwork galleries in Virtual Reality wearing Oculus Quest Headsets.
Friday, March 24, 1-2pm EST
Understanding By Design: A Framework for Course Design
Friday, February 17th, 12-1:30pm EST
Fall 2022
C-PAD’s Graduate Practicum Presents:
The Science of Inclusion
Jonathan E. Cook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Friday, November 4, 11:30-12:30pm EST
Online or In-person in the CPAD lab (113 Borland)
In this talk, Professor Cook presents research from social psychology that documents the subtle but powerful ways that environmental cues can lead us to feel a sense of belonging or a sense of exclusion. Awareness of these cues can be helpful for understanding how people may be experiencing a particular environment and suggest intervention strategies, both formal and informal.
October 2022
C-PAD’s Graduate Teaching Practicum Presents:
“Exploring Penn State Stuckeman International Students’ Experiences: An Art + Research + Diversity Project”
Friday, October 7th, 9-9:50am EST
C-PAD Lab (113 Borland) and online:
Yang Deng and Rui Wang, Ph.D. candidates in Art Education and Landscape Architecture, will discuss their Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship that explores the PSU Stuckeman International Students’ Experiences. They will also welcome the College of Chemistry graduate community, faculty, and staff for future dialogue and collaboration.
September 2022
Friday, September 16th, 10-11am
C-PAD Welcome Event on at the C-PAD Lab
Connect through conversation!
- 10:00-11:00 am: Graduate Students Meet and Greet
- 3:00-4:00 pm: Faculty/Staff Meet and Greet
Greet the new semester and stop in for some snacks, sharing and socializing!
Fall 2022 Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching
The Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching will be offered to graduate students from the College of Arts and Architecture assigned to teach or assist with an online or hybrid course this Fall 2022. This non-credit practicum will include 7 required synchronous meetings, 3 surveys, and 2 activities. After successful completion, students will be awarded a Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching. For more info: https://cpad.psu.edu/2022/07/22/fall-2022-graduate-certificate-in-online-teaching/
August 2022
Second Annual One Body/One Voice Conference
August 5 -7, 2022(In Person or Online)
Penn State Musical Theatre Voice Pedagogy and its internationally recognized ‘Bel Canto/ Can Belto’ musical theatre voice pedagogy workshops have teamed with the holistic voice program The Visceral Voice to create the second annual OneBody / OneVoice. This one-of-a-kind voice pedagogy webinar/workshop was founded on the idea that your body IS your voice, and that understanding body science will deepen your artistic toolkit to make you a much more effective teacher and/or singer. Body related workshops such as Self-Care for the Singer and Alexander Technique Tools for Releasing Tension are part of the core curriculum as well as cutting-edge musical theatre voice pedagogy for beginning and advanced singers and teachers. Additional classes include: Training Transgender Singers; Theatrical Intimacy in the Voice Studio; Progressive Musical Theatre Repertoire; and Honoring Cultural Voice Use, among many others!
April 2022
Friday, April 22: Graduate Online Teaching Practicum Presents: Research Sharing and Discussion with Art Education and Landscape Architecture Education Graduate Students
Open to public – Register here!
Friday, April 22, 1-2pm EST
“Diversity and Inclusion: A Study of International Students’ Experiences at Penn State Stuckeman School”
Yang Deng
Doctoral Candidate in Art Education
Rui Wang
Doctoral Candidate in Landscape Architecture
“Generating Participatory Glitch Art in the Classroom”
Maggie-Rose Condit-Summerson
Doctoral Candidate in Art Education and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Facilitated by Anna Divinsky
Questions: Anna Divinsky, axd289@psu.edu
CPAD Workshops in the Lab
Every Friday in CPAD (Borland 113), we will host a 12-1pm workshop with hands-on applied learning and open studio time to follow from 1-3pm. No experience required. Topics range from the Adobe Creative Suite Apps to Gig Culture! Hope you are able to join us in person or virtually (Zoom link).
April 1: “Intro to Animation,” Stephanie Swindle Thomas, Director of Social Media and Visual Assets, College of Arts and Architecture and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Art History.
This workshop will share the basics of animation using Adobe Animate and After Effects. We will also cover best practices in the Procreate App as well as how to use animation for social media. Laptops and tablets are encouraged. No experience necessary!
April 8: “The Creator Economy for Creative Professionals,” Jenna Spinelle
From social media to podcasts and newsletters, the creator economy makes it easier than ever for individuals to become content entrepreneurs and make money by creating content and finding people who support it through subscriptions or companies who support it through advertising.
But how do you know what to focus on? And whether there’s a viable audience for what you’d like to do? Drawing on case studies from successful independent creators in a variety of media, this session will help students explore their interests, cultivate the curiosity necessary to create meaningful content, and learn how to build an audience to support niche content creation. We’ll also cover the mechanics of how to distribute your work, including platforms and monetization models.
Bio:
Jenna Spinelle (she/her) is a writer, podcaster, and speaker in higher education. She hosts and produces the Democracy Works podcast and the narrative series When the People Decide, both productions of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State. She teaches courses on freelancing and the creator economy at Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Her writing has appeared in outlets including Inside Higher Ed, Current, and The Statesider.
April 15: “Creativity and Adobe Alternatives” with Stephanie Swindle Thomas, Director of Social Media and Visual Assets, College of Arts and Architecture and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Art History.
What other software is out there? How are people using it? This workshop will provide you with Adobe Alternatives and the possibilities they offer. Bring your laptops, phones, and tablets.
This introduction to 360 video will show you how to get started with capturing 360 footage and cover best practices in editing with GoPro App and in Adobe Premiere Pro. No experience required!
Every Friday in CPAD (Borland 113), we will host a 12-1pm workshop with hands-on applied learning and open studio time to follow from 1-3pm. No experience required. Topics range from the Adobe Creative Suite Apps to Gig Culture! Hope you are able to join us in person or virtually!
April 29: “Digital Photography Workshop” with Stephanie Swindle Thomas [updated]
May 6: Arts and Marketing Graduate School Panel hosted by Natalie Gonzalez, former A&A Intern and ’20 Bellisario grad, and current University of Florida graduate student and Penn State Blue Band Communications Manager.
If you are considering graduate school in the Arts and/or Communications, this workshop is for you! Panelists will answer questions and provide helpful tips in thinking about everything from the portfolio to the application process.
March 2022
March 25 Open House Event
Reprint from Arts and Architecture
The Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design (CPAD), a joint initiative of the College of Arts and Architecture and Teaching and Learning with Technology, will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 25, in its lab (Borland 113).
The CPAD Lab is used for classes, multimedia workshops, special events and other activities pushing the boundaries of technology in the arts and design. Open house attendees will have the opportunity to sit in on a class, explore virtual reality (VR) and immersive environments, exercise their own creativity during open studio time, and hear from TLT representatives.
“The open house is for anyone in any discipline who wants to see what this extraordinary space can do,” said Susan Russell, associate professor of theatre and director of CPAD. “This space was designed to show what arts-based technology can offer anyone who wants to teach and learn in a unique environment and open up those opportunities to students.”
While attendees can drop in at any time, the day will include the following scheduled activities:
9:05 to 9:55 a.m.: Sit in on a class in CPAD.
Check out Stephanie Swindle Thomas’s Art History 297: Museum Arts Marketing course, where she will share graphic design tips using the Adobe Creative Suite, including how to “Warholize” yourself.
10 to 11 a.m.: Show and tell with students and faculty about their projects and networking with digital creatives.
11:15 a.m. to noon: An introduction to Prompt, a journal of theater theory, practice and teaching, which aims to connect theater practice to theater scholarship. Presentation includes a showcase of some pairs of design models and plays/musicals by School of Theatre faculty Jeanmarie Higgins and Michael Schweikardt.
12 p.m. Remarks by B. Stephen Carpenter II, dean of the College of Arts and Architecture, and Mallika Bose, associate dean for research, creative activity and graduate studies, and the premiere of the CPAD promotional video.
1 p.m.: Nicole Cingolani and Dan Getz from TLT’s Media Commons team will showcase the services, technology and on-demand workshops that the Immersive Experiences (IMEX) Lab has to offer. They will also discuss experiences and case studies from their fall 2021 VR in the Classroom Pilot Project.
“It’s exciting to push the boundaries of what’s possible with immersive technology by joining students together from all over the world to collaborate on projects, create prototypes and to tell stories in virtual reality,” said Cingolani.
Extending the spirit of the open house, there will be weekly multimedia workshops throughout the remainder of the semester from noon to 3 p.m. Fridays, facilitated by Thomas, the TLT Media Commons, the Penn State Digital Creatives Group and students from the Arts and Architecture Multimedia Internship Program. They will start in the CPAD Lab and then move to 027 Borland Building at 1:05 p.m. for open studio time. Equipment (cameras, lighting and lab computers) will be available in 027 Borland for participants, who are also encouraged to bring their own laptops and cameras.
“What we’re doing in CPAD is connecting creativity with multimedia skill-building. No experience needed, just curiosity!” said Stephanie Swindle Thomas, instructor and CPAD board member.
CPAD’s leadership team includes Russell; associate directors Crystal Ramsay, assistant director of innovation at TLT, and Chris Stubbs, director of digital learning in the College of Arts and Architecture; and a board of faculty, staff and students from across the college. CPAD was established in 2017 as a cross-disciplinary center to advance teaching, learning and research in the arts and design and related professional development activities. For more information, visit its website.
February 2022
February 25 Open House Event
9:05 – 9:55 a.m. Sit in on a class in CPAD.
Check out Stephanie Swindle Thomas’s Art History 297: Museum Arts Marketing course, where she will share graphic design tips using the Adobe Creative Suite, including how to “Warholize” yourself.
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Show and tell with students and faculty about their projects and network with digital creatives.
12 p.m. Remarks by Susan Russell and a presentation by TLT Media Commons.
1 p.m. Nicole Cingolani and Dan Getz from TLT’s Media Commons team will showcase the services, technology and on-demand workshops offered by the Immersive Experiences (IMEX) Lab. They will also discuss experiences and case studies from their fall 2021 VR in the Classroom Pilot Project.
Research Arena Plans for Spring 2022:
- Completion of a 4 year Research Study on The Moral Moments Project featuring data and meaning-making from PSU’s Lehigh Valley campus
- Data Analysis and continued exploration of The Lab (on-going CPAD research project!)
- The Spring Issue of Prompt!
- The inauguration of The Prompt Podcast live and live streamed from The Lab!
- Moral Moments at the ECoS! A four-part Moral Moments encounter with Eberly College of Science faculty, staff, and administration
- January 19
- February 2
- February 16
- March 2
Community Arena Plans for Spring 2022:
- Monthly workshop
- Social Media Book Club
- Resource sharing initiative
- Continuation of the Online Graduate Student Practicum
Lab Arena Plans for Spring 2022:
- CPAD Lab Open House (date TBA)
- Friday Workshops 12:05-1:10 pm (beginning after Spring Break)
- AR/VR Faculty Roundtable
CPAD Academy 2021
May 10, 2021 – CPAD Academy: Listening Tour
First-Year Engagement Series
July 8, 2021 – The Moral Moments Project
Susan Russell, Ph.D. School of Teacher and Crystal Ramsey, Ph.D. Research Project Manager, Teaching and Learning with Technology
Responding directly to the call for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion coursework,
the Moral Moments Project offers Morals, Ethics, Actions, and Faith as discussion frameworks for racism/antiracism, implicit bias, racial justice, community building, and peace. Using proven techniques of communication, community building, and critical thinking, the course works to create communities where having difficult conversations become a skill set for any teacher and any student can learn and practice.
For more information: https://moralmoments.psu.edu/
July 15, 2021 – Learning Science and Metacognition
Patrice Kucker, Ed.D. Director of the Stuckeman School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Graphic Design
As Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon stated “learning results from what a student does and thinks and only from what a student does and thinks. The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn”. This workshop will focus on neurodiversity in the classroom and how the brain works when learning. It will help faculty to better understand the students in their classrooms and the important role that metacognition, or the science of learning, plays in supporting independent student learning and life-long learning habits. Helping first-year students understand how their learning is unique will assist them in building the skills needed to make the most of their college experience.
July 21, 2021 – Creating Communities Online
Teaching and Learning with Technology
How can you replicate the engagement level of in-person courses in an online space? This session covers how to take your online students and turn them into a community of engaged learners. Topics include planning for community, building community into assignments, humanizing both instructors and students in online environments, building humor into your courses, and specific technologies that can be used to facilitate the community in your class.
July 22 and 23, 2021 – Planning for Student Engagement
Teaching and Learning with Technology
Do you need to revise a Fall 2020 course to a blended or online format and aren’t sure where to start? This session covers how to plan your course content to maximizing student engagement. Topics include adapting course objectives to include the online environment, choosing which aspects of the course to offer synchronously vs. asynchronously, and creating or adjusting your communication plan to help students be successful in your online or blended course.
July 29, 2021 – Who Are You Not Reaching?
Chris Gamrat, Instructional Designer for the College of Information Sciences and Technology, and Lynette Yarger, Associate Professor for the College of Information Sciences and Technology and Assistant Dean for Schreyer Honors College
Reaching students can be a significant challenge for any course. Research suggests that we gain a broader response when attending to principles of inclusive teaching and best practices in inclusive course design. In this interactive session, attendees will review a series of best practices for inclusive teaching and course design which are designed to be implemented in a variety of courses. The session will cover setting course expectations, establishing norms for professional communications and collaborations, and iterative improvements. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss and reflect on the challenges of including students across multiple aspects of courses.
CPAD Programming 2020-2021
August 17, 2020 – A&A New Faculty Orientation (NFO): Teaching and Learning in the Arts and Design at Penn State
9:00- 11:30 PM Topics: Course syllabi policy, COVID-19 safety while teaching, teaching technologies at Penn State
12:30-2:00 PM Topics: College overview and administration, research, academic affairs, facilities and safety, the Dean’s executive team, finance and travel, human development, development and alumni relations, information technology, and digital learning.
September 14, 2020 – Passages Mentoring Series Session #1: Introductions
The Passages program will focus on discussions and training related to career development, mentorship, teaching and learning, and provide you with additional resources and opportunities available across the university. This will be a space for you to share your own experiences as new faculty and to bond with other new faculty from across the college.
September 18, 2020 – NFO Rethinking the Syllabus and Assessment
This session will focus on rethinking the syllabus, providing faculty with practical tools and suggestions for modifying and strengthening course goals and objectives, while taking into consideration the need for academic flexibility and resilience during unknown times.
September 30, 2020 – A&A Promotion and Tenure Series: Writing your Narrative Statement: Making the Most of your Artistic and Academic Accomplishments
This session will demonstrate ways in which to build your accomplishments into a story that supports your work in the best possible light.
October 7, 2020 – NFO: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning at Penn State
This session examines approaches to fostering equitable and inclusive teaching and learning experiences for students, educators, and community members here at Penn State. Attention will be given to DEI resources and professional development opportunities available to all faculty as a means of assisting in the advancement of more inclusive and welcoming environments and learning experiences.
October 20, 2020 – Passages Mentoring Series Session #2: Career Planning
New Faculty mentoring session with a focus on developing professional goals and objectives.
October 28, 2020 – A&A Promotion and Tenure Series: Activity Insight
How to collect, organize, and display your data for the purposes of annual reviews or promotion and tenure.
November 3, 2020 – A&A Promotion and Tenure Series: 2nd and 4th Year Faculty
This session will focus on tips and suggestions for promotion and tenure preparation for faculty as they prepare their dossier for review at years 2 and 4.
November 3, 2020 – NFO Tips, Tools and Techniques of Educational Technology
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) experts, as well as experienced faculty, will share best practices, tools, and services applicable to teaching in a range of instructional modes.
November 11, 2020 – Women in Leadership Session 1: A Journey to Leadership with Dr. Kathy Bieschke
This program seeks to prepare women within our community to be effective leaders. It is open to anyone within the university community who has an interest in this topic area. Each session will highlight the work and experience of a female leader from within Penn State and beyond.
November 11, 2020 – A&A Promotion and Tenure Series: Workshop for Faculty Seeking Promotion to Full Professor
This session will focus on tips and suggestions for faculty as they prepare materials for promotions to full.
December 7, 2020 – Passages Mentoring Series Session #3: Work/Life Balance
Guest speakers Adam Smith and Nettie Cambria share suggestions and resources with new faculty for creating balance in research, teaching, and living.
January 13, 2021 – Women in Leadership Session 2: A Journey to Leadership with Dr. Susan Adair
This program seeks to prepare women within our community to be effective leaders. It is open to anyone within the university community who has an interest in this topic area. Each session will highlight the work and experience of a female leader from within Penn State and beyond.
January 26, 2021 – Passages Mentoring Series Session #4: Leadership/Teamwork
New Faculty mentoring session with a focus on developing professional goals and objectives.
January 2021 – Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching (9 sessions)
The practicum will provide graduate students with online teaching resources and strategies, which they can implement directly into their own teaching. It will address various approaches to effective communication and evaluation of student work, giving graduate students a platform to demonstrate their personal methods to communication and assessment.
January 27, 2021 – NFO Innovative Teaching: Faculty Showcase
Experienced faculty, will share best practices, tools, and services applicable to teaching in a range of instructional modes.
February 22, 2021 – Passages Mentoring Series Session #5: Upcoming Professional Challenges
New Faculty mentoring session with a focus on developing professional goals and objectives.
February 22, 2021 – A&A Promotion and Tenure Series: Activity Insight
How to collect, organize, and display your data for the purposes of annual reviews or promotion and tenure.
March 2021 – Women in Leadership Session 3
This program seeks to prepare women within our community to be effective leaders. It is open to anyone within the university community who has an interest in this topic area. Each session will highlight the work and experience of a female leader from within Penn State and beyond.
April 13, 2021 – Passages Mentoring Series Session #6: End of Year Evaluation
New Faculty mentoring session with a focus on developing professional goals and objectives.