From Design to Delivery: Optimizing Forced-Choice Exams for General Education Assessment

September 12, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm via Zoom

More information and registration information is here: https://opair.psu.edu/assessment/resources/forced-choice-exam-workshop/

Curiosity and Collaboration: A General Education Colloquium

Join these highly interactive sessions to engage in a series of cross-disciplinary dialogues about the teaching and learning throughout Penn State's general education curriculum. Each session will feature the work of different Penn State faculty members and/or students. Even if you aren't teaching general education courses (yet), you are welcome to join us for inspiration, conversation, and community. These events are a collaboration of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and the Office for General Education.

A Humanities Short Film Festival Showcasing the Value of Humanities in the Real World

Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 12:00pm

Presented by:
Rosemary Martinelli, Assistant Teaching Professor of Marketing and Communications at Greater Allegheny campus, and Executive Producer, "Humanities works"
Paul Ruggieri, award-winning videographer/editor, owner of Glass Valley Meda, LLC
John Vento, business man, front man for The Nied's Hotel Band, and co-founder of the nonprofit, Band Together Pittsburgh
John Christman, Director, Penn State Humanities Institute and Professor of Philosophy at Penn State

Grab that bag of movie popcorn and settle in for a "video screening" like no other. Welcome to the General Education "theater" where the producers and writers are showcasing the stories of the humanities and their value in the world of work. "Humanities Works" takes us on the journey where you will also have the opportunity to meet the people whose background in traditional humanities and liberal arts prove that these studies are not for loss when it comes to a rewarding and successful life. Like any movie or film screening, you will also have the opportunity to meet the "stars" of these video productions and have the chance to talk to the international award-winning producer and videographer. From business and industry to civic and community engagement, these videos tell the stories of how traditional humanities "skills" have changed the lives of others and even brought for-profit success through new and innovative means.

Register here for Zoom link: https://forms.office.com/r/0TsesHn607

A new strategy for CHEM 101: Providing the help they need when they need it.

Friday, September 20, 2024 @ 12:00 p.m.

Presented by:
Roger A. Egolf, Associate Professor, Lehigh Valley 
Tracy A. Halmi, Associate Teaching Professor, Behrend 
Michael Hay, Associate Professor, Beaver 
Elizabeth A. Huck, Instructional Designer, OVPCC
Kurt A. Kistler, Teaching Professor, Brandywine 
Christine E. Krewson, Associate Teaching Professor, Abington 
Claudia C. Tanaskovic, Assistant Teaching Professor, Beaver 

Penn State chemistry faculty have been seeking new strategies to help their first semester college chemistry students succeed. At the Commonwealth campuses (CWC), a group of chemistry faculty have worked together over the past year to repurpose CHEM 101 (GN) as a hybrid mid-semester replacement course for students struggling with CHEM 110 (GN). Representatives from this CWC micro-network of chemistry faculty will share their stories about how they have collaborated to develop and deliver this new hybrid version of CHEM 101. Join us and hear how this unique "slide over" strategy is retaining students by providing them with the help they need when they need it, while also providing flexibility for other students to change their major without impeding their progress towards graduation.

Register here for Zoom link: https://forms.office.com/r/Vigaq2dj9T