What's New at ITS
Teaching
with Technology Certificate Program Now Available for Instructors:
The TWT certificate, formerly offered exclusively to graduate
students, is a non-credit certificate showing that an instructor
or teaching assistant has demonstrated the innovative use of
technology in teaching. The TWT program will now be available
to instructors who have used technology in a course. -
June 30, 2010
Penn
State Director to Lead KINBER in Building State-wide Network:
Jeff Reel, director within ITS Telecommunications and Networking
Services, has recently been selected as executive director of
the Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research
(KINBER). Reel will lead the KINBER coalition in the implementation
of the Pennsylvania Research and Education Network (PennREN),
a statewide broadband network designed to support educational,
research, health, and economic development partners across the
commonwealth. -
June 15, 2010
Faculty Fellow Ann Clements to Study Effect of Technology on Children’s Musical Play:
Ann Clements, associate professor of music education, plans to
study the effect of video game technology and media influences on
children’s musical play as a summer 2010 Teaching and Learning with
Technology (TLT) Faculty Fellow. The musical play she is interested
in is the informal kind that takes place on the playground and at
home, including songs that children learn from each other. -
June 15, 2010
Video
of Riot Games Presentation Now Available for Viewing:
A video of a presentation by two representatives of the gaming
company, Riot Games, is now available on the Teaching and Learning
with Technology Youtube channel. The event featured Mark Franz, director
of development and operations with Riot Games, and Travis Stanford
George, producer and former designer with Riot Games, presenting
a talk on what it's like to work in the gaming industry. The
presentation included what sorts of games they have worked on,
and also what types of jobs one can aspire to in the business. -
May 12, 2010
Other Recent News
- Penn State Upgrades University-wide Teleconferencing Services
- Join Penn State's Identity and Access Management Online Community
- Workflow Termination Online Form Available
- Students Can Earn Credit While Building Technology Tutoring Skills
- TSR Deadlines Set for Fiscal Year End and Summer
- Free Tutorials Provide Fast and Convenient Professional Development
- More ITS News
