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July 2009 Newsletter

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Articles include: BuzzLions, CoffeeReads, Meteorology Department's new map wall, CLC computer recycling program, ANGEL update, Five Questions About digital literacy, Learning Design Summer Camp, WebLion helps College of Agricultural Science with major project, and more.

Series of ANGELshorts focuses on new features in ANGEL 7.3

Series of ANGELshorts focuses on new features in ANGEL 7.3

A series of new issues of ANGELshorts explains the new features of ANGEL version 7.3.

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Jul 01, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 7/1: 2009 TLT Symposium Speaker guest blogger for Chronicle

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 01, 2009
Meteorology Department’s new electronic map wall enhances learning via state-of-the-art graphics technology

Meteorology Department’s new electronic map wall enhances learning via state-of-the-art graphics technology

No longer relying on paper maps, the Penn State Department of Meteorology offers faculty an opportunity to use an electronic map wall for teaching that they can customize to meet their course needs.

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Jul 02, 2009

BuzzLion for the Week of June 28

The BuzzLion is a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff are thinking, writing, doing, and creating.

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Jul 03, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 7/6: Penn State aims for 'global' learning

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 06, 2009

CLC computer recycling program finds new homes for old lab computers

Penn State Colleges and Departments find new uses for old computers offered free by Classroom and Lab Computing, helping both their budget and the environment.

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Jul 07, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 7/8: College professors find Twitter a useful educational tool

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 08, 2009
ANGEL update includes changes to Discussion Forums component, lesson item tracking

ANGEL update includes changes to Discussion Forums component, lesson item tracking

On July 20, two ANGEL features are being updated: the way in which discussion forums are listed and an aspect of user tracking.

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Jul 08, 2009
Five Questions About.....Digital literacy and its relation to higher education

Five Questions About.....Digital literacy and its relation to higher education

Jeff Swain, instructional designer with Education Technology Services, discusses what digital literacy is, how digital literacy has changed how young people communicate, and how it will effect higher education.

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Jul 09, 2009

BuzzLion for Week of July 5

The BuzzLion is a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff are thinking, writing, doing, and creating.

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Jul 09, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for July 13: What teens’ cellphone mania means for the news business

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 13, 2009
CLC upgrades technology in twenty-seven classrooms, brings online five new classrooms

CLC upgrades technology in twenty-seven classrooms, brings online five new classrooms

Classroom and Lab Computing at Penn State continues to ensure that faculty and students have access to the latest classroom technology

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Jul 14, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 7/15: How do you think state's budget battle will affect teaching/technology?

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 15, 2009
Limited opportunities remain to register for 2009 Learning Design Summer Camp

Limited opportunities remain to register for 2009 Learning Design Summer Camp

Slots are still available for Penn State learning professionals to show, tell, network, share, and create, with a goal of enhancing learning through technology at the University.

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Jul 16, 2009

BuzzLion for Week of July 12

The BuzzLion is a weekly look at what Teaching and Learning with Technology staff are thinking, writing, doing, and creating.

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Jul 17, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 7/20: Trying to learn how learning works

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 20, 2009
EGC Works Podcast #1:  Ecoracer game accelerates learning in Penn State engineering course

EGC Works Podcast #1: Ecoracer game accelerates learning in Penn State engineering course

Peter Idowu, associate professor of electrical engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, talks about how a racing game helps him effectively teach students about energy use and the environment.

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Jul 21, 2009

Problem detected with using Internet Explorer for ANGEL mail

Information Technology Services has discovered a problem with ANGEL mail when the sender is using Internet Explorer.

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Jul 22, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 7/22: New iPhone apps classes let you learn, test, and earn

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 22, 2009
Learning Design Summer Camp 2009 builds on last year's success

Learning Design Summer Camp 2009 builds on last year's success

Annual event builds community and helps enhance learning design at Penn State

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Jul 23, 2009

BuzzLion for the Week of July 19

BuzzLion is the weekly look at what TLT staff is thinking, writing, doing, and creating.

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Jul 24, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 7-27: Schools slowly add phones, PDAs to cirriculum

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 27, 2009

WebLion assists College of Agricultural Sciences with massive Web redesign project

Chris More of College of Agricultural Sciences is working with WebLion to redesign the College's 300 Web sites.

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Jul 28, 2009

TLT CoffeeRead for 7/29: How to learn anything on the Web

TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.

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Jul 29, 2009
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