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Welcome to the 2025 TLT Symposium!

This annual event showcases ways that technology can be used to enhance teaching, learning, and research. The intent is give faculty and staff the opportunity to share how they are using technology in unique ways, network with other colleagues, and generate new project ideas. More information and event details can be found on the TLT Symposium Website.

Thank you our Blue Sponsor, Top Hat. Your support for the TLT Symposium is appreciated.

Donate to the Lion’s Pantry!
This year the TLT Symposium is again providing an opportunity for attendees to support the UN Sustainable Development Goal, Zero Hunger by donating items to the Lion’s Pantry. Items can be dropped off throughout the day at the Symposium.
or to register for this event.
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Saturday, March 22
 

7:30am EDT

AI Arcade
Saturday March 22, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
Visit the AI Arcade! These kiosks provide access to examples of creative and emerging generative artificial intelligence tools, most of which require subscriptions to access. Visitors to the AI Arcade can try these tools and leave feedback for the TLT team on how they could see these types of tools being useful in their own disciplines.
Saturday March 22, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
President's Hall

7:30am EDT

Registration/Breakfast
Saturday March 22, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
Saturday March 22, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
President's Hall

7:30am EDT

AI Poster Jam 2025
Saturday March 22, 2025 7:30am - 4:30pm EDT
Want a fresh, creative way to express your teaching philosophy? This session will allow you to experiment with creating AI images for your classroom - using visual AI to turn your core educational values—like inclusivity, mentorship, or student-centered learning—into compelling images that capture your unique approach. Working at your own pace throughout the day, you’ll learn to craft AI prompts, generate visuals, and refine them to align with your style. By the end, you’ll have new skills to enrich your course materials, blending technology and personal reflection. Perfect for adding a creative twist to your teaching philosophy!


Speakers
avatar for Cookie Redding

Cookie Redding

Part Time Lecturer, The Pennsylvania State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 7:30am - 4:30pm EDT
President's Hall

8:30am EDT

Opening Remarks/Impact Award - LIVE STREAMED
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am EDT
Speakers
avatar for Crystal Ramsay

Crystal Ramsay

Senior Director, TLT, Penn State University
Talk to me about TLT, learning spaces, research, faculty engagement opportunities with TLT, teaching strategies.
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am EDT
President's Hall

8:45am EDT

Keynote Address with Brandeis Marshall - LIVE STREAMED
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:45am - 10:00am EDT
Speakers
avatar for Brandeis Marshall

Brandeis Marshall

Brandeis Marshall is Founder and CEO of DataedX Group, a data ethics learning and development agency for educators, scholars and practitioners to counteract automated oppression efforts with culturally-responsive instruction and strategies.For more information, visit Brandeis’... Read More →
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:45am - 10:00am EDT
President's Hall

10:00am EDT

AI at Penn State
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
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More information coming soon!
Speakers
avatar for Crystal Ramsay

Crystal Ramsay

Senior Director, TLT, Penn State University
Talk to me about TLT, learning spaces, research, faculty engagement opportunities with TLT, teaching strategies.
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
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10:00am EDT

EDGE Journey Resource Map
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Whether you're new to EDGE or have years of experience, this resource map is designed to support you at every stage of your journey. Explore paths that align with your goals and discover a wealth of strategies, examples, resources, reflections, and advice tailored to your needs.

Explore Our Paths:

Building partnerships: Guidance on fostering collaborative relationships between faculty across institutions;
Preparing students: Strategies to equip students with the skills and mindsets needed for meaningful EDGE collaboration;
Designing projects: Resources to create impactful and engaging intercultural learning experiences;
Leveraging technology: Insights into selecting and using digital tools effectively to facilitate virtual exchange;
Assessment: Tools and methods for evaluating student outcomes and program impact;
Research and dissemination: Support for faculty to explore scholarly opportunities, identify audiences, and share their findings through conferences and publications.
Speakers
avatar for Amy Kuntz

Amy Kuntz

Instructional Designer, Penn State University
Amy Kuntz is the Learning Innovation Strategic Initiatives Coordinator in Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) and adjunct instructor at Northampton Community College. She is responsible for leading the TLT Faculty Fellows program that has 4-6 project teams conducting intensive... Read More →
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Helen Hwu

Penn State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Registration/Break Area

10:15am EDT

AI and Universal Design for Inclusive Teaching: Redefining Learning in the AI Age
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
107
This session will explore how Generative AI (GAI) tools can be used to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles during course creation. The principles of UDL will be reviewed, followed by an active discussion of how GAI can support implementation of UDL. Participants will engage in idea generation while also gaining insights from educational literature and presenters on GAI supporting UDL. Finally, the session will allow for participants to reflect on the new age of GAI in the classroom and how to enhance student success, specifically how to leverage GAI to move students to higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Speakers
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Lori Miraldi

Associate Teaching Professor & Director of the Engineering Ambassadors, Penn State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
107

10:15am EDT

Critical Techno-Optimism: Artificial Intelligence Ontologies, Epistemologies, and Pedagogies.
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
205
This hands-on workshop explores how AI can enhance creativity, teaching, and research while addressing its ethical challenges. Participants will create AI-powered projects using tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Canvas, exploring image, video, and music generation. Examples from the Creating and Learning with AI course will highlight real-world applications, and discussions will examine AI’s costs and benefits. Leave with practical skills, fresh ideas, and a balanced understanding of AI’s potential and challenges.
Speakers
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
205

10:15am EDT

Developing generative AI tools to aid exam preparation and reflection - LIVE STREAMED
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
208
This session explores the implementation of generative AI in CHEM 110H, an honors general chemistry course, through AI-integrated assessments aimed at enhancing metacognitive skills and conceptual understanding. We’ll present evidence of improved learning outcomes and share assessment tools that positively impacted student attitudes toward and usage of AI. Through interactive polling and a brief workshop segment, attendees will explore how these assessments can be adapted for diverse disciplines, envisioning practical AI-based enhancements for their own classrooms.
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
208

10:15am EDT

Embracing AI to Foster Critical Thinking: Designing AI-Resistant Learning Activities
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
204
As AI-driven text generation tools like ChatGPT become increasingly accessible, online educators face the challenge of maintaining academic integrity while encouraging genuine student engagement in discussions and assignments. This presentation explores strategies for designing AI-resistant learning activities that foster critical thinking and authentic learning experiences, using AI as a supportive tool in the design process. The session will provide attendees with concrete methods in leveraging AI to create prompts, assignments, and assessments that are less vulnerable to AI-generated student responses and more aligned with fostering original ideas and critical engagement.
Speakers
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
204

10:15am EDT

Engagements with Artificial Intelligence at Penn State Lehigh Valley
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
218
At Penn State Lehigh Valley, students and faculty explored AI’s impact on education through a book club, discussions, and practical experiments in course design and teaching. The panel will share insights on AI’s role in enhancing teaching, learning, and collaboration. Presentations will cover the book club, AI’s application in Microeconomics and Business Forecasting courses, and using Microsoft Copilot for teaching scientific inquiry. A student will also share their experience with AI tools in coursework, providing diverse perspectives on AI’s educational potential on campus.
Speakers
avatar for Subhadra Ganguli

Subhadra Ganguli

Assistant Teaching Professor of Business, The Pennsylvania State University
I am working towards incorporating employability or transferable skills in my courses in Economics and Math for teaching at Penn State University Lehigh Valley Campus. I include collaborative or team-based projects where students apply their learning to unknown situations using team... Read More →
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
218

10:15am EDT

Think First, Prompt Later: Optimizing Learning with Pretesting in AI-Assisted Learning
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
207
How can we ensure students truly learn when using AI tools like ChatGPT? This session presents evidence-based strategies for enhancing learning outcomes through pretesting—having students attempt to solve problems before consulting AI. Drawing from experimental research, we'll explore how this simple yet powerful approach significantly improves student understanding and retention.
Speakers
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
207

10:15am EDT

Immersive Learning with VR: Transforming Education Across Disciplines
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
206
Hear from three different faculty groups on the ways they incorporated unique VR experiences into their classrooms to enhance student engagement and learning.

- Virtual Reality Experience of Hawaiian Coral Reefs: Experience Hawaiian Coral Reef Ecosystems with footage captured by a dive professional at many world-famous dive sites around Oahu.
- Virtual Prison: Analysis of Student Engagement with a VR Prison Simulation: Learn how VR immerses students in realistic criminal justice environments, fostering deeper empathy, critical reflection, and a more profound understanding of justice system reform.
- Engagement and Deep Learning: Using VR to Foster Active Learning with PTA Students: Review student feedback, current data, and future applications of VR in both educational and clinical settings, highlighting how VR is revolutionizing the learning experience for students in the PTA program and healthcare.

Attendees will have an opportunity to explore the immersive experiences using VR headsets during the Discovery Session.
Speakers
avatar for Sarah Kettell

Sarah Kettell

Educational Applications Developer, Penn State Harrisburg
avatar for Renee Borromeo

Renee Borromeo

PTA Program Head / Coordinator, Penn State Mont Alto
Physical Therapist Assistant Program Coordinator at Mont Alto. Interested in student engagement, using video and social media in instruction and assessment of students skills and abilities. Disciplinary interests: Kinesiology and Pathophysiology. Personal interests: theater, music... Read More →
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Nick Smerker

Traveling Media Consultant, Penn State Media Commons
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
206

10:15am EDT

Making It: Taking Student Work Public with Maker Pedagogy
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
108
This session will demonstrate how Maker technology can enhance project-based learning by enabling students to transform their ideas into tangible artifacts that engage others. Attendees will learn how tools like dye sublimation and graphic design software can foster creativity, collaboration, and practical skills. The presentation will share insights from a successful collaboration between ENGL 50: Introduction to Creative Writing and the Maker Commons in Pattee Library, supported by a microgrant from the Office for General Education. This partnership allowed students to extend their creative writing into the physical realm by producing custom-designed physical creations.
Speakers
avatar for Joe Bueter

Joe Bueter

Associate Professor of Teaching, Digital English Studio Assistant
Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
108

11:15am EDT

AI Tools for Accessibility: ASR, Image Recognition, ChatGPT and Beyond
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
206
This session will discuss key AI technologies used to help both users with disabilities and those responsible for providing accessible content. The IT Accessibility will demo tools which uses AI for, automatic speech recognition (ASR), image recognition and PDF remediation and others from both a AT user’s and editor’s perspective. As with other areas of AI, some tools show great promise for streamlining accessibility, but also come with the need to ensure quality control.
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
206

11:15am EDT

Building Community Through Project-Based Learning: A Participatory AI Quilt Collaboration
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
108
This hands-on session with Maker Commons blends community and technology, celebrating individuality while exploring Artificial Intelligence. Participants will engage in guided AI prompts that invite them to reflect on their heritage and ancestry, creating personalized textile swatches printed on magnets that will form a collaborative quilt installation. Through this interactive experience, participants will discover how generative AI can be customized to achieve meaningful, tailored outcomes. This event not only fosters creativity but also holds potential for interdisciplinary applications, making it adaptable for project-based learning and a variety of community settings, both inside and outside the classroom.
Speakers
avatar for Anna Divinsky

Anna Divinsky

Associate Teaching Professor of Art, The Pennsylvania State University
Anna Divinsky is an Associate Teaching Professor, Integrative Arts, College of Arts and Architecture. She is also the program coordinator of two World Campus programs, Digital Multimedia Design, and the Digital Arts Certificate. Divinsky’s teaching experience spans over two decades... Read More →
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
108

11:15am EDT

Incorporating Feedback & Revision from an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant into Undergraduate Biology Writing Assignments in Large and Small Courses
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
207
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistants present opportunities and challenges for teaching writing. In 2023, instructors in a small 400- and two large 100-level courses integrated ChatGPT to provide feedback during students’ writing revision process. This session explores the pros and cons of using AI in writing instruction, focusing on the design of assignments in BIOL403 (Biological Writing and Communication for Research) and BIOL162/164 (Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory I and II). We will discuss the impact on student writing and share feedback from students and teaching assistants, offering insights into the integration of AI tools in writing-focused biology curricula.
Speakers
avatar for Glenna Malcolm

Glenna Malcolm

Associate Teaching Faculty in Biology, Penn State Biology
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Lyndsay Rathbun

Penn State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
207

11:15am EDT

Introducing the Puppy Pack: Building an AI Literacy Mastery Path for Your Course
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
109
This session presents the development of a Mastery Path in Canvas, designed to help students critically evaluate AI-generated content. Students act as investigative journalists solving a puppy theft. Attendees will; learn about mastery paths and how to use AI tools to help in the process, receive information to embed the Puppy Pack module into their own courses, and identify resources for collaboration to create similar projects. The path was created by Instructional Designer Lee Ann Dickerson, with content feedback from the LDT 550 Design Studio class led by Priya Sharma. Interactive discussions will highlight AI integration strategies for education.
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
109

11:15am EDT

Just a Spark: AI Generated Imagery for Engagement and Reflection
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
204
This presentation will provide you with a fun, but impactful opportunity to add AI image creation to engage students with the content and encourage them to reflect about AI uses and the product it creates. Multiple AI image generators will be explored during the session with opportunities for participants to practice and share their creations. Additionally, pedagogy of photo narratives will be shared and its role in encouraging students to reflect about the image chosen and the process that created it. Explore how words and phrasing matters. Multiple assignment types and lengths will be shared during this interactive session.
Speakers
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Mary Ann Smith

Faculty - STEM, Penn State Schuylkill
I love new ideas for bringing tech to the classroom and getting students engaged in problems that affect them. 
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
204

11:15am EDT

The Ai Toolkit – Leading Collaboration and Innovation Across Penn State
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
205
Transform your approach to AI integration in education with our innovative Ai Toolkit. This session introduces a visual framework that clearly guides AI use in coursework, addressing students’ uncertainty about appropriate AI implementation. Learn how our Elevating Bloom's Taxonomy framework elevates learning outcomes while maintaining academic rigor. Discover our proven faculty adoption process, developed through successful implementation in our pilot program. Join our interactive session to gain practical tools, implementation strategies, and access to our collaborative working group shaping the future of AI-enhanced education.
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
205

11:15am EDT

Policy Playbook: Faculty-Led Exploration of Inclusive Syllabus Policy and Design - LIVE STREAMED
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
208
This session explores creating effective, adaptable syllabi that support faculty and students in evolving educational landscapes. Our team at the College of IST is developing a “Policy Playbook”—a digital resource of best practices and strategies from faculty across the College—to foster more inclusive and transparent course design. We will present data-driven methods for identifying and addressing common policy challenges, emphasizing instructional technologies like TopHat, Canvas, and Generative AI. Participants will engage through live discussions, polls, and exercises, gaining practical tools and templates to draft syllabi that promote inclusion, transparency, and collaboration across departments.
Speakers
avatar for Chris Gamrat

Chris Gamrat

Instructional Designer, Penn State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
208

11:15am EDT

Launch of the Center for Faculty Development and Advancement (CFDA)
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
107
More information coming soon!
Speakers
avatar for Crystal Ramsay

Crystal Ramsay

Senior Director, TLT, Penn State University
Talk to me about TLT, learning spaces, research, faculty engagement opportunities with TLT, teaching strategies.
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Hannah Williams

IT Project Manager, Penn State University
avatar for Angela Linse

Angela Linse

Executive Director of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and Associate Dean for Teaching, Penn State University
I am the head of Penn State's Center for Teaching and Learning, the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. I've been in this position for more than 15 years.  Our center has a primary strategic goal to center issues of equity and inclusion in our work. This includes ensuring... Read More →
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Ben Hellar

Manager of Data Empowered Learning, Penn State University
avatar for Rebecca Miller Waltz

Rebecca Miller Waltz

Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement, University Libraries, Penn State University
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Alan Reick

Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Penn State University
It is my passion to create transformative cultures of authentic relationships where individuals contribute in meaningful and impactful ways to their communities.Work that I love includes creating teams, leading collaborations, creating or finding innovative solutions, and assisting... Read More →
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Angie Dick

Manager of Learning Design, TLT, Penn State University
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Kathy Bieschke

Senior Vice Provost, Interim Dean of Undergraduate Education, Professor of Education, Penn State University
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Ann Clements

Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs - Faculty Development, Penn State University
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Cassie Caldwell

Project Manager, Penn State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
107

11:15am EDT

Partnering to Scale Student Success - Leveraging Penn State’s access and partnership with Top Hat to drive student engagement and outcomes
Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
218
During this session, we will discuss evidence of impact at scale through a collaborative study conducted with Indiana University. We will utilize this information to discuss Penn State’s partnership with Top Hat, and how this relationship can allow faculty to drive student engagement and success while addressing affordability concerns.
Sponsors
avatar for Greg Thomas

Greg Thomas

Director of Enterprise Success and Development, Top Hat
avatar for Susie Liebschner

Susie Liebschner

Enterprise Client Lead, Top Hat

Saturday March 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
218

12:15pm EDT

Lunch
Saturday March 22, 2025 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Saturday March 22, 2025 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
President's Hall

1:45pm EDT

Artificial intelligence in class: community standards and information literacy
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
206
Microsoft Copilot is an artificial intelligence tool, freely available to our community behind the PSU login. Students in my fall interdomain class (Chocolate Worlds) developed community guidelines for when and how Copilot AI should be used for projects. I’ll report on their choices and their reflections at the end of the course. Session participants will try prompts and discuss Copilot’s responses. We also will compare the AI summaries generated for results of related Google searches. Resources for learning about AI will be provided as a take-away, along with suggestions for building frameworks for AI use in classes.
Speakers
avatar for Lauraine Hawkins

Lauraine Hawkins

faculty member
Biologist, Penn State Mont Alto
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
206

1:45pm EDT

Faculty Engagement Awards: Generative AI for Teaching – Lessons Learned
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
109
Learn from a variety of faculty from the 2024 TLT Faculty Engagement Awards cohort about how they implemented generative AI tools for teaching including applications such as instructional design, course planning, and content delivery, as well as generative AI to enhance faculty productivity in teaching and administrative tasks. The use cases will showcase different educational contexts and locations throughout the University. The focus will be sharing the creation of instructional content, instructor experiences as part of implementing generative AI for practical teaching applications, feedback of the experiences, and discussion around the affordances and constraints of generative AI for teaching.
Speakers
avatar for Amy Kuntz

Amy Kuntz

Instructional Designer, Penn State University
Amy Kuntz is the Learning Innovation Strategic Initiatives Coordinator in Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) and adjunct instructor at Northampton Community College. She is responsible for leading the TLT Faculty Fellows program that has 4-6 project teams conducting intensive... Read More →
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
109

1:45pm EDT

Next-Gen Education: Leveraging AI for Microlearning - LIVE STREAMED
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
208
This session explores the power of AI-driven microlearning to boost student engagement in university settings. In response to declining attendance and reduced engagement post-COVID, microlearning breaks down complex topics into digestible, interactive elements like quizzes, flashcards, and scenarios. We will demonstrate how AI tools, specifically ChatGPT, streamline content creation for educators, allowing seamless updates and customization. Through live demonstrations, interactive polls, and group discussions, participants will gain hands-on experience with AI-generated microlearning materials, leaving them with practical insights for enhancing their teaching. Join us to discover a transformative approach to making learning more dynamic and accessible.
Speakers
avatar for Suman Saha

Suman Saha

Assistant Teaching Professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
208

1:45pm EDT

Expanding Access With Free Student Learning Tools and Assistive Technology
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
107
Did you know the University offers a variety of free learning tools and assistive technology to all faculty, staff, and students? This session will demonstrate how to find and use different tools such as the Immersive Reader, Read & Write, Anthology Ally, and others with an emphasis on how students can use them to access digital course content. While many of these tools have features that may help students with disabilities, there are ways in which they can benefit everyone.
Speakers
avatar for Matt Farley

Matt Farley

Accessibility Consultant, World Campus Learning Design
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
107

1:45pm EDT

Virtual Reality to Improve Inclusivity for International Students
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
204
This session will demonstrate how Google Earth VR can enhance inclusivity and engagement in classrooms by stimulating diverse home environments for international students. Attendees will learn the unique challenges faced by international students, such as cultural adjustment, while learning actionable strategies for integrating VR into educational programs. The discussion will focus on fostering ethnic belonginess to promote global cultural awareness and understanding. Actionable strategies to integrate VR into campus mental health programs will be discussed. This project aims to equip educators with the tools to promote and enhance the well-being student experiences and fostering collaboration among diverse student populations.
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
204

1:45pm EDT

Faculty Advisory Committee
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
205
More information coming soon!
Speakers
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Angie Dick

Manager of Learning Design, TLT, Penn State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
205

1:45pm EDT

Polylab: Unlimited Unique Parameters to Improve Engagement, Repetition, and Retention
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
207
Polylab is a system for creating multiple, unique, and meaningfully repeatable exercises to improve student learning. Polylab uses hash functions to create parameters in exercises. We can create infinite variations, for individual students, which prevents copy/paste cheating or for multiple practice assignments, with little overhead. You’ll learn about boring, non-repeatable exercises in cybersecurity that led to Polylab’s creation. You’ll see example exercises in networking, command line navigation, steganography (secret messages), and basic digital data representations. The session will help you create your own Polylab-inspired answer verification with Microsoft Forms, Google Sheets, and Power Automate, to collect answers and evaluate correctness.
Speakers
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
207

1:45pm EDT

Coaching Students for Career Readiness and Workplace Leadership Success
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
218
Enable online students to optimize career readiness for organizational leadership through an extracurricular program called Coaching for Leadership program. Students engage with faculty coaches to learn about strengths and development opportunities and take action by developing plan to enhance leadership potential and effectiveness. Coaching opportunities includes acquiring new skills, addressing skills gaps, and improving leadership performance. Benefits for enhanced leadership capacities includes, development of emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and more. Innovative use of technology through automated system for student ease of use developed.
Speakers
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
218

1:45pm EDT

Can AI Play?
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
108
Invites attendees to discover AI’s role in creativity through an interactive workshop focused on game design. Small teams will use text-based AI tools to brainstorm and prototype a board game, with support provided to ensure a fun and engaging learning journey. This experience showcases AI as a creative partner in the design process.
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
108

2:30pm EDT

Ethics of Generative AI: Penn State Undergraduate Student Perspectives
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
205
We present an on-going study that examines undergraduate students’ use of generative AI (Gen AI) for schoolwork, focusing on the educational and ethical challenges they face. While Gen AI is acceptable or encouraged for some assignments, it can be inappropriate or harmful for others. This ambiguity can result in misuse, leading to academic violations and impacting their learning. Through interviews with students from various years and disciplines, we explore their experiences with Gen AI, including navigating course policies, understanding instructor expectations, and addressing ethical dilemmas.
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
205

2:30pm EDT

Game Changers: Revolutionizing Education Through Play
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
107
This presentation will explore various gaming platforms that enhance student learning in both in-person and virtual classrooms. We will introduce gamification and discuss key concepts, methods for integration into lesson planning, and share success stories and best practices. Participants will engage actively using their devices with platforms like Kahoot!, Mentimeter, Top Hat, and others, including interactive games like Jeopardy Labs, Escape Rooms, and Virtual Reality.
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
107

2:30pm EDT

AI as TA: Streamlining Course Development and Brainstorming Engagement Activities
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
207
This session explores how Microsoft Copilot can serve as a teaching assistant alternative, helping faculty save time while enhancing curriculum outcomes. Attendees will learn practical strategies for streamlining content creation and efficiently organizing materials. An interactive discussion and guessing game will demonstrate how AI can support course preparation and engage students. Participants will leave with an AI “recipe book” to help them on their own curriculum development journey with AI as TA.
Speakers
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
207

2:30pm EDT

Design Solutions For Increasing Engagement In Hybrid Creative Writing Courses - LIVE STREAMED
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
208
This session presents a case study in hybrid course design for a intro to creative writing class for non-majors, focusing on sustaining engagement and addressing motivational challenges in general education. Moving beyond the workshop model, the course centers on collaborative anthology creation, integrating scaffolded, project-based learning with digital tools (Perusall, Thinglink, Google Sites) to foster narrative skills and digital storytelling. Attendees will explore effective digital tools and practical insights into cultivating creativity and collaboration in blended courses, alongside candid reflections on the course's evolution and challenges, supported by student work examples.
Speakers
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
208

2:30pm EDT

From Hallucinations to Hitting the Mark: Leveraging Existing Content to Jumpstart Online Course Authoring with a Custom GPT
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
206
Authoring quality online course content is a chore. At the same time many course authors have spent years prepping and refining classroom lecture content and resources. What if existing content— lectures, slides, author publications, workbooks, assessments, and other resources— could be leveraged in a custom GPT to jumpstart the difficult task of writing online course content? In this session, you will hear about a collaboration among faculty members and instructional designers who are doing just that for an upcoming World Campus Online Faculty Development course.
Speakers
avatar for Chris Gamrat

Chris Gamrat

Instructional Designer, Penn State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
206

2:30pm EDT

Boosting Micro-learning with Bite-Size Videos
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
218
This session presents a tool to boost student engagement by generating personalized, bite-sized video segments from recorded lectures responding to specific student queries. With university attendance dropping post-COVID and an increased reliance on lengthy recorded lectures, students often seek clarification during office hours, putting extra strain on instructors. Our tool leverages natural language processing to deliver concise, focused video content, enhancing student retention and engagement. Through live demonstrations and interactive polling, we will explore the tool’s impact in large classes and discuss practical applications of microlearning to foster effective, accessible learning environments.
Speakers
avatar for Suman Saha

Suman Saha

Assistant Teaching Professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
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2:30pm EDT

In case you missed it, tech updates at Penn State
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
204
More information coming soon!
Speakers
avatar for Jessie Driver

Jessie Driver

Instructional Designer, Penn State, Teaching and Learning with Technology
As an Instructional Designer, I work with exceptional Penn State faculty to design and re-design residential learning experiences with technology."Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't... Read More →
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
204

2:30pm EDT

TLT Faculty Fellows Panel: Celebrating Innovation Across the Years 
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Explore the long-term impact of the TLT Faculty Fellows program in this exciting retrospective with a panel of TLT Faculty Fellows alumni. Panelists will reflect on their Fellows' experience, provide an update on their project evolution, and share what they have been up to recently. Innovative teaching and learning that have led to student success, artificial intelligence, and more will be discussed.
Speakers
avatar for Amy Kuntz

Amy Kuntz

Instructional Designer, Penn State University
Amy Kuntz is the Learning Innovation Strategic Initiatives Coordinator in Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) and adjunct instructor at Northampton Community College. She is responsible for leading the TLT Faculty Fellows program that has 4-6 project teams conducting intensive... Read More →
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
109

3:15pm EDT

Afternoon Remarks from Faye Chadwell, Dean of University Libraries & Scholarly Communication
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:15pm - 3:30pm EDT
Speakers
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Faye Chadwell

Dean, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, Penn State University
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:15pm - 3:30pm EDT
President's Hall

3:15pm EDT

Discovery Sessions/Ice Cream Social
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT

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Table 1: Case Study Analysis of Business Forecasting techniques Using Generative AI as a collaborative Buddy
Table 2: Student Accountability with Exercising
Table 3: Using World Building and Roleplaying in Education through Technology
Table 4: Global Perspectives in Action: Leveraging 360º Technology for Student Engagement
Table 5: A tale of two annotations: Perusall facilitated reading and AI literacy
Table 6: Introducing Top Hat Journey to Success: Enhancing Student Engagement with Top Hat program.
Table 7: Student engagement before, during and after class: Building effective courses
Table 8: TELL-Technology-Enhanced Learning Leaders
Table 9: Critical Feedback: Building Better Learners From Engagement to Assessment
Table 10: Teaching Theory in Immersive Environments: The Engage Platform
Table 11: Virtual Reality Experience of Hawaiian Coral Reefs
Table 12:Tab Virtual Prison: Analysis of Student Engagement with a VR Prison Simulation
Table 13: Engagement and Deep Learning: Using VR to Foster Active Learning with PTA Students
Table 14: Adventures in Disability Culture: An Immersive Journey
Table 15: AI-based Virtual Teaching Assistant to facilitate student queries
Table 16: Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee
Table 17: 2025 Faculty Engagement Awards Preview
Table 18: Supporting learning spaces at scale, creating a common classroom experience
Table 19: EDGE Journey Resource Map
Table 20: AI Literacy in CAS 100
Table 21: Virtual Explorers
Speakers
avatar for Amy Kuntz

Amy Kuntz

Instructional Designer, Penn State University
Amy Kuntz is the Learning Innovation Strategic Initiatives Coordinator in Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) and adjunct instructor at Northampton Community College. She is responsible for leading the TLT Faculty Fellows program that has 4-6 project teams conducting intensive... Read More →
avatar for Nick Smerker

Nick Smerker

Traveling Media Consultant, Penn State Media Commons
avatar for Renee Borromeo

Renee Borromeo

PTA Program Head / Coordinator, Penn State Mont Alto
Physical Therapist Assistant Program Coordinator at Mont Alto. Interested in student engagement, using video and social media in instruction and assessment of students skills and abilities. Disciplinary interests: Kinesiology and Pathophysiology. Personal interests: theater, music... Read More →
avatar for Qi Dunsworth

Qi Dunsworth

Director, Center for Teaching Initiatives, Penn State University, the Behrend College
Director of the Center for Teaching Initiatives at Penn State Behrend.Enhancing teaching and learning experience through practices in teaching, research, scholarship, and intentional use of technology. 
avatar for Amy Garbrick

Amy Garbrick

Director, IST Learning Design & Adjunct Professor, IST, College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), Penn State University
Director IST Learning Design and Adjunct Professor
avatar for Julie Meyer

Julie Meyer

Instructional Designer, Penn State University
avatar for Tim Linden

Tim Linden

Learning Spaces Coordinator
2020, 2021 TLT Symposium Co-Chair
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Zac Zidik

Lead Creative for XR, Penn State University
avatar for Marilyn Goodrich

Marilyn Goodrich

Instructional Designer, Penn State University, TLT
avatar for Sarah Zipf

Sarah Zipf

Research Project Manager, Penn State University
Sarah Zipf, Ph.D., is a researcher with Teaching and Learning Technology, at Pennsylvania State University. In this role, she researches educational and instructional technology, learning spaces, and online education. Zipf is an adjunct instructor for the Penn State World Campus... Read More →
avatar for Karen Stylianides

Karen Stylianides

Instructor, Penn State Hazleton
avatar for Sarah Kettell

Sarah Kettell

Educational Applications Developer, Penn State Harrisburg
avatar for Subhadra Ganguli

Subhadra Ganguli

Assistant Teaching Professor of Business, The Pennsylvania State University
I am working towards incorporating employability or transferable skills in my courses in Economics and Math for teaching at Penn State University Lehigh Valley Campus. I include collaborative or team-based projects where students apply their learning to unknown situations using team... Read More →
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Helen Hwu

Penn State University
avatar for Gina Tarud

Gina Tarud

Teaching Professor, Penn State Hazleton
avatar for Beth Greenburg

Beth Greenburg

Lecturer, Program Coordinator, Internship Coordinator, Penn State Hazleton
avatar for Gina Whalen

Gina Whalen

Associate Teaching Professor World Campus BS in Business Inter Campus (BSBIC) Program Director, Penn State University
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Angie Dick

Manager of Learning Design, TLT, Penn State University
Sponsors
avatar for Greg Thomas

Greg Thomas

Director of Enterprise Success and Development, Top Hat
avatar for Susie Liebschner

Susie Liebschner

Enterprise Client Lead, Top Hat
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
President's Hall
 
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