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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
 

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.
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Saturday March 22, 2025 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
204
  Artificial Intelligence, Concurrent Session

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.
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MA

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
  Artificial Intelligence, Concurrent Session

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.
Speakers
AK
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CS
RS
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
204
  Immersive Experiences

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!
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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
  Student Learning and Success, Lightning Talk
 
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