1. Teaching, Learning, and Advising at Penn State
PANELISTS:
Jennifer Sparrow, Senior Director for Teaching and Learning with Technology
Renata Engel, Vice Provost for Online Education
Angela Linse, Executive Director and Associate Dean of the Schreyer
Institute for Teaching Excellence
Robert Pangborn, Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education
MODERATOR: Kathleen J. Bieschke , Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

3. World Campus and Online Education
World Campus provides access to more than 160 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates, and minors.
Faculty Support for Online Teaching – World Campus offers tools and resources such as online courses, certificates, and webinars to support instructors in the online environment. Topics include teaching online, teaching adult learners, teaching military learners, supporting accessibility, advising online, teamwork in online teaching and learning, and much more. The full list of courses and the schedule of offerings is available at
Faculty Support for Online Course and Program Development – Curriculum is the responsibility of the academic unit. World Campus and college/campus units provide the instructional design for online courses such that learners engage with content, their peers, and instructors, and faculty have support for copyright needs, ADA compliance, Quality Matters tools, course authoring, and more. See for the breadth of World Campus, college, and university learning design resources.
Online Learner Support – Academic advising, academic support programs, career counseling, library services, mental health counseling, and much more are available for online/distance learners. The breadth of support for students can be accessed at
Renata Engel, Vice Provost for Online Education,

4. Office of Undergraduate Education
Enrollment Management Programs
Undergraduate Admissions Student Engagement Network (SEN)
Student Aid Undergraduate Research / Experiential Learning
University Registrar Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
Office for Prior Learning Assessment Office for Summer Session
Student Success Center University Fellowships Office (UFO)
Advising & Academic Exploration Faculty Development
Starfish advising platform Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE)
Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS)
Office for General Education
Academic and Student Support Administrative Council on Undergraduate Education
Student Orientation & Transition Programs (NSO, SOTP) Curricular Proposals and Review
Morgan Academic Center for Student Athletes Academic and Administrative Policies & Procedures Manual (AAPPM)
Sokolov-Miller Financial & Life Skills Center
Penn State Learning (tutoring, study groups, writing center)
Rob Pangborn, Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education,

5. schreyerinstitute.psu.edu

6. Questions for the panel …
What resources are available to me at Penn State to ensure that I’m providing high quality instruction, and where are they located?
How does Penn State’s multi-campus structure and 2+2 model impact the students and how might I approach teaching and advising?
Penn State is well known for its World Campus and I’ve never taught an online course. Help!
What is the role of faculty in advising at Penn State? What resources are available to me?
I know my teaching will be a component of annual reviews as well as my dossier for promotion and tenure. How is teaching evaluated here?
What advice do you have for someone who is new to teaching at Penn State?

7. Questions from you …

8. One last question for our panel …
If the faculty here today were to leave remembering only one thing about your unit, what would you want that to be?