Registration for Summer 2018 courses opened on 5 February 2018. After one month of our current students being eligible to register, our course offerings are filled to about 60% of our capacity. This is great news for our program! Now that we know our current students’ needs and intentions for taking summer courses, we will be able to enroll a substantial class of new students to begin in May 2018. We are growing all of the time! Please know that our first admissions for Summer 2018 will happen mid-March, and our courses will fill shortly afterward. Any current certificate or degree student who has not yet taken summer courses is advised to register today for their desired Summer 2018 courses. This is the final reminder for current students. [Read more…]
Archives for March 2018
Fall 2018 Registration Information
We’re approaching the time of year when the end of the Summer 2018 course registration period overlaps with the beginning of the Fall 2018 course registration period. Current students should have already registered for their Summer 2018 courses, and should be planning and preparing to register for their Fall 2018 courses. New students arrive with quick work to do, as you must register for Summer 2018 courses as soon as possible, and then continue your planning for the fall term. If the registration periods are overlapping, new students should process their summer and their fall course registrations in the same sitting. [Read more…]
PAECT Student Chapter Forming at Penn State
Students in the LDT doctoral program have recently formed a student chapter of the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology (PAECT). The parent organization seeks to support the use of educational technologies to enrich learning and teaching across Pennsylvania. The student chapter was formed to bridge the gap between theory and practice around the utilization of technology in K-12 settings. The student chapter is welcomes all LDT students, regardless of where they reside, to learn more about the chapter’s planned activities and future goals. If you have interests in K-12 learning and innovative educational technology integration, please connect with us! Anyone interested in learning more about the chapter is asked to please send an email to Sagun Giri (email) or Nate Turcotte (email).
LDT Online Programs’ Grad Assistant Receives State Award
An astonishing amount of detail-oriented work goes into the production of the Learning, Design, and Technology Program’s online degree and certificates programs. For the past three years, Nate Turcotte has been a major contributor to the program’s success. Nate is a PhD candidate in the LDT program. His contributions to innovative online course development and educational methods were one part of the recognition that he received as the 2018 recipient of the Paul W. Welliver Outstanding Student Award from the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology. [Read more…]
Summer-Only Courses — Get ’em while they’re HOT!
The LDT program offers three courses only during the summer term. If any of our summer-only courses interest you, be sure to register for them while you can, as they will likely not be offered until next summer. Our LDT Courses page offers student-friendly descriptions of all of our courses, including those listed below. The Summer 2018 term will feature three of our summer-only courses: [Read more…]