Hello Everyone,

Course offerings Update: I hope you are all having a lovely end of October and preparing for some much needed, holiday fun. We have been busy checking in with students to ensure that those graduating soon get their preferred class offerings. We asked all of you to respond to a survey to gather your graduation dates and course needs and many of you responded, so thank you! Based on those responses, we have added LDT 566 (Using technology to enhance learning processes-formally, Using computers as learning tools) and maintained EdTech 561 (Measuring the impact of technology on learning); these were the two courses most requested by students. Please note that neither LDT 566 nor LDT 561 are slated to be taught in summer and may not be taught next year. So if you’d like to take them, now is the time. Be sure to enroll in your courses as soon as possible because many courses fill up quickly and we also keep track of enrollments; any courses with no enrollments or low enrollments may be subject to cancelation.

Reminder about mental health resources: Students may be feeling added stress at this time due to a variety of different factors. October and March tend to be common times in the semester when students start to feel overwhelmed. Please reach out to your instructors and/or your advisor if you need some added help. World campus also has mental health resources available to online students. You can find more information about services here: https://student.worldcampus.psu.edu/student-services/mental-health-services

Reminder about submitting your intent to graduate:If you are planning to graduate during the SP22 semester, be sure to notify your advisor as early as possible and submit your intent to graduate. The intent to graduate activation period for the Spring 2022 semester is Sunday, January 2^nd through Monday, January 24^th. Please see these links for information and instructions regarding how to apply for graduation: https://tutorials.lionpath.psu.edu/public/S_ApplyGrad/ ; http://www.registrar.psu.edu/graduation/intent.cfm

You can find all commencement details here (this link will update in the future): https://www.commencement.psu.edu/.  Next semester after you submit your intent to graduate, Penn State World Campus will send you emails regarding commencement to your Penn State email account.

Request for those completing TLO K-12 Certificates in SP22: If you plan to complete your Teaching and Learning Online in K-12 certificate this spring (2022) and need to enroll in LDT 835, please send me an email at mborge@psu.edu to let me know. That is all for now.

Please take good care of yourselves!