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Farewell from Dr. Kirby

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Dear LDT Online Students:

The past 6.5 years has offered me the opportunity to engage with amazing students who come to the Learning, Design, and Technology Online Programs from many different professions, locations, and walks of life. I’ve had the gift of being a professor and advisor of people who make positive change in their workplace, community, school, and family. I’ve written many letters of reference and given many reference phone calls. And I’ve been able to advise many on advancing their career paths to new opportunities for influencing education and training systems in need of their attention. I have enjoyed working with our committed and conscientious students and will revel in their accomplishments as they begin to stack in the upcoming years.

It is also time for me to grow into a new career path, and I am excited for my next steps.

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Certificate Student Advisor Change

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Students enrolled in our Postbaccalaureate Certificates of Educational Technology Integration, e-Learning Design, and Teaching and Learning Online in K-12 Settings have a new assigned academic advisor as of Friday, August 20, at 5:00 PM. Succeeding Dr. Kirby in the role of faculty advisor to all certificate students in the LDT Online programs will be Dr. ChanMin Kim [Read more…]

Fall 2021 Registration Launch

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Although it seems like forever until Fall courses begin, now is the time to register for them. All LDT students are now eligible to register for Fall 2021 courses—degree, certificate, and professional development students alike. Head over to LionPATH, complete your Pre-Registration Activity Guide (as you must do before every term), and register for fall. Remember, your bill for Fall 2021 courses will not come due until later in the summer, so you can register now to reserve your spot in your preferred courses and pay closer to the fall.

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LDT Online and Coping with COVID-19

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The expectations for the month of April 2020 have now changed. No matter the age, the family situation, the employment, or the health concerns, the next 30 days for the USA, and the world, will largely be affected by what we each do in our actions and behaviors. If we can physically distance ourselves, we should do that. If you are essential personnel and you must be on the move, then please be safe. And with grocery trips taking on a new significance and level of planning, we now must temporarily think carefully about everything we do.

 

While much of the world is being introduced to online learning, our LDT Online Programs continue to deliver its courses and services to students. [Read more…]

Gratitude to our Community

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The faculty and staff of the Learning, Design, and Technology Program are grateful for the thoughtful coursework, creative problem-solving, and time that our students invest in their studies. Your effort excites us, your achievement motivates us, and your goals chart our course. Thank you for engaging in our community.

We wish you happy holidays, and a joyful new year.

Self-Help with Search

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Search this website search box is available on right-side column of every page on this blog site.

The majority of LDT Online students are employed, engaged with other commitments, and also study with us part-time. Much of our students’ work happens outside of normal work hours. Although help from a program faculty or staff member might not be readily available at 11:35 PM, your program questions may still get answered. Use the search box on the blog for student to see what happens. Try a few keywords like “advisement” or “graduation” or SARI or capstone and see what hits in the search results. Also visit the pages that are linked across the top menu of our blog, such as LDT Courses or New Student Info or Documents.

Dr. Kirby aims to write and post answers to the most pressing questions facing every student. See what you can find!

Please Subscribe for Email Notifications

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Our LDT Online blog for students is able to send a notification by email each time we make a new post. It is extremely handy, and will enable you to have the most rapid access to program-related information. Receive the blog update notifications before we prepare and send the email newsletter.

To sign up for email notifications of blog updates, visit the ldtonline.psu.edu blog site and look for the BLOG UPDATES BY EMAIL! signup box in the right-hand column.

LionPATH System Upgrade July 4-7

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Dear College of Education students,

 

I am writing to inform you that LionPATH will undergo a system upgrade over the July 4th weekend. To perform this upgrade, the system will be offline from 9:00 a.m. (ET) on July 4th through noon (ET) on Sunday, July 7th.   Anyone who attempts to log in during that time will be redirected to the LionPATH Support website.

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Reporting Courses for Act 48 Credit

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Decorative image paperwork Stacked files on isolated backgroundPennsylvania-certificated educators who successfully complete Penn State University courses for credit are eligible to report their study for Pennsylvania Act 48 continuing education credit. The university provides an easy online credit reporting form in order to have credit-bearing coursework applied to an educator’s Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Act 48 continuing education record. The Penn State University Act 48 continuing education credit reporting form is available online. Please have your PPID available when reporting.