The Penn State Newswire recently announced the launch of our newest certificate: The Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Teaching and Learning Online in K-12 Settings. New and existing Penn State students may apply for the certificate immediately. The TLOK12 certificate is designed for preservice and inservice teachers to learn the basics of online course design and delivery and apply them to authentic teaching contexts under supervision. K-12 educators who work with blended (or hybrid online and in-classroom) learning settings will also benefit from the certificate.
Spring 2018 Registration Information
We’ve not yet entered winter, but now is the time to think about spring—the Spring 2018 term. The LDT program is best able to meet the needs of our students when everyone registers as soon as they are eligible. Penn State opens registration according to student status, with priority going to students who are closest to graduation.
LDT students are eligible to register in LionPATH, via the Class Schedule menu, on the dates noted in the table below, by priority category:
Student Category | Registration Open Date |
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M.Ed. in LDT students with 20+ credits | 10/13/2017 (Friday) |
All students admitted to the M.Ed. in LDT program | 10/16/2017 (Monday) |
All certificate students | 11/1/2017 (Wednesday) |
The LDT courses available for Spring 2018 are summarized in the table below:
LDT Spring 2018 Courses
Reg. Status | Course Code | Course Name | Delivery Timeframe | LionPATH Class Number | Notes |
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FULL | LDT 415A | Systematic Instructional Development | 01/08 - 04/27/18 | 6958 | Filled 11/15 |
Filling Fast! | LDT 467 | Emerging Web Technologies and Learning | 01/08 - 04/27/18 | 8094 | |
FULL | LDT 527 | Designing Constructivist Learning Environments | 01/08 - 04/27/18 | 8095 | Filled 11/1 |
FULL | LDT 566 | Computers as Learning Tools | 01/08 - 04/27/18 | 28500 | Filled 11/15 |
FULL | EDTEC 561 | Measuring the Impact of Technology on Learning | 01/08 - 04/27/18 | 8249 | Filled 11/1 |
Open | LDT 581 | Theoretical Foundations of Learning, Design, and Technology | 01/08 - 04/27/18 | 24968 | |
Filling Fast! | ADTED 531 | Course Design and Development in Distance Education | 01/08 - 04/27/18 | 25296 | Must be enrolled (or enroll) in e-Learning Design Certificate |
Please do not delay! Plan your courses now, and register on the day that you are eligible to first register. Delaying registration can create roadblocks to getting into the courses you prefer, so be prompt and be happy!
About Course Wait Lists
I’m on the Wait List for a course! What do I do now?
Learn all about the Wait List on LionPATH on the Registrar’s help page.
When a course is filled to capacity, students are given the option to add themselves to the wait list for the course.
In the LDT Online Programs, we gauge student interest in courses according to the registration on LionPATH. If you need a course and it is currently full then you must add yourself to the Wait List on LionPATH for the course. To be clear: emails, phone calls, hallway conversations, blog comments, car magnets, movie theater whispers, etc. are not used to track and tally student need for courses. If you want to take a course, you should be on the Wait List for the course.
Students must add and remove themselves from a course Wait List via LionPATH. [Read more…]
Midsummer Update 2017
The timeframe of mid-July to mid-August is a crossroads for the LDT program. Some summer courses have ended, and other courses are nearing their end. Registration for the upcoming Fall term has been open since March, with some of our courses full and others filling. Most of our summer admissions are decided, and those students are making arrangements to begin their first courses.
Here are some program reminders that are perfect for this time of year:
Fall 2017 Course Registration
At the bottom of this post is an updated summary of our Fall 2017 courses. [Read more…]
Possible Fall 2017 Offering of ADTED 531
Based on student need the LLAED and LDT programs are partnering to determine student interest in a Fall 2017 offering of the ADTED 531 – Course Design and Development in Distance Education. ADTED 531 is a required course for the Postbaccalaureate Certificate in e-Learning Design, but it can be taken (with advisor permission) by any Master of Education in Learning, Design, and Technology student.
Anyone who would like to take ADTED 531 in Fall 2017 should send an email to Dr. Kirby as soon as possible. We need between five and eight more students total to enroll for the course to run.
My name is wrong! – Name Changes at PSU
Has your name legally changed since the time that you first connected with Penn State University? If so, your previous name may be displayed on all of Penn State’s digital systems, including your Penn State Access Account and your Canvas (course management system) profile. Fixing this is relatively straightforward, but you’ll need to fill out a form and provide some documentation of the legal name change status. The Penn State Registrar’s office provides instructions and forms for this name change process.
Specialized Name Changes
The Penn State Registrar’s office, mentioned above, is equipped to process documented legal name changes due to marriage, divorce, and court-ordered action. There are other cases when a student may wish to change the display of her/his name on Penn State information systems, and those cases are handled by the offices mentioned below. [Read more…]
Advance Purchase of Course Textbooks
Students in the LDT Online Programs are expected to have all course textbooks and resources in-hand by the opening day of a course. Course textbook information is posted more 3 to 6 months in advance at the time that course registration opens. A link to the textbook information is included with every course listing in LionPATH. We also provide information about “Purchasing Textbooks” in section four of our New Student Information Page.
In the LionPATH Course Catalog, under the course title, is a hyperlink that reads: View the World Campus Course Catalog Page for Course materials, requirements, and a sample syllabus. Click on this link. Clicking on that will take you to the World Campus course page that includes textbook information. See the red box and green arrow in the image below. [Read more…]
Spring 2018 Course Registration Timetable
The Penn State University Registrar has announced the registration timetable for Spring 2018 courses. The LDT Online Programs’ course lineup will be available during the early in the Fall 2017 term. Students should add their respective registration date to their calendars to plan when they should register for courses. LDT students are always encouraged to register as soon as they are eligible. The Registrar’s timetables for future terms are here.
Student Category | Registration Open Date |
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M.Ed. in LDT students with 20+ credits | 10/13/2017 (Friday) |
All students admitted to the M.Ed. in LDT program | 10/16/2017 (Monday) |
All certificate students | 11/1/2017 (Wednesday) |
Fall 2017 Registration Update – LDT 832 Added
With the Summer 2017 term underway we can now fix our sights squarely upon Fall 2017. We encourage all LDT program students to register as soon as they are eligible. Fall 2017 course registration has been open since March 2017, and many of our courses for the Fall term are half-filled or more. Please register now. You will not be billed for the Fall courses until near the end of the summer.
LDT 832 Added
To better balance the course offerings for our students, we have added LDT 832 – Designing e-Learning for Course Management Systems to our Fall 2017 lineup. You can read the description of this course on our LDT Course Descriptions page.
Traffic Control: Where to Start
Resume Study – What, why, and how?
Once a student is accepted into a certificate program or admitted into a degree program, the Graduate School at Penn State expects each student to register for one or more courses for every fall term and spring term until that student completes their program. This is known as continuous registration. The summer term(s) are not required for continuous registration, but each and every fall and spring term is required for continuous registration.
What happens if you don’t take a course one fall or one spring semester? If a student does not register for a fall term or a spring term (or more), then s/he will be required to submit a “resume study” application. The resume study application is actually the first part of the standard application for the Graduate School. The first page of the resume study application looks like this: [Read more…]
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