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Graduation Information – Spring 2019

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Nittany Lion Graduation

The University’s commencement weekend is May 3-5, 2019. This is a hallmark event in the lives of our master’s degree students—one that is worth experiencing. If an LDT student is unsure whether participating in the graduation ceremony is worthwhile, know that we encourage our students to attend graduation ceremonies at the University Park campus if it is possible. For some students, the experience might be the first and only time that they step foot onto campus.

The graduate school’s commencement ceremonies are Sunday, May 5, at 6:30 PM in the Bryce Jordan Center. World Campus graduates are also invited to a Friday evening (May 3) reception especially for them (prior registration is required).

If you will attend the May 5 graduation, please be sure to: [Read more…]

Our K-12 Online Teaching Course is a Hidden Treasure!

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Course announcement for LDT 433 - Teaching and Learning Online in K-12 Settings, for Summer 2019. Contact edtec@psu.edu for more information.

 

This summer we will offer a great course that few of our students have heard about. The course is LDT 433 – Teaching and Learning Online in K-12 settings.

The course is designed for anyone with interests in K-12 education to explore foundational methods, issues, and trends in online education. The course includes online “microteaching” experiences where the student develops and delivers a few online lessons, receiving feedback from classmates and the instructor. The class is number 3051 in LionPATH, and will run from May 6 to July 16.

Hidden Treasure

Knowing that only the most conscientious of our students read our blog, we’d like to let you in on a little secret. [Read more…]

Summer-Only Courses — Get ’em while they’re HOT!

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A look at the lush green trees along Shortlidge Road at Penn State's University Park campus.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…]

Resume Study – What, why, and how?

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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…]

M.Ed. in LDT Student Handbook

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The handbook for our Master of Education in Learning, Design, and Technology degree program is a cornerstone of advisement for all students (master’s and certificate alike). The handbook describes the program, the admissions process (and options), requirements for completing the degree, the process for graduation, and the process for working with your advisor. Download the M.Ed. in LDT Student Handbook (PDF) here.

Image of Cover of M.Ed. Student Handbook

Welcome Fall 2017 Students!

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Logo of Penn State World Campus with the words Learning, Design, and Technology Program underneath.Welcome New Students

On behalf of the entire faculty of the Learning, Design, and Technology Program at Penn State University, we extend a warm welcome to the students who have recently joined our program. We are excited to have a talented and diverse student body who have an interest in improving the learning experiences in your educational endeavors.

New students naturally have many questions, and we have done our best to prepare resources so that you can navigate into your first courses of our program. Wherever an existing resource doesn’t address a need, please do not hesitate to call or write to one of us. Let’s outline some of our most helpful resources: [Read more…]

Summer 2017 Registration Update

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Registration for LDT Online Program summer courses is strong, and we are filling quickly. Two courses are full, a few others are filling quickly. Two of the summer-only courses have openings, and those courses top the recommendations for new and continuing M.Ed. students.

If a course that you aimed to take is full, please add yourself to the wait list for that course. The wait list is how we track the unmet needs of students. The larger the wait list, the harder we’re working to help those students get into some course that is good for them.

Please register as soon as possible. Also, we’re in the season where you may also register for your Fall 2017 courses, so why don’t you keep in the groove and register for those courses too!

LDT Summer 2017 Courses

Reg. StatusCourse CodeCourse NameDelivery TimeframeLionPATH Class NumberNotes
OpenLDT 401Gaming 2 Learn5/10-7/5/172657Summer-Only Course!
OpenLDT 433Teaching and Learning Online in K-12 Settings5/10-7/19/178229Summer-Only Course!
FULLEDTEC 440Educational Technology Integration5/10-7/5/172710Summer-Only Course!
Filling Fast!LDT 467Emerging Web Technologies and Learning5/10-8/9/177647
New Section Opened!LDT 550Learning Design Studio5/10-8/9/172677Limited enrollment in second section.
FULLLDT 566Computers as Learning Tools5/10-6/23/178408Note compressed delivery timeframe.
FULLLDT 832Designing e-Learning within Course Management Systems6/12-8/9/172760Note delayed start.

Next Planned Offering of ADTED 531: Spring 2018

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Students in the Postbaccalaureate Certificate in e-Learning Design program are required to take the course ADTED 531 – Course Design and Development in Distance Education. The next planned offering of ADTED 531 is the Spring 2018 term.

We previously explored student interest in a Fall 2017 offering of ADTED 531, but a sufficient number of students was not available for a special offering of the course. Therefore, to confirm, the next offering of ADTED 531 will be Spring 2018.

Fall 2017 Course Registration

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It may not even be springtime yet, but we are entering that unique time of year when students can register for both summer and fall courses. Students may register today for Summer 2017 courses now, and Fall 2017 course registration starts on April 12, 2017. It is important for students to register for their desired courses as soon as they become eligible to register so that our program can have any chance of being responsive to student needs and interests for courses. In the past, when early registration has shown the need, we have added additional sections of courses when it was possible.

All course registration is completed online via LionPATH. In order to begin registration, students must clear all holds from their student account. Students do not pay for courses at the time that they register, so early registration does not demand early payment.

Lastly, early registration is the benefit that is extended to current students in our program. Current students do not take priority over new students in any course, but current students have activated accounts that make them able to register earlier than the incoming students seeking their first courses.

LDT Fall 2017 Courses

Reg. StatusCourse CodeCourse NameDelivery TimeframeLionPATH Class NumberNotes
FULLLDT 415A, sec 001Systematic Instructional Development8/21-12/8/176743Filled 6/12/17
Filling Fast!LDT 415A, sec 002Systematic Instructional Development8/21-12/8/1729893Added 7/11/17
FULL - Wait ListLDT 467Emerging Web Technologies and Learning8/21-12/8/177916
Filling Fast!LDT 505Integrating Mobile Tech into Learning Env'ts8/21-12/8/1726778
FULLLDT 527Designing Constructivist Learning Env'ts8/21-12/8/177917Filled 6/30/17
Filling Fast!LDT 581Theoretical Foundations of LDT8/21-12/8/177920
OpenLDT 832Designing e-Learning for Course Management Systems8/21-12/8/1729206
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