Penn State Harrisburg students Mina Otgonbold and Sarah Kettell used their software skills to develop two new resources for Penn State faculty: a chatbot that allows professors to answer basic course questions through artificial intelligence and schedule office hours appointments, and a web application for professors to estimate and customize their hours of instructional activity.
Despite COVID-19 presenting a variety of challenges to countless university programs, organizations and activities, the Chancellor's Leadership Access Student Program at Penn State Harrisburg, which welcomed a new cohort of students during the fall 2020 semester, saw its highest number of applicants in program history.
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of National Girls & Women in Sports Day, Penn State Harrisburg will host a free virtual panel on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, Penn State Scranton Instructional Designer Griff Lewis and colleagues from other campuses held Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Day, an all-day virtual faculty development event featuring engaging Zoom sessions devoted to various facets of online course delivery.
: Penn State Scranton Instructional Designer Griff Lewis, top screen, and Lecturer in Chemistry Theresa Black, second screen from top, give a presentation on the usefulness of Microsoft Teams at the Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Day event on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Campuses from across the commonwealth came together at the all-day event to provide faculty with a host of innovative ways to use technology in the classroom.
