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Archive for November 11th, 2024

Grants Pave the Way for Experimentation & Innovation at Penn

Spark Innovation Grant recipients Karl Stark (LDI), Zachary Herrmann (GSE), and Gillian Daar (GSE) share how the grant encouraged and supported experimentation in their online programs.

Teaching with Wikipedia: How Heather Sharkey Uses Wikipedia Assignments to Transform Student Learning

Heather Sharkey discusses the impact teaching with Wikipedia has had on her and shares her LibGuide to help faculty integrate Wikipedia into their teaching.

EducationDynamics + CETLI Mini Digital Marketing Summit

Join us on December 5 from noon to 4 p.m. for a marketing summit in partnership with EducationDynamics. This event is open to all marketing and communications staff at Penn. […]

Connecting the Dots as a SAIL Teaching Team

Joseph Kable and Chris Benitez and Karen Lasater and Jennifer Gil discuss how they became effective teaching teams for SAIL courses at Penn.

Share Well Wishes and Fond Memories

On Thursday, December 5 we are celebrating Rebecca Stein’s legacy of innovation as she retires from the University of Pennsylvania. Please use this form to submit a message to Rebecca, […]

CETLI Pilot Supports Building Community for Online Students

In 2023-2024, CETLI co-led the Slack for Online Learning at Penn technology pilot to find innovative ways to build community for online students at Penn.

Co-Executive Director Bruce Lenthall Discusses the Benefits of SAIL at Penn

In a recent Omnia article, Co-Executive Director Bruce Lenthall shared the impact of SAIL on student learning.

Professor Marc Meredith Shares Insights from CETLI Faculty Discussions

Political Science professor Marc Meredith shared lessons from instructors across Penn about how to make courses fair and accessible for all students.

Feature Stories: AI in the Classroom

Faculty Stories: AI in the Classroom

CETLI Welcomes Faculty Co-Director Julia Lynch

Provost John L. Jackson. Jr. and deputy provost Beth A. Winkelstein have announced Julia Lynch as the new faculty co-director of CETLI.

CETLI News

CETLI News

Asking the Right Questions: Using Generative AI to Advance Skills in STEM

Masao Sako and Bhuvnesh Jain have used Generative AI tools in both independent assignments and group work to help students accelerate their learning in introductory STEM courses.  

Student as Sorcerer: Using LLMs in the Humanities & Nursing Classroom

Faculty across Penn are designing assignments that enhance student learning with LLMs, while also empowering students to challenge those same tools.

Feature Stories

Feature Stories

Teaching Award Winners

Outstanding teachers abound across Penn. The University and its schools recognize some of those excellent teachers every year with teaching awards. University-Wide Teaching Awards Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching Awarded […]

News & Features

On this page, CETLI shares insights, awards, and the latest news on innovations in online learning and teaching excellence.  Inclusion in a Nursing Program “To help students develop the ability […]

Academic Integrity in Online Courses

Academic integrity is a core consideration in promoting student learning. CETLI provides academic integrity resources to support instructors of all courses, whether online or in person. This page provides additional […]

Faculty Policies Related to Online Teaching

A distinguishing feature of online teaching and learning is the potential for creating permanent assets, such as lecture recordings, images, screenshots, and electronic resources that persist outside the classroom, across […]

Accessible Teaching Practices for Students with Disabilities

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), 19% of post-secondary students identify as having a disability (NCES, 2022). This means you will likely have students with disabilities in […]

Course Policies & Communication

Each instructor is responsible for setting their own policies around student use of generative AI. This page provides resources and examples for developing and communicating a course policy that reflects […]

Assignment Design: Is AI In or Out?

This page provides examples for designing AI out of or into your assignments. These ideas are intended to provide a starting point as you consider how assignment design can limit […]

Generative AI & Your Teaching

The evolution of generative artificial intelligence, or AI, raises questions about how we ask students to think, what skills they will need, and which assignments and course policies can best […]