Feature Stories

After more than 27 years working with countless students, faculty, and staff at Penn, Rebecca Stein, the co-executive director of CETLI, has decided to retire.

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.

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

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

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.

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.  

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

Penn Admissions, in partnership with Heights Philadelphia, recently launched Applying to College 101.

After developing an online operating systems course, Dr. Loo’s rating for the same on-campus course jumped to 3.66 out of 4.0.