Course provided through the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
New instructor online orientation course opens Jan. 18
January 13, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence invites instructors to register for its online New Instructor Orientation (NIO) course.
The course, which is self-directed through Canvas, is offered to all instructors new to Penn State at no charge. It gives a brief introduction to Penn State resources and processes that are crucial to successful teaching at the University. Cindy Decker Raynak, senior instructional designer, and Beate Brunow, associate research professor, at the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, will moderate the course.
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“Yvonne is an experienced administrator with a long history of service to the Office of Undergraduate Education and the University,” said Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones. “I have the utmost confidence that she will provide exemplary leadership for the Office of Undergraduate Education as we move forward through this transition.”
As interim vice president and dean, Gaudelius will lead University-wide programming and initiatives in support of undergraduate teaching and learning at Penn State, including orientation and transition programs; undergraduate research experiences; internships, fellowships and engaged scholarship; cross-campus curricular coherence and integration; general education and learning support services; prior learning assessment; summer sessions; and student advising and success.