by Danielle Malone | Sep 22, 2025 | Technology, universal design, Zoom
In previous blog posts we’ve discussed how to make high quality screen recordings, and also how to know if the video you want to create is really worthy of becoming a video. This blog post is related, but it’s going to focus on a few easy ways to make your...
by Nathan Hollister | Aug 26, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Conferences and Training, Generative AI, PDF, Pedagogical Practice, universal design
Before the start of the Fall 2025 semester, the Office of Instructional Design at Penn State Altoona hosted its 8th Annual Teaching & Learning Conference. Throughout the day, we had three content-driven sessions that are currently at the forefront of our design...
by Danielle Malone | Mar 20, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Technology
As a former High School English teacher, my perspective about AI basically boils down to two ideas: I can see it being a tremendous asset in the classroom. I could have saved so many hours planning and replanning assignments (or more likely, creating new assignments...
by Jen Wagner | Feb 24, 2025 | PDF, Technology, universal design
With the approaching Department of Justice deadline (April 2026), we need to look for resources that guide us to make our content more accessible. If you’ve seen the Ally speedometers in your course, you may have noticed that PDFs are often the least accessible type...
by Nathan Hollister | Dec 4, 2024 | Canvas, Conferences and Training, Top Hat
As we look for sustainable methods of assessing our students in the landscape of modern education, online testing practices often bring with them challenges related to academic integrity, equity, and practicality. Last month, Penn State Altoona partnered with Teaching...
by Danielle Malone | Nov 22, 2024 | Technology
At our last Teaching and Learning Conference we spent time looking at Kaltura and talked about how we could monitor the way students were viewing the video content. One of the key take-aways of that conversation was how helpful it may be to use Kaltura Analytics to...