Archive for March, 2010

Higher Education Technology Events at Penn

There’s never a lack of things to do to expand one’s mind at Penn!  Here are some great events coming up that are relevant to anyone interested in engaging students through technology:

Penn UICONF 2010 – July 21 & 22 – Higher Education Web Symposium

HigherEdCamp Philly – A day long higher education technology unconference on [...]


Hoesley Digital Literacy Fellows

We have recently announced this new program that aims to demystify technology, provide hands-on training and a website building project, and foster career connections. We will accept 15 rising juniors and seniors – application deadline of March 24 – and this cohort will spend next year with us at Weigle Information Commons learning about a [...]


Designing Online Social Learning at Penn

Over the past year, the Program Development Group at the College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) has developed and implemented the Penn LPS Commons, a custom-built online learning environment designed to center participants on the social interactions that drive learning communities. Built with Drupal and Moodle, the LPS Commons includes social networking, learning management [...]