Scalable apprenticeships: reconnecting students through technology

Today's students are typically over scheduled and hyper-connected, yet increasingly disconnected with their education. The classroom into which they step for core science, technology and engineering subjects is often removed from both the practice of ...

Students who pursue academic careers will eventually have a major responsibility for university-level education. Many undergraduates find pre-college teaching an attractive option, particularly in view of shrinking job markets. Even those students who ...

Faculties are usually reticent or too busy to attend formal, scheduled training sessions on the use of technology. At Penn State, the Technology Learning Assistant (TLA) program provides requesting faculty members with one-to-one tutoring by a tech-...