Technology in the Service of Education

The School of Arts & Science uses information technology to promote learning and discovery, to enhance research, to foster collaboration, and to achieve excellence in teaching and learning.

Computing Website Redesigned

Posted September 17th, 2008 by jtreat
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Welcome to the new website for computing and information technology in the School of Arts & Sciences. The redesigned site, unveiled on September 22, provides several improvements.

New Blog About Technology and Pedagogy

Posted September 25th, 2008 by macderm
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Engaging Students Through Technology is a new blog that's available to faculty and others at Penn.  The name of the blog clearly reflects its purpose - we want to help promte ways in which technology can get students more involved in their education.

2008 — A big year for improving classrooms at Penn

Posted September 18th, 2008 by macderm
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2008 has been a very busy year for the Classrooms Committee and everyone who helps support Penn's Central Pool Classrooms.

Audience Response System “Clicks” with Instructors and Students

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Anu Vedantham using Clickers

SAS Computing now offers Audience Response Systems, which we call “Clickers”, for use in classes.

clicker and handsetStudents use small handsets (pictured to the left) to vote on multiple-choice surveys or quizzes that are projected on the screen by the classroom computer or the instructor's laptop. Software on the computer collects the responses and displays a histogram of the results when voting has finished. The instructor can choose to indicate which was the correct answer, or can withhold this information to promote discussion. All of this is easily set up by the instructor using free software from TurningPoint.

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