Penn State College of Education

Institute for Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning

Summary

The 2001 Fall Institute for Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning was held on the Penn State University Park Campus and consisted of a six-week program of study from September 30 to November 9, 2001. The Division of Continuing Education, in collaboration with the College of Education at Penn State University, the Consorcio Red de Educaci6n a Distancia, (CREAD) and with support from the Office of International Programs, offered the six-week non-credit Technology Institute for twenty-one Chilean primary teachers as part of a grant from the Chilean Ministry of Education.

The Institute serves as an innovative model for international outreach, providing an example of how Continuing educators can forge partnerships to offer programming in a bilingual format. The purpose of the Institute was to afford Chilean educators an opportunity to explore the improvement of competencies and to develop the technological skills required by the educator's role in today's world. The Institute also prepared the Chilean primary teachers to develop and teach meaningful and thoughtful web-based integrated curriculum units in science, social studies, and the arts and humanities. The Fall Institute attracted teachers from a variety of grade levels and regional locations and featured scholarship on a variety of topics ranging from economics and technology integration to educational standards. The Institute included opportunities for collaboration with a host family, participation in specially designed seminars and lectures, and attendance at cultural activities and workshops relevant to their profession. As part of the Institute, participants developed an interactive web-page and CD-ROM.

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