eLDIG is a team of instructional design and educational technology professionals ready to assist Smeal faculty and staff with their pedagogical and technological course development and delivery needs. Whether you are teaching online or in-person (or something in between), our philosophy is the same:
It starts with YOU

The goal of the Smeal Academy is to equip everyone with best practices and strategies for teaching, learning, and technology. We do so through email correspondence, live training and informational sessions, and through virtual and face-to-face consultations.

March 24, 2026 in Smeal Academy Newsletter

Smeal Academy Newsletter: March 2026

Teaching and learning resources brought to you by: Smeal's eLearning Design & Innovation Group (eLDIG) The Future of Business, Powered by AI MAR 19 The Dan & Robyn Ives AI…
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May 8, 2026 in Accessibility, Smeal Academy Sessions

Complex PDF Remediation: Scans, Poor Quality, and Missing Original

Some PDFs are easy to fix and some are not. This session focuses on the toughest PDFs to remediate: scanned textbook pages, low-quality files, and documents where the original Word…
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November 18, 2025 in Video Tech Tips

Peer Assessment Tool (PAT)

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