Engaging Students via Microlearning
Are your students mentally stuffed to the gills from your course content? There are things you can do to help them!In this interactive Smeal Academy session, we’ll look at Microlearning (providing small, bite-size chunks of information in a timely manner) and how you might apply it to your course content. We’ll look at the theory behind Microlearning, provide some examples, and see how to apply it in Canvas.
Helpful Resources
Join us for a Microsoft Bookings Lunch & Learn facilitated by Jessie Sorensen and Carrie Marcinkevage. Several members of the Smeal College of Business utilize MS Bookings for admissions, coaching/advising, and individual appointments. Participants are invited to share their tips and tricks for maximizing MS Bookings‘ value and use.
Please note that rather than a first-time training for MS Bookings, this facilitated sharing session assumes basic knowledge and use.
Join Jamie Campbell and Olivia Lewis from Smeal’s Office of Diversity Enhancement Programs as they share tips and strategies to make our classes more inclusive for Smeal’s diverse student body. We will discuss 5 specific things everyone can do to promote a feeling of belonging in our classrooms.
“HOW-TO” RESOURCES:
- Displaying your pronouns on Zoom: https://www.psu.edu/news/information-technology/story/zoom-adding-gender-and-identity-pronouns-your-name-0/ (Please note that you are asked in every meeting whether or not you want to share your pronouns, so you can choose when/whether to share).
- Adding your pronouns in Canvas: https://canvas.psu.edu/2021/02/18/canvas-adding-gender-and-identity-pronouns-to-your-name/
GENERAL RESOURCES AND TOOLS THAT FOSTER DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION :
- Link to Inclusive Practices infographic: https://courses.smeal.psu.edu/Course-Resources/courseorientationmaterials/2022/04/top-5-inclusive-practices.html
- Flipgrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/ (Could be used to ask students to record themselves pronouncing their names or sharing introductory videos.
- Video that talks about the power of two little words: “for me” and “for you” in acknowledging others’ experiences: 2 Words To Foster Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
PHOTO RESOURCES THAT FOSTER DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
- WOC in Tech: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wocintechchat/
- Beyond the Binary: https://genderphotos.vice.com/#Work
- Plus Size Office: https://canweallgo.com/plus-size-stock-photos/plus-size-stock-photos-office-work-employment/
- Disabilities in the Office: https://disabilityin.org/resource/disability-stock-photography/
Our busy lives pull us in so many directions. Taking time to relax, reconnect with ourselves, and reset is critical for being able to show up for others. In this session, we share a wide variety of resources you can use every day to feel calmer, more centered, and refreshed.
Links Shared in Presentation:
- Let’s Take a Mental Vacation: https://www.window-swap.com/Burnout by Amelia and Emily Nagoski: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592377/burnout-by-emily-nagoski-phd-and-amelia-nagoski-dma/
- Consider a Two-Song Practice:
https://sites.psu.edu/mindfulmaking/2021/03/05/two-song-practice/ - Box Breathing: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/box-breathing-benefits/
- Creative Expression: http://weavesilk.com/
- 20-Second Hug Research: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/keep-it-in-mind/202201/what-20-seconds-hugging-can-do-you

Description: A global issue with YouTube’s integration with Microsoft Office is currently preventing links to YouTube videos from Microsoft Office applications (such as Word and Powerpoint) from playing as expected in Smeal and General Purpose classroom podium computers using any browser. When attempting to visit YouTube links from MS Office applications users are instead redirected to a message stating “Your browsers is up to date” and are unable to play the video.
There are several options to circumvent this redirect:
- Manually copy links from MS Office applications and paste them into browser windows.
- Add YouTube video links to Kaltura Media Space, then paste those links into MS Office applications.
- Edit the YouTube video link as follows:
- Copy the YouTube video URL from the browser’s address window (for example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhgyG0qHoAw)
- Remove “?v=” and add a “/” after “watch”
- Paste the new URL into your MS Office application (https://www.youtube.com/watch/MhgyG0qHoAw)