Looking to breathe life and interactivity into your online instruction? StudyMate is an authoring tool (similar to Respondus) that enables instructors/designers to create Flash-based learning activities and games. Within minutes, it is possible to create flash cards, crossword puzzles, "game shows" and other activities from existing quiz/exam questions, glossaries or Respondus files.
Employees may have noticed over the past week that the subject lines of some messages in their mailboxes are preceded with a period enclosed in brackets (for example, Subject: Buy cheap software now). This marker is a part of a new anti-virus/anti-spam system being developed by Information Technology Services.
An instructor of environmental technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been invited to help American Indian communities assess and resolve environmental issues on their land. Steven R.
Kevin M. Mix, media specialist with Information Technology Services, recently completed the Extron Institute School of Audio/Visual Technologies in Philadelphia. The schooltakes a hands-on approach to topics such as video-system transmission and distribution, system design, system-control solutions and matrix switching.
Stephen T. Duna, instructor of collision repair at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently was recognized by Chief Automotive Systems Training Division with certification as a Master Collision Estimator − only the eighth person nationwide to attain double Master certification for structural repair and collision estimating from Chief.
Dr. Abdul B. Pathan, professor of economics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, presented talks recently at two conferences. In January, Dr. Pathan was invited to speak at the American Economic Association's annual convention in Philadelphia. There, he shared his experience teaching Web-based distance-learning courses in economics. In February, Dr.
Dr. Asesh K. Das, professor of computer science in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Business and Computer Technologies, was nominated recently by one or more current or former students to be included in the ninth edition of "Who's Who Among America's Teachers." He becomes a multiple-year honoree, having also been honored in 2004.
Dr. Clifford P. Coppersmith, assistant dean of integrated studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will be honored in the ninth edition of "Who's Who Among America's Teachers." Teachers whose biographies appear in the book have been nominated by a former student.
Dr. William W. Ma, associate professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, wrote research papers that were published recently in two international journals of mathematics.
Dr. Carol J. Kafer's "Loyal to the 'Sock" newsletter recently was featured in Pennsylvania Environmental Digest. Dr. Kafer is an assistant professor of biology at Penn College and president of the Loyalsock Creek Watershed Association.
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