As students across the University have unique, diverse needs that may require assistive technologies, faculty should understand Penn's accommodation process and the role that the Penn Nursing Online Learning team plays in facilitating many forms of accommodation for Nursing students. For optimal results, please make sure to involve our team...

As there are many different tools students can use to create audio and video recordings and later upload to Canvas for an assignment, it's important to weigh the pros and cons of each one: Is the platform easy to use? Can a number of people log in at once? Does...

Although the online test environment is much different from traditional paper-and-pencil testing in a classroom, faculty and staff at Penn Nursing have worked to ensure that the experience is identical in terms of academic efficiency and integrity. To establish a secure testing platform while preventing cheating of any kind, the...

In today's tech-focused society, our desire for instant gratification often hinders the deeper thinking needed to trigger the cognitive state of "flow," a focused mental state conducive to productivity. However, studies show that using multimedia elements such as video in the classroom helps to amplify the learning process. According to...