E-Learning Institute

The e-Learning Institute is the Distance and Online Learning unit for the College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Founded in July 2005, the e-Learning Institute was formed as a collaborative unit of the College of Arts and Architecture. Their charge is to work with the various disciplines within the college to support the design and development of online and BLEND courses and research in the Arts and Design .

e-Learning Staff

• Keith D. Bailey, Ph.D. - Director
• William M. Rose - Senior Instructional Designer
• Megan S. Marut - Instructional Designer
• Bryan T. Ollendyke - Instructional Web Technologist
• Virginia C. Belser - Program Manager
• Michael S. Collins - Instructional Multimedia Specialist
• Deborah L. Gulick - e-Learning Support Specialist

Academic Units

The e-Learning Institute works with the following seven academic units with the College of Arts and Architecture:

• School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA)
  • Department of Architecture
  • Department of Landscape Architecture
• Department of Art History
• Department of Integrative Arts
• The School of Music
• The School of Theatre
• The School of Visual Arts

Online Course Offerings

Currently, the e-Learning Institute is responsible for the development and/or ongoing delivery of the following online or blended courses:

1. Art 10: Introduction to Visual Studies
2. Art 20: Introduction to Drawing
3. Art 211: Introduction to Digital Art and Design Criticism
4. Larch 60: History of Landscape Architecture
5. Larch 65: Built Environment and Culture
6. Art History 111: Ancient to Medieval Art
7. Dance 100: Introduction to Dance
8. A ED 511: New Media Pedagogy (Currently A ED 597)
9. Music 4: Film Music (Currently Music 297)
10. Music 5: Introduction to Western Music
11. Music 7: Evolution of Jazz
12. Music 8: Rudiments of Music
13. Music 9: Introduction to World Musics
14. GD 100: Introduction to Graphic Design
15. Photo 100: Introduction to Photography
16. Inart 5: Performing Arts
17. Inart 115: The Popular Arts in America: Popular Music
18. Inart 116: The Popular Arts in America: Rock and Roll in the 1950s
19. Inart 200: The Popular Arts in America: Elvis Presley - The King of Rock and Roll

e-Learning Institute In The News

Penn State Daily Collegian

• Program allows students to simulate life at PSU - July 31, 2007

Penn State Outreach

• Enhancing Arts Instruction - Fall 2008 Addition

External links

• e-Learning Institute Website
• College of Arts and Architecture Website