Welcome to Season Two of The Dreamery Sessions! Join Ray Schmitt and Zach Lonsinger in getting to know this season's guest co-host Renea Nichols. An assistant teaching professor in the Bellisario College of Communications, Nichols has a strong track record of innovative and creative teaching methods. Their conversation touches on Nichols' teaching background, how she used technology to help virtually welcome a cohort of first-year students, and more.
<a href="https://summersession.psu.edu/first-year-students/leap-program-university-park">Penn State's LEAP program</a>
<a href="https://news.psu.edu/story/627411/2020/08/04/academics/leap-instructor-goes-above-and-beyond-engage-students-virtually">How Nichols created a virtual office and classroom</a>
<a href="https://www.bitmoji.com/">Explore Bitmojis</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G4x0cPFwPCcjipyRNOaPO-2nt0rBQLD5/view?usp=sharing">Episode transcript</a>

S02E2 - Student Engagement

Coming to you from Penn State, co-hosts Ray Schmitt and Zach Lonsinger have conversations with faculty and students who are transforming the way teaching and learning happen. These stories will weave through larger themes of digital fluency, innovation, creativity, and emerging technology.