Dr. Crystal Ramsay serves as Assistant Vice Provost for the AI Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning at Penn State, where she supports university-wide efforts to advance artificial intelligence in education. She also co-chairs Penn State's AI Coordinating Council, helping to shape the institution's strategic direction on AI. With over 30 years of experience in education, Dr. Ramsay bridges imagination and implementation, guiding efforts to modernize learning environments, foster evidence-based teaching practices, and explore the potential of emerging technologies in higher education. Previously, she served as Senior Director of Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), part of the University Libraries, where she championed innovation across all Penn State colleges, campuses, and administrative units. Dr. Ramsay is an affiliate faculty member in the College of Education and a member of the graduate faculty.
With the release of version 3 of the Learning Space Rating System, colleges and universities have access to a tool with greater depth and nuance to investigate and understand the ways in which formal learning spaces support active learning.
An online project asks students and instructors to reflect on their thoughts and their interactions with others in order to build community, inclusion, motivation, and empathy.
The process of helping instructors understand how best to teach in active learning classrooms should itself model the principles of teaching in those spaces.
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