"The program helps to introduce digital elements into pedagogy where they would otherwise probably be absent.  Faculty and TFs alike are usually unaware of or intimidated by website creation or digital media, but those can be very useful to students.  We bridge that gap."

“The ability to use PowerPoint in a sophisticated way, to organize the sequence of themes, and to create useful pedagogical rubrics for student participation beyond traditional methods has been made possible because of the PITF fellows.”

“We developed an application that plays a video (of an opera scene) and has the option of stopping the movie to ask specific questions. The students then answer these questions and continue. In this way critical listening skills are practiced with immediate feedback. The tool is easily adaptable to other forms of video-related teaching, and should be useful for many different applications.”

“Participating in the program has improved my teaching, in the sense that it has resulted in the construction of a website, which provided students with reading materials, related visual materials, and links to relevant sites.”

“This program is clearly a great idea and a real opportunity for everyone. ”

“My teaching has benefited  from the PITF program. The program was crucially important in allowing me to make the transition from a slide-based mode of teaching to one based on digital images.  Several summers ago, I was assigned two PITF fellows who digitized a large portion of my ca. 1000 teaching slides and who in addition helped me to set up a more effective course website.  This was unglamorous work but completely essential; none of my current teaching would be possible without it. ”

“I teach the required undergraduate research methods class to sophomores.  It is the gateway course into the major.  I have taught it for 20 years, but a year and a half ago I had a PITF work with me for the summer to totally update the website and to enrich it with all kinds of materials for the assignments.  It really changed how I taught, made the class much more interactive and engaging and the size of the class doubled--I think because it got a very good reputation.”

“Having the assistance of a PITF allowed me to organize my slides and other visual data into a uniform format, greatly improving the amount and kinds of material I could cover in a lecture.”

“The program has certainly improved my courses; this is notably the case with a software tool developed through the PITF program for a course I taught two years ago that completely transformed the way I taught the course.”

“We have been able to design our course more effectively, both for classroom activities and for organization of information for students and teachers.”

“I believe the PITF program is a wonderful initiative.  It has helped me become more comfortable with technology, and use technology to improve my teaching.”

“The PITF program was essential for helping me  create important teaching tools like pronunciation podcasts and discussion forums.”

“By building a website or primary sources for my core course, PITF expanded the potential for my course immensely. Students are able to consult these sources, which give a vivid sense of the history they are studying. ”

“PITFs anticipate the needs of students who have a better knowledge of instructional technology than we faculty do. In addition, the program has helped to expand the resources that we can make available to HDS students  for study and review to meet their requirements.  The PITFs help us keep pace with "cutting edge" developments and even move beyond them, adapting resources to the particular needs of HDS students.”

“The PITFs have assisted instructors in developing web resources that greatly improve the quality of the courses we offer. ”