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  • Growing Together: AY25/26 Learning Community Highlights

    May 11, 2026
    Taking part in a learning community is a great way to further your professional development, deepen your knowledge of teaching or research practices and make meaningful connections with colleagues who share your interests. A learning community is a small, often cross-disciplinary group of educators who meet regularly over the course of a semester or academic year to learn about and discuss topics...
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  • Preparing New GTAs: Plans for 2026 Graduate Teaching Orientation Underway

    April 7, 2026
    Are you, or do you know, a graduate student who is beginning a teaching appointment at Ohio State this fall? Save the week of August 17th for this year's Graduate Teaching Orientation (GTO), a foundational learning experience for graduate students in formal teaching roles. Each August, roughly 400-600 Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs) attend GTO to prepare for varied roles at Ohio State: leading...
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  • Multiple Perspectives Conference Returns to Ohio State April 13–14

    March 9, 2026
    The Multiple Perspectives Conference, now in its 26th year, will take place April 13–14 at The Ohio State University. Hosted by Ohio State’s ADA Office, this annual event brings together educators, disability advocates, technologists and accessibility professionals to explore how institutions can design systems and environments that advance access for all and help us achieve the congressional...
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  • Explore Course Design and AI at May's Course Design Institute

    March 6, 2026
    Are you designing or redesigning a course for autumn term? The Drake Institute’s signature Course Design Institute (CDI) , now AI-infused, supports you to rethink your course design process with evidence-based strategies and purposeful consultation with generative AI tools. During the CDI, you will Apply the backward design process to plan your course. Practice drafting learning goals, outcomes...
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  • Spring Book Club Explores AI in Higher Education

    February 5, 2026
    The Drake Institute invites Ohio State educators to critically engage with the evolving landscape of AI in higher education by joining our Spring 2026 Book Club discussions. Generative AI in Higher Education: The ChatGPT Effect, published in 2024, is one of the first books to take a comprehensive look at the use and impact of generative AI (GenAI) in higher ed. Authors Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan and Tom...
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