The Ohio College Teaching Consortium (OCTC) announces its spring calendar of events. The OCTC was formed in 2020 to provide accessible professional development opportunities in evidence-based teaching strategies to instructors from across the state of Ohio. The OCTC invites all Ohio State faculty, staff and students to join us for these upcoming inclusive teaching workshops:
Inclusive Pedagogies for Neurodiverse Students Thursday, Mar. 3 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. REGISTER HERE
Facilitated by: Dr. Jennifer Yates, Ph.D., assistant provost for faculty development, teaching and learning; director of the Center for Faculty...
Are you a GTA who is curious about the value and reliability of student feedback? If so, you should plan to attend the Drake Institute of Teaching and Learning GTA Toolkit session "Collecting Student Feedback" on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 1 to 2:30 pm.
In this Zoom session, we will explore strategies for obtaining and interpreting student feedback, including the SEI and beyond. Participants will analyze and contextualize feedback and SEI scores and discuss strategies to solicit and leverage student feedback to improve instruction and enhance the student experience.
The Office of International Affairs, the Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning and the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation Distance Education and Career Pathways announce a learning community designed to promote collaborative online international learning / virtual exchange (COIL/VE).
The COIL/VE learning community is intended to provide support for instructors as they design new global and intercultural student learning experiences in virtual modalities. These new programs, which may be course-based or project-based, should connect Ohio State students with their peers at home and abroad through collaborative learning and meaningful intercultural interactions in a virtual space....
Are you looking for an opportunity to update your writing assignments,but finding it difficult to negotiate time and various responsibilities throughout the semester? For busy instructors who have trouble finding the time to do it all, the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program will offer its "Teaching Through Writing" seminar this spring as a four-week, three-hour per week commitment beginning on Monday, Feb. 14.
The seminar will include asynchronous individual work, and a weekly one-hour synchronous collaboration with the WAC team and fellow participants. Synchronous sessions will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays (Feb. 16 and 23, Mar. 2...
The Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning is currently accepting applications from faculty and staff for selection to its Institute Affiliate program.
The Affiliate Program identifies and recognizes faculty, administrators, and staff dedicated to enhancing the student experience and learning outcomes through contributions to Drake Institute teaching and learning and research programs.
The Affiliate Program
Creates a visible network of dedicated individuals who contribute to the teaching and learning mission of the university. Formally connects individuals and units, colleges and departments involved in professional learning around teaching and learning to Drake Institute resources. Develops...
The Academy of Teaching seeks presentation proposals for its spring conference that reflect the theme "Pandemic Pedagogies."
The conference is being planned as an in-person event*, taking place on Monday, May 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Longaberger Alumni House, 2000 Olentangy River Rd.
The Academy invites participants and presenters to consider how teaching during both social and health pandemics has compelled us to adapt and rethink our ways of teaching and reaching students. In what ways have these events led us to consider new approaches to teaching as f rameworks for compassionate and...
Faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and staff are reminded that Ohio State has an institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) is a nationally-recognized independent faculty development center dedicated to supporting scholars of all backgrounds in making successful transitions throughout their academic careers. Membership to NCFDD extends ODI capacity to support faculty and aspiring scholars and to provide additional resources to those pursuing doctorates and terminal degrees through access to rich resources.
What happens when instructors challenge their assumptions of place and role in a classroom? Institute for Teaching and Learning Director and Professor of English Kay Halasek and Professor of Music and Associate Director of Bands Scott A. Jones suggested the results may be transformational learning during a joint Arts and Humanities Inaugural Lecture Series Thursday, Dec. 2
Halasek considered “Metaphors We Teach By: Reflections on Pedagogy in the Age of Big Data,” while Jones shared his implementation of an alternative model for ensemble music making via “Trading Efficiency for Outcomes: Large Ensemble Music Making without a Conductor.”
“Calling In: Turning Discomfort into Generative Moments”, an online workshop focused on strategies to help promote inclusivity in the classroom, will take place this Thursday, Jan. 6 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Led by Drake Institute instructional consultant Shed Siliman, this session will focus on ways that instructors can turn difficult moments into teachable and productive conversations in both in-person and remote settings.
More information about the session, including the registration link, can be found here.
The Institute for Teaching and Learning welcomes all new faculty joining Ohio State in the Spring Semester 2022. All new and second-year faculty are invited to participate in the New Faculty FIT program , a mentoring opportunity for new and developing instructors that is one of the Institute’s signature programs.
Mentoring groups are forming now. If you would like to be a part of the program this spring, please sign up before 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, using this link.
Once the Institute receives your information, you will be assigned to a mentoring cohort, and your...
