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  • Apply to Facilitate Graduate Teaching Orientation

    April 8, 2024
    Are you an experienced Graduate Teaching Associate (GTA) at Ohio State who would like to share your knowledge with a new cohort of teaching associates?Each year, the Drake Institute hires experienced Ohio State Graduate Teaching Associates to co-facilitate sessions at Graduate Teaching Orientation (GTO). This year, orientation will be held asynchronously during the week of August 12-16 with an in...

  • New TLRC Post Promotes Effective Strategies for Discussing AI

    March 15, 2024
    As the influence of Generative AI on higher education and society grows, it is important for instructors to discuss its uses and limitations in their courses. A new Teaching and Learning Resource Center (TLRC) post, AI Teaching Strategies: Having Conversations with Students, offers suggestions for having productive conversations about AI with students. This guide provides helpful information...

  • The Academy of Teaching 2024 Spring Conference

    March 15, 2024
    The Drake Institute looks forward to partnering with the Academy of Teaching to host The Academy of Teaching 2024 Spring Conference on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Blackwell Inn.This year’s theme is “Celebrating Creativity in the Classroom.” From designing entire courses and individual assignments to delivering content and assessing student work, teachin...

  • 2024 Graduate Teaching Orientation

    March 15, 2024
    Are you, or do you know, a graduate student who is teaching for the first time next fall?Each year in August, 400-600 Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs) across Ohio State attend Graduate Teaching Orientation. While some of these GTAs teach courses, others teach as lab or studio instructors, recitation leaders, or graders. In past years, participants have shared that orientation eased their ...

  • Educational Developers and AI Community of Practice Develop Spring AI Workshops

    February 9, 2024
    During Autumn Semester 2023 the Drake Institute launched a new community of practice (CoP) focused on generative AI (artificial intelligence) and its use in teaching and learning. The community is a collaboration with nearly 100 faculty and staff from a variety of administrative and academic units. The CoP focuses on sharing effective practices, creating new knowledge, and engaging in collective ...

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