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  • Looking Ahead to Graduate Teaching Orientation

    April 8, 2025
    Are you, or do you know, a graduate student who is teaching for the first time in Autumn term? Mark your calendar —this year's Graduate Teaching Orientation (GTO), a foundational experience for Ohio State graduate students in formal teaching roles, will take place the week of August 18th. Each year in August, 400-600 Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs) from across the university attend Graduate...

  • Call for Applications to the COIL Virtual Exchange Learning Community

    March 10, 2025
    Ohio State educators interested in learning how to design a global and intercultural learning experience with international partners are encouraged to apply for the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Virtual Exchange Learning Community, which will take place in Autumn 2025. The COIL Virtual Exchange Learning Community supports instructors with designing new global and intercultural...

  • Teaching Transformations: Looking Ahead to the 2025 Academy of Teaching Conference

    March 5, 2025
    The Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning is excited to collaborate with the Academy of Teaching to host the 2025 Academy of Teaching Conference on Monday, May 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Blackwell Inn. This theme for this year's event is " Teaching Transformations." From the integration of cutting-edge learning technologies and the growing presence of generative AI to the evolving...

  • Announcing the Evidence-Based Course Design for Online Courses Teaching Endorsement

    March 5, 2025
    The Drake Institute is pleased to announce our newest teaching endorsement, Evidence-Based Course Design for Online Courses. Created by Drake Institute staff, this fully self-paced, asynchronous learning experience is intended to support Ohio State educators who are designing or redesigning an online course. The learning outcomes for this endorsement focus on: articulating course goals and aligned...

  • Incorporating Exercise Breaks During Class Benefits Students

    February 12, 2025
    Recent research highlights the positive effects of exercise on cognition, showing improvements in both attention and memory. Dr. Scott Hayes, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Buckeye Brain Aging Lab, conducted a study on how student-led exercise breaks during class can support student engagement and learning. Between Spring 2019 and Spring 2023, exercise...

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