Teaching Endorsements are milestones vetted and awarded by the Drake Institute to recognize those who participate in dedicated professional learning and reflection. The Drake Institute partners with content experts across campus to offer multiple options for each of our core teaching and learning competency areas. Each endorsement has been expertly designed to promote professional learning through evidence-based strategies. Please browse dynamic options to further advance your teaching competency in the following areas.
How to Complete a Teaching Endorsement
Steps
- Complete the Endorsement Interest form at any time.
- Review the Participation Requirements, Program Elements, and Verification necessary for the endorsement you are interested in completing.
- Track your participation and retain documentation of events and criteria contributing toward the endorsement.
- When you are ready, submit your Endorsement Application. You will be prompted to provide verification of the criteria you completed. Additionally, you will be asked to answer a reflection question, and two core-competency based essay questions specific to the Teaching Endorsement for which you are applying. View application questions and response criteria here.
- Your application will be reviewed by Drake Institute staff. If your application is not approved, you will have the opportunity to resubmit. If your application is approved, you will be sent a digital award letter from Drake Institute Associate Vice Provost and Director and will be awarded an endorsement certificate in Buckeye Learn. In addition to these accolades, graduate students completing an endorsement will have the achievement included on their official Ohio State transcript as a milestone. Please note: graduate students must apply prior to their final semester if they would like the milestone on their transcript.
Application cycles
Summer 2024:
- August 9th: Endorsement Applications Submission Deadline
- September 13th: Digital Award Letters Sent
Autumn 2024:
- December 20th: Endorsement Applications Submission Deadline
- January 24th: Digital Award Letters Sent
Spring 2025:
- May 9th: Endorsement Applications Submission Deadline
- June 13th: Digital Award Letters Sent
Summer 2025:
- August 8th: Endorsement Applications Submission Deadline
- September 12th: Digital Award Letters Sent
Browse our Teaching and Learning Core Competency areas
Active Learning
Involves engaging students in meaningful exercises and activities designed to aid their learning process.
Assessing Student Learning
The process used by educators to understand, document and respond to changes occurring in learners.
Curriculum and Course Development
Comprises a “backward design” process resulting in the constructive alignment of learning goals with assessment and instructional methods.
Educational Technology
The integration of web-based, classroom and mobile technology into the teaching and learning process to enhance educational outcomes.
Inclusive Teaching
Broadly investigate teaching strategies to create more equitable, inclusive and just classrooms.
SoTL/DBER
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is an evidence-based exploration of teaching and learning process.
Specialized Professional Learning
Continual professional learning is critical at all career stages.
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Process to propose a new Teaching Endorsement
The Drake Institute values partnerships in teaching and learning throughout the Ohio State community. We welcome proposals to offer new opportunities for the endorsement of competency-based professional learning.
New teaching endorsement proposals are accepted at any time. The proposal review, revision, and acceptance processes are carried out by content specialists among the Drake Institute staff, in collaborative partnership with the individuals and units proposing the endorsement.
Teaching Endorsements can be offered for a fixed or indefinite time-period. The terms for offering a specific endorsement are defined during the proposal process and reviewed and evaluated on a regular basis.
Please contact the Drake Institute to request a meeting with our Teaching Endorsement Program Manager to learn more about the proposal process.