Winter Term 2024 Teaching Professional Development Events – Engage and Learn!

Teaching faculty, mark your calendar!

January 2024

February 2024

March 2024

Engage with colleagues in one or more of the following events brought to you by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Fellows Program partners in the CTL, UIT – Academic Technologies (AT), Ecampus, and the Library Research and Learning Department. Below are highlighted events. Check the CTL calendar, AT calendar, and Ecampus Faculty Development Training site for the latest updates and details. Also, stay updated on AI events and review past recordings.

Quality Teaching (QT) Talk – Creating an Inclusive Classroom: Difference, Power, and Oppression Model

Register. Tuesday, January 23, 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. | In Person | Milam 215 or Remote via Zoom

Presenter: Kali Furman, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts

Recordings and session materials will be accessible at QT Talks.

Sparkshop: Using Instructor Talk to Foster a Positive Learning Environment and Student Learning Success: Strategies and Tips

Register. Friday, January 26, 12:00 to 12:20 a.m. | Virtual Event via Zoom.

Curious to know how to promote positive learning experiences and build community among students in your class? Discuss strategies for using instructor talk to promote student engagement and learning.

Facilitator: Funmi Amobi, CTL

Recordings and session materials will be accessible at Sparkshops.

AI Coffee Klatch in the Library

Register. Attendance is limited to 22. Registration is required.| Friday, January 26, 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. | Valley Library, Nishihara Family Room

Discuss a chapter of Unmasking AI by Joy Buolamwini. This event is part of the Valley Library’s celebration of Data Privacy Week, It is an opportunity for OSU faculty, instructors, and staff to deepen their knowledge of data privacy. Coffee will be provided! Additional information.

Talk and Workshop on Generative AI, Writing, and Higher Education – WIC Winter 2024 Events

Register. | Talk – Monday, February 5, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Horizon Room or Zoom | Workshop – Tuesday, February 6, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Milam 215

This Winter, WIC will be hosting Dr. S. Scott Graham from the University of Texas-Austin, who will give a talk and a workshop on writing and generative AI. The title of Dr. Graham’s talk is “AI has Entered the Chat: Promise, Peril, and the Future of Writing in Higher Ed,” and the workshop is titled “ChatGPT in the Classroom: Practicalities & Pedagogies.”  Additional information.

Quality Teaching (QT) Talk – Updated: Using Instructor Talk to Foster a Positive Learning Environment and Student Learning Success: Strategies and Tips

Register. Tuesday, February 6, 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. | Hosted via Zoom, but we welcome you to join us in person in Milam 215

Presenter: Funmi Amobi, CTL

Recordings and session materials will be accessible at QT Talks.

Quality Teaching (QT) – Learning Together: Guiding Students to Engage Students in Active Learning

Register. Tuesday, February 20, 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. | In Person | LINC Milam 215 or Remote via Zoom

Presenter: Nate Kirk, Ph.D., Sr. Instructor I, and Devon Quick, Ph.D., Sr Instructor II., College of Science

Recordings and session materials will be accessible at QT Talks.

Exploring Emerging Generative AI Tools for Scholarly Writing – Sponsored by OSU Libraries and Press

Register. | Thursday, February 22, 2:00 to 2:50 p.m. | Zoom

Learn about and explore emerging generative AI tools. Participants will gain familiarity with tools that promise to support the scholarly research and writing process. See if the reality lives up to the hype and learn ways to evaluate these tools for accuracy and effectiveness. Tools discussed will include Elicit, Scite, and Lateral, along with several other emerging tools.

Sparkshop: They Need Us to Be Well: Strategies for Cultivating Mutual Joy in the Learning Environment to Support Student Learning.

Register. Friday, February 23, 12:00 to 12:20 a.m. | Virtual Event via Zoom.

Wondering how to support student well-being and mental health in your teaching? Discuss ideas for cultivating mutual joy and positive emotions in the learning environment to support learning.

Facilitators: Funmi Amobi and Kara Clevinger, CTL

Recordings and session materials will be accessible at Sparkshops.

Application due: Spring ’24 Teaching and AI Faculty Learning Community

See the call for participation. Apply by March 1. Funding provided.

Ready, Set, AI! Join the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Academic Technologies (AT) for a Spring ‘24 faculty learning community addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on higher education. We will explore how we respond to the immediate impact of AI in education, develop proactive strategies, and hear from students and experts.

Application due: Spring ’24 Resilient Teaching Faculty Learning Community

See the call for participation. Apply by March 1. Funding provided.

Opportunity: Spring into Resilient Teaching! Apply to join the Spring ’24 Resilient Teaching Faculty Learning Community sponsored by CTL and Academic Technologies. We’ll explore pedagogical strategies, useful ed tech tools, and development of resiliency to thrive in your teaching.

AI@Work: Hands-On Exploration of AI Tools to Enhance Your Daily Workflow – FYI Fridays Winter 2024 Event

Register. | Friday, March 15, 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. | 124 Cascade Hall

What’s ChatGPT, and why am I hearing about generative AI every day now? How can I leverage text-generating AI tools to support my daily workflow? Can I save time and increase my productivity? What are the ethical concerns? This workshop will help answer these questions while providing hands-on practice. Please bring a laptop or mobile device to the workshop.

Want to tailor professional development for your college or academic unit?

Reach out to the CTL Fellows Assistant Director. CTL Fellows may be offering college or academic unit specific events in addition to the above. CTL Fellows are here to explore how to foster pedagogical successes in the colleges and are ready for discussion!