Meet the 2021-2022 Center for Teaching and Learning Fellows

Winter 2022, six Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Fellows were selected, representing Cascades, College of Agriculture Sciences, College of Engineering, and College of Sciences. Each unit created an action plan Winter ’22, which they are implementing through Spring ’22. Meet the CTL Fellows and gain an overview of their goals below or via the 2021-22 CTL Fellows Highlight tag. Their action plans take into consideration the CTL Fellows’ goals outlined in the CTL Fellows’ Position Description and include an area of focus related to one or more teaching needs of faculty in their academic unit or college.

Meet the OSU-Cascades CTL Fellows

David Engel and Scott Geddes serve in the Cascades Faculty Success Center (FSC). The FSC is the first point of contact for all OSU-Cascades Faculty for academic, pedagogical, and professional questions. The goal of the FSC is to maximize the impact each faculty member has by connecting them to the resources available to the entire OSU community and providing the support they need.

OSU-Cascades CTL Fellows’ 2022 Goals

In their CTL Fellow roles, David and Scott have three overarching goals in alignment with their FSC work.

Goal 1: Increase the visibility and accessibility of the Cascades Faculty Success Center.

Goal 2: Explore the CTL Fellows program partner resources in Academic Technologies, CTL, and Ecampus; build relationships with these units; and create pathways in sharing the expertise, programming, and resources these units provide in relationship to the FSC goals and Cascades faculty needs.

Goal 3: As relationships are built and understanding of current resources and faculty needs are identified, participate in collaboration with the CTL Fellows Program Coordinator, program partners, and/or other CTL Fellows in “repackaging” resources and/or creating resources to fill gaps.

OSU-Cascades faculty, keep your eyes open for useful email abstracts from David and Scott! If you have any questions or want to connect, send an email to facultysupportcenter@osucascades.edu.

Meet the College of Agriculture Sciences CTL Fellow

Yvette Gibson is the 2021-’22 CTL Fellow in the College of Agriculture Sciences (CAS). She served in a similar capacity in 2020-’21.

CAS CTL Fellow’s 2022 Goal

In her CTL Fellow role, Yvette has the following overarching 2022 goal:

Goal: Increase teaching and learning thinking and engagement among College of Agriculture teaching faculty.

CAS teaching faculty, check your email for Yvette’s thoughtful Sparkmails. They highlight opportunities to engage with your colleagues in CAS Spark Shops; contain quick, fun ways to check your knowledge on neuromyths and learning fallacies on the CAS Spark Site; and more. Check out Yvette’s short Spring Spark Shops teaser video.

Meet the College of Engineering CTL Fellow

Adam Lambert is the 2021-’22 CTL Fellow in the College of Engineering (COE). He served in a similar capacity in 2020-’21.

COE CTL Fellow’s 2022 Goal

In his CTL Fellow role, Adam has the following 2022 overarching goal:

Goal: Complete a needs assessment during Winter/Spring 2022 terms of College of Engineering (COE) teaching faculties’ pedagogical needs, opportunities, and successes; and then create a report highlighting recommendations for a multi-year action plan to elevate the successes and meet some of the identified needs with the Center for Teaching and Learning Fellows Program Partner resources in CTL, Academic Technologies, and Ecampus.

A thank you to all College of Engineering administration and teaching faculty participating in Adam’s project!

Meet the College of Science CTL Fellows

Samantha McGee and Devon Quick are the 2021-’22 CTL Fellows in the College of Science. Their CTL Fellows’ focus is on teaching faculty in the Learning Assistant (LA) Program.

COS CTL Fellows’ 2022 Goals

In their CTL Fellow roles, Samantha and Devon have the following 2022 overarching goals:

Goal 1: To increase implementation of best practices in active learning classrooms by hosting a workshop for teaching faculty about working with Learning Assistants (LAs), setting up classrooms/courses for working with LAs, and creating conditions needed in class for student success.

Goal 2: Adopt LA Campus for use in planning for the Fall.

Goal 3: Promote the program through an updated Learning Assistant Program website.

COS teaching faculty involved in the Learning Assistant Program, stay tuned for updates on Samantha and Devon’s progress.

Thank you to all of our 2021-22 CTL Fellows!

Reach out to the CTL Fellows in your college to learn more about their work. Follow along on this blog for updates on their progress.

Want to become involved in the CTL Fellows Program?

Contact the CTL Fellows Program Coordinator, Cheridy Aduviri to learn how your college can become involved.