• Congratulations, OSU Graduates!

    The Center for Teaching and Learning congratulates all Oregon State University graduates in the Class of ’19 and offers our best wishes for a wonderful future! And as another academic year draws to a close, we extend our deep appreciation to all OSU teaching faculty for everything you’ve done this year on behalf of your…


  • Teaching Hybrid: What Works Well?

    The Center for Teaching and Learning surveyed OSU Corvallis and Cascades campus faculty in Oct. 2016 to determine effective hybrid teaching practices from the perspective of instructors. Results: There was significant consensus among the 28 respondents from 7 OSU colleges. More than three-fourths of the instructors that used each of the following 11 practices rated…


  • Strategies for Handling Student Absences

    Our primary goal is to ensure students learn what we intend.  It is true that when students miss a class, particularly one that is activity based, it is not possible to “make up” the experience.  Still, there are legitimate reasons why students may need to be absent: death in the family, illness, sports and arts…