• DEFINING THE BEST [Funmi Amobi]

    This blog captures the discussion of the thinking and instructional practices of outstanding teachers in the introduction to Ken Bain’s (2004) book, What the best college teachers do. “Great teachers emerge, they touch the lives of their students, and perhaps only through some of those students do they have any influence on the broad act…


  • What’s Your Teaching Philosophy? CTL Tuesday Teaching Talks are rolling

    OSU’s Center for Teaching and Learning has kicked off it’s Fall 2019 Tuesday Teaching Talks with Tech (T4). T4 are teaching workshops that support the development of knowledge and skills in the planning of curriculum; facilitation of instruction; and assessment of learning. Teaching philosophies provide instructors with a core to guide course design and pedagogical…


  • College of Liberal Arts Celebrates Outstanding Teaching at CLA DAY!

    At the OSU CTL we are committed to creating and sustaining a culture of teaching excellence. We are always thrilled to see how different colleges and units on campus celebrate the hard work that goes into classroom and online instruction. Just recently, CLA shone the spotlight on teaching in their College.  We join them in…