• Lesson Planning Matters: Learning Points from Tuesday Teaching Talk

    Lesson Planning Matters: Learning Points from Tuesday Teaching Talk “Teaching in a university classroom requires preparation and a redirection of focus. The teaching is not about us; it’s about the students” (Hara, 2010). I recently facilitated my first Tuesday Teaching Talk to a cross-section of esteemed OSU faculty. If you missed it, this blogpost summarizes…


  • The Center for Teaching and Learning Earns Bronze!

    Congratulations to the Oregon State University Center for Teaching and Learning on earning the bronze-level Green Office Certification! Some highlights from their results include: About the Certification: The Green Office Certification is a simple yet effective way for OSU faculty and staff to further their sustainability efforts and get recognition for their work. It is also intended to…


  • 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…