Author: Cub Kahn

  • Call for Nominations: 2022-23 Blended Learning Faculty Fellow

    Higher ed is moving with increased vigor toward blended learning in the wake of the COVID-19 disruption. With this in mind, the Center for Teaching and Learning, Academic Technologies, Ecampus, and the Office of Academic Affairs are partnering in the second year of the Blended Learning Innovations in Pedagogy initiative to address demand for increased…

  • Congratulations, Class of 2022!

    The Center for Teaching and Learning congratulates the 7,318 graduates in the Oregon State University Class of 2022, and expresses deep appreciation to faculty, GTAs, learning assistants, advisors and all student support services for your dedication and tireless work to skillfully teach, nurture, mentor and guide OSU students!

  • Last Chance for Summer Faculty Development Opportunities

    With finals underway and graduation only days away, summer is upon us! CTL is offering two great new professional development opportunities that you can still add to your summer plans: No Strings Attached Book Club – Interested in the science of memory, alternative approaches to grading, or techniques to energize the college classroom? Get a…

  • Spring into Resilient Teaching This Summer

    Deadline for proposals extended to June 15! The exhausting twists and turns of the past two years have stretched everyone’s teaching skills while stimulating innovative ideas about ways to enhance on-campus teaching. Looking for a way to reinvigorate your teaching practice for Fall ‘22 and beyond? Join the Summer ‘22 Resilient Teaching Faculty Learning Communities…

  • You’re Invited to the April 26th Resilient Teaching Symposium

    The vast shifts in teaching modalities during the two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have been a contributing factor to prolonged stress and fatigue for many faculty. As they navigate the roller coaster of their professional and personal lives, teaching faculty are confronting the question of how best to adapt their course…

  • Teaching with Media: Liven up Your Lecture Videos

    Creating and using instructional media well can be a major asset in your teaching. Discover new ways to create more interactive and engaging lecture videos as you blend classroom and Canvas learning activities in your Corvallis and Cascades campus courses. The Faculty Media Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning invite all OSU faculty…

  • Student Reflections Inform Teaching

    This week I have learned a few things: 1. I now completely understand why so many people drop out of college.2. Insulin is as cheap as water. (I’m being sarcastic.)3. My boyfriend gives the best hugs.4. I can’t wait to become a teacher and help mold little brains.5. Weighted blankets and lots of ice cream…

  • Register Now for a Teaching with Media Workshop

    The Center for Teaching and Learning and the UIT-Academic Technologies Faculty Media Center (FMC) are teaming up to deliver workshops later this month about creating and using instructional media. Topics include the exciting new FMC Lightboard, instructional media types and workflow for content creation, and how to blend synchronous and asynchronous learning in Corvallis and…

  • Enjoy the Benefits of a Faculty Learning Community

    What do OSU faculty get out of participation in a Blended Faculty Learning Community? In the words of Cameron Fischer, Human Development and Family Sciences Instructor at OSU Cascades and Summer ’21 learning community participant: Does Cameron’s learning community experience sound appealing? Then submit a brief proposal by Nov. 22 for the Winter ’22 Blended…

  • CTL Blended Learning Research Published

    Do you integrate classroom teaching and online learning activities in your classes? Do you use a flipped approach or teach reduced-seat-time hybrid courses? Or are you considering such approaches for the first time? If so, you’ll be interested in Blended Learning Research Perspectives, Volume 3, published in September by Routledge. Better yet, this new collection…