Author: Cub Kahn
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Transforming teaching with AI: A fall faculty learning opportunity
Invitation The goal isn’t to outsmart AI or to pretend it doesn’t exist, but to harness its potential to enhance education while mitigating the downside. The question now is not whether AI will change education, but how we will shape that change to create a more effective, equitable, and engaging learning environment for all. —Ethan…
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Re-energize your teaching this fall: Call for participation
In principle, resilient design is meant to be flexible, to anticipate disruptions, and to value social equity and community. —Andrea Kaston Tange, Resilient Design Are you seeking a supportive community of teaching faculty focused on resilience and improvement of teaching? Curious how to choose and use ed tech tools? Looking for an enjoyable way to…
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Stepping up to new heights: Congratulations, Class of 2025!
Thanks to the many OSU faculty and staff who support teaching excellence and foster engaged student learning, and congratulations to the the record 8,000-plus graduates in the Class of 2025—we wish you all the best in your future endeavors! Go Beavs!
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Boost SLE response rates to elevate student voices
The Spring 2025 Student Learning Experience (SLE) surveys remain open through Sunday, June 8. There is still time to take small actions that can raise the survey response rate to provide a more complete picture of student experiences in your courses. For example, you can let students know the importance of their feedback, and how…
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Apply now for new Teaching Mini-Grants
The Center for Teaching and Learning is excited to launch Teaching Mini-Grants for the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a great opportunity to think creatively about your teaching and make bold curricular choices. Why apply? CTL’s Teaching Mini-Grants encourage you to embrace teaching challenges. Whether you’re reworking a course, integrating new teaching technologies, or creating…
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Exciting new fellowship opportunities for teaching faculty
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) invites applications for multiple faculty fellowships for the 2025–2026 academic year. These fellowships provide pathways for instructional faculty to increase their educational leadership skills, develop teaching resources, and design and deliver programs that drive teaching excellence across OSU. Up to five Teaching Excellence Fellowships, up to two AI…
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AI Week 2025 preview: Innovation, insights and inspiration
You’re invited to join your colleagues for a series of 45 dynamic and informative events that mark Oregon State University’s commitment to innovative and ethical use of AI in higher education. During AI Week, April 28 to May 2, the OSU community will come together with leading industry partners for a week of exploration, innovation,…
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Sign up TODAY for the OSU Academic Integrity Retreat
You are invited to the 2025 Academic Integrity Retreat: Fostering a Culture of Academic Integrity. We hope you will join us for this half-day gathering aimed at strengthening our understanding of academic integrity, its impact on student success, and developing strategies to enhance a culture of integrity within your college. Snacks and beverages will be provided. The…
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Explore spring teaching and learning events
The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to share our spring programming to support excellence and innovation in teaching. We look forward to supporting you through the talks, workshops, and faculty development offerings. Find out more and register for CTL Sparkshops and Quality Teaching Talks. CTL Spring Sparkshop Series: Championing a Culture of Inclusive Learning…
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Every course is a hybrid course
By Ehren Helmut Pflugfelder, OSU School of Writing, Literature, and Film If you teach, you’re teaching a hybrid course. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re teaching a course with a “hybrid” course designation in the current OSU catalog, and it might not mean that you’ve taken a hybrid course workshop with Cub Kahn, digital learning…