Category: Center for Teaching and Learning
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Authentic Classroom Dialogue: Preparing for Success
By Dennis Adams, OSU College of Business I often teach an Honors colloquium course on the role of commerce throughout history. Our in-class and online discussions cover some serious topics, such as slavery, colonialism, and the use of violence. At times I have struggled to get students to open up and share their thoughts. At…
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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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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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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…
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Enhancing class engagement with OSU’s new student response system
Starting summer 2025, Poll Everywhere will replace Top Hat to become Oregon State University’s centrally supported Student Response System (SRS). OSU employees with valid ONID accounts will be able to register as presenters, and students will be able to register as participants using ONID. There is no cost to OSU individuals who use Poll Everywhere.…
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Join CTL’s Spring ’25 Global Learning Book Club
Are you curious to explore how to promote and support Oregon State University’s internationalization goals outlined in the Prosperity Widely Shared strategic plan? We are excited to invite you to participate in CTL’s Spring ’25 Global Learning Book Club. We will discuss engaging topics in the Mind the Gap: Global Learning at Home and Abroad edited volume,…
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Reading for teaching excellence
Finding time for professional development focused on teaching and learning is challenging for many OSU instructional faculty. Sometimes teaching-related programs may even be scheduled at the exact same times that you’re teaching. What to do? For professional development on your own schedule, the staff of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recommends some great…
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Call for Participation – Spring ’25 Teaching & AI Faculty Learning Community
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 Mollick,…