Category: Center for Teaching and Learning
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Incorporating resilient pedagogy within experiential learning
By Karen Elliott, OSU College of Health As we move into Spring term, it is always filled with so many possibilities and excitement for commencement at the end of the term and of course, the excitement of warmer weather as well! As an internship coordinator, it is one of my busiest terms, with supervising internships in…
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Supporting student mental health in the college classroom
By Tasha Galardi, OSU College of Health The teaching landscape has changed in a variety of ways since the start of the COVID pandemic, and one thing many of us are noticing is an increase in the mental health issues that our students are experiencing. The majority of college students today meet the criteria for…
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Evidence-based teaching strategies increase student engagement
By Jonathan Andicoechea, OSU College of Science Despite continuous research attempting to drive a stake through its heart, the exclusive use of the lecture format continues to haunt the college classroom. Like a ghoul slinking around under the cover of darkness, it feasts on students’ academic potential, resulting in depressed learning gains and an enervated…
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Timely Teaching Tips: Weeks 3 and 4 – Supporting student prep for course assignments and exams
By Emma Larkins, OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Help students tackle their term-long projects starting now When faced with many competing responsibilities and due dates, it can be easy for students to focus on the most pressing deadlines, losing sight of the end-of-the-term. There are several strategies and resources you can use to help…
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Timely Teaching Tips: Weeks 1 and 2 – Starting strong and connecting with students
By Emma Larkins, OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Spring term is here! Daffodils and tulips are blooming. Sunny skies and rain showers come and go as temperatures rise and fall. It can mean only one thing – spring term has arrived. The start of a new term offers a renewed chance to connect with…
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A sorta neat assignment and recipe you could try
By Rebekah Sinclair, OSU College of Liberal Arts I want to share two things I think could be of value to you: a very cool assignment, and the cookie recipe that goes with it. One of those is going to change your life, and it’s probably the cookies, but the assignment is also pretty great,…
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Revolutionizing the classroom: Embracing diverse teaching strategies for impactful learning
By Md Atikur Rahman, doctoral student, OSU College of Health Having examined the chapter on instructional methods and strategies in An Evidence-based Guide to College and University Teaching, I am fascinated by the various ways that might greatly improve teaching and learning experiences. This contemplation has motivated me to explore a wide range of approaches for…
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Lessons about optimizing learning
By Patrick Conraads, doctoral student, OSU College of Liberal Arts “Optimizing Learning in College: Tips from Cognitive Psychology,” (Putnam et al.,2016) explores the reasons why some students are unsuccessful in college by using psychological analyses to make recommendations for students to be successful. The article discusses time management techniques, identifies some of the common mistakes…
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Will another app actually help me stay organized? This one will.
By Danielle Skinner, OSU College of Science I am one of those people who finds a new app and thinks, “This. This is going to skyrocket my production and creativity.” I try it for a few weeks, but it never works its way into my routine, or it’s clunky and there are features about it…
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Adaptability as resiliency
By Alison Lay Cranston, OSU-Cascades In the spring of 2020, I was I was not yet a faculty member, but my work was dramatically impacted nonetheless. At the time, I was primarily instructing contract-based outdoor educational and wilderness medicine courses, and I was suddenly out of work. One by one, my contracts were cancelled, and…