Category: Center for Teaching and Learning
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Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks
Tuesday Teaching +Tech Talks (T4): Join CTL for this Spring’s T4 workshop series! T4 is a certificated program introducing a wide range of pedagogical techniques and educational technology. T4 is open to all! Live Zoom sessions every Tuesday, 10-11:50. Registration is not necessary. See the T4 website for the Zoom link, recordings, and more. First session: March 30.
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CTL’s New2OSU
Join CTL!: New2OSU accelerates the effectiveness of new(er) teachers, those new to OSU, and/or those seeking teaching renewal. With remote, gamified, and customizable learning adventures, New2OSU provides: · Self-paced missions · Flexible program completion · Digital badging PLAYER ONE READY? Accepting rolling admissions. Spring cohort launches March 29. REGISTER TO PLAY!
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Call for Applications – CAAI Faculty Learning Community – Spring ‘21
Community for the Advancement of Antiracist Instruction (CAAI): A learning community led by and for instructors and TAs The Center for Teaching and Learning and Faculty Affairs have come together to sponsor a new faculty learning community. The Community for the Advancement of Antiracist Instruction (CAAI) has been designed as a professional development opportunity for…
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RAP ON: Please, Laugh at Me: Letting down our guards to draw students in during difficult times
About the Author: Arianna Stone is a graduate student in the applied cognition area of the School of Psychological Science at Oregon State University. This is part of our series of Research Advancing Pedagogy (RAP) blogs, designed to share pedagogical research from across the disciplines in a pragmatic format. Turning the calendar over to March 2021 provides a…
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RAP ON: “Things will be different on the next test” – Expectations vs Reality of changing how we study.
About the Author: William Rayo, MAT is a graduate student in the applied cognition area of the School of Psychological Science at Oregon State University. This is part of our series of Research Advancing Pedagogy (RAP) blogs, designed to share pedagogical research from across the disciplines in a pragmatic format. When it comes to studying, how students go about…
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Feeling Burnt Out?
About the author: Inara Scott, Ph.D. is Assistant Dean for Teaching and Learning Excellence in the OSU College of Business. She also serves as the 2020-21 Provost’s Fellow. As we draw close to the one year mark from when we left campus, I’m hearing more and more from faculty and students who are feeling–to put…
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Join Spring Learning Community: Due Date Extended
There’s still plenty of time to get your proposal in to join the Spring ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community. The due date has been extended to March 8. Professional development funding is provided! The Spring learning community will explore and develop solutions for personal teaching challenges through effective use of educational technology. These challenges may…
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RAP ON: Get Students to Take Notes (on Laptop or Otherwise): A key replication failure.
About the author: Regan A. R. Gurung, Ph.D. is the Interim Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Oregon State University and Professor of Psychological Science. This is part of our series of Research Advancing Pedagogy (RAP) blogs, designed to share the latest pedagogical research from across the disciplines in a pragmatic format. Photo…
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Be a Part of the Spring ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community
Guess what? Spring is only 5 weeks away! That means it’s time to submit your proposal to join the Spring ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community. This learning community is co-sponsored by Academic Technology and the Center for Teaching and Learning.Twenty teaching faculty from 9 different Oregon State University colleges have enjoyed the camaraderie of participating…
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Motivating Students to Complete Pre-Class Readings: Strategies and Tips
Reading is critical to academic learning. Yet, the perennial lament among university professors is, “Why won’t students just do the reading?” It is reported that only 30% of students read the assigned material before class on any given day (Bhavsar, 2020; Hattenberg & Steffy, 2013; Hoeft, 2012). The reasons for not reading encompass poor reading…