Category: Center for Teaching and Learning
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Join the Teaching and AI Faculty Learning Community [Call is now closed.]
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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Building resiliency in a new arena
By Michelle Murphy, OSU College of Education Resilient Teaching Voices Series As a new instructor at the College of Education in the Department of Practice and Research, I have learned a new skill set to maintain resilience during great change. In August, I made a significant decision to transition from the K-12 world to higher…
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How do you define resiliency?
By Matt Kennedy, OSU College of Agricultural Sciences Resilient Teaching Voices Series What is resiliency to you? As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary: It is the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. I’ve been teaching at Oregon State University since the fall of 2008 and as I look at the…
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Big connections, big solutions: Global learning across the curriculum
By Emily Davis Malewitz, OSU College of Liberal Arts As a language instructor, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about ways to incorporate global learning into my teaching and help my students develop strong intercultural skills. Language classrooms are, of course, a natural fit for international education, and we often think of the best-known…
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CTL and Global Affairs present: Faculty panel on global learning
OSU Faculty will share their techniques for bringing global learning into their teaching. Presentations are 10 minutes each followed by Q&A. Thursday, November 20, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., in MU 213 – La Raza Room (in-person only) International Education Week: Join us in celebrating Oregon State University’s global achievements, impacts, and community during International Education…
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Community at the heart of resiliency
By Kryn Freehling-Burton, OSU School of Language, Culture, and Society Reflecting on my own teaching and learning consistently leads me to community. Compassion, nourishment, learning, and creativity run through my own resiliency and the ways I see students respond in the classroom, particularly since the pandemic lockdown. All of these are sharpened in community. “When we decide to…
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Explore humanities teaching innovations: Beyond the classroom
Looking for new ideas for the humanities classroom? You’re not alone — traditional essay assignments have become fraught in the age of generative AI. Drop in for a lunchtime conversation on re-invigorating humanities teaching practices. The event will include three short presentations that focus on useful takeaways for faculty, followed by Q&A. Each presenter will…
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Resilient teaching in an Abnormal Psychology course
By Deborah Becht-Buss, OSU-Cascades Resilient teaching often means letting go of control—trusting students to find their own pathways to understanding. In my Abnormal Psychology course, this meant saying yes when a student asked, “Can I use Piglet to explain anxiety?” The result has transformed not only how my students learn, but how I teach. The…
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From gut feeling to data-driven: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
By Tasha Randall, OSU College of Health As teaching faculty, we are often interested in what might make our teaching more effective or improve the experiences of our students. To achieve these goals, we may focus on refining our course content, designing effective assignments, engaging our students, and assessing their learning. These are all valuable…
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Fall 2025 teaching support from the Center for Teaching and Learning
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is offering a variety of Fall 2025 programming to support your teaching excellence and effectiveness. Beyond the events listed below, CTL offers consultations, focus groups with your students, and tailored workshops for unit or college meetings. Email ctl@oregonstate.edu to make a request. Fall Workshops and Sparkshops: Register now Peers & Pedagogy: For graduate…