Category: Center for Teaching and Learning
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Emotional Intelligence in Difficult Conversations
Yesterday morning I attended a professional development workshop offered by Human Resources. One strategy the workshop “Difficult Conversations” discussed was Judy Ringer’s “4 Steps to a Successful Outcome.” This was the process of inquiry, acknowledgment, advocacy, and problem-solving. Inquiry cultivates an attitude of discovery and curiosity; acknowledgment validates that you have heard and understood the…
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Student Tech
The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2013 was published this week, complete with insights from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research’s annual survey of college students and IT. This year’s survey collected data between February and April from 112,000 students at 251 institutions. Five interesting findings: What tech trends do you see in your…
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Flipped Learning
Have you heard about flipped learning, but you aren’t quite sure what it is or whether you want to try it? Is there solid evidence that it fosters student success and engagement? If you’re trying to answer these questions, check out A Review of Flipped Learning, a new report based on the growing body of…
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First Generation Academics Reflect
Below you will find an anonymous reflection by a first generation academic: neither of her parents graduated from college with a four year degree and she not only earned her BA, but went on to earn a MEd and finally a PhD. She is one of many university faculty who are attending the OSU Center…
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Research and Development in Teaching Improvement
Are you curious about what the research agenda is for the improvement of teaching? The Carnegie Institute is a leader in setting the agenda for R & D. In 2011 Carnegie invited a group of nationally recognized teaching and learning experts together to discuss the research and development agenda. First the team drew a clear…
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Excellence in Media: Leading by Example
Last Thursday marked the first meeting of the Excellence in Media Professional Learning Community (PLC), a group of OSU instructors interested in delivering high-quality videos to students and peers. Today more than ever, faculty who want to delve into video production as a means to enhance their classes have many powerful, affordable hardware and software…
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Constructing Support for University Teaching
The lives of university faculty are busy; professors must be strategic about how they balance valuable time between research, service, teaching and family. Regrettably, the current institutional reward structure for the continued improvement of teaching lags far behind those for research and service. And yet, the classroom is a university’s key point of contact with…
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Dumbing Down or Teaching UP?
Public education is committed to the ideal that all students must have equitable access to learning…equitable is the key word here. Brain research confirms what every teacher has known for centuries: students vary widely in their prior knowledge, skill development and readiness to learn. While private schools may have the freedom to sort and select…