Category: Center for Teaching and Learning
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Learning on location at an engaged learning research seminar
By Meg Mobley, OSU Dept. of Crop and Soil Science I have been reading about place-based approaches to teaching for a while and have dabbled with them while designing and teaching my general education natural science courses. I’m interested in the potential for these approaches to encourage students to build on their own prior knowledge…
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OSU AI Book Club Call for Participation – Fall ’25
Invitation We see nothing less than a revolution. AI will change education even more fundamentally than the internet did. The magnitude of these changes calls for a broad, sweeping view of what will come next, and what changes as a result of AI’s presence and undeniability. —Yee, Uttich, Giltner, & Bojanowski, Coach for the Approach The…
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Using generative AI to support all learners
By Cub Kahn, OSU Center for Teaching and Learning and Ecampus The growing popularity of generative AI (GenAI) tools since ChatGPT’s 2022 release has simultaneously sparked enthusiasm and deep concern across higher education. This post provides a brief introduction to one aspect of GenAI’s potential by focusing on how AI tools may support inclusivity in…
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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.…