Category: Center for Teaching and Learning
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Tackling ChatGPT Head On: A Student Assignment
It is hard to not see a reference to ChatGPT in musings and reflections on higher education today. The A.I. software that can write essays, responding to most prompts with ease, is worrying many faculty who fear students will use this technology to cheat. Students can, and probably will, use this software. What they use…
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It’s January Again, Time for New Year’s Teaching Resolutions
Every time I teach, there are elements that I notice that I want to change. I often have a clear idea of what needs to be different (often right as I walk back from finishing class), but I do not always get around to making the change. As CTL Executive Director, and someone who reads…
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Alternative grading: A framework for emphasizing learning and de-emphasizing grades
By Funmi Amobi, OSU Center for Teaching and Learning What does an A, B, C, or D really mean in terms of student learning? Grades are overly emphasized in the assessment of student learning. Instructors give agonizing attention to decisions about how many points or how much partial credit to allocate to students’ work. Students…
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Center for Teaching and Learning Opportunities
We are nearing the end of Fall term. As we descend into the hectic last week of the term, here are some great opportunities for December and beyond (space limited so sign up soon). Also help us shape your future faculty development options by taking this 3 min survey. Course Design Institute: Join CTL and…
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Enhance Your Teaching While Building Resilience
Looking for an enjoyable way to energize your Corvallis or Cascades campus teaching this winter? Searching for a supportive community of faculty focused on resilience and improvement of teaching? Join the Fall ’22 Resilient Teaching Faculty Learning Community sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Academic Technologies. A small cohort of faculty…
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Come Visit Media Hub!
The Faculty Media Center and Student Multimedia Services have combined into Media Hub! Come meet your Media Hub team, tour the studios, and learn about how Media Hub can help elevate your multimedia content during their Open House: Tuesday, October 25th from 1:30 to 4:30, in the Valley Library 2035. Media Hub provides collective services…
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How to Read for a Course
About the Author: Syd Pruitt is a senior undergraduate honors student studying Psychology, English, and Education. She is currently in the process of applying to PhD programs around the country to further her study of Psychology and the impact that teaching and learning has on people throughout life. Reading academic texts assigned in class is often…
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Authentic Audiences for Student Learning
About the author: Meg Mobley, Ph.D., is a Senior Instructor in Crop and Soil Science. She develops and teaches blended and Ecampus soil science courses from introductory to graduate level and is active in inclusive curriculum development and faculty instructional support. Her approach to teaching, mentoring, and collaborating is to start with curiosity and empathy…
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Call for Nominations: 2022-23 Blended Learning Faculty Fellow
Higher ed is moving with increased vigor toward blended learning in the wake of the COVID-19 disruption. With this in mind, the Center for Teaching and Learning, Academic Technologies, Ecampus, and the Office of Academic Affairs are partnering in the second year of the Blended Learning Innovations in Pedagogy initiative to address demand for increased…
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Enhance Your Teaching and Build Confidence
Looking for an enjoyable way to reinvigorate your on-campus teaching practice this autumn? Join the Fall ’22 Resilient Teaching Faculty Learning Communities sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Academic Technologies. A cohort of faculty from across OSU will explore solutions to teaching challenges, share strategies to build resilience in teaching, and…