Tag: announcement
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Supporting student wellbeing in the classroom: Call for participation
the best practices for reducing unnecessary stress and discouragement are usually the best practices for increasing learning. ~ Robert Eaton, Steven V. Hunsaker, and Bonnie Moon, Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) along with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), as part of Health Promoting University…
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Come join the Teaching and AI Faculty Learning Community
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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Re-energize your teaching this fall: Call for participation
The growth of any craft depends on shared practice and honest dialogue among the people who do it. We grow by trial and error, to be sure—but our willingness to try, and fail, as individuals is severely limited when we are not supported by a community that encourages such risks. – Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach Are you…
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Apply now for the Ecampus Research Fellows Program
If you are interested in conducting research about online teaching and learning, the Ecampus Research Unit will help you plan your proposal for the Ecampus Research Fellows Program. The Ecampus Research Unit annually funds Oregon State University faculty and/or department projects — $25,000 each — to support research in the areas of distance and online education,…
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New team members expand support at CTL
The Oregon State University Center for Teaching and Learning is excited to welcome three new staff members in time to significantly expand teaching support and faculty development efforts for the 2026-27 academic year! Anish Bhatia serves as the Accessible Pedagogy Coordinator at CTL. In this role, he provides training and support to help faculty combine…
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Congratulations, Class of 2026!
Congratulations to the record 8,785 students graduating in the Oregon State University Class of 2026. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors! The Center for Teaching and Learning is grateful to OSU faculty and staff who consistently inspire engaged student learning and advance teaching excellence. Go Beavs!
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Dialogue facilitation in the DPO classroom
Join staff from the OSU Difference, Power, and Oppression (DPO) Program and the Office of Institutional Diversity for a workshop on using dialogue facilitation skills to manage difficult conversations in the DPO classroom. Participants will learn about dialogue facilitation skills and have the opportunity to put them into practice using DPO teaching scenarios, focusing on…
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Support for faculty excellence: Teaching mini-grants, fellowships, and SoTL scholars
In support of faculty excellence and student success, the OSU Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) invites applications for three funded opportunities for the 2026-2027 academic year. CTL’s teaching mini-grants challenge faculty to think creatively about their teaching and make bold curricular choices to enhance student learning; faculty teaching fellowships provide opportunities for university leadership in teaching…
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Celebrate teaching excellence at the Quality Teaching Symposium
Register now for OSU’s 2026 Quality Teaching (QT) Symposium! Join CTL for sessions that center evidence-based teaching practices in support of inclusive learning, teaching as a discipline, and mentorship of learners. This daylong event will lead off the university’s Teaching Excellence Week on Tuesday, April 28, with on-campus sessions in Corvallis from 8 a.m. to…
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Spring 2026 teaching support from the Center for Teaching and Learning
This spring term the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is offering a robust slate of programming in support of student success and inclusive excellence. We invite faculty and graduate students to register for communities of practice, workshops, Core Education pedagogical support, and the inaugural Quality Teaching Symposium on April 28th. On behalf of the…