Tag: CTL

  • Introducing Ashley Holmes, Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning

    Editor’s note: Ashley Holmes joined Oregon State University in July as the associate vice provost for teaching and learning in the Division of Academic Affairs. Ashley oversees the Center for Teaching and Learning, collaborates with units across campus, and works closely with units in Academic Affairs. Prior to coming to OSU, Ashley was the interim…

  • Center for Teaching & Learning Peer Supporter 2020-21 Showcase

    You are invited! Friday, May 21, 9:00-9:50 am. Join the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in our Peer Supporter Showcase. During the 2020-21 academic year, the Office of Undergraduate Education with funding from the Provost, established the Peer Teaching Resources & Support Program coordinated by the CTL. Peer Supporters in colleges across the campus…

  • CTL’s New2OSU

    Join CTL!: New2OSU accelerates the effectiveness of new(er) teachers, those new to OSU, and/or those seeking teaching renewal. With remote, gamified, and customizable learning adventures, New2OSU provides:   ·         Self-paced missions  ·         Flexible program completion  ·         Digital badging  PLAYER ONE READY? Accepting rolling admissions. Spring cohort launches March 29. REGISTER TO PLAY! 

  • Are You IN(clusive)? POC Student Perspectives on Race & Racism

    Dharma Mirza (She/Her/Hers) is a Student Office Worker at the OSU Center for Teaching & Learning. Dharma is a senior studying Public Health, Queer Studies, and Medical Humanities, and hopes to pursue an MAIS and MPH at OSU when she graduates. Dharma also works doing community outreach and education on topics such as anti-racist organizing/education,…

  • Requesting, Receiving & Responding to Student Feedback

    Dr. Kiri L. Wagstaff is an Associate Research Professor at OSU in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Principal Researcher in machine learning at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. What is the best way to solicit, analyze, and act on feedback from students about your course?  Kenton Hokanson, a microbiology instructor, and…

  • Teflon to Velcro: Making Content Stick

    The Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks session with Dr. Howes entitled From Teflon to Velcro: Making Content Stick centered around applying Chip and Dan Heath’s approach from their 2008 book Made to Stick, for creating lasting or “sticky” ideas to education. The Heaths outline 6 principles in their approach, represented in the acronym S.U.C.C.E.S.(s) standing…

  • Congratulations CTL – 15th Year Anniversary: A Reflection of OSU’s Center for Teaching & Learning

    The Center for Teaching and Learning has been around for longer than you may guess. While you cannot stroll into our suite on the top floor of LiNC due to the pandemic, you can avail yourself of the many core offerings online (https://ctl.oregonstate.edu) and follow us on Twitter (@OSUteaching). Wondered how it all began? In…

  • CTL is excited to announce our fully remote New2OSU program!

    New2OSU impacts student success by accelerating the effectiveness of those who are newer to teaching and/or OSU. Completion of the program may be used as evidence of professional development and teaching effectiveness. Participants are asked to commit to a three-term intensive program requiring (on average) 3 hours per week. New2OSU has recently been overhauled to…

  • UDL Part 3

    This post is the third post of my three-part UDL series. Post one, focused on Defining UD, DI, and UDL. Post two, Pedagogical Approaches for Implementing UDL provided principles, supporting research, and pedagogical approaches to support this framework. This final post, shares a lesson plan template along with a wealth of actionable strategies to use…

  • UDL Part 2

    This post is the second post of my three-part UDL series. Post one, focused on Defining UD, DI, and UDL. This post further unpacks UDL. It also provides some recommendations for pedagogical approaches along with their research-based rationales. The final post of this series will share a lesson plan template and a wealth of actionable…