Tag: professional development
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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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Save the date: Quality Teaching Symposium, April 28
On behalf of the Office of Academic Faculty Excellence and the Center for Teaching and Learning, Associate Vice Provost Ashley Holmes invites you to attend the inaugural Quality Teaching Symposium as part of OSU’s Teaching Excellence Week. The Symposium will center on evidence-based teaching practices that support inclusive learning, teaching as a discipline, and mentorship of learners. We…
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AI Week 2025 preview: Innovation, insights and inspiration
You’re invited to join your colleagues for a series of 45 dynamic and informative events that mark Oregon State University’s commitment to innovative and ethical use of AI in higher education. During AI Week, April 28 to May 2, the OSU community will come together with leading industry partners for a week of exploration, innovation,…
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Last chance to join the Winter ’25 AI book club
Update Dec. 27, 2024: Registration for the Winter ’25 AI book club is now closed. The integration of AI in education is not a future possibility—it’s our present reality. This shift demands more than passive acceptance or futile resistance. It requires a fundamental reimagining of how we teach, learn, and assess knowledge. As AI becomes…
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Autumn leaves and learning: Upcoming events
We hope to see you in the coming weeks at these professional development opportunities for Oregon State University faculty and GTAs: CTL Quality Teaching (QT) Talk: The Courage to Teach Tuesday, Oct. 29, 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. in LINC 350 and via Zoom – Parker J. Palmer’s classic book emphasizes the deep interconnections between student,…
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Apply to Participate! Teaching and AI Faculty Learning Community
“… education will be able to adapt to AI far more effectively than other industries, and in ways that will improve both learning and the experience of instructors.” –Ethan Mollick, The Future of Education in a World of AI When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education there is a lot to consider. …
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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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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…