Tag: student support
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Teaching strategies for “every student graduates” + join for ESG engagement sessions
By Ashley J. Holmes, Assoc. Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Oregon State University What does it mean for “every student to graduate”—one of the stated goals of Prosperity Widely Shared (PWS): The Oregon State Plan? More a mindset than a metric, PWS reminds us that “we have the privilege and responsibility to keep open…
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Timely Teaching Tips: Weeks 9, 10 and Finals – Resources to support student well-being
By Emma Larkins, OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Supporting students down the home stretch The final weeks of the spring term bring special challenges for students simultaneously completing final assignments and assessments in multiple courses at the end of a long academic year. Fortunately, Oregon State University has plentiful resources and services tailored to…
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Timely Teaching Tips: Weeks 3 and 4 – Supporting student prep for course assignments and exams
By Emma Larkins, OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Help students tackle their term-long projects starting now When faced with many competing responsibilities and due dates, it can be easy for students to focus on the most pressing deadlines, losing sight of the end-of-the-term. There are several strategies and resources you can use to help…
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Timely Teaching Tips: Weeks 7 and 8 – Student Support Strategies
By Emma Larkins, OSU Center for Teaching and Learning Resources to support students’ physical, mental and academic well-being We are moving into the final weeks of the term. Students are busy at work on assignments, quizzes and exams, and group projects in anticipation of finals week. Take steps to help students manage their stress levels…
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Timely Teaching Tips: Weeks 3 and 4 – Highlighting the Academic Success Center
By Emma Larkins, Center for Teaching and Learning The Academic Success Center offers a range of resources to support the work of faculty and to bolster students’ learning. Making your students aware of these resources at this point in the term could be instrumental to their success. In addition to the robust online resources available…
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Trauma-Informed College Teaching
About the author: Jocelyn Kerr (she/they) provides advocacy support for OSU Ecampus students as the Ecampus SARC Advocate and Outreach Coordinator. After receiving a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Oregon, Jocelyn worked in the wellness industry as a massage therapist, yoga and meditation teacher, and managed studios in New York City and…
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Supporting Students’ Finals Prep
By Marjorie Coffey, Asst. Director, Academic Success Center & Writing Center (ASC &WC) Last spring, I shared ways instructors could encourage and support students as they finished up their first term of remote learning. The most recent OSU Remote Learning Experience Student Survey tells us that remote learning still presents significant challenges for students, even…
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Supporting Your Fall Term Students
Times of transition and change can be overwhelming. We know the entire OSU community is experiencing some form of change right now, and that students in particular may be feeling overwhelmed as they anticipate fall term. We also know that students trust the advice and resources they hear about from you. This puts you in a unique position to support students throughout the term. As you prepare for fall, I’d like to highlight one way you…
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Encouraging and Supporting Students to Finish Spring Term
by Marjorie Coffey, Assistant Director, OSU Academic Success Center All Academic Success Center (ASC) programs and services have been available remotely in spring. Through our program interactions and through OSU’s recent Remote Learning Experience Survey—completed by over 2900 undergraduate students—we’ve learned a lot about student experiences this term. I’d like to share some of those…
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A Memo to Students on Punching through the Pandemic
Dear Students, Confused by remote learning? Uncertain? Anxious? Worried? Stressed? Unclear what next week will bring? For many of us faculty, the answer to all these is yes. I am guessing that many of you are experiencing this as well. We are all in this together. Your faculty and schools have your back. Here are…