Tag: teaching
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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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Reading for teaching excellence
Finding time for professional development focused on teaching and learning is challenging for many OSU instructional faculty. Sometimes teaching-related programs may even be scheduled at the exact same times that you’re teaching. What to do? For professional development on your own schedule, the staff of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recommends some great…
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Critical reflection on “Classroom Assessment and Pedagogy”
By Tosin Alabi, OSU College of Health The article “Classroom Assessment and Pedagogy” by Black and Wiliam (2018) explores how assessment should be deeply integrated into teaching, rather than treated as a separate task. Black and Wiliam argue that both formative assessment (ongoing feedback to help students learn) and summative assessment (evaluation at the end…
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Using a fishbowl to teach
By Brooke O’Brien, Center for Teaching and Learning What is the Fishbowl Teaching Strategy? In its simplest form, as described in the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Instructional Strategy Cards, the fishbowl teaching strategy gets its name from the way it organizes students. A “closed conversation” includes a smaller “inner circle” made up of “conversationalists,”…
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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…
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Generative AI: Gearing up for Fall ’24
Wondering how to develop an AI policy for future courses? Trying to sort out potential benefits and drawbacks of using AI in your teaching? How about AI detectors? Just want to find out more about AI tools and maybe start using them in your own work? Good news! OSU has numerous resources to support instructional…
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The role of gratitude in resilient teaching
By Ashley D’Antonio, OSU College of Forestry Resilience is one of the first concepts I learned as a recreation ecologist. In recreation ecology, “resilience” is the ability of part of an ecosystem (i.e., vegetation, wildlife) to recover from the disturbance caused by outdoor recreation. I think about resilient teaching similarly, as the ability of a…
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Resilient teaching and technology
By Will Later, OSU College of Liberal Arts Depending on how many years a person has been teaching, that person has seen many changes in technology in the classroom. From just chalkboards to having to make transparency copies for the overhead projector or making sure the projector is on, developing online modules in Blackboard or…
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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…