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Category Archives: Center for Teaching and Learning
Information Density in Lectures: How much content is too much?
Keeping up with the volume of information continually produced in any discipline often feels like a herculean endeavor, and that’s for experts. When we then try to structure our courses so that they reflect the “best,” “most current,” and “cutting … Continue reading
What students don’t know about OSU technology
I recently had a chance to read through the Top 10 questions received by the College of Forestry’s student computing help desk during the last academic year. The range of topics in the list indicates that students’ familiarity with OSU … Continue reading
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Tagged student technology, technology guides, technology help
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Emotional Intelligence in Difficult Conversations
Yesterday morning I attended a professional development workshop offered by Human Resources. One strategy the workshop “Difficult Conversations” discussed was Judy Ringer’s “4 Steps to a Successful Outcome.” This was the process of inquiry, acknowledgment, advocacy, and problem-solving. Inquiry cultivates … Continue reading
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Student Tech
The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2013 was published this week, complete with insights from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research’s annual survey of college students and IT. This year’s survey collected data between February and April from 112,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged e-books, learning, learning managment systems, teaching, technology
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Designing the Future of Education: Convergent Evolution?
As we look ahead to the future of higher education, we see some repeating trends in innovation, and not all of them are taking place online. Increasing class sizes are driving a number of innovations in class design, and one … Continue reading
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Tagged active learning, classroom, CTL, learning community, MOOCs, social engagement
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Flipped Learning
Have you heard about flipped learning, but you aren’t quite sure what it is or whether you want to try it? Is there solid evidence that it fosters student success and engagement? If you’re trying to answer these questions, check … Continue reading
First Generation Academics Reflect
Below you will find an anonymous reflection by a first generation academic: neither of her parents graduated from college with a four year degree and she not only earned her BA, but went on to earn a MEd and finally … Continue reading
Research and Development in Teaching Improvement
Are you curious about what the research agenda is for the improvement of teaching? The Carnegie Institute is a leader in setting the agenda for R & D. In 2011 Carnegie invited a group of nationally recognized teaching and learning … Continue reading
Excellence in Media: Leading by Example
Last Thursday marked the first meeting of the Excellence in Media Professional Learning Community (PLC), a group of OSU instructors interested in delivering high-quality videos to students and peers. Today more than ever, faculty who want to delve into video … Continue reading
Constructing Support for University Teaching
The lives of university faculty are busy; professors must be strategic about how they balance valuable time between research, service, teaching and family. Regrettably, the current institutional reward structure for the continued improvement of teaching lags far behind those for … Continue reading
