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Upcoming Events

New Department Head Orientation

August 2, 2024

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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7:45 AM – 8:00 AM: Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM:
Mechanics of Dept Head Job – Chris Francisco, Vice Provost
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM:
The OSU Strategy: Top Initiatives that Impact Departments, Chris Francisco, Vice Provost, Shannon Baker, Aso Provost
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM:
Using Banner Features, Rita Peaster, Registrar
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM:
What Your Lawyers Want You to Know – Brandee Hancock, Chief Legal Officer to the President at OSU and Oklahoma A & M Board of Regents

 

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Department Heads Critical Issues Update

August 5, 2024

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Jorns Hall - Nancy Randolph Davis

 

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Personnel Issues
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Departmental Budgets
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM: Break
3:15 PM – 5:00 PM: Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure

 

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Fall 2024 Zoom Chats

Starts August 7, 2024

Zoom Sessions

 

This series of 45-minute workshops will cover essential topics for using Canvas effectively in your teaching.

All sessions are presented at 10:00am and 2:00 pm, unless otherwise noted.

 

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2024-2025 New Faculty Orientation

August 8, 2024 - August 9, 2024

All Day

Nancy Randolph Davis

 

New Faculty Orientation is for newly hired tenure track faculty and full-time, non-tenure track faculty including research, clinical, teaching, professional practice, extension, adjunct, and visiting faculty. The purpose of the program is to acquaint new faculty members with Oklahoma State University and the programs and resources available to help new faculty support the land-grant mission. It is expected and highly recommended that new faculty members will attend both days of the New Faculty Orientation.

 

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Fundamentals of Canvas

August 13, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM OR 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Zoom Session

 

This session covers the basics of using Canvas – accessing and publishing courses, uploading materials, and setting up the grade book. Intended for new instructors and TA’s or those seeking a refresher.

 

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Assessments in Canvas

August 14, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM OR 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Zoom Session

 

This session covers different forms of assessment in Canvas – graded discussions, online quizzing, and submitted assignments and Plagiarism detection.

 

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Media and Communication in Canvas

August 15, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM OR 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Zoom Session

 

This session covers using Studio for storing and creating pre-recorded videos, integrating Zoom with Canvas for live online delivery, and the use of the Canvas inbox.

 

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Fall 2024 GTA Conference

August 14, 2024

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Wes Watkins Center

 

Are you ready to elevate your teaching skills and significantly impact your classroom? The Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Oklahoma State University invites you to our Fall 2024 GTA Conference, "Empowering Effective Teaching: Strategies and Reflections for New GTAs."  This is a must-attend event for both new and seasoned GTAs aiming to enhance their effectiveness and confidence in the classroom.

 

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iClicker Basics

August 16, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM OR 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Zoom Session

 

This session will cover the basics of setting up and using the iClicker student response system with your course and integrating iClicker with Canvas.

 

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Early Career Series

Starts August 30, 2024

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

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Join us every Friday of the Fall semester for professional development opportunities and lunch with your peers. This series is meant for new faculty from one to three years.

 

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Department Heads Brown Bag Lunch

August 2024 - May 2025

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of each month for informal discussions with other department heads.

 

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Academic Leadership Series

Starts September 11, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Jorns Hall - Nancy Randolph Davis OR SU 270 (noted with an asterisk)

 

Fall Semester 2024

September 11, 2024 - Conducting Effective Faculty Searches, Dr. Chris Francisco, Vice Provost*
October 9, 2024 - Dealing with Difficult Conversations, Dr. Stephen Clarke, Associate Dean for Research, CEHS
November 13, 2024 - A & D, Dr. Chris Francisco, Vice Provost*
December 11, 2024 - Evaluating Teaching, Dr. Christine Ormsbee, Vice Provost

Spring Semester 2025

February 12, 2025 - Reviewing Student Success Markers, Dr. Shannon Baker, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success & Supporting Students with Disabilities, Dr. Joshua Hawkins*
March 12, 2025 - OSU PolyTech, What Is It and How Can You Participate?, Vice Provost Dr. Ronna Vanderslice
April 9, 2025 - What Your Lawyers Want You to Know, Brandee Hancock, Chief Legal Officer to the President at OSU and Deputy General Counsel, Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents*
May 14, 2025 - The OSU Strategy, TBA

 

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Other ITLE EventsThese events are ongoing trainings that are usually self-paced and completed online. You will find all the information you need to register and/or start learning below!

AI for Instructors

Self-Paced Course

 

Step into the world of "AI for Instructors," an engaging dive into how Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing higher education. This comprehensive course equips instructors with the expertise to harness AI tools, transforming teaching and learning paradigms. From fundamentals to real-world implementation, participants explore reshaping course structures, content creation, assessment methodologies, and beyond. Embracing growth mindset principles, we navigate the nuances of AI integration in education, empowering you to confidently integrate AI into your teaching strategies by the course's end.

 

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Creating Deep Learning Experiences: Helping Students Make Connections

Video Series

 

Learn to apply the research regarding knowledge structures of novice learners to the creation of deep learning experiences in both face-to-face and online environments. This video series will help participants gain strategies for helping students process, organize, and apply course content in new ways that help learning stick.

 

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Fostering Student Persistence and Success

Video Series

 

Instructors play a key role in fostering student persistence and success. This video series highlights basic theory and offers specific teaching strategies that tend to promote persistence in students.

 

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