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Upcoming Events

Department Heads Brown Bag Lunch

September 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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Early Career Series

Next Lunch on November 8, 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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Fall 2024 Zoom Chats

Next Session on November 6, 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 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM, unless otherwise noted.

 

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Getting Started with iClicker: (Why) use iClicker for Class Engagement

November 6, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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This session will cover how to get started with iClicker as well as how to use it to improve engagement, drive outcomes, and gather insights to student learning.

 

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Drop in Q&A for iClicker

November 6, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Drop in with your questions on using iClicker in the classroom, troubleshooting technical issues, set up, or anything else you need to know.

 

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Taking iClicker to the Next Level

November 6, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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This session will cover using iClicker’s AI question creator, handling symbols & formulas for STEM courses, and creating student groups.

 

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Academic Leadership Series

Next Lunch on November 13, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Jorns Hall - Nancy Randolph Davis OR SU 280 (noted with an asterisk)

 

Fall Semester 2024

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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iGen: Teaching the Smartphone Generation

February 6, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM on Zoom

 

Join renowned generational expert Dr. Jean Twenge in this virtual session to unlock the keys to connecting with Generation Z students. As the first fully digital generation, Gen Z brings distinct perspectives and challenges to the classroom, from navigating higher anxiety levels to a strong drive for external rewards. Dr. Twenge will share her extensive research and practical insights into the ways Gen Z students approach learning differently from previous generations. Discover fresh, evidence-based strategies that make a meaningful impact—engaging Gen Z students on their terms, enriching their college experience, and empowering you to inspire and support today’s learners for success.

 

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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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