Center for Teaching and Learning offers January workshops for faculty

In collaboration with Experiential Learning and the Office of Information Technology (OIT), the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) within the Office of Instructional Innovation (OII) is hosting three sessions to support instructors with teaching in spring semester. 

Each session will consist of a 20 to 30-minute presentation followed by an open discussion forum to ask questions and to allow information sharing among instructors. Each session will begin at 12 p.m. EST, and participants can register at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/b32b6900d05a445cb2aced7dd999796a.

Online Experiential Learning (Jan. 12, 2021)
Presented by Dr. Lindsey Rudibaugh, Director of Undergraduate Experiential Learning

Research shows that experiential pedagogies have positive outcomes for academic learning, social development, student retention, and engaging underrepresented groups. These outcomes create a strong case for incorporating experiential learning into our courses – perhaps especially in online courses as our virtual environment has proven challenging to student engagement. In this workshop, we’ll discuss strategies for incorporating various types of experiential learning into online courses, how to prepare students for online experiential learning, and resources for finding external partners and opportunities for virtual experiential learning.

Authentic Assessment (Jan. 14, 2021)
Presented by Dr. Meg Flanigan, Associate Director for the CTL and Professor of Instruction for HCOM, and Jody Monk, Instructional Designer in OII

Assessment provides students with an idea of their progress in a course, identifies individual strengths and weaknesses, and ultimately serves as the measure of whether students achieve the course’s learning objectives. Authentic assessment seeks to test these skills and knowledge sets in realistic situations and in ways that are relevant to the skills required of them in their future disciplinary professions. In this session, we’ll discuss the benefits and challenges of this type of assessment and how you can incorporate authentic assessment in your online course.

Running Effective Discussions (Jan. 25, 2021)
Presented by Dr. Meg Flanigan, Associate Director for the CTL and Professor of Instruction for HCOM, and co-facilitators from OIT

Engaging in effective discussions enhances critical thinking skills. But developing and managing productive discussions can be challenging, not least of all in the online environment. In this session, we will consider the value of discussion as a teaching-learning strategy, how to plan and manage discussions, and what types of tools and technologies are available to us and our students for use in the synchronous and asynchronous online classroom. 

For questions or further information, please contact oii@ohio.edu.