Stories tagged with: Office of Instructional Design

Dr. Beth Quitslund
OHIO Announcements

Dr. Beth Quitslund named vice provost for faculty affairs

Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Donald J. Leo has named Dr. Beth Quitslund as OHIO’s vice provost for faculty affairs, effective May 26, 2026.

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OHIO Announcements

Faculty can begin entering Fall Semester required course syllabus information in Canvas March 30

Ohio University faculty can begin entering required syllabus information for Fall Semester 2026–27 beginning March 30 in Canvas.

Concourse Syllabus

Ohio University to implement Concourse Syllabus in response to state requirements

OHIO will implement Concourse Syllabus, a syllabus management tool integrated directly within Canvas, to meet requirements outlined in the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act.

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OHIO Events

OHIO instructors invited to Ramp Up to Instruction workshops

These specially-designed workshops offer OHIO instructors dedicated time to enhance their upcoming semester courses in a more flexible way.

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OHIO Events

Feedback in Focus: Quick wins for teaching impact

Enhance your feedback for greater teaching impact—in just 20 minutes.

Audrey Komey
Supporting Students

OHIO graduate utilizes her experience to improve educational spaces for current students

Audrey Komey currently works for OHIO as an instructional designer with the Office of Instructional Design. In this position, she works with faculty to develop and design online courses.

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Faculty Workshops

Fast‑track accessibility: Quick wins for busy faculty

Fast‑Track Accessibility: Quick Wins for Busy Faculty is a micro‑workshop series delivering focused, practical ways to make your course more welcoming—quickly and effectively.

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Teaching Excellence

AI Essentials for Educators: From foundations to impact

A collaborative micro-workshop series from the Office of Instructional Design and Ohio University faculty.

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Professional Development

New self-paced guide empowers faculty to design high-quality online courses

This self-paced, approximately two-hour guide provides a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for creating engaging and effective online courses.

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OHIO Events

OHIO faculty invited to upcoming activities focused on preparing for fall semester

OHIO’s Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CTLA) is offering a number of activities and resources to faculty preparing for the fall 2025 semester.

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OHIO Announcements

Spark engagement: Micro-workshop series on student engagement

These workshops for Ohio University faculty and staff dive deep into strategies to captivate and motivate learners in a virtual environment:

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OHIO Announcements

Make a big impact with just one change

Ohio University’s Office of Instructional Design is inviting faculty to partner with an instructional designer for the Just One Change Campaign to make targeted course enhancements. 

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OHIO Community

New Byte-Sized Workshop Series offers faculty quick wins in course design

These short, high-impact sessions are designed to strengthen course design skills in 20 minutes or less, providing practical tools and strategies that faculty can apply immediately. 

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OHIO Announcements

Celebrating OHIO’s Canvas transition journey, looking ahead

Ohio University's Canvas learning management system (LMS) implementation is progressing steadily and is on track for completion before the June 2026 expiration of OHIO’s contract with Blackboard Learn.

Caitlyn Neill, Chao-Yang Lee, Jennie Klein and Nicole Byrd, Lisa Martin
Faculty Excellence

Spotlight on Learning Conference features expert speakers, Festival of Learning

More than 120 faculty, staff and students gathered to share transformative teaching and learning innovations under the theme “Teaching to Empower This (and the Next) Generation of Thinkers.”

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