Welcome to the OTC Employee Development calendar where current employees can browse and register for available training opportunities. Events are added throughout the semester so please check back often.

Event Series Assessment Open House

Assessment Open House

Join Academic Support for an Assessment Open House session. These open-lab-style sessions provide support around the assessment of student learning at OTC. Topics include writing student learning outcomes at the course and program levels, developing program curriculum maps, designing and implementing direct assessments, and developing assessment plans. Participants are encouraged to bring current assessment of…

Addressing Time Management as an Emotional Management Tool in Student Success 

Join the Center for Academic Innovation and your OTC colleagues for a NISOD Webinar Watch Party in ICW-214! Please RSVP below so we can forward you an Outlook invite with meeting details. Addressing Time Management as an Emotional Management Tool in Student Success  This webinar introduces best practices for integrating guided emotional management tools into…

Free
Event Series Faculty Fridays

Faculty Fridays

Grab your lunch or favorite beverage and connect with your peers in an informal space to share tales from the classroom and all things teaching and learning. Sept 16 - Meet in IC-104 or Microsoft Teams. Sept 23 - Meet in IC-104 or Microsoft Teams. Oct 7 - Meet in IC-104 or Microsoft Teams. Oct…

Faculty Unplug & Network (FUN)

Join Dr. Tracy McGrady and your fellow faculty for the next Faculty Unplug & Network meeting. There’s no objective. There’s no agenda. These meetings are just a place for FUN. Please RSVP below so we’ll be sure to order enough snacks! See you in PMC-216D!

Free

Creating Inclusive Virtual Learning Environments for Deaf Students

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Join the Center for Academic Innovation and your OTC colleagues for a NISOD Webinar Watch Party in IC-104! Please RSVP below so we can forward you an Outlook invite with meeting details. Webinar Description: The pandemic brought about a mandatory shift to online and virtual activities. Many entities were not prepared, nor did they have experience providing quality…

Free
Event Series Faculty Fridays

Faculty Fridays

Grab your lunch or favorite beverage and connect with your peers in an informal space to share tales from the classroom and all things teaching and learning. Sept 16 - Meet in IC-104 or Microsoft Teams. Sept 23 - Meet in IC-104 or Microsoft Teams. Oct 7 - Meet in IC-104 or Microsoft Teams. Oct…

Event Series It’s a Collaboration Collaboration!

It’s a Collaboration Collaboration!

It’s a Collaboration Collaboration! (like a club, minus the weird handshakes, matching t-shirts, or secret passwords). Jared Durden (Physical Science) and Jennifer Dunkel (English) are hosting informal get-togethers for anyone interested in visiting about using collaborative learning in their courses. Do you already use collaborative learning with your students? Do you want to use collaborative learning…

Embracing the Issues of a Typical Student to Create a Welcoming Classroom

Webinar Description: This webinar is aimed at understanding the issues that students face in a pre-post pandemic period. The facilitator works toward laying down a foundation of terms and topics aimed at assisting educators at all levels to create a welcoming and safe classroom for students to help promote attendance, learning, and self-awareness. Attendees are…

Teaching Alongside AI: A Discussion for Integrating ChatGPT into Writing Activities and Assessments

Title: Teaching Alongside AI: A Discussion for Integrating ChatGPT into Writing Activities and Assessments Facilitators: Jennifer Dunkel, Allison Oberle, and Barrie Talbott When: 10 AM - Friday, January 13, 2023 Where: PMC216A and https://otc.zoom.us/j/99664520999 Description: In this exploratory session, presenters share ideas and tools for integrating the innovative and disruptive artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT into…

First, Do No Harm: Equitable Grading Practices That Support Mastery

Webinar Description: Our traditional systems of grading tend to reward behavior rather than knowledge, to be demotivating, and to demand that instructors perform endless workarounds to improve student outcomes. In this webinar, the presenters introduce an approach to grading that aims to equitably assess student learning and motivate student persistence. Presenters share details on grading…