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.

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Promoting Responsible AI Use for Academic Excellence

Promoting Responsible AI Use for Academic Excellence As the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies becomes more prevalent in education, it is vital that we guide students in harnessing AI as a tool for learning and innovation, rather than as a means to compromise academic standards. This webinar provides strategies for redirecting students in the…

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Reaching Students Where They Are: Social Media and Education

Reaching Students Where They Are: Social Media and Education As educators, we often find ourselves at odds with our students and their cell phones. However, our students treat their cell phones the same way we used to treat books and other fountains of knowledge. More than ever, students are using their phones to study and…

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Game On! Virtual Reality and Other Games as Active-Learning Strategies

Game On! Virtual Reality and Other Games as Active-Learning Strategies Explore active-learning strategies for your classroom and experience virtual reality firsthand! This session demonstrates new technology and activities to re-energize and re-engage students while maintaining high educational standards. Participants play Blooket, explore VR apps, and learn how to turn their city into an interactive exhibit…

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Engage Students Using Technology to Provide Real-World Course Connections

Virtual Only

Engage Students Using Technology to Provide Real-World Course Connections Would your students benefit from the chance to apply course concepts in a more meaningful way? Have you been looking for ideas to create a more engaging student experience by providing real-world connections to course material? Join us as we use multiple forms of technology in…

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Beyond Conversation: An Action-Centered Approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom

Virtual Only

Beyond Conversation: An Action-Centered Approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom How can educators ensure that activities centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom are meaningful for students? It's important that these activities don't just check a box. Students should be provided meaningful experiences to help them develop into thoughtful citizens. This…

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Equity and Human-Centered Design for Single-Mother Learner Engagement

Virtual Only

Equity and Human-Centered Design for Single-Mother Learner Engagement Approximately 1.7 million undergraduate students, nearly 10% of all U.S. college students and roughly 30% of community college students, are single-mother learners. Yet, they are rarely the focus of campus programming. While more campuses are turning their focus on supporting single mothers toward completion, single-mother learners—89% of…

Missouri State University Public Affairs Conference

Missouri State University's 21st Public Affairs Conference is Sept. 24-26, 2024. Free and open to the public, this year's conference offers a mix of in-person speakers and live virtual panels. Visit the Conference Schedule for session descriptions and Zoom links.

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ChatGPT Is Coming for Us All! (or Not?): The Ethics and Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education

Virtual Only

ChatGPT Is Coming for Us All! (or Not?): The Ethics and Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education With the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) writing programs, such as ChatGPT, educators, students, and administrators face both opportunities and challenges. While these tools offer enhanced writing capabilities and learning experiences, they also pose potential risks…

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Beyond Laziness: Uncovering Hidden Barriers to College Success

Virtual Only

Beyond Laziness: Uncovering Hidden Barriers to College Success As faculty, we have all struggled to understand why students miss assignments, don’t come to class, procrastinate when taking exams, etc. A frequent default explanation may be that students are lazy or apathetic. Instead, what if we responded to these ineffective behaviors with curiosity and developed a…

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Redefining the Learning and Teaching Experience by Recording Live Online and In-Person Lessons

Virtual Only

Redefining the Learning and Teaching Experience by Recording Live Online and In-Person Lessons This webinar explores how recorded lessons can redefine students' learning experiences as well as instructors' teaching experiences. Learn how to record lessons with a user-friendly computer recording application and how those recorded lessons can easily be posted into a Learning Management System’s…