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 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…

Event Series Perusall 101

Perusall 101

Would you like your students to come to class ready to participate? With Perusall, an online social annotation platform, you can increase student engagement, collaboration, and community within your course. Plus, Perusall works with your favorite course content including books, articles, web pages, videos, podcasts, and images. The Perusall 101 training webinar is designed for…

Event Series Faculty Fridays

Faculty Fridays

Grab something to eat or your favorite beverage and connect with your peers in an informal space. We'll be sharing tales from the classroom and discussing all things teaching and learning. Date Time Location Join Virtually Discussion Topic 01/27/2023 11:00 AM Teams Click here to join the meeting Attendance and the impact on financial aid…

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…

Event Series Faculty Fridays

Faculty Fridays

Grab something to eat or your favorite beverage and connect with your peers in an informal space. We'll be sharing tales from the classroom and discussing all things teaching and learning. Date Time Location Join Virtually Discussion Topic 01/27/2023 11:00 AM Teams Click here to join the meeting Attendance and the impact on financial aid…

Event Series Perusall 101

Perusall 101

Would you like your students to come to class ready to participate? With Perusall, an online social annotation platform, you can increase student engagement, collaboration, and community within your course. Plus, Perusall works with your favorite course content including books, articles, web pages, videos, podcasts, and images. The Perusall 101 training webinar is designed for…

Event Series Classroom Management

Disruptive Students in the Classroom

Session Title: Disruptive Students in the Classroom Dates, Times & Locations: Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 11:00 AM in PMC-216D or click here to join the Microsoft Teams meeting Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 2:30 PM in PMC-216D or click here to join the Microsoft Teams meeting Presenters: Dr. Tiffany Brunner, Director – Middle College  Dr.…

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