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.

10wk Free Course: Leaders of Learning

Virtual Only

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership. Gain the tools to imagine and build the future of learning. About this course All of us carry explicit or implicit theories of learning. They manifest themselves in the ways we learn, the ways we teach, and the ways we think about leadership and learning.…

Scaling and Institutionalizing Work Readiness in Higher Education

Virtual Only

Research on effectiveness in higher education convincingly points to a handful of high-impact practices while the mission and purpose of higher education continues to aim at preparing engaged citizens who are able to thrive in a culturally, racially, and socio-economically diverse world. In what ways are these high impact practices and values of engaged citizenry…

Improving Curriculum to Facilitate Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

Virtual Only

Click here to access Recording (make sure you have created an institutional account) This webinar shares research on curriculum equality. The facilitator provides examples of how equity can be facilitated in the classroom by allowing students to choose their own research topics, studying black authors and businesspeople, and by studying international authors and businesspeople based…

The New Normal: HyFlex Models for Student Engagement

Virtual Only

The pandemic has accelerated the virtual education revolution by a decade, causing institutions and faculty to adapt their programs and pedagogy to better engage students. This fall, almost half of college students are anticipated to enroll in at least one online course, but according to a study by The Economist, 70 percent of faculty are…

Faculty First Fridays 9/3/21

Virtual Only

Grab your lunch (or favorite beverage) and connect with your peers in an informal space to share how your semester is going, tales from the classroom, and all things teaching and learning. Join us via Zoom.

8wk Free Course: Instructional Design and Technology: Learning Theories

Virtual Only

Explore emerging learning theories and interactive technologies to create engaging experiences for today’s connected students. About this course Technology, digital media and mobile access have changed how people learn. Today’s students want to be engaged and self-directed with digital content, available anytime, anywhere. This is a challenge for instructional designers as they create online learning…

Webinar: Removing Barriers: Using Online Orientation and Support Resources to Improve Access and Equity

Virtual Only

Click Here to watch the recording. Removing Barriers: Using Online Orientation and Support Resources to Improve Access and Equity Wednesday, September 15, 2021 12:00 PM Pacific/Arizona; 1:00 PM Mountain; 2:00 PM Central; 3:00 PM Eastern COVID-19 has created an opportunity to reexamine how we support our diverse student population, with equity and access at the…

Educational Technology | The Word “Technology” Is in the Way: Thinking Beyond the Term

Virtual Only

For centuries, technology tools have aided the learning process. How do we think beyond the term “technology” to leverage learner experiences? How do we recognize and link educational technology with tools like pen and paper or chalk and chalkboards? This webinar explores how educational technology can increase student persistence and retention. Learning Outcomes: Participants identify…

Virtual Panel: Enhancing the Student Experience

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Register on The Chronicle of Higher Education website (Click Here)!   Upcoming: Tuesday, September 21 at 2 p.m., ET (1 pm Central) After more than a year spent largely in virtual classrooms, learning remotely from home, students crave campus life and the rich academic experience that goes with it. What does that look like now?…

Faculty First Friday 10/1/21

Virtual Only

Grab your lunch (or favorite beverage) and connect with your peers in an informal space to share how your semester is going, tales from the classroom, and all things teaching and learning. Join us via Zoom.