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.

Webinar: Growth Mindset & Mature Thinking

Virtual Only

This webinar discusses the comparison of a Growth vs. Fixed Mindset as summarized by Author Carol Dweck. This leadership session will cover a variety of ways to build confidence in teams when mistakes are made and how one responds to the outcome of said mistakes. Scenarios and a brief activity will help the audience gain…

Event Series From Conflict to Courage Book Study

From Conflict to Courage Book Study

This book study cohort will meet for one hour on Wednesdays from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm beginning September 13 through October 4, 2023. The facilitator for this book study will contact participants with a link to join the meeting virtually via Teams. The in-person meeting will be held on the Springfield Campus in PMC…

Free

Promoting Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Virtual Only

This webinar is presented by Magellan Healthcare and includes the following topics: Explain how to build psychological safety. Review how a safe space improves employee wellbeing. Summarize best practices for a positive work culture. Click HERE to register for this free webinar.

Undoing Grading

During this free webinar, we're exploring alternatives to grading. We'll be joined by Jesse Stommel, author of the new book Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop. Jesse Stommel is currently a faculty member in the Writing Program at the University of Denver. He teaches courses about pedagogy, film, digital studies, and composition.…

PageUp Training: Posting Jobs & Hiring Process

Virtual Only

Everything PageUp! Learn more about how to post jobs, hiring part-time, full-time, and adjunct positions, verbal offer process, filling out offer details, and changing the status for applicants. Click here to join the meeting

Free
Event Series Getting Started with Kahoot!

Getting Started with Kahoot!

Center for Academic Innovation Information Commons 104

Session Title: Getting Started with Kahoot! Dates & Times: Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 11:00 AM Thursday, September 28, 2023, 3:00 PM Location: Center for Academic Innovation, Information Commons 104, or virtually via Microsoft Teams Session Description: This training provides faculty an introduction to using Kahoot, a widely used gamified learning platform. You will learn how to create engaging…

Free Virtual Technology & Learning Conference

Virtual Only

Conference Title: Technology & Learning Conference 2023 Date & Time: Friday, September 29, 2023, beginning at 7:00 AM central time Location: Virtual Only Event Description: For a complete conference schedule, see the event website. Session highlights include: Creating a Culture of (Learning) Innovation Re-imagining Assessment: Evaluating Learning in Novice College Writers Post-AI Language Model Ubiquity Evolution…

MCCA Allied Health Conference

Springfield Campus 1001 E Chestnut Expy, Springfield, MO, United States

Click HERE to register for this event! Location: Springfield Campus, PMC

SLO Talks: Writing Instruction and AI

This Friday SLO (Student Learning Outcomes) Talk will focus on how Artificial Intelligence is impacting the assessment of student learning in writing instruction. To register, complete the Zoom meeting registration form. Additional Friday SLO Talks will be held throughout the semester. To register for additional sessions, complete the Zoom meeting registration form.

Event Series NISOD

Assisting Students and Colleagues to Spiral Back Up From a Moral Injury

Assisting Students and Colleagues to Spiral Back Up From a Moral Injury Over the past few years, faculty and students have been through trauma together. Some of us may have experienced several traumatic experiences during the most stressful time of our lives. Some, like me, may have used all their protective factors and resilience stores…