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.

Burnout & Resilience: Are you Taking Care of Your Mental Health?

Virtual Only

  The difference of mental health and mental illness is like a teeter-totter. Your employees may be coping well one week and struggling to cope the next. Learn the difference between mental wellness and disorder, when to provide resources of professional care to employees, what warning signs to look for, and ways to help employees…

Integrated Planning Open Lab

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

For those areas who are completing a comprehensive plan during the fall 2023 semester, there are open lab times scheduled to help you through the process. Not completing the comprehensive plan? We’re still here to help with your annual plan that is due December 1. Join us in Simmons Conference Room (Springfield Campus – ICE…

Free

FERPA Training Workshop

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

Do you interact with students in your job or have access to student records? If you do, then this session is for you!  Student information and records are protected by FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act), but what does that mean for OTC faculty and Staff? This workshop will go over the basics of…

Free
Event Series Faculty Unplug & Network (FUN)

Faculty Unplug & Network (FUN)

Center for Academic Innovation Information Commons 104

Sometimes you’ve got to unplug to connect. There’s no objective. There’s no agenda. These meetings are just a place for Faculty to Unplug & Network. Hosted by Dr. Megan Weaver Thursday, September 7, 2023 11:00 AM LCN-122 Hosted by Dr. Matt Hudson Friday, October 13, 2023 11:00 AM ITTC-211 Hosted by Dr. Tracy McGrady Wednesday, November 15,…

Event Series NISOD

Coping With Compassion Fatigue as Faculty and Staff

Coping With Compassion Fatigue as Faculty and Staff A recent survey indicated that 65 percent of individuals working in higher education were suffering from burnout, and a whopping 85 percent were performing work at a level that was not sustainable. The field we work in is so important and can be draining at times. Taking…

Integrated Planning Open Lab

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

For those areas who are completing a comprehensive plan during the fall 2023 semester, there are open lab times scheduled to help you through the process. Not completing the comprehensive plan? We’re still here to help with your annual plan that is due December 1. Join us in Simmons Conference Room (Springfield Campus – ICE…

Free
Event Series Microsoft Teams for Teaching

Microsoft Teams for Teaching – Basic Training

Center for Academic Innovation Information Commons 104

Session Title: Microsoft Teams for Teaching - Basic Training Dates & Times: Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 11:00 AM Monday, September 25, 2023, 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 10:00 AM Monday, October 23, 2023, 3:00 PM Friday, November 10, 2023, 12:00 PM Location: Center for Academic Innovation, Information Commons 104, or virtually via Microsoft Teams Presenter: Philip Arnold, Director…

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

How to be a Mental Health Ally in Your Personal and Work Life

Virtual Only

This webinar is presented by Magellan Healthcare and includes the following topics: Define what it means to be a mental health ally. Learn how to help someone who is struggling. Discuss how to foster a positive environment. Click HERE to register for this free webinar.

Event Series Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

In response to the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), the Center for Academic Innovation has organized a series of educational development sessions aimed at preparing and informing faculty about the latest advancements in this transformative technology. Faculty are encouraged to participate in any or all of these sessions to gain insights into how…