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 NISOD

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…

The Supervisor/Employee Relationship: From Proactive to Difficult to Disciplinary

As a supervisor, your primary responsibility is to enhance the effectiveness of your team. While proactive efforts to prevent difficult or disciplinary situations are crucial, there will inevitably be times when you must address challenging issues. In this training, we’ll explore proactive communication strategies, motivation techniques, and empowerment methods to help employees meet their role…

Free

The Perils and Promises of Social Media: Social Media and Mental Health

This is a free webinar presented by Magellan Healthcare and will cover the following topics: Define healthy versus problematic social media use. Describe the impact of social media on our mental health. Explain how to achieve a healthier balance when using social media. Click HERE to register for this event.

The Supervisor/Employee Relationship: From Proactive to Difficult to Disciplinary

As a supervisor, your primary responsibility is to enhance the effectiveness of your team. While proactive efforts to prevent difficult or disciplinary situations are crucial, there will inevitably be times when you must address challenging issues. In this training, we’ll explore proactive communication strategies, motivation techniques, and empowerment methods to help employees meet their role…

Free

Free Webinar: Leadership Leverage

Virtual Only

  A review of how to use our mindset, understanding of learning, communication skills and flexing to different personality styles to leverage our leadership skills to give us more in the workplace. During this webinar, you will learn: It all starts with you Review of the learning competence model Communication Issues in the workplace Strengths…

The Supervisor/Employee Relationship: From Proactive to Difficult to Disciplinary

As a supervisor, your primary responsibility is to enhance the effectiveness of your team. While proactive efforts to prevent difficult or disciplinary situations are crucial, there will inevitably be times when you must address challenging issues. In this training, we’ll explore proactive communication strategies, motivation techniques, and empowerment methods to help employees meet their role…

Free

Introduction to Assessment

Session Title: Introduction to Assessment Date & Time: Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 1:00 PM Location: NKM-111 or Teams Facilitators: Jacque Harris, Amy Schneider & Jennifer Whalen Session Description: Assessment is how we evaluate our students' progress toward mastering the Learning Objectives, so we must take care that our tools are designed to measure what we…

Event Series Building a Well-Aligned Module

Created & Curated Content

Session Title: Created & Curated Content Date & Time: Thursday, August 8, 2024, 11:00 AM Location: NKM-111 or Teams Facilitators: Jacque Harris, Amy Schneider & Jennifer Whalen Session Description: Every course should contain a combination of created and curated content that is aligned to the course objectives. Created means - created by YOU! In a…

Event Series NISOD

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…