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.

Faculty First Fridays 11/5/21

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.

Innovation Celebration: Idea Workshop

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

Bring your thoughts and ideas and join us for a drop-in Idea Workshop.  Here you can ask questions, form ideas, discuss approaches, seek feedback, and develop applications for OTC's Game Changer Grants and Student Success Mini Grants.  A team of experts is ready to assist you in helping make your idea a reality. You may…

Free

Free Webinar: A 2020 Perspective on Presence

Virtual Only

Register at https://www.nisod.org/forms/webinar-series/register.php?id=443&code=58fgU3dadsx48N4JEDs9ssW5cuta4hhVL7d7AOgn In the wake of the pandemic, many instructors are realizing that our "presence" with one another, particularly as educators, makes all the difference in the lives of our students. As we continue to regather in our communities and classrooms, it is essential that we reflect upon our shared experiences and seize this…

Synoptix Training

Virtual Only

Learn more about this program and automating reports at OTC. Please contact Ashley Bartholomaus to register on Teams to join the training!  Email her at barthola@otc.edu  

Bystander Intervention Training Overview (Green Dot)

Virtual Only

This session is part of our requirement to meet federally mandated Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) guidelines. By providing bystander intervention training to our faculty, staff and students, we contribute to a larger community initiative headed by the Community Partnership of the Ozarks in partnership with Drury, MSU, Evangel and OTC. Come and find out…

Overcoming Financial Pitfalls

Virtual Only

Identify common pitfalls and coordinate different financial areas of your life. Learn how to manage the accumulation, distribution and conservation phases of wealth. Discover how to build a well-rounded financial plan.   Provided through our EAP services Magellan. Please register for this webinar ahead of time at https://events-na4.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/825364167/en/events/event/shared/default_template_simple/event_registration.html?sco-id=1842540635&_charset_=utf-8

Event Series How Violence Impacts the Classroom

How Violence Impacts the Classroom

Virtual Only

Facilitator(s)   Rachel Swadley    Description of Presentation You interact with a student who often stares into space, doesn’t turn homework in on time, and frequently misses class. While all of these can be symptoms of an unmotivated student, they can also be symptoms of a much more troubling cause. Domestic and dating violence has a wide reach…

Title IX: Myths Mysteries, & Answers

Virtual Only

You have an email from Title IX. What now? In 1972, Title IX was passed and signed into law, prohibiting discrimination in education on the basis of sex. 50 years, hundreds of court cases, and over 2000 pages of regulations later, Title IX now protects pregnant students and new parents while also providing a grievance…

Free Webinar: Useful, Usable, and Actionable: How Faculty Can Use Data to Improve Student Success

Virtual Only

Register at https://www.nisod.org/forms/webinar-series/register.php?id=456&code=bYJ72Ti7bDka1s2dTaC7EgP545kp1qQq5zC6TS9! Useful, Usable, and Actionable: How Faculty Can Use Data to Improve Student Success Based on their book Creating a Data-Informed Culture at Community Colleges (Harvard Education Press, 2017), Brad Phillips and Jordan Horowitz bring a renowned fun and lighthearted approach to data informed practice. This webinar provides five tips designed to help…