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 Microsoft Teams for Teaching

Teams Virtual Classroom Open House

Before the fall semester begins, we want instructors to have an opportunity to become more familiar with conducting classroom activities on Microsoft Teams. During each open house, you'll be able to test your virtual meeting ideas, see what other instructors are doing, and experience what your students see. Join us to practice: In-meeting messaging Breakout…

Parenting with Your Best Self

Virtual Only

This webinar is presented by Magellan Healthcare and includes the following topics: Describe how to model positive relationships. Learn how to set boundaries. Identify how to prioritize self-care. Click HERE to register for this free webinar.

Adjunct Educator Conference

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

Date & Time: Saturday, August 12, 2023. 8:30 AM check-in. 9:00 AM conference begins. Location: Plaster Manufacturing Center or Microsoft Teams Agenda: Please see the Adjunct Educator Conference website for a complete conference agenda. RSVP Instructions: Please RSVP on the Adjunct Educator Conference website. Contact Information: If you have any questions about or need accommodations…

Faculty Development Days

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

Event Dates: Wednesday, August 16 - Friday, August 18 Agenda: Please see the Faculty Development Days website for a complete event agenda. Contact Information: If you have any questions about or need accommodations to attend this event, please contact the Center for Academic Innovation at facdev@otc.edu or 417-447-4800.

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

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…