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.

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Strategies for Reducing Student Anxiety in the Classroom

Virtual Only

Strategies for Reducing Student Anxiety in the Classroom While stress may be a normal part of college life, it has the potential to negatively affect students’ ability to learn and be successful in the classroom. Faculty and staff can help students by teaching and modeling evidence-based strategies that mitigate student stress and anxiety and enhance…

Event Series CliftonStrengths

CliftonStrengths 101: Knowing What You Do Best

Virtual Only

Session Title: CliftonStrengths 101: Knowing What You Do Best Date & Time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Location: Microsoft Teams (a link will be provided to those who RSVP) Facilitator: Tammy Casey, Director of Career Services Session Description: Discover what you naturally do best with the CliftonStrengths assessment! In this session, you'll uncover…

Free
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Beyond Laziness: Uncovering Hidden Barriers to College Success

Virtual Only

Beyond Laziness: Uncovering Hidden Barriers to College Success As faculty, we have all struggled to understand why students miss assignments, don’t come to class, procrastinate when taking exams, etc. A frequent default explanation may be that students are lazy or apathetic. Instead, what if we responded to these ineffective behaviors with curiosity and developed a…

Event Series NISOD

ChatGPT Is Coming for Us All! (or Not?): The Ethics and Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education

Virtual Only

ChatGPT Is Coming for Us All! (or Not?): The Ethics and Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education With the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) writing programs, such as ChatGPT, educators, students, and administrators face both opportunities and challenges. While these tools offer enhanced writing capabilities and learning experiences, they also pose potential risks…

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Equity and Human-Centered Design for Single-Mother Learner Engagement

Virtual Only

Equity and Human-Centered Design for Single-Mother Learner Engagement Approximately 1.7 million undergraduate students, nearly 10% of all U.S. college students and roughly 30% of community college students, are single-mother learners. Yet, they are rarely the focus of campus programming. While more campuses are turning their focus on supporting single mothers toward completion, single-mother learners—89% of…

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Beyond Conversation: An Action-Centered Approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom

Virtual Only

Beyond Conversation: An Action-Centered Approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom How can educators ensure that activities centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom are meaningful for students? It's important that these activities don't just check a box. Students should be provided meaningful experiences to help them develop into thoughtful citizens. This…

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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…

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…

Cyber Security: Current Trends and Best Practices

Virtual Only

  We’ll share current trends in cyber-attacks based on real world examples using firsthand experiences. We’ll focus on cyber business impacts and outcomes, share best practices used in lowering cyber risk that enhance cyber risk transfer options. We’ll prioritize best practices by categories of risk, including multi-factor authentication, third party / supply chain, security awareness…

Engage-Bystander Intervention

Virtual Only

We invite you to join the Title IX Office and Engage OTC Team as we introduce our NEW bystander intervention program for the campus community. Engage OTC is a violence prevention program that aims to provide accessible opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to build skills in being an engaged community member, intervening in potentially…