OHIO instructors invited to fall kickoff semester event

Ohio University instructors are invited to join the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CTLA) for a fall semester kickoff event that features colleagues highlighting effective scholarly teaching and a session focusing on methods for decreasing the load of grading to make more time for learning.

Fall Semester Kickoff: A Focus on Teaching Effectiveness and Efficiency will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, in Walter Hall, Room 235. 

The CTLA annually organizes a kickoff for the academic year designed to be practical and inspirational, as well as offer a time for faculty and teaching support administrators and staff to gather.

The agenda for the event

1:30 to 1:40 p.m. - Welcome and an Introduction to Teaching Excellence @ OHIO

• Katie Hartman, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

1:40 to 1:55 p.m. - Balancing Teaching and Research: OHIO as a T1R1 University

• Dave Nguyễn, Dean of University College

1:55 to 2:20 p.m. - From Intuition to Evidence: What it means to be a scholarly teacher

• Jeremy Henkel, CTLA Associate Director for Faculty Programming

2:20 to 2:25 p.m. - Break

2:25 to 3:10 p.m. - Faculty Panel: Scholarly Teaching Approaches for Implementation Tomorrow (or Later in the Semester)

• Creating and Facilitating Effective Teams
• Involving Students in Research
• Experiential Learning Strategies
• Active Learning Do's and Don'ts
• Providing Actionable Feedback

3:10 to 3:15 p.m. - Break

3:15 to 4 p.m. - Grading Efficiencies: Save Time to Make Time for Student Learning

• CTLA Staff and Faculty Fellows

Registration is now open here. Please contact the CTLA with any questions or assistance registering.

The event will be recorded for those who are not able to attend in person.