OHIO faculty invited upcoming activities focused on preparing for fall semester

»¨¼¾´«Ã½â€™s Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CTLA) is offering a number of activities and resources to faculty preparing for the fall 2025 semester.

Workshops and sessions are offered via Teams to make it easy for faculty to attend. CTLA and partner events are regularly updated on the Upcoming Programs and Events web page.

9 to 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 19

Join CTLA and Office of Instructional Design (OID) staff for a hands-on workshop and leave with concrete tools and a clear plan for a successful semester. In two hours, instructors will:

• Review important policies that apply to instructors at »¨¼¾´«Ã½.
• Articulate specific instructional strategies instructors can reinforce, refine or implement to support the academic success of their students.
• Align course activities, assignments and assessments with learning outcomes.

Ramp Up to Instruction offers OHIO instructors dedicated time to enhance their fall semester courses. Experts from the CTLA and the OID will provide an interactive teaching workshop delivered over three days. Participants will leave with a comprehensive plan to elevate course design and delivery. Ramp Up supports faculty to:

• Identify concrete strategies to increase student engagement.
• Design assignments and experiences to improve student learning outcomes.
• Ensure course activities, assignments, and assessments align with learning outcomes.
• Evaluate Canvas course sites to ensure they support student learning.

Ramp Up to Instruction will meet from 9 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, through Friday, Aug. 22. Participants are welcome to register even if they are not available to attend all three days, and topics for each day will be previewed on day 1.

9 to 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 3

This learning session provides OHIO faculty with the tools and techniques to document teaching excellence.

Teaching excellence at OHIO is described as well-designed, well-delivered, inclusive, learner-focused, reflective and evolving. Eight criteria -- preparation, engagement, inclusion, subject expertise, pedagogical competence, outcomes, improvement and adaptability/innovation – comprise the OHIO Teaching Excellence Framework.

According to the »¨¼¾´«Ã½ Faculty Handbook (IV.A.8), faculty are expected to provide evidence of their teaching effectiveness using one or more of the teaching excellence criteria and multiple sources of evidence.

This learning session supports instructors to:

• Recognize the six descriptors and eight criteria of Teaching Excellence at OHIO.
• Identify possible sources of evidence.
• Map potential sources of evidence to one or more of the eight criteria.
• Create an individual plan to systematically document and report evidence of teaching effectiveness.

For more information on these and other activities and resources, see the CTLA website.