The Center for Academic Innovation seeks to enhance teaching at OTC by producing, facilitating, and connecting OTC instructors with educational development opportunities. These events are generally made available through the College Development Calendar under the “Faculty” category, but more information on our recurring and major events is available below. If you will need accommodations for any of our events please let us know with this form.
Events & Programming
Upcoming Educational Development Opportunities
Check back frequently for updates
November 2022
Monday, 7 – NISOD Webinar Watch Party: Student Reports as Effective Formative Assessment Tools
Wednesday, 9 – Innovation Lab
Friday, 11 – Faculty Fridays – Kimberly Lyons discussing Microsoft Teams
Thursday, 17 – NISOD Webinar Watch Party: Addressing Time Management as an Emotional Management Tool in Student Success
Friday, 18 – Faculty Fridays – Kimberly Lyons discussing Microsoft One Drive
December 2022
Friday, 2 – Innovation Lab
Thursday, 8 – NISOD Webinar Watch Party: Creating Inclusive Virtual Learning Environments for Deaf Students
Friday, 9 – Faculty Fridays
January 2023
Thursday, 12 – NISOD Webinar Watch Party: Embracing the Issues of a Typical Student to Create a Welcoming Classroom
Thursday, 19 – NISOD Webinar Watch party: First, Do No Harm: Equitable Grading Practices That Support Mastery
February 2023
Monday, 13 – NISOD Webinar Watch Party: LGBTQ+ Allyship in the Classroom
Thursday, 23 – NISOD Webinar Watch Party: Thinkers, Feelers, Introverts, Extraverts: Understanding and Communicating Better with Your Students
Faculty Spotlight
Know any faculty doing something cool? Let us know! The Center is looking for stories of faculty doing something new in their course to share them with others. Tell us about it and we might just reach out and spotlight them in our next newsletter.
Submit a PD Idea
Have a topic you would like the Center to explore more? Maybe you have an idea of a topic you would like to lead for other faculty. Tell the Center and maybe it will be our next initiative.