Ohio University instructors are invited to join the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment 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 together.

The agenda for the day follows:

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 Nguyen, 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