Author: Kristi Verbeke Welcome back! I can hardly believe that the Fall semester is already upon us! Where did the summer go? We’ve been very busy over here at the OTL with presentations for new faculty, graduate teaching assistants, and various department orientations. As many of you know, teaching is a passion for me and [...]
Author: Kristi Verbeke The syllabus – it’s an important document that we (both faculty and students) rely heavily on throughout the semester. Faculty use their syllabi to outline course expectations, due dates for readings, assignments and exams, and various course policies. It’s not uncommon to hear us referring to the syllabus as a ‘contract’ between [...]
Author: ShariLynn Robinson-Lynk There are many things to consider when preparing for the first few days of class. Planning ahead will decrease anxiety and nervousness for both you and your students while increasing your excitement. It will also create a professional learning atmosphere. Here are a few tips: Before the first day of class you [...]
Author: Anne-Marie Armstrong Search, browse and find instructional materials in MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching), a web site (http://www.merlot.org) where faculty from around the world can share teaching and learning materials and pedagogies. You can save materials and ideas in a Personal Collections area on the MERLOT web site, or you [...]
The Office for Teaching and Learning (OTL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stacey M. DeLoose to the position of Web Content Administrator. Stacey is a PhD applicant in the College of Education. Her studies are focused on Instructional Technology with an emphasis in Interactive Technologies. She holds an Education Specialist Certificate and a [...]
Author: Kimberly Conely Are you feeling overwhelmed by the vastness of your continually growing library of must-save digital and analogue items such as photographs, music, videos, LPs, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and multiple years worth of teaching materials? Is getting your valuable collection categorized and archived a priority for the summer of 2009? If you answered [...]
Author: Debbie Smith The Office for Teaching and Learning is offering Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) an opportunity to earn a GTA Certificate of Teaching Development through participation in a series of workshops specifically designed to build and strengthen GTA teaching knowledge and skill. Being a GTA is both an opportunity and a challenge. Earning this [...]
Author: ShariLynn Robinson-Lynk As an Adjunct Faculty member with the School of Social Work for four years now, I have found the workshops and other services at the Office for Teaching and Learning, very valuable to my teaching success here at Wayne State University. Once I was offered the opportunity to join the staff at [...]
Author: Julie Thompson Klein The Digital Humanities Collaboratory (DHC) is a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) hosted by the Office for Teaching and Learning (OTL) and co-sponsored by the Humanities Center. FLCs provide faculty, graduate students, and staff with a home for common interests. The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at Miami University [...]