Author: Kristi Verbeke The semester is flying by! I can hardly believe the leaves are falling and it’s almost November! We’ve had a lot going on here at the OTL and I’m very excited with the direction we’re moving in with programming. To start with, we’ve really placed an emphasis on faculty involvement and collaboration [...]
Author: ShariLynn Robinson-Lynk As the “face” of the WSU campus continues to change and evolve, it is important to not only know the names (including the proper pronunciation) of all of your students (or at least as many as possible), but also be aware of their social identities. Examples of these social identities include a [...]
Author: ShariLynn Robinson-Lynk This issue’s scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) article explores a different approach to faculty development—an inquiry-based approach. In her article, Adams (2009) describes a study in faculty development using this inquiry-based approach where faculty explored and refined their ideas about teaching at the university level and pedagogy. The heart of Adams [...]
Authors: LaCesha Clark and Stacey DeLoose Over the past couple of years, WSU has been offering more and more classes in a fully online format. This number continues to grow each semester, with entire programs and degrees now being offered online. The obvious consequence of this change is that more faculty are now teaching online [...]
Author: Renuka Gusain Why are GTAs like acrobats? While that might sound like the opening of some trite joke, nonetheless it’s true that both have to perform difficult balancing acts. And yes, our lives and careers are contingent on our ability to perform the balancing act well. As GTAs, we are expected to play a [...]
Author: LaCesha Clark Bookmarklets add an additional function to your web browser without the need for installing additional software or add-on applications. Bookmarklets are small computer applications stored like a link under your favorites/bookmarks in your web browser, or as a hyperlink on a webpage. They also work well with both PCs and Macs. Before [...]
Author: ShariLynn Robinson-Lynk You may (or may not) be aware of a wonderful collection of teaching materials right here at the OTL. The OTL library is filled with wonderful resources related to all aspects of teaching, but it has always been for non-circulating faculty use. This summer, we’ve spent a great deal of time and [...]
Author: Julie Thompson Klein In the September issue of the OTL Newsletter, we celebrated the first two years of the Digital Humanities Collaboratory (DHC). The DHC, as you will recall, is a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) hosted by the Office for Teaching and Learning (OTL). It was an outgrowth of a campus-wide conference on Digital [...]
Author: Shari Robinson-Lynk With the beginning of the fall 2010 semester, the OTL library joins the other WSU libraries as the newest addition of circulating libraries. As a monthly feature, we would like to highlight several new OTL library purchases of possible interest to the WSU faculty community. How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for [...]