A new Teaching and Learning Resource Center (TLRC) teaching topic, AI Teaching Strategies: Transparent Assignment Design provides instructors with a model, Transparency In Teaching and Learning (TILT), for designing assignments in light of AI. The topic, crafted by representatives from the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, the Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM), the Drake Institute, OAA Educator Professional Learning, and University Libraries describes the TILT model and gives practical examples for OSU instructors. Academic Integrity icons from COAM are also provided as a consistent transparent strategy for discussing AI assignments with students.
During autumn semester, Drake Institute staff and affiliates were thrilled to share expertise and contribute to ongoing discourse on effective pedagogy and student success at local, national, and global conferences. Our team members and collaborators delivered presentations on a range of topics, including assessment practices, information literacy, inclusive teaching, and student feedback on instruction. These presentations showcased evidence-informed practices and sparked conversations about developing and scaling teaching innovations.
Thank you for being a part of our vibrant teaching and learning community. As we turn our sights toward the new year, we look forward to another semester of...
The Drake Institute's Spring programming plan is now live! We've diligently been working to create workshops in many areas, including Assessing Student Learning, Curriculum & Course Development, Educational Technology, Inclusive Teaching, and other core competencies that make Ohio State instructors some of the best in the world. See below for some highlights in the calendar, or search the competency tags on our events page.
What we've been working on - New and featured for spring:
The Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning is excited to announce the addition of 12 new Institute Affiliates for the 2023/2024 academic year. Institute Affiliates are identified by their strong commitment to supporting excellence in teaching across the University. The 2023/2024 group represents eight unique departments across four colleges as well as representatives of Undergraduate Education Administration and University Libraries from both Columbus and Newark campuses. Affiliates support Institute programming and serve as critical points of contact for teaching and learning support around the University.
The 2023/2024 Institute Affiliates group includes:
Assessment in Health Professions Education (HPE) occurs in unique teaching and learning contexts and can leverage specific methods. The Drake Institute, in collaboration with assessment experts from each of the colleges in the health sciences, launched a new endorsement to meet the needs of health professions educators. The endorsement comprises a series of workshops on a variety of assessment topics facilitated by experts. The next event will be Developing Rubrics to Assess Competencies in Health Professions Education on November 14.
During spring semester of 2023, a group of educational developers from units such as the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, Digital Learning, and University Libraries convened to discuss approaches to respond to questions raised by the advent of AI in higher education. Initially the group provided input into the drafting of AI: Considerations for Teaching and Learning in the Teaching and Learning Resource Center (osu.edu) and led a session at the Academy of Teaching annual conference.
The Drake Institute’s autumn's schedule of events includes collaborations with Institute Affiliates, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Dennis Learning Center, First Year Experience, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Undergraduate Education, and University Libraries, among others. Additionally, the Drake Institute is pleased to announce the addition of two new Instructional Consultants, four new Graduate Consultants, and a Graduate Research Associate to the team.
Visitors to our website can now browse events by a particular core competency area that is of interest (e.g., active learning, assessing student learning, inclusive teaching). A newly added overview...
The Drake Institute is excited to share the availability of a wide variety of new teaching support programming to graduate students and postdocs at Ohio State, including workshops, learning communities, teaching and learning research groups, massive open online courses, and more through the university’s membership in the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL). Learn all about opportunities made available through CIRTL at the Drake Institute’s virtual CIRTL Kickoff Session on August 24th at 12:00 PM EST .
OSU joined the CIRTL Network during the 2021/2022 academic year....
The Ohio State community is invited to join Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa Gilliam in attending the 2023 Education for Citizenship Address on Monday, August 28, at 7 p.m . inside the U.S. Bank Conference Theater at the Ohio Union. The address will feature faculty speaker Angus Fletcher, a professor and “story scientist” in the Department of English. Fletcher is actively involved with Ohio State’s Project Narrative podcast, a leading academic think tank for the study of how stories work. Find more information about this event on this webpage .
The FIT Mentoring Program is a signature program of the Drake Institute. Launched in 2016, the purpose of FIT is to offer an introduction to teaching and the community of teachers at Ohio State, in a welcoming and trusting environment. New faculty can elect to join the FIT program after New Faculty Orientation each August and be placed in a cohort of 3-4 faculty from across the university. Each cohort is assigned to an experienced faculty member known for excellence in teaching and guiding others in teaching. Cohorts meet throughout the academic year, with five required...