Otterbein Center for Teaching and Learning

09/26/2023

Inclusive Teaching Series- Knowing the Signs: A Brief Review of Mental Health First Aid for University and Staff
Friday, September 29, 1:30 pm

07/20/2023

Thinking about what AI means for your assignments this fall? You're not the only one. Here are a few interesting readings we've come across lately as teachers think through their assignments in a world of AI:

"Assignment Makeovers in the AI Age: Reading Response Edition" and "Assignment Makeovers in the AI Age: Essay Edition" (Derek Bruff, Agile Learning): https://derekbruff.org/?p=4083 and https://derekbruff.org/?p=4105

"ChatGPT Just Got Better. What Does That Mean for Our Writing Assignments?" (Anna Mills, Chronicle of Higher Ed): https://www.chronicle.com/article/chatgpt-just-got-better-what-does-that-mean-for-our-writing-assignments

"Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Real" (John Warner, Inside Higher Ed): https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/just-visiting/2023/07/19/how-change-writing-assessment-gpt-world

05/31/2023

05/22/2023

It is with a heavy heart that the Department of Health and Sport Sciences share the sad news that Dr. Kim Fischer lost her battle with cancer on Thursday May 18th. Kim’s passion and love for Otterbein elevated us all to do our best and to be our best self. Kim leaves a legacy that will be forever woven on the fabric of Otterbein through her students and the entire Otterbein community. At the request of her family, and in lieu of a formal ceremony, there will be a Celebration of life for Kim at a later date.

03/29/2023

Happy to welcome Robin Wall Kimmerer to campus today!

Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the acclaimed bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, will visit Otterbein as the 2023 Integrative Studies Lecturer. She will give a free public lecture, The Grammar of Animacy, from 5-6:45 p.m. on Wednesday...

03/28/2023

Otterbein faculty in action.

Jim Bates of The Early Interval and Tyler Newby of CCAD talk about their project Speculara, combining music and animation.

02/22/2023

Inclusive Teaching Series
This Thursday, Feb. 23-Inclusive and Safe: For the Students and You.

All are welcome to come and meet Frank Dobson, the new director of the Office of Social Justice and Activism.

Coming in March, Teaching Students on the Spectrum, where every student is unique.

Wednesday, March 29, facilitated by Allison McGrath, Education, Kera Manley, Academic Support Center/Disability Services, and Judy Guion-Utsler, University Chaplain.

RSVP link: https://forms.office.com/r/qs6Vknbuwn

02/14/2023

Happy Valentine's Day from the CTL!

Happy Valentine's Day Cardinals from your favorite love bird ❤️

01/24/2023

Come see Jonathan Johnson's sabbatical work.

By Kailey Mishler ’24  Associate Professor Jonathan Johnson, Department of Art and Art History, is turning his sabbatical work into an immersive art gallery experience for the Otterbein community.  The art exhibit displaying his work, Mixtape: Landscape, runs through Feb. 24, in the Miller Galle...

01/13/2023

Inclusive Teaching Series spring opportunities

01/10/2023

Welcome to Otterbein, our new VP, Student Affairs, William (Bill) Fox.

We are happy to announce that Otterbein University has chosen William (Bill) Fox, Ed.D., as its new vice president for student affairs. Fox will be responsible for partnering with faculty to create holistic student learning and support, facilitating a community that welcomes and supports a highly di...

01/05/2023

Still doing last-minute revisions to your syllabus? Here's a handy tool for quickly finding the dates for each of your class sessions:

Created by Caleb McDaniel. Report problems by email or on GitHub. See also the full-featured Rice version of the syllabus maker.