HOW CAN UCAT HELP YOU?
- TALK about your teaching with one of our professional consultants.
- PARTICIPATE in our workshops, seminars, grant programs, and learning communities.
- READ about teaching and learning from the scholars in our online teaching resource area and library.
Congratulations to the winners of the
2010 University Departmental Award for Exemplary Graduate Teaching Associate Programs
Center for Life Sciences Education |
First-Year Engineering Program |
| Judy Ridgway (Assistant Director for Educational Research and Development) and Caroline Breitenberger (Director) | Joe Cerrato (Graduate Teaching Associate), John Merrill (Director), Rachel Louis (Graduate Teaching Associate) |
This award is sponsored by the University Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Ohio State's Graduate School and recognizes the departments' exemplary achievement in providing outstanding prior preparation and significant ongoing support to their Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs) for their teaching roles. These awards emphasize the University's recognition of the central role that GTAs play in undergraduate teaching, as well as the importance of teaching in the professional development of graduate students.
2010 Events on Teaching
Upcoming Events
Summer 2010 Curriculum Design Institute
300 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Avenue
June 22, 23, & 24 and July 7 & 21, 2010
12:00 noon - 3 p.m.
Our Curriculum Design Institutes are intended for those involved in leading, facilitating, and/or organizing the conversion from quarters to semesters within their colleges, schools, departments, or programs. The Institute will meet for 5 three-hour sessions and will provide participants with the time, the tools, and the collegial support to plan and design/redesign a new curriculum. By the end of this Institute, participants will have experienced the process of curricular design/redesign and will have created a draft outline structure for their new curriculum as well as learned strategies for managing change within their units. During this Institute, we will be working together at times in an online environment, so participants will need a laptop that can connect to OSU Wireless and a functional OSU Wireless account. For more information or to register for this Institute, contact Jerry Nelms at nelms.1@osu.edu or at 292-3644.
August 2010 Course Design Institute
Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Avenue
August 9nd-13th, 2010
(Please note: The dates were previously Aug. 2-6, but have been changed to accommodate room schedules.)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Do you need to revise a course because of changes in enrollment or for conversion to semesters? Are you preparing to teach a new course, or are you frustrated or bored with one you are already teaching? This 5-part intensive institute is designed to provide you with the tools, the time, and the collegial support to really dig in and design or re-design that course. At the end of the week, you will have created the basic structure of the course, including plans for a syllabus, assignments, assessment tools, and a course outline.
Because this experience is designed to build community among faculty around campus who are going through the same design process and because the sessions are very interconnected, we can only accept applications of individuals who can commit to coming to all five sessions. If you are interested in participating but unable to attend this term, we will be offering this program several times throughout the year.
We will be working together in an online environment, so you will need both a laptop that can connect to OSU Wireless and a functional OSU Wireless account. In order to provide personalized interactions with all participants, enrollment will be limited to 12, so please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in joining us for this exciting opportunity.
Please email us at ucat@osu.edu to register for this event.
2010 Teaching Orientation @ Ohio State
300 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Avenue
September 14, 15, & 16, 2010
The 2010 Teaching Orientation@Ohio State is an orientation designed specifically for faculty and GTAs at The Ohio State University. Most sessions are facilitated by members of faculty or senior GTAs;
other sessions are larger panel discussions. The orientation is designed to reduce anxieties you might
have, provide techniques and strategies for effective teaching, and suggest resources for further assistance.
Please also see our University Partner Events
Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching 2010
Congratulations to the following for receiving the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching 2010:
- Kevin Boyle
- James H. (Jay) Dial
- Richard H. Fertel
- Sarah K. Fields
- Richard J. Freuler
- Venkat Gopalan
- Margaret C. Graham
- Robert R. Hite
- Katalin I. Koranyi
- Richard D. Shiels
Champions for Teaching!
Please join us in honoring this year's Champions for Teaching. This award recognizes those who have contributed significant and sustained service to UCAT in support of teaching and learning at The Ohio State University. 
Joseph Donnermeyer
Michael Mangino
Peg McMahon
Steve Rissing
Susan Sarwark
Richard Ugland
Please visit the Champions of Teaching Photo Gallery.