Curricular Innovation grants are available year-round from the Teaching/Learning Center to support research in exploring eLearning and/or emerging best practices/methodologies in teaching.
All full-time, adjunct, and part-time faculty who have taught for a minimum of 1 year at Otis College are eligible.
Extension Instructors are eligible to participate in HyFlex Training with department approval.
Closed. Will reopen in fall 2023 - to be announced.
For more information on eligibility and/or requirements, visit:
Join Teaching/Learning Center staff for this 3-hour intensive exploring HyFlex instruction. This program is offered once a semester.
Questions: Contact tlc@otis.edu.
Upon successful completion, BFA/MFA faculty are awarded a grant of $300.00. Completion is determined by participation in 3-hour synchronous training and required worksheet (1 additional hour). Extension Instructors can participate if application is approved and will be compensated for 4 hours.
Questions: Contact tlc@otis.edu.
A digital badge is earned for the successful completion of HyFlex Training as a way to mark the achievement and acquisition of new skills and knowledge.
We encourage recipients to share digital badges on LinkedIn to showcase these new skills and knowledge.
The following faculty/instructors have completed HyFlex Training:
Deadline: Thursday, the 3rd week of each semester
View the application for more information on eligibility and/or requirements.
"Bricks, Clicks, and Learning" whether in a traditional and/or virtual classroom has evolved to include many diverse practices and methodologies. This course will introduce you to new and emerging pedagogies. Many theories and tools presented and discussed in this course are not discipline-specific and can be applied in any instructional environment.
This is a 6-week online asynchronous course with 1 mandatory synchronous orientation designed for Otis College BFA/MFA faculty.
Offerings:
Course Requirements:
Successful completion of "Bricks, Clicks, and Learning" is required for all BFA/MFA faculty to teach eLearning courses at Otis College.
Completion of "Bricks, Clicks, and Learning" does not guarantee that you may teach an eLearning course. Department Chairs determine which and how many eLearning courses are offered each semester.
Upon successful completion, BFA/MFA faculty are awarded a grant of $600.00. Completion is determined by course participation and required coursework.
Questions: Contact tlc@otis.edu.
As of 2.3.2023
have completed Bricks + Clicks since spring 2012.
A digital badge is earned for the successful completion of "Bricks, Clicks, and Learning" as a way to mark the achievement and acquisition of new skills and knowledge.
We encourage recipients to share digital badges on LinkedIn to showcase these new skills and knowledge.
You can attend via Zoom https://otis.zoom.us/my/otistlc (653-795-0187) or join us in the TLC Conference Room, Anne Cole Building Room 160 E.
Check back often as new topics, days and times will be added to the RSVP form.
The Teaching/Learning Center is launching Summer 2022 the Curricular Innovation Series - a sequence of workshop offerings. Topics will be announced on an ongoing basis through the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Examples include: creating online learning environments, understanding learning and motivation, integrating universal design for learning (UDL) principles into course instruction, classroom assessment, and many more.
Each workshop in the Curricular Innovation Series is 1 hour and will be offered in the HyFlex modality so participants can choose to attend online or on-campus synchronously.
Upon successful completion of any 4 workshops in the Curricular Innovation Series, BFA/MFA faculty are awarded a grant of $400.00. Completion is determined by participation in the workshop and completion of a post-workshop activity estimated to take an additional hour.
Questions: Contact tlc@otis.edu.
A digital badge is earned for the successful completion of each workshop in the Curricular Innovation Series to mark the achievement and acquisition of new skills and knowledge.
We encourage recipients to share digital badges on LinkedIn to showcase these new skills and knowledge.
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