Teaching/Learning Center

After 10 years in our existing location on the first floor of the Anne Cole Building, the Teaching/Learning Center is being relocated to the Ahmanson Basement during the month of July 2025. This move will necessitate the closure of the center.  We will reopen with limited hours in August 2025. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact tlc@otis.edu.

Mission + Objectives

The mission of the TLC is to further develop, support, and promote a culture of excellence in teaching and learning, particularly through technology enhancements. 

Keeping this in mind, we strive to:

1. (SHINE) Use a tiered model of support that aligns with restorative justice practices and motivational theory to cultivate relationships with an understanding and awareness of the various fluency levels and needs of faculty/instructors and staff by providing choices for engagement with support, programs, and resources.

2. (GROW) Support faculty/instructors in developing proficiency with current teaching methodologies and effective practices through cross-disciplinary programming that leverages knowledge and expertise from colleagues across the College to support application in both eLearning and on-campus courses.

3. (DARE) Guide faculty/instructors to innovative resources that expand the scope of their teaching practice while assisting in the incorporation of relevant instructional technology tools into the classroom to meet the learning and access needs of diverse students.

4. (CONNECT) Provide a comfortable workspace on campus where faculty/instructors interact and converse as they prepare for classes, build instructional content, research, develop projects, and experiment or play with instructional technology tools.

5. (REFLECT) Invite new and returning faculty/instructors into the Otis College teaching community by participating in programming to share and reflect on their teaching practice.

Support Offerings

Staff provide 3 tiers of support:

1. Tier 1 (self-directed learning) online step guides, videos, and other online resources

2. Tier 2 (group collaborative learning) pedagogy courses, workshops, and other programming

3. Tier 3 (1:1 learning) conducted both online and on-campus

Jean-Marie Venturini

Education

• M.S. in Instructional Design & Technology from CSU Fullerton
• M.F.A. from Otis College of Art and Design in Creative Writing
• B.F.A from Loyola Marymount University in Classics and Classical Civilizations.

Teaching

She has been teaching in the Liberal Arts and Sciences department at Otis College since 2006. She teaches Online, Blended, and HyFlex courses. She currently teaches:

• ENGL 108 Writing As Discovery
• LIBS 440/445 Capstone
• LIBS Elective Time Travel Storytelling 
• LIBS Elective The Art of Elocution (Speechmaking)
• Bricks, Clicks, and Learning 

Areas of Support

Jean-Marie provides assistance to faculty who want to teach eLearning and technology-enhanced courses. She has a wide-ranging expertise with instructional technology tools and learning management systems.

Jordan Parks

Education

• B.S. from California State University Bakersfield in Computer Science - Computer Information Systems concentration

Teaching

Jordan has experience in instructing K-6th grade students on STEM topics and implementing activities to further teach school students. He has taught the following courses:

• Robotics
• Aerospace Engineering
• Computer Engineering

Areas of Support

Jordan assists all faculty/instructors for the Nest, Google Apps, Microsoft 360 Apps, and Zoom.

Dr. Natalie Salvador

Education

• Ed.D. from the University of Southern California in Organizational Change and Leadership
• Graduate Certificate from the University of Southern California in Learning, Design, and Technology
• B.F.A. from Otis College of Art and Design in Fashion Design
• A.A. from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Visual Presentation and Space Design

Teaching

Natalie has been teaching in the Fashion Department at Otis College since 2017.  She has also taught in the Otis College Extension Program and at FCI in downtown Los Angeles. She currently teaches:

• Sophomore Studio I and II
• 3D Shape Exploration on the Human Form
• Bricks, Clicks, and Learning

Areas of Support

Natalie provides assistance to all faculty/instructors with questions regarding technology use and classroom best practices with a special focus on supporting the Extension, Fashion Design and Foundation Departments.  

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