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April 11, 2024

Drake Institute staff and leadership would like to recognize, and express our sincere thanks to, the outstanding group of educators from across the university who have served as academic year 2023-24 Institute Affiliates and Senior Affiliates. This year, representatives of 33 departments and offices across four campuses participated in the Institute Affiliates program, which identifies and brings together individuals from around the university who demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and who provide dedicated support to enhancing student learning at Ohio State. Over this academic year, Affiliates have made significant contributions in support of university teaching initiatives, including:...

April 11, 2024

Ohio State faculty and instructors interested in learning how to design a student-centered global and intercultural learning experience with international partners are encouraged to apply for the 2024 Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)/Virtual Exchange Learning Community, which will take place throughout autumn semester.

A partnership between the Office of International Affairs and the Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, the COIL learning community will support instructors in designing new global and intercultural student learning experiences in virtual modalities. COIL virtual exchange programs, which may be course-based or project-based, should connect Ohio State students with their peers at...

April 8, 2024

Are you an experienced Graduate Teaching Associate (GTA) at Ohio State who would like to share your knowledge with a new cohort of teaching associates?

Each year, the Drake Institute hires experienced Ohio State Graduate Teaching Associates to co-facilitate sessions at Graduate Teaching Orientation (GTO). This year, orientation will be held asynchronously during the week of August 12-16 with an in-person day of orientation activities on Thursday, August 15. Most facilitators will facilitate 3 sessions during orientation week. In addition, facilitators will be asked to assist with the asynchronous course by monitoring course discussion boards and marking...

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Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing/Co-Director of the Academy for Teaching Innovation, Excellence, and Scholarship
College of Nursing

As a Drake Affiliate, Joni Tornwall offered a four-week, fully online professional development (PD) course in July 2021. It was open to all faculty and staff and aimed to enhance faculty and student knowledge of good feedback practices and develop self-regulated learning skills needed for lifelong learning. The PD course guided faculty through the process of designing and integrating student-...Learn more