Educational Research Spotlight: Navigating Digital Accessibility


Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online

Promoting inclusive environments ensures all learners have an optimal learning experience. To accomplish this, instructors must consider digital accessibility when designing their courses and educational material. However, these practices are still unfamiliar to many faculty members. This session will cover the basic digital accessibility considerations when developing a course or educational materials for students. This event is certified for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Gathering Journal Article Metrics: Citation Counts and Altmetrics


Date: Friday, February 9, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online

Do you need to gather citation information and other metrics for your publications for promotion or other purposes? This workshop, from the Health Sciences Library, will cover the basics of how citation and altmetric data is created, which databases and tools include them, and how to export that information from the databases for your records.

Teaching Excellence Roundtable: Learning from Our Colleagues


Date: Friday, February 16, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online

This one-hour session will highlight innovative teaching in the College of Medicine. Join COM faculty as they share expertise from their own teaching from bedside to laboratory to the classroom.

Strategies to Track and Enhance Your Research Impact


Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Online

Understanding how to track and enhance the impact of your research will help you to tell the story of your scholarly work. Join us as Sheila Craft-Morgan, from The Ohio State University Libraries, will show you how to manage your author identity, ensure that your scholarly work is discoverable, and track your scholarly research metrics.

Mentoring Panel Discussion: Clinician Educator and Clinical Excellence


Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: In-Person | BRT 115 (460 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210)

Join us in person, as a panel of mentors and mentees from within the College of Medicine, will discuss their tips for success, share common mistakes, and talk about lessons learned on effective mentorship!

Faculty Resource Fair


Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: In-Person | 115 BRT (460 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210)

Please join us at the Biomedical Research Tower for this drop-in Faculty Resource Fair. Campus partners, vendors, and interest groups will be present to provide more information on the resources available to all College of Medicine Faculty members.

A Portfolio-Based Scholarship Approach (PBSA) to promote faculty education research productivity and mentoring success


Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online

In this workshop, you will discover a novel Portfolio-Based Scholarship Approach that aligns to the AAMC’s five educator portfolio activities and framework and then practice applying the PBSA to foster the quantity and quality of your own and your mentees’ education scholarship productivity, leadership, and mentoring skill.

Educational Research Spotlight: Teaching Across Generations


Date: Friday, March 29, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online

Student demographics are changing. Effective teachers can reach all age demographics. The global pandemic advanced the technical necessities and advancements of our curricula; however, it did not advance the technical capabilities of all students. This session will highlight some of the common challenges instructors face when leading a course with learners that span across multiple generations and technical abilities.

Educational Research Spotlight: Grant Winning for New Professionals


Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online

Grant writing can be an overwhelming endeavor. Winning a grant requires knowing where to look for funding opportunities, understanding the grant requirements, and then actually writing the grant. This session will provide attendees with an introduction to approaching grant writing and what it takes to be successful.

NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy


Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online

Join us for an introduction to the NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy. This policy applies to all funding applications and requires that applicants include a DMS plan as part of their application materials. Compliance with the submitted and accepted plan will be assessed, and non-compliance can impact future funding. This informational session presented by the Health Science Library will introduce the policy and the tools and resources Ohio State provides to help you.