Strategic Initiative Feedback 2023

For the August 2023 school retreat in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Purpose and goals

  • Share your ideas, input, and solutions for several important strategic initiatives.
  • Identify key actions that can lead us toward a more positive work culture, enhance our infrastructure, and elevate our operational efficiency

Discussion process and ground rules

There are two general categories. Each table will answer all three forms in round one and select 2 forms in round two, either research focus or teaching and learning focus.

Discussion Process

  • Use the links below to access the forms and questions
  • Discuss question topics as a table
  • Record the table group’s answers and responses to the questions
  • Enter the table group’s answers into the Form.
  • Each table will answer

Ground Rules

  • Be respectful of others’ ideas
  • Offer space for others to speak
  • Commit to both listening and contributing to developing the conversation

Round one forms

Round two forms

Research focus

Teaching and learning focus

Teaching Town Hall – Metacognition

The objectives for this town hall were:
  • Identify components of a learner centered syllabus
  • Utilize the interactive syllabus to improve communication in an online course
  • Have an opportunity to discuss questions about transitioning summer courses to an online format
  • Brainstorm ideas for future teaching round tables
Here are the slides from this town hall: HRS Teaching Roundtable 5_8_20
And here are the resources provided:

Teaching Town Hall – Exams

The objectives for this town hall were:

  • Understand guidelines for OSU final exams in the online environment.
  • Assess course content essential for final examination.
  • Identify limitations in current technology available for testing.
  • Determine alternatives for exams and assessments.

We also covered the guidelines for providing remote accommodations for students with disabilities.

Teaching Town Hall

In this town hall on teaching during the sudden change to remote learning, we discussed the following:

Here are the slides from this town hall – March 17 HRS Faculty Town Hall