New program launch!

Ohio University faculty are invited to apply to a unique "faculty development away" program that represents a partnership between the OHIO Place-based Initiative and the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment.

From June 19 to 30, participants will immerse themselves in the ecosystems of the Grand Teton National Park and Murie Ranch to consider disruption, resilience, succession and adaptation in nature and how those concepts translate to human spaces and teaching and learning. Participants in this deep professional learning opportunity will be able to disconnect and adventure while considering innovative and creative pedagogical design.

The professional learning experience will be facilitated by OHIO Place Initiative Director Michelle O'Malley and collaborating colleagues at the Teton Science Schools (TSS). It arises from the experience of O'Malley's students in their Ecology of Leadership course. This cohort's work will inform other faculty development offerings on the regional level.

The Bruning Teaching Academy (BTA) provides a developmental, peer-to-peer approach for continuous improvement and implementation of evidence-based best practices.

The program seeks faculty who have demonstrated teaching excellence as well as those who are newer to teaching but committed to excellence. Participants come together throughout the academic year to discuss instructional strategies, provide constructive feedback and work toward one common goal — improving teaching.

BTA participants set goals they hope to accomplish each semester, following a backward design model for instruction that emphasizes the importance of planning the desired outcomes before deciding the teaching and assessment methods to use. The year-long program is facilitated by award-winning Professor of English Linda Rice.

The 2025 Spotlight on Learning Conference was held March 20. Organized under the theme “Teaching to Empower This (and the Next) Generation of Learners,” programming included a student-panel plenary session; 15 concurrent presentations divided among four themed tracks; a lunchtime keynote panel focused on teaching with Generative AI; and a Festival of Learning that included 14 interactive demonstrations. 

Resources and recordings from the sessions are now available to faculty interested in reviewing materials to incorporate into their own teaching.

Ohio University students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to the 2025 Teaching Awards and Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, April 16. The event will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. in the Walter Hall Rotunda. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The ceremony will honor faculty members who have received awards for teaching, research and other significant contributions to Ohio University in the last year. The awards to be presented include:

• Community Engaged Faculty Award
• Mid-American Conference Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success
• Emerging Presidential Research Scholars Award
• Presidential Research Scholars Awards
• Rising Star Teacher Award
• University Professor Award
• Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Presidential Teacher Award

In addition, faculty development program leaders and participants will be recognized. All members of the university community are encouraged to attend to celebrate these faculty award recipients.

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