Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement

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Awards and Grants

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Welcome to the Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement (OTLA). OTLA coordinates professional development activities for faculty members and provides instructional design consultation and pedagogical support for both on-campus and distance education courses. The office also serves as a liaison between faculty members and various instructional support services on campus, helping individuals and units identify their needs and assembling appropriate support teams to meet those needs. OTLA serves the university mission for teaching by supporting faculty and programs in developing innovative and effective approaches to teaching through careful consideration of pedagogy and technology.

This website will provide you with information about our programs and services. If you have any questions, or if we can be of any service to you, please contact our office at 285-1763.

New Faculty Programs and Resources
Just as Ball State University provides special programs to incoming freshmen, OTLA recognizes the need for special resources and programs tailored to the unique needs of new faculty members ("Alphas"). MORE...

Teaching & Learning Workshops
OTLA offers a variety of workshops each semester designed to help BSU faculty members enhance their teaching through the exploration of new approaches and techniques. MORE...

First Friday Discussions
On the first Friday of each month, OTLA will sponsor discussions addressing various issues involved with teaching in higher education. Each session will last about an hour, longer if the conversation is still going strong. There is no need to register; just drop by for coffee and conversation with your colleagues. MORE...

Teaching Technology
Ball State University provides a wide variety of teaching technology options for its faculty. The links on this page provide information and resources for a number of those technologies. MORE...

Mediasite Information
Mediasite is a presentation recording technology that Ball State University has adopted for use in both distance education and on-campus courses. MORE...

Teaching and Learning Resources
Online and library resources about teaching in higher education. MORE...

Awards and Grants
The Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement sponsors and/or administratively supports various grant and award programs that recognize and promote excellence in teaching at Ball State University. MORE...

Distance Education Support
OTLA offers instructional design support for faculty members who are developing distance education courses for BSU. MORE...

Resources and Contacts
OTLA provides a number of resources and facilities for use by BSU faculty and staff, including confrerence rooms and electronic classrooms. MORE...

What's New

See our new blog at http://bsuteaching.blogspot.com/ for the latest from OTLA, including teaching-related news from around campus and beyond. If you are interested in contributing posts or information for the blog, please contact Greg Siering in OTLA.

Our Spring 2008 calendar is now available. See the Teaching & Learning Workshops link for details, and register at the Workshop Registration link. More events will be added as we secure facilitators, so check back often... or subscribe to the blog for updates.