This is the home page for UCAT at Ohio State. The University Center for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT) exists to assist all those who teach at The Ohio State University to excel in teaching, support student learning, and experience the satisfaction that results from teaching well. Visit our site for upcoming events, community opportunities, an explanation of our services, a library of resources, and much more.
"Many experienced faculty members have developed a sense of what will and won't work within their discipline; however, when faced with developing a new course or redesigning a course to incorporate more active learning, instructional technologies, distance education, core curriculum demands, and the like, they struggle with how to approach the course design."
This is the online version of our quarterly newsletter, "Events on Teaching." It features a Frequently Asked Questions article about the quarter-to-semester conversion, detailed information about our Autumn 2010 events, and important announcements for Ohio State educators.
Students may sometimes be more impacted by informal communication and impromptu life lessons than by class material. Have you considered your "invisible curriculum" lately?
This document helps instructors interpret the results from SEIs here at Ohio State and gives them suggestions for how to improve areas where they might want to raise their scores.