Quick Facts about Teaching & Learning Services (TLS)

TLS offers programming and resources in teaching and learning, best pedagogical practices for both classroom-based and technology-enhanced learning, student learning assessment, and support for research and grants incorporating teaching and learning practices.

• We support over 400 online course sites across our five campuses.
  • 60-80 courses each term
  • 20% are fully online courses
  • 30% are hybrid courses (more than half taught online)
  • 50% are enhanced courses (supporting classroom-based instruction)
    
    
• We support 27 project collaboration sites.
  • Research collaborations
  • OCNE curriculum sharing
  • Student cohort groups
  • Faculty development groups
    
    
• We create a variety of learning objects to enhance learning
  • Videos
  • Audio and video multimedia objects
  • Animations
  • Web-based case studies
  • Simulations and role plays
    
    
• We provide faculty development opportunities.
  • Best practices in teaching and learning
  • Faculty technology development
  • Research resources for teaching and learning practices
  • Copyright compliance advising and assistance
    
    
• We engage in scholarly research and grant writing.
  • Course and program evaluation
  • Identifying best practices for teaching nursing
  • Technology integration into the teaching and learning environment
  • Assist faculty in writing grants that involve teaching and learning applications
  • Engage in national and international organizations that promote teaching and learning
    
    
• We encourage and provide a means for sharing curriculum and ideas
  • User groups
  • Pedagogical discussion opportunities
  • Electronic subscriptions to journals and other teaching and learning resources
  • Digital repository of course materials, teaching notes, assessments, etc.

Last updated September 19, 2008 by OHSU School of Nursing Web Managers.
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