Category: Resources

Giving and Receiving Feedback: Andrew Wilner, College of Medicine

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

  Additional Information Resource Pages Effective Feedback Student Assessment Avoiding and Dealing with Microagressions Webinars Effective Feedback and Evaluation: Best Practices for Improvement. Dr. Devin Scott and Dr. Amy Hall. October 2020. Interpreting Student Ratings of Instruction. Dr. Devin Scott. January 2022. Using Growth Mindset Teaching Strategies to Foster Academic Success. Dr. Anita McMurray. March… Read More

Emphasize Why the Course is Relevant: Anne Zachry, College of Health Professions

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

  Additional Information Resource Pages Student Engagement Getting to Know Your Students Attending to Student Well Being Active Learning Teaching Strategies in the Clinical Setting Experiential Learning TLC Medallions Paradigms of Education Art of Teaching Webinars Quick and Easy Strategies Faculty Can Use to Improve Student Learning. Dr. Todd Zakrajsek. April 2023. Reimagining Engaging Learnings.… Read More

April 2023

Written by Tom Laughner

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iMPACT

Volume 6, Issue 1 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Finding your big rocks as an educator Teacher’s Toolbox: TLC’s Resource Pages Did You Know?: Using Qualtrics to design an interactive syllabus Pedagogy Podcast: Rethinking office hours Research Bytes: ChatGPT: Using AI in teaching  

Use Data Driven Instruction: Elizabeth Hall, College of Pharmacy

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

  Additional Information Resource Pages Aligned Course Design Assess Students Learning Outcomes Scholarship of Teaching and Learning TLC Medallions Assessment Course Design Paradigms of Education Webinars Marketing Good Teaching or: How to Convince Students to Love Effective Teaching. Dr. Devin Scott. December 2022.  Teaching for Learning: Evidence Based Instructional Strategies. Dr. Claire Major. February 2022.… Read More

Representation Matters: Nikki Dyer, College of Dentistry

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

Learn more about this topic with the Inclusive Learning medallion Additional Information Resource Pages Create an Inclusive Class Climate Getting to Know Your Students Inclusive Learning Universal Design for Learning TLC Medallions Inclusive Learning Universal Design for Learning Webinars Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusivity in Health Care Education. Dr. Stephanie Lancaster. February 2021. Practical Strategies for… Read More

Invite Student Feedback: PJ Koltnow, College of Medicine

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

Learn more about this topic with the Art of Teaching medallion    

Know Your Students: Lynn Russell, College of Dentistry

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

Learn more about this topic with the Art of Teaching medallion    

Keep Lectures Short: Rebecca Reynolds, College of Health Professions

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

Find more information related to this tip on the TLC’s Engaging Lectures resource page.    

Attending to Student Well-Being

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Create Inclusive Learning Environments

Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generatedTLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Reviewed:May 28, 2025 First Published:August 16, 2022   Faculty have a unique opportunity to support student well-being in both classroom and clinical settings. This can include using clear and flexible teaching approaches, offering regular check-ins to help students reflect on… Read More

Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ)

Written by Tom Laughner

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Assess Student Learning

Last ReviewedJuly 23, 2024 First Published:January 31, 2023   Multiple-choice questions inclusive of a question/stem, a key/correct answer, and distractors/incorrect answer choices are frequently used in health science education due to efficiency in grading and their frequent inclusion on licensing and board examinations. In addition to these advantages, Brame (2013) asserts that multiple-choice questions can… Read More