Category: Resources


Aligned Course Design

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generatedTLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Updated:November 4, 2025 First Published:May 2, 2022   Aligned course design means that your learning goals, objectives, assessment tools, and teaching strategies all tie together to support student learning. Aligned course design begins with identifying overarching learning goals, developing… Read More

Case-Based Learning

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Case-based learning (CBL) is a learner-centered teaching strategy in which learners analyze authentic problems, real or fictional, to address problems, resolve questions, and/or identify solutions. Working in groups or individually, learners examine cases using guided inquiry, applying knowledge and critical thinking skills, and connecting theory to practice developing relevant skills (Thistlethwaite et al., 2012). During… Read More

Getting to Know Your Students

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Robust research suggests that students benefit immensely from student-faculty interaction, particularly when it comes to student well-being, intellectual commitment, and motivation (Morrison 2021). While getting to know students can be challenging in larger classes or within an online context, certain teaching strategies, such as mini-surveys or small-group meetings, can help faculty connect with students in… Read More

Faculty Well-Being

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Reviewed:January 26, 2026 First Published:August 10, 2022   Faculty often face significant pressure to excel as educators, researchers, and professionals in their fields. These demands—combined with university service responsibilities and personal or external obligations—can take a toll on… Read More

Active Learning

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Reviewed:September 15, 2025 First Published:June 1, 2022   Prince (2004) defines active learning as “any instructional method that engages students in the learning process. In short, active learning requires students to do meaningful learning activities and think about… Read More

November 2022

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Volume 5, Issue 3 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Interview with Dr. Joe Swanson: Teaching Strategies for Didactic and Experiential Courses Teacher’s Toolbox: Using Educational Videos in Your Classes Did You Know?: Using ExamSoft Longitudinal Analysis for Tracking Student Performance Pedagogy Podcast: ‘Demystifying Group Projects’ Research Bytes: Text Messages as Nudges  

Create Orientation Videos: Mona Wicks, College of Nursing

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Learn more about creating orientation videos by sending email to tlc@uthsc.edu      

Believe in What You Are Teaching: Rachel Barenie, College of Pharmacy

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Backward Planning: Kate Fouquier, College of Nursing

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Learn More about Backward Planning with the TLC’s Course Design Medallion    

July 2022

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Volume 5, Issue 2 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Using ePortfolios to support student learning Teacher’s Toolbox: Digital Whiteboards Did You Know?: Evaluating Course Workloads Pedagogy Podcast: How to Engage on Social Media Research Bytes: Benefits to Beginning Class with a Visible Agenda