TLC Posts


Sharing Poll Everywhere Questions

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In this month’s Tech Tip, Jen Stewart writes about how to share or move your Poll Everywhere questions with other Poll Everywhere accounts.  The tech tip can be found here.  

Specifications Grading and Course Mastery

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House, T., Havrda, D., Littlejohn, T., & March, K. (2025). Specifications grading system impact on grade distribution in a third year pharmacy skills-based course. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 89(11), 101831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101831

Using AI As A Teaching Assistant: Aditi Kesari, College of Medicine

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Private and Secure Integrations

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Authentic Assessment

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. First Published:October 21, 2025   Authentic assessment emphasizes the application of knowledge and skills in contexts that mirror real-world practice. In health sciences education, authentic assessment tasks—such as clinical simulations, case analyses, portfolios, and project-based evaluations—measure how effectively… Read More

Backwards Navigation, Time Limits, Anxiety and Test Scores

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Littlejohn, T., Franks, A., Hamilton, L., Havrda, D., Impact of Eliminating Backwards Navigation and Aligning Time Limit on Exams Within a Didactic Curriculum. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Chicago, IL. July 2025.

Agents and Assistants

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Improve the Usability and Accessibility of Your Content in Blackboard Ultra with Ally

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Blackboard has a useful tool, Ally, that checks to make sure your course materials are accessible. For example, are your materials readable by a text reader? Are the fonts viewable by someone with color blindness? In addition, there is significant research that shows that assuring your course materials are accessible benefits all students.   In… Read More

Integrating AI Literacy: Karl Kodweis, College of Pharmacy

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Blackboard AI Tools

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