TLC Posts


Problem-Based 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:February 26, 2025 First Published:February 10, 2022   Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered, active learning strategy where students work in small groups (4-6 members) to solve complex, real-world problems that can have multiple solutions. While similar… Read More

Online Learning

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last ReviewedMarch 27, 2025 First PublishedApril 12, 2022   Online learning has been described as internet-based course(s) that occur synchronously (real-time) and/or asynchronously (not in real-time). During online courses, students and faculty engage in learning through the use… Read More

Avoiding and Dealing with Microaggressions

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generatedTLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Reviewed:February 17, 2025 First Published:February 11, 2022   Dr. Chester M. Pierce, a psychiatry professor at Harvard, coined the term ‘microaggression’ in 1970 to document day-to-day verbal insults (microinsults), subtle derogations (micro assaults) and dismissals (microinvalidations) aimed at… Read More

Learning Theory in the Health Sciences

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Reviewed:July 7, 2025 First Published:May 23, 2022   Theory and Key Theorists How learning occurs Key Principles Best used to teach Learning Activities Behaviorism Pavlov, Watson, Skinner, Thorndike A change in behavior   Observable behavior is learning… Read More

Learning Outcomes

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Reviewed:February 26, 2025 First Published:August 11, 2022   Learning outcomes, frequently interchanged with the term learning objectives, are measurable statements that describe what students should know, be able to do, and value by the end of an… Read More

Leading A Class Discussion

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Reviewed:March 13, 2025 First Published:January 5, 2023 Class discussions offer many pedagogical benefits, including building community and offering faculty the chance to informally assess student learning. These class discussions can take many forms, including structured, semi-structured, or informal discussion sessions. When planning a class… Read More

Flipped Classroom

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Reviewed:March 11, 2025 First Published:March 10, 2022   Hurtubsie et al. (2015) described the flipped classroom as “the practice of assigning students didactic material, traditionally covered in lectures, to be learned before class while using face-to-face time… Read More

Giving Effective Feedback

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Last Reviewed:May 9, 2025 First Published:May 11, 2022   Feedback has been described as the “cornerstone” of effective teaching (Cantillon, 2008) and is essential for performance improvement. Feedback, whether verbal or written, should include both positive and constructive guidance for maintaining and improving knowledge, skills, and attitudes with an emphasis on improvement strategies. “Without feedback,… Read More

Experiential 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:March 11, 2025 First Published:March 10, 2022   Experiential learning is a student-centered pedagogical strategy that emphasizes the significant role of real-life experiences and critical reflection to promote learning. David Kolb (1984) described experiential learning as “the… Read More

Engaging Lectures

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Last Reviewed:March 28, 2025 First Published:March 8, 2022   Engaging lectures keep your audience focused while providing new insight and stimulating thinking and analysis. Active lecturing can motivate your audience to develop new skills and think in new ways.   Use the comments section below to let us know your ideas about engaging lectures.