TLC Posts


Student Engagement

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Last Reviewed:December 19, 2024 First Published:June 22, 2022   When students are engaged with course content, they are actively involved in the learning process and constructing their own knowledge (Delialioglu, 2012). Instructors who engage students make learning meaningful, gain and keep their attention, and motivate them to pursue excellence. Engagement strategies include setting clear expectations,… Read More

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Updated:February 26, 2025 First Published:March 30, 2022   The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is research geared towards investigating what happens in the classroom with the intent of improving teaching and learning. SoTL research can answer… Read More

Service 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 30, 2022   According to Seifer and Connors (2007), “service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach… Read More

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