TLC Posts


Poll Everywhere: Share Activities with Your Team

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Published:March 2023   Poll Everywhere is a real-time audience response system used to engage audiences through interactive presentations. When engaging students, sharing questions, and collaborating with additional faculty may be necessary.  Poll Everywhere Teams is an effective tool that allows presenters to share activities that will be presented by multiple lecturers. Share Poll Everywhere Activities… Read More

Representation Matters: Nikki Dyer, College of Dentistry

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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

Poll Everywhere: Sharing Activities with your Team

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Poll Everywhere Teams allows a group of presenters to create activities, share and present them independently. Find the tech tip here.

Invite Student Feedback: PJ Koltnow, College of Medicine

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Learn more about this topic with the Art of Teaching medallion    

Sharing PowerPoint Decks via Zoom while still seeing your notes

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A Zoom Share Screen feature that allows presenters to show presentation slides to viewers while their notes remain hidden from view. This is especially helpful when you only have one display for your computer.

Know Your Students: Lynn Russell, College of Dentistry

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Learn more about this topic with the Art of Teaching medallion    

Blackboard Course Roles

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Course roles control access to the content and tools within a course. Each user is assigned a role for each course in which they participate. As Course Directors and Instructors, you can set course roles when you enroll users in courses. You can also edit course roles after enrollment.

Keep Lectures Short: Rebecca Reynolds, College of Health Professions

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

Inclusive Learning

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Last Revised:April 4, 2025 First Published:April 12, 2022   Inclusive learning has become an umbrella term to describe practices that support learners from a variety of backgrounds. Inclusive learning boosts educational achievement by providing learners and educators with tools to co-create learning experiences, to enhance cultural awareness, sensitivity and competency, and to personalize the learning experience.… Read More

Attending to Student Well-Being

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generatedTLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Reviewed:January 26, 2026 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