TLC Posts


Case-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 14, 2025 First Published:January 27, 2023   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… Read More

Exam Question Types and Basic Creation Process

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ExamSoft is an all-in-one digital platform for secure exams, and essential data needed to improve learning outcomes, teaching strategies, and the accreditation process.

In the creation process six types of questions can be used, including drag and drop, essay, fill-in-the-blank, hot spot, multiple choice, and true/false.

Getting to Know Your Students

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Take it on the go! Listen to an AI-generated TLC To Go podcast episode summarizing this resource. Last Reviewed:August 13, 2025 First Published:August 10, 2022   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… 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:May 28, 2025 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

Create an Inclusive Course Climate

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Last Reviewed:March 14, 2025 First Published:August 31, 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 heighten cultural sensitivity, and to personalize the learning experience. Inclusivity can be… 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      

Call for Proposals: 2023 UTK Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference

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The Teaching and Learning Innovation office at UT-Knoxville has announced the call for proposals for its 2023 conference. The theme of this year’s virtual event is “Reframing Postsecondary Education through Innovative Teaching and Learning.” Visit https://teaching.utk.edu/workshops-events/itlc/call-for-proposals/ for more information.  

Poll Everywhere: What Activity (Poll) Type Should You Use?

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Poll Everywhere is a web-based technology that allows audience members to engage in interactive presentations, polls, virtual classrooms, and other learning tools. It can be used anytime, anywhere (with internet connection) and on any electronic device.

Create diverse activities to maintain participants’ attention, gather powerful insight, conduct pulse checks, and hear from everyone in real time.