TLC Posts

Emphasize Why the Course is Relevant: Anne Zachry, College of Health Professions

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

  Additional Information Resource Pages Student Engagement Getting to Know Your Students Attending to Student Well Being Active Learning Teaching Strategies in the Clinical Setting Experiential Learning TLC Medallions Paradigms of Education Art of Teaching Webinars Quick and Easy Strategies Faculty Can Use to Improve Student Learning. Dr. Todd Zakrajsek. April 2023. Reimagining Engaging Learnings.… Read More

April 2023

Written by Tom Laughner

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iMPACT

Volume 6, Issue 1 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Finding your big rocks as an educator Teacher’s Toolbox: TLC’s Resource Pages Did You Know?: Using Qualtrics to design an interactive syllabus Pedagogy Podcast: Rethinking office hours Research Bytes: ChatGPT: Using AI in teaching  

Use Data Driven Instruction: Elizabeth Hall, College of Pharmacy

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

  Additional Information Resource Pages Aligned Course Design Assess Students Learning Outcomes Scholarship of Teaching and Learning TLC Medallions Assessment Course Design Paradigms of Education Webinars Marketing Good Teaching or: How to Convince Students to Love Effective Teaching. Dr. Devin Scott. December 2022.  Teaching for Learning: Evidence Based Instructional Strategies. Dr. Claire Major. February 2022.… Read More

Poll Everywhere: Share Activities with Your Team

Written by Tom Laughner

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Academic Technologies

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

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

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

Invite Student Feedback: PJ Koltnow, College of Medicine

Written by Tom Laughner

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Five Minute University

Learn more about this topic with the Art of Teaching medallion    

Sharing PowerPoint Decks via Zoom while still seeing your notes

Written by Tom Laughner

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Tech Tips

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.

Blackboard Course Roles

Written by Tom Laughner

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Tech Tips

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.

Exam Question Types and Basic Creation Process

Written by Tom Laughner

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Tech Tips

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.

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

Written by Tom Laughner

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Tech Tips

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.