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PowerPoint: Simonne Nouer, College of Medicine

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Simonne Nouer, MD, PhDAssociate ProfessorCollege of Medicine   “PowerPoint is a great way to communicate the structure of the lecture. It serves as a guide to me, almost like a lecture prompt, as I am presenting the content.”    Use the comments section below to let us know your ideas or thoughts about PowerPoint.  

Student Satisfaction with Role-Play Activities

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Scott, D., Cernasev, A., Barenie, R. E., Springer, S. P., & Axon, D. R. (2023). Teaching deprescribing and combating polypharmacy in the pharmacy curriculum: Educational recommendations from thematic analysis of focus groups. Clinics and Practice, 13(2), 442–453. https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract13020040

July 2024

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Volume 7, Issue 2 In This Issue: The Teaching Scope: Directing the Teaching and Learning Center Teacher’s Toolbox: QAARD: Questioning Aid for Rich, Real-time Discussion Did You Know?: Making PowerPoint Interactive Pedagogy Podcast: Using scenario development and case studies to make learning real Research Bytes: Writing effective multiple choice and multiple-response questions Book Giveaway: The… Read More

Grit and Academic Perseverance

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Zachry, A. H., Lancaster, S., Hall, A., & Hilsdon, A. (2024). The relationship between cognitive factors and noncognitive factors, including grit, and NBCOT® Exam performance. Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2024.2352708

Student Perceptions of Inclusive Learning

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Drs. Pamela Lewis Kipkulei and Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua talk about their research on what students perceive to be inclusive learning.

Developing Student Confidence: Tyler Melton, College of Pharmacy

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Principles of Adult Learning: James Wheeler, College of Pharmacy

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Rubrics

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Last ReviewedApril 28, 2025 First PublishedApril 22, 2024   Rubrics are an assessment tool that guide grading by articulating specific components of assignments and communicating expectations for those components. Rubrics lend themselves to assessments where it is important to communicate high expectations, provide targeted feedback, and demonstrate learning priorities. When provided to students and used… Read More

The New College Classroom

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Authors: Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis Published: August 30, 2022 UTHSC Library College instruction is stuck in the past. If a time traveler from a century ago arrived on today’s campuses, they would recognize only too well the listlessness of the lecture hall and the awkward silence of the seminar room. Yet we know… Read More

Instructional Moves for Powerful Teaching in Higher Education

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Authors: Jeremy T. Murphy and Meira Levinson Published: March 7, 2023 UTHSC Library Based on work conducted through the Instructional Moves project at Harvard University, Instructional Moves for Powerful Teaching in Higher Education outlines the many ways in which good college and graduate school teaching is rooted in deliberate pedagogical choices that support active learning. Jeremy T.… Read More