Tag: 2021

Turning Teaching Activities into Educational Scholarship

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Have you ever wondered if the teaching activities you implement are effective in improving student performance? Are you interested in developing a research project to study these activities and disseminate the results to the world? This session focuses on the steps necessary to turn your teaching activities into educational scholarship. Participants will explore what makes… Read More

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  • Amy Hall, EdD, Instructional Consultant, Teaching and Learning Center
    

Are Your Tests Biased? A Guide for Implementing Inclusive Testing Guidelines in Your Assessments

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We often mistakenly assume when writing assessments for our students that our learners are “just like us.” We use terminology, phrases, abbreviations, and pronouns that we prefer and know, that often leave our students confused and sometimes wounded. We review our tests by solely looking at statistics, but should we also be looking at linguistics?… Read More

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  • Christie Cavallo, EdD, Instructor, College of Nursing
    

Engaging Students in Active Learning

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Our knowledge of how students learn has grown significantly over the last few decades. In keeping with this trend, the quality and sheer amount of research on instructional strategies has also grown, and active learning has emerged as an instructional method that can improve learning outcomes for all students. In this session, participants will learn… Read More

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  • Claire Major, PhD, University of Alabama
   

November 2021

Written by Tom Laughner

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iMPACT

Volume 4, Issue 2 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Creating Affordable Classrooms with Open Educational Resources Teacher’s Toolbox: Using Podcast Software Did You Know?: Adding StudyMate to Blackboard Pedagogy Podcast: Fuel Efficient Mentoring Research Bytes: The Myth of the Natural Teacher  

Recharging in Real Time

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As we strive to take care of our students, our families, our colleagues, our residents, our patients, and others in our communities, how do we make sure we’re also taking care of ourselves? Join Dr. Mukta Panda, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Dr. Bindiya Bagga, Associate Professor of Pediatrics as they provide practical strategies and… Read More

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  • Mukta Panda, MD, College of Medicine
  • Bindiya Bagga, MD, College of Medicine
    

I Miss My Chalk! Intentional Tech Integration to Enhance Teaching in the Health Sciences

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Do you feel overwhelmed when navigating among the many digital tools available to enhance your teaching? Health science education is rapidly changing under the influence of external, as well as internal factors including ever evolving health care environments and an abundance of instructional technologies alongside curricular revisions. It can be challenging for the educators of… Read More

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  • Nicole House, PhD, Educause
   

Instructor Well-Being: Taking Care of Ourselves in Times of High Stress

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Finding the right life/work balance is important but difficult, and has become harder over the last year. The additional time we have spent learning new technologies and new ways of teaching, along with extra demands in clinics, classrooms, and other additional responsibilities has meant additional stress and in some cases burnout. This interactive webinar will… Read More

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  • Mukta Panda, MD, College of Medicine
  • Bindiya Bagga, MD, College of Medicine
    

Creating Hotspot Questions in Poll Everywhere

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Dr. Kirk Hevener, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy demonstrates the hot spots feature of Poll Everywhere that allows respondents to select a portion of an image in order to answer a question.

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  • Dr. Kirk Hevener, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy
   

Cultural Responsiveness and Inclusivity in Healthcare Education

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Students in training to become healthcare professionals have a diverse set of learning needs and a range of cultural experiences and identities likely to impact their learning processes and to shape their educational experiences. This session centers on ways that a range of learning strategies can be used by educators to address multiple perspectives, values,… Read More

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  • Stephanie Lancaster, EdD, Assistant Professor, College of Health Professions
    

Effective Lectures and Engaging Presentations

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Do you want to ensure that your students and peers engage with your ideas in a meaningful way? In this interactive webinar, we will identify effective practices for lectures, including the concept of the flipped classroom. We will also discuss presentation practices that engage your audience and get your ideas across effectively. You will leave… Read More

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  • Devin Scott, Instructional Consultant, TLC