Authors: Jeremy T. Murphy, Meira Levinson Published: March 7, 2023 UTHSC Library (coming soon) 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
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
Volume 6, Issue 3 In This Issue: The Teaching Scope: Helping students address imposter phenomenon Teacher’s Toolbox: Useful software for tackling teaching administrative tasks Did You Know?: TLC’s Celebration of Excellence Pedagogy Podcast: The Science of Retrieval Practice Research Bytes: Active Learning: Gaining student buy-in
Editors: Larry K. Michaelsen, Michael Sweet, Dean X. Parmelee Published: December 30, 2008 UTHSC Library Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a unique form of small-group learning designed in and for the college classroom. TBL’s special combination of incentives and corrective feedback quickly transforms groups into high-performance learning teams, with no time taken from the coverage of… Read More
Editors: Larry K. Michaelsen, Arletta Bauman Knight, L. Dee Fink Published: February 6, 2004 UTHSC Library This book describes team-based learning (TBL), an unusually powerful and versatile teaching strategy that enables teachers to take small group learning to a whole new level of effectiveness. It is the only pedagogical use of small groups that is based… Read More
Authors: Derek Bruff Published: February 17, 2009 UTHSC Library Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is an accessible, introductory, and comprehensive guide for anyone who teaches online. The fourth edition of this bestselling resource has been fully revised, maintains its reader-friendly tone, and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section.… Read More
Volume 6, Issue 2 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Using Simulation as a Teaching Tool Teacher’s Toolbox: Active Learning Library Did You Know?: Using Poll Everywhere Activities to Engage Learners Pedagogy Podcast: Preparing for the First Day Research Bytes: Confusion, A Symptom of Learning
Last Reviewed:October 3, 2024 First Published:March 4, 2022 Team-based learning (TBL) is a student-centered instructional strategy that utilizes a flipped classroom model allowing students the opportunity to work in groups to solve authentic problems. TBL is a collaborative, active learning strategy that can be utilized in both large and small classrooms, and “supports the… Read More
Last ReviewedOctober 30, 2024 First PublishedApril 25, 2022 Prior to the start of a clinical rotation or experience, faculty should discuss their expectations of learner performance with the learners. Topics to discuss should include goals and objectives/outcomes, teaching strategies, evaluation and feedback techniques, daily schedule, clinical duties, case presentations, writing notes, supervision hierarchy, modes… Read More
Last Reviewed:June 25, 2024 First Published:June 22, 2022 When students are engaged with course content, they are actively involved in the learning process and constructing their own knowledge (Delialioglu, 2012). Instructors who engage students make learning meaningful, gain and keep their attention, and motivate them to pursue excellence. Engagement strategies include setting clear expectations,… Read More
