Tag: Devin Scott

Assessing with Purpose: Using Rubrics to Communicate Expectations and Priorities

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Rubrics are a valuable tool for communicating high expectations, providing targeted feedback, and demonstrating learning priorities. Join Dr. Scott in this interactive session about creating rubrics that purposefully communicate your expectations and priorities. In addition to discussing the ways in which rubrics can improve transparency and feedback, participants will apply the elements of effective rubric… Read More

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  • Devin Scott, PhD, Instructional Consultant, TLC
      

Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions

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Writing effective multiple-choice questions (MCQ) for exams, quizzes, or practice that assess student learning can be challenging but is essential to the learning process. This workshop focuses on how faculty can implement best/effective practices for writing MCQs including aligning questions with learning objectives/outcomes, appropriately using question components, and integrating varied cognitive skills. Participants will have the… Read More

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  • Amy Hall, EdD, Teaching and Learning Center
  • Devin Scott, PhD, Teaching and Learning Center
    

Marketing Good Teaching or: How to Convince Students to Love Effective Teaching

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Are you ready to adopt the latest research on effective teaching in your classes? Great! Are your students ready to make the move from passive to active learning? Students are often resistant to changes to teaching because they do not understand the compelling reasons to engage in active learning. They got here with traditional lectures… Read More

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  • Devin Scott, PhD Instructional Consultant, TLC
     

Interpreting Student Ratings of Instruction (Student Course Evaluations)

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This workshop discusses best practices for interpreting student ratings of instruction (SRI). Guided by the latest research on student ratings of instruction, participants contemplate the role of SRI among other indicators of teaching effectiveness. Following that, participants apply the Filter-Interpret-Plan model to sample SRI and will develop a plan to leverage their own SRI to… Read More

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  • Devin Scott, PhD, Instructional Consultant, Teaching and Learning Center
   

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
    

Effective Feedback and Evaluation: Best Practices for Improvement

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Providing meaningful feedback to learners is essential for performance improvement. Feedback culture also plays a significant role in learner growth. In this session, we discussed best practices for improving feedback and feedback culture. Participants applied the ask-tell-ask model of feedback to relevant scenarios and shared their assessment and feedback top tips.

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  • Amy Hall, EdD, Instructional Consultant, TLC
  • Devin Scott, Instructional Consultant, TLC
     

Active Learning Strategies in Remote and Face-to-Face Courses

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Active learning strategies in clinical and didactic settings will be discussed. Participants learn case based and didactic active learning techniques that can be used in remote or face-to-face courses. Additionally, participants discuss the benefits of active learning and develop a plan to implement active learning in their courses.

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  • Amy Hall, EdD, Instructional Consultant, TLC
  • Devin Scott, Instructional Consultant, TLC
    

October 2019

Written by Tom Laughner

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Volume 2, Issue 5 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Guidelines for Giving Feedback… Teaching Toolbox: Supplement Learning with Synth Pedagogy Podcast: Empathy and Extended Reality Research Bytes: Temporal Peaks in Med Student Burnout The Waiting Room: Funny Bone