Webinar Archives

Accessibility Beyond Accommodations

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Accessibility in higher education involves more than responding to accommodation requests—it’s about proactively creating inclusive learning experiences for all students. This webinar will explore common accommodation trends, emerging accessibility needs in higher education, and strategies for designing courses that align with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. Join us to learn how to build courses… Read More

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  • Federico Gomez-Uroz Horst
  • Keri Snyder
     

The Neurodiversity Supportive Classroom

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An underlying principle of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) teaches that “what is necessary for one student is almost always beneficial for all.” This is especially true with neurodivergent students— they often have the same educational and personal needs as their neurotypical peers, but the consequences are much more obvious when those needs aren’t met. … Read More

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  • Teresa Hooper, PhD
    

Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity: Changing Our Lenses

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When discussing neurodiversity and neurodivergence in an educational setting, a medical model of neurodivergence has been the norm: from the IDEA and IEPs in elementary school to the ADAAA and accommodations in college, students’ cognitive differences are characterized “disorders” and “deficiencies,” and those assumptions can color how we welcome these students into our classes.  But… Read More

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  • Teresa Hooper, PhD
    

Lightning Talks: Engaged Teaching

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This webinar features UT Health Science Center faculty sharing strategies for engaging learners. Each faculty panelist will share challenges they face with student engagement and then detail ways they have effectively kept students engaged in didactic and clinical settings. The session will include Q&A with the panelists. Participants will gain strategies they can implement in… Read More

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  • Amy Hall, EdD
  • Carlos Clardy, DPT
  • Kelsey Frederick, PharmD
  • Kim Kennel, PhD
  • Aditi Kesari, MBBS, PhD
  • Santosh Kumar, PhD
         

Teaching and Thinking With AI

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Sponsored by the University of Tennessee Educational Developers Consortium, this practical session will help you discover what AI can do for you (grant applications, recommendation letters and faster grading?) and how students are already using it (sometimes to cheat). AI is already changing human working and thinking and it will be key to know which… Read More

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  • José Bowen, PhD
   

Psychological Safety in SIM: Building Trust to Practice at the Edge

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This session discusses the essential role psychological safety plays in a learner’s ability to engage in simulation and debriefing, and therefore gain useful experience and learning. We’ll define psych safety and address some of the misinterpretations of the term. We’ll talk about how to establish a psychologically safe environment, maintain it, and re-establish safety when… Read More

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  • Sophia Mosher, MPA, CHSE
   

Interactive Lecturing: Durable Learning Through Active Engagement

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Join us for a transformative webinar designed for educators who want to revitalize their traditional didactic lectures. This session will provide you with actionable strategies to transform traditional lectures into interactive learning experiences that actively engage students, thereby enhancing their ability to retain and apply knowledge. Topics discussed include developing audience centered lectures, establishing presence,… Read More

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  • Devin Scott, PhD
   

Deconstructed Small Group Simulation

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This webinar will provide information on a unique experiential learning opportunity found in simulation-based education. Participants will learn how small group simulation can foster deeper knowledge construction, facilitate discussions, and build active learning communities.

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  • Jamie Pitt, CHSE
      

Teaching With AI: Friend? Foe? Frenemy?

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Educators have been grappling with how to approach artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, such as ChatGPT. This webinar considers some of the ups and downs of AI in educational spaces. Participants will learn techniques for using AI to support their teaching and learning goals. Participants will also consider how educators can frame assignments to a) discourage students… Read More

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Presenters:

  • Amy Hall, EdD
  • Devin Scott, PhD
  • Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua, PhD
       

Creating a Healthy Peer Review of Teaching

Tom Laughner
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Doing a peer review can be stressful for the reviewer and the reviewee. While each of UTHSC’s colleges have their own process for conducting peer reviews, there are ample evidence-based best practices for how those reviews might be done to reduce the anxiety of the process while making it a useful and helpful experience for… Read More

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  • Thomas Laughner, PhD