Workshop Library

TLC's workshops can be offered to any UTHSC group, and customized to meet specific needs.
Select any of the offerings below for more information and to make a request.


Got Civility? Creating an Environment Conducive to Learning

Through the use of case studies, stories, and video, this highly interactive workshop gives an overview of what the literature says explains why incivility occurs, how it manifests itself, and some strategies for creating civil learning environments. Instructor Thomas C. Laughner, PhD

Interpreting Student Ratings of Instruction

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

One Minute Preceptor

The One Minute Preceptor is an effective, efficient, and easy teaching strategy for faculty to engage learners in case presentations. In this session, explore the five steps in the One Minute Preceptor including the role of both faculty and learner within the process. Participants will practice implementing the One Minute Preceptor through small group case-based… Read More

Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere engages audiences through live polling, surveys, word clouds, and other activity formats. Learn how to create polls, embed polls in PowerPoint presentations, upload responses into the Blackboard Original View grade center and more. Learning Outcome Create activities and results reports Connect participants from LMS to Poll Everywhere Launch activities during Power Point presentations… Read More

Receiving Feedback

Giving effective feedback is essential for learners to make performance improvements. However, learners must also make the effort to effectively receive the feedback and make an action plan for improvement. In this session, explore tips for receiving and analyzing feedback. Participants will identify strategies to improve their own receptivity to feedback. Learning Outcomes Describe the… Read More

Supporting Academic Difficulties

There are times when learners face difficulties academically, e.g., knowledge, skills, or attitudes. In this session, explore how the SOAP framework, frequently used to write patient notes, can be applied to learners facing difficulties. Participants will describe how to use the SOAP framework and practice implementing the framework via scenarios. Learning Outcomes Discuss what it… Read More

Teaching Clinical Reasoning Skills

Development of clinical reasoning skills is essential for health care practitioners to provide effective patient care. In this session, explore SNAPPS, a learner-centered, case presentation method and discuss how this strategy promotes clinical reasoning skills. Participants will practice implementing the SNAPPS method via small group case-based learning. Learning Outcomes Define clinical reasoning skills Describe strategies… Read More

Ten Fast and Effective Things You Can Do to Improve Student Learning

There is a wealth of literature along with ample resources on how to effectively teach students. Navigating through all of the information can be overwhelming and sometimes confusing. This seminar will review a top 10 list of strategies that can be quickly and effectively incorporated into a course to increase learning. TLC resources that participants… Read More

The Science of Learning: How Do We Learn Best?

There is extensive literature that attempts to explain the variables that affect how we learn. These theories range from the cognitive processes that occur in the brain to how the world around us impacts our ability to gain new knowledge. This interactive workshop gives an overview of four of the well-known theories and how these… Read More

Unconscious Bias

This interactive workshop can be offered in one session, or as two sessions with more hands-on components. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to define unconscious bias and related terms, contextualize unconscious bias in major sectors and respective fields, recognize unconscious bias in relevant case studies and selected media, and address… Read More