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Conferences
International Association of Medical Science Educators (Annual Conference) – Call for Poster Abstracts Has Been Reopened!
Conference Dates: June 7-10, 2014
Location: Nashville, TN
Additional poster abstracts will be accepted March 1st – March 15th. To submit your abstract please go to: http://julnetconferences.com/index.php/iamse/iamse14/schedConf/cfp
Conference Overview:
The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of health care education. Plenary topics for the 2014 meeting will include the use of simulation in medical education, giving effective and meaningful feedback, interprofessional education and the promotion of active learning in the classroom.
For additional details or to register for the conference please visit: http://www.iamseconference.org/
Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources
The Role of Technology in Course Redesign – Macmillan Higher Education (Free Webinar)
Date: March 12, 2014
Time: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Mike Palmquist, Colorado State University
Session Overview:
Instructional technology—and in particular interactive tools, digital media, social media, and communication tools—have played an important role in changing how and what we teach in our courses. This webinar will focus on how to design courses that use instructional technology to support emerging and proven methods of challenging and engaging our students.
To register for this free webinar please go to http://www.macmillanhighered.com/Catalog/page/content.aspx?Title=13942
Flipping the Classroom – Macmillan Higher Education (Free Webinar)
Date: March 14, 2014
Time: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Presenter: Eric Nelson, Missouri State University
Session Overview:
Where do you start in flipping your classroom? What first principles should guide you? What can your course look like if you use technology to enhance your student’s out of class experience? This webinar offers specific examples of how technology can help you to better prepare your students for class, give you feedback before class about what students are thinking, and create a dynamic classroom experience.
To register for this free webinar please go to http://www.macmillanhighered.com/Catalog/page/content.aspx?Title=13942
Designing Your Courses for Significant Learning – A New Edition – TLT Group (Free Webinar)
Date: March 14, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Presenter: Dee Fink
Session Overview:
“Creating Significant Learning Experiences; An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses” was first published in 2003. Dee Fink returns to talk about the new edition and will describe what he means by “significant learning.” In addition, Dee will also describe (a) how to design learning activities and (b) how to assess three of the less commonly addressed kinds of learning in the taxonomy of significant learning.
For more information about this webinar or to register go to http://tltgroup.roundtablelive.org/events?eventId=841343&EventViewMode=EventDetails
Six Practical Strategies to Improve Your Online Course – Webinar archive available until March 20, 2014
This webinar (hosted by Magna Publications) was held February 18, 2014. The archived recording and session materials will be available for review through March 20, 2014.
Please visit the Professional Development course within Blackboard to view the recording and download materials. Need access to the Professional Development course? Please go to http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll
Presenter: Dr. Oliver Dreon
Session Overview:
Spend an hour with Dr. Oliver Dreon, director of Millersville University’s Center for Academic Excellence, as he presents Six Practical Strategies to Improve Your Online Courses. You’ll come away with a tremendous “toolkit” of ideas for making your online classes even better than they are now. You’ll learn how you can use a half-dozen research-based, easy-to-implement practices to help you create truly student-centered instruction.
Using a blend of lecture and case studies, Dr. Dreon shows how you can:
- Create rich opportunities for students to interact with the course material, with you, and with one another
- Provide learning resources that leverage the strengths of the online space
- Apply innovative feedback and assessment strategies to deepen the learning experience for students
- Align your instructional methods with course learning objectives and goals
IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Innovations in Assessment)
Series Overview:
Innovations in health care education require the simultaneous development of creative new approaches to student assessment. This IAMSE webcast seminar series will explore these issues and provide several examples of how schools are evolving with assessment approaches.
For more information about this webinar series including session overviews please go to: http://iamse.org/development/2014/was_2014_spring.htm
Login Information:
Log in to the webinar from wherever you are! Login information (posted the day before each session) can be found in the Professional Development course located in Blackboard.
Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.
IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:
March 13th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Pivio: A New Records Management and Life-Long Learning Tool for the Medical Community
Presented by: Mary Drescher Halicki and Angelique Johnson
March 20th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Assessment Review: Learning From Mistakes
Presented by: Bobbe Baggio
March 27th (11:00 AM)
Topic: ACGME “Milestones”
Presented by: William Iobst
Professional Sessions
Toastmaster’s Brain Builders UTHSC Chapter
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Urban Child Institute, 600 Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Conference Room 4
A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Everyone welcome!
For more information about Toastmaster’s contact Detlef Heck dheck@uthsc.edu.
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