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Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar – The EDUCAUSE 2014 Top-Ten IT Issues: Be the Change You See

Date: April 16, 2014
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenters: Mark Adams (Vice President for Information Technology, Sam Houston State University); Susan Grajek (Vice President, Data Research, and Analytics, EDUCAUSE); David Hoyt (Chief Information Systems Officer, Collin County Community College District); Becky King (Associate Vice President for Information Technology, Baylor University)

Session Overview:
This year marks a turning point for higher education IT organizations, when the new ideas, solutions, and models that have been accumulating in higher education and technology will hit them—and the institutions they serve—fast and hard. Join EDUCAUSE Vice President Susan Grajek and three members of the IT Issues Panel (Mark Adams of Sam Houston State University, David Hoyt of Collin College, and Becky King of Baylor University) in a discussion of the themes and implications of the 2014 Top-Ten IT Issues and a deep dive into six of them.

Top-Ten IT Issues, 2014:
1. Improving student outcomes through an institutional approach that strategically leverages technology
2. Establishing a partnership between IT leadership and institutional leadership to develop a collective understanding of what information technology can deliver
3. Assisting faculty with the instructional integration of information technology
4. Developing an IT staffing and organizational model to accommodate the changing IT environment and facilitate openness and agility
5. Using analytics to help drive critical institutional outcomes
6. Changing IT funding models to sustain core service, support innovation, and facilitate growth
7. Addressing access demand and the wireless and device explosion
8. Sourcing technologies and services at scale to reduce costs (via cloud, greater centralization of institutional IT services and systems, cross-institutional collaborations, and so forth)
9. Determining the role of online learning and developing a strategy for that role
10. Implementing risk management and information security practices to protect institutional IT resources/data and respond to regulatory compliance mandates*
10. Developing an enterprise IT architecture that can respond to changing conditions and new opportunities*
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To register for this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Creating Exceptional Interprofessional Teaching and Learning in Clinical Settings: The University of Toronto Journey (AIHC Webinar)

Date: April 17, 2014
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: GEB A104

Presenters: Mandy Lowe, Lynne Sinclair, and Maria Tassone

Session Overview:
This webinar will focus on the approaches taken by the University of Toronto Centre for Interprofessional Education (IPE) to create exceptional interprofessional learning environments for students and health care professionals at the interface between education and practice.

Facilitators Mandy Lowe, Lynne Sinclair and Maria Tassone will share their experience of bridging the clinical environment to promote IPE – their institutional story, bumps on the road and wisdom learned along the way.  The webinar is aimed at educators, practitioners, leaders, policy makers and others from across both academic and practice settings who are interested in learning more about embedding IPE into practice, as well as strategies for successful leadership, impact and sustainability.

To register for this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Can You Flip an Online Class? Yes, You Can! (Webinar)

Date: April 22, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A104

Presenters: Barbi Honeycutt, Ph.D. and Sarah Glova

Session Overview:
During The Flipped Approach to Online Teaching and Learning, you won’t just learn what successful flipping looks like; you’ll experience it yourself because the seminar itself contains flipped components. That kind of firsthand experience that puts you in your students’ shoes is both rare and invaluable.

To learn more about this webinar please click here.

To register for this session go to: http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Collaborative Learning: How Technology Can Support and Improve the Online Learning Experience – Wiley Faculty Network Webinar

Date: April 28, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Register to participate from any location

Presenter: Bruce McLaren, Carnegie Mellon University

Session Overview:

The world of online education is going through a transformation, one that will only increase in speed and scope in the coming years. The landscape of online education since the 1990s has largely focused on individual students working primarily with text-based resources, related media assets and periodic assessments. Yet the world of the Internet has dramatically changed since the 1990s. Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are turning the Internet into a distinctly communal and collaborative environment. At the same time, researchers in the Learning Sciences are uncovering the advantages of students learning in groups, working with one another and with an instructor, sharing knowledge with one another. During this guest lecture, Dr. Bruce McLaren (Senior Systems Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University) will discuss this trend, exploring how we can design online learning experiences by leveraging existing technology and features that contribute to improving learning outcomes.

To register for this free webinar go to:http://wfn.wiley.com/pg/event_calendar/view/268214

Conferences

Sloan-C: 7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium – Session Archives Now Available!

Conference Dates: Took place April 9th – April 11th

Conference Overview:
The Emerging Technologies Symposium is devoted to the emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve teaching and learning online. The conference focuses on the technologies that drive online learning effectiveness, highlighting research, applications and best practices of important emerging technological tools. We encourage submissions related to instruction, networking, assessment, open educational resources, new media and support services.

Information related to accessing session archives from this conference are located in the Professional Development within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253) if you need assistance accessing the session archives.

International Association of Medical Science Educators (Annual Conference)

Conference Dates: June 7-10, 2014
Location: Nashville, TN

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: www.iamseconference.org

Professional Sessions

Biomedical Informatics Group (BIG) Meeting

Date: April 25, 2014
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: 910 Madison, Room 502

Presenter: Dr. Robert Williams, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair in Computational Genomics, Center for Integrative and Translational Genomics

Session Overview:

Topic (Genetic and Genomic Resources at UTHSC to Study Experimental and Clinical Cohorts): Progression of virtually all human diseases are influenced by complex interactions between genetic and environmental (epigenetic) factors. The CITG at UTHSC has developed novel mouse experimental resources that incorporate a level of genetic complexity that mirrors that of a human populations. Many of our faculty are using these resources to build and test quantitative models of disease mechanisms, with a special focus on neurodegeneration (Alzheimer’s, stroke, and glaucoma), infectious diseases, addiction and neurological/psychiatric disease. The CITG, with help from NIH, is also developing powerful web services to study animal models and human cohorts (e.g. the CANDLE study). In this short presentation Rob will summarize some of the resources available to investigators and students at UT and provide pointers on how to exploit genomics and phenotype data sets.

Questions? Email Teresa Waters: twaters@uthsc.edu

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 Toastmaster’s 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).

Additional Resources

2014: The Year of Active Learning at UTHSC
To access a variety of active learning resources visit https://academic.uthsc.edu/faculty/2014.php

UTHSC’s Faculty Resource Center 
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read our latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/