Week of April 28, 2014 – Professional Development Opportunities

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For a calendar view of events please go to: http://bit.ly/UTHSCal

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

How to use Twitter for Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Ed – It’s not only a stupid distraction!

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

Presenter: Jeffrey Morrison, Steve Gilbert, and others

Session Overview:
This TLT webinar will focus on how Twitter can actually be USEFUL to faculty, staff and students – not merely a trivial distraction. The session will also include:

To register to attend this webinar go to http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar

Plagiarism Education Week – Archived Sessions Available

Overview:
Plagiarism Education Week returned for its second annual virtual conference and was held April 21 – April 25, 2014. Several webcasts were offered that focused on sharing ideas and best practices related to academic integrity and plagiarism prevention including:

To view all of the recorded sessions from Plagiarism Education Week go to http://turnitin.com/en_us/resources/plagiarism-education-week

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

Presenters: Mandy Lowe, Lynne Sinclair, and Maria Tassone

Session Overview:
This webinar took place on April 17, 2014 and focused 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 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.

The archive can be viewed at http://www.aihc-us.org/aihc-interprofessional-webinar/

Can You Flip an Online Class? Yes, You Can! – Archive Now Available

Date: Live session took place April 22, 2014

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.

After watching this webinar you will:

  • Have an expanded definition of what it means to flip a learning environment
  • Be able to analyze a lesson plan for an online course in an effort to identify opportunities to flip lessons
  • Know how to develop one flipped strategy for an online or blended lesson

Information related to accessing the archive of this session is located in the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course can be found at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll

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

Professional Sessions

IRB Insights

Date: April 30, 2014
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Session Overview:
Please join the IRB for the quarterly IRB Insights session. Discussion will focus on the difference in exempt versus expedited studies and commonly asked questions for both. Please bring your own questions!

Register to attend this session at http://www.uthsc.edu/research/research_compliance/IRB/insight_reg.php

Faculty Handbooks: Top Strategies for Policy Review

Date: May 7, 2014
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Euphemia Thomopulos is an associate with Hirschfield Kramer, LLP, in the firm’s San Francisco office. Her practice involves all areas of higher education and employment and labor law. she is a member of the California Bar and is a graduate of Brown University and Columbia School of Law.

Session Overview:

This webinar presented by employment, labor law, and higher education attorney, Euphemia Thomopulos, will provide clear guidance on how to develop an up-to-date and comprehensive faculty handbook that communicates the expectations, policies, and procedures between faculty and your institution including:

  • Drafting Your Faculty Handbook: Overview & Strategies for Compliance
  • Critical Tools to Develop a Comprehensive Faculty Handbook in 2014
  • Editing Your Handbook: What Stays, What Goes and What Gets Revised

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

Conferences

International Association of Medical Science Educators – IAMSE (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: http://www.iamseconference.org/

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 out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/

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