Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Are you training students to practice in expert teams or teams of experts? (Webinar)

Date: July 17, 2014
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: GEB A204

Presenter: Jennifer Danielson, PharmD, MBA, CDE (Director, Experiential Education, University of Washington)

This webinar is hosted by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – School of Pharmacy

Session Objectives:

• Discriminate between interdisciplinary and interprofessional practice.
• Distinguish activities and responsibilities that students from multiple professions can do in a practice site to encourage teamwork and shared decision making.
• Organize a plan or schedule that facilitates interprofessional interaction across professions within your practice site.
• Relate potential assessment tools for interprofessional collaborative practice to currently used experiential education evaluation and assessment methods.

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

TEDMED – A Candid Conversation About Childhood Obesity

Date: July 22, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A304 OR register to participate from a location of your choice through Google+ Hangouts

Session Overview:

To cap off the 2013-14 summer series of Great Challenges Hangouts, TEDMED is hosting a special live online discussion. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will join some of the nation’s top health and research leaders to take measure of the progress and challenges in our ongoing struggle with childhood obesity.

The national childhood obesity rate has leveled off. Cities and states that have been taking on this issue comprehensively are starting to see their childhood obesity rates drop. A CDC study published in February showed that national rates may be declining among our nation’s youngest children.
 
This is good news, but challenges remain. Rates are still far too high overall, and racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities persist.
 
What needs to happen to show bigger results, faster? How do we make sure all children can grow up at a healthy weight? What are some of the underlying environmental and societal causes that must be addressed?  What could corporate, community and policy leaders do to further address this critical public health issue?

Our conversation will be moderated by Dr. Richard Besser, MD, Chief Health and Medical Editor for ABC News.

Our guests for this important discussion include:

• Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association
• Don Schwarz, Health Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity, City of Philadelphia
• Elissa Epel, Associate Professor, UCSF School of Medicine
• Lisa Simpson, President and CEO, Academy Health 

Two options to participate in this TEDMED event:

1. Register to join us in GEB A304:  http://tinyurl.com/uthsccalendar
2. Participate via Google+ Hangouts from a location of your choice by registering at: https://plus.google.com/events/c2ldh448qbe4g89jf14kjnhbr4g

Best Practices for Designing and Assessing Online Discussion Questions (Sloan-C Webinar)

Date: July 30, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Register and participate from any location

Presenters: Dr. Andrea McCourt, Dr. Jillian Yarbrough, and Dr. Marcus Tanner – Texas Tech University

Session Overview:

Online discussion can provide students with the opportunity to express ideas, think about course content, apply course concepts to real-world situations, interact with classmates and faculty, and reflect on attitudes or values. However, it can be challenging to create discussion questions that engage students in critical thinking and encourage robust interaction. It is additionally challenging to assess different aspects of online discussion and provide students with meaningful qualitative and quantitative feedback. This webinar will provide strategies and tips for meeting these challenges.

To learn more about this webinar or register go to: http://sloanconsortium.org/institute/webinars/2014/7/bestpracticesfordesandassessonlinediscuss?{{$par}}

Creating Rubrics: Improve Assessments, Assignments and Outcomes (Webinar Archive Now Available)

Presenter: Dr. Teresa Flateby (Director of Academic Assessment at Georgia Southern University)

Session Overview:

Well-designed rubrics are an invaluable tool to help students understand what they need to learn and help educators effectively assess learning outcomes and course quality. How can you ensure that your rubric satisfies instructional and assessment purposes for both you and your students? Join us for a highly-informative, 60-minute webinar where you will discover:

• Steps to develop quality scoring rubrics – templates included!
• Different types of rubrics and what bests fits your assessment needs
• Effective ways to outline assignment expectations to students
• Ways to limit grade appeals and confusion through well written rubrics
• Critical characteristics and specific examples of effective rubrics

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

Save the Date! – New Faculty Orientation

Date: September 26, 2014 (Friday)
Time: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: SAC – OD Larry Dining Hall

Session Overview:

The Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs (AFSA) will be hosting the New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is given by Human Resources at each faculty member’s hire date. The AFSA New Faculty Orientation is catered specifically to the faculty with introductions of people and resources that may be of help in their growth and advancement during their time of employment with UTHSC.

This session is for all new faculty hired since January 2014 who DID NOT attend New Faculty Orientation in March 2014.

A light breakfast will be served beginning at 7:30 AM.

Please use the following link to RSVP your attendance for New Faculty Orientation: http://tinyurl.com/uthsc-nfo-fall2014

Questions regarding New Faculty Orientation? Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253).

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/