Professional Sessions

Policies, Practices for Supporting Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Date: September 24, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Adrianna Kezar, PhD (Professor of Higher Education – University of Southern California)

Session Overview:

Nearly 70 percent of faculty members are not on the tenure track, yet most higher education policies and systems assume that they are. The result is a growing segment of our instructor base that lacks access to the resources it needs to perform effectively in the classroom. And when our faculty members feel unsupported, our students will feel that way also.

Fortunately, you can modify policies, adopt different practices, and utilize different tools so that all your instructors can operate at an optimal level. Led by Adrianna Kezar, PhD, professor of higher education at the University of Southern California, this new Magna Online Seminar will enable you to put the systems and support structures in place so that all faculty can access the resources they need to help students achieve.

More specifically, during this seminar you will:

• Learn to craft policies and adopt practices that support the entirety of your diverse faculty
• Discover specific recommendations for various course formats, including online, face-to-face, and hybrid
• Learn how to continuously support faculty so that even temporary instructors have access to available resources
• Explore human resource management practices that can enhance your efforts
• Discuss how to involve and engage all faculty as institutional citizens
• Identify practices that can undermine non-tenure track faculty and negatively impact student learning

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

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 New Faculty Orientation as a supplement to the orientation that is provided 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).

Biomedical Informatics Group (BIG) Meeting

Date: September 26, 2014

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Location: 910 Madison – Room 502

Session Overview:

New “Center for Biomedical Informatics”: An Overview of Purposes and Goals

The Biomedical Informatics Group (BIG) meetings will reconvene this month. During the September 26th meeting, the newly established “Center for Biomedical Informatics” will be introduced. The speaker for the meeting will be Dr. Robert L. Davis, Governor’s Chair, UTHSC-ORNL Center in Biomedical Informatics and Professor, UTHSC Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Davis will give an overview of the purposes and goals for the new “Center for Biomedical Informatics.”

Questions? email Dr. Robert L. Davis:  rdavis88@uthsc.edu.

AIHC Webinar – Measures and Results from an Ambulatory, Interprofessional Team OSCE Project

Date: September 30, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A204

Presenters: Sheree Aston, OD, PhD (Vice Provost, Western University of Health Sciences) and David Dickter, PhD (Director, Interprofessional Education Research and Strategic Assessment, Western University of Health Sciences)

Session Overview:

This American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) webinar focuses on a five-year project with the California Geriatric Education Center at UCLA and funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), that assisted Western University of Health Sciences in developing the Ambulatory Team Observed Structured Clinical Evaluation (ATOSCE).

This presentation will provide examples from the ATOSCE performance assessment tool, reliability findings and preliminary findings of performance levels among groups of students. As part of the HRSA grant, a follow-up toolkit will be made available for interested educators and researchers.

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

TEDMED 2014 – Session Archives Available Through October 10th

Overview:

This year, TEDMED brought together delegates in Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA to participate in a simultaneous, unified, digitally linked program that was streamed live to 100+ countries. “Unlocking Imagination in Service of Health and Medicine” was the focus of TEDMED 2014 that took place September 10th-12th. TEDMED welcomed some of the most respected names in science, journalism, education, business and technology to their stage.

To learn more about TEDMED 2014 sessions and speakers visit the links below:

•    TEDMED event page: http://tedmed.com/event/abouttheevent
•    To view the speaker lineup go to http://tedmed.com/event/stage2014

Contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu or 901-448-2253) to learn how you can access the archived TEDMED 2014 sessions via the UTHSC Affiliate registration option.

Toastmasters 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 4

If you would like to become an engaging public speaker, improve your skills as a teacher, seminar speaker or when presenting professionally to your colleagues, joining a Toastmasters club will allow you to reach your goals fast in a professional environment. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Free parking is available and everyone is welcome!

For more information about Toastmasters contact Detlef Heck (dheck@uthsc.edu) or Bill Howell (atenra@comcast.net).

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

Digital Media & Copyright in Higher Ed: Reduce Risk & Avoid Liability (Higher Ed Hero Webinar)

Date: October 3, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Overview:

The use of music, movies, and digitized textbooks on college campuses in and out of the classroom are an everyday occurrence. But are these resources utilized in a manner that do not infringe on copyright laws? When you can and can’t apply fair use for educational purposes is confusing. There are lessons to be learned from recent rulings on fair use that will help faculty and staff navigate copyright laws and avoid litigation and fines.

Join us for this 60-minute webinar where you will discover:

• Clear instructions for making fair use determinations
• What are your rights for copying DVD’s, CD’s, video clips & more
• Online & hybrid courses: Tips for streaming video outside the classroom
• How the internet changes fair use – exceptions & exclusions
• Lessons learned from Georgia State, the Hathi Trust decision & others

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

Conference Information

IAMSE 2015 Meeting –  Call for Focus Sessions

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for focus sessions for the 19th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held in San Diego, CA from June 13-16, 2015. The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of health care education.

All abstracts must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site www.iamseconference.org.

Submission deadline is September 30, 2014. Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned by November 15.

Please submit your abstract at: https://iamse.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_163875

Please contact Linda Fouch (linda@iamse.org) for any questions about this call or travel award.

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/