Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

Student-Driven Case-Based Learning

Date: December 11, 2014
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A204

Presenter: Bevin Clare, M.S., R.H., CNS – Associate Professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health

Overview:

Want to stimulate engagement by offering student-driven case-based learning in your online courses? Join us for this webinar led by Bevin Clare, recipient of an OLC Blended Learning Effective Practice Award, to explore the utilization of student-driven case-based learning in a graduate healthcare program. You will learn how students can apply critical thinking and real-world solutions to interesting challenges and take ownership of the solutions they provide. This peer-led model allows the professional to emerge in every student as they lead their group to success with the case each week.

Join us for this webinar hosted by the Online Learning Consortium to learn more!

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

eCATS: Electronic Classroom Assessment Techniques “Taking the temperature of learning in the online classroom”

Date: January 29, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenter: Leah Churchran, MS (Digital Learning Specialist – Emory Center for Digital Scholarship)

Overview:

Other than when your online learners are posting responses to discussion forums and submitting major assignments and projects, how do you know what’s happening with them in their learning environments? How can you “take the temperature” and identify gaps that may be occurring with your online learners about specific concepts and topics?

Join us for this webinar hosted by the Online Learning Consortium to learn more!

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

Archive Now Available – Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions

Took Place: November 4, 2014

Overview:

Writing Better Multiple-Choice Questions, a Magna Online Seminar developed and presented by Jim Sibley, director of the Centre for Instructional Support at the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia, will guide you through the common question-writing pitfalls and instruct you in item analysis so you can examine the performance of your questions and determine how to refine them.

More specifically, you will learn how to:

•    Write better, more effective multiple-choice questions
•    Identify, analyze, and avoid common multiple-choice question pitfalls
•    Use Bloom’s taxonomy to more accurately target the cognitive level of multiple-choice questions
•    Apply item analysis to measure the effectiveness of multiple-choice questions

Read Jim Sibley’s article in Faculty Focus – 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Multiple-Choice Questions

Information related to accessing the recording and materials for 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

Professional Sessions

AIHC Leadership Webinar Series – Assessment of IPE to Move Beyond Attitudes: Featured tools and case studies from the field, Part 1

Date: January 8, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: GEB A304

Presenters: Doug Brock, PhD; Chi-Ju Chiu, PhD, PT;  Sarah Shrader, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE; LuAnn Wilkerson, EdD

Overview:

Development of national competencies for interprofessional education (IPE) has brought national attention to interprofessional collaboration (IPC). Most schools, training programs, and universities are implementing IPE to fulfill accreditation standards.  However, creating an assessment plan for IPE is also important.   The majority of scholarship around IPE has focused on changes in learners attitudes regarding IPC.  There has been intensifying interest to assess IPE beyond attitudinal measures.

We will use Barr’s modification of the Kirkpatrick evaluation framework to focus on other methods of assessment for IPE/IPC.  This webinar will be a two-part series that focuses on specific measurement tools and case studies from the field that will provide participants with information on how tools are developed, validated, and used to provide quality assessment data.

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

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).

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
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