Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

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

IAMSE Spring Webinar Series (Interprofessional Education and Practice – The Tide has Come In!)

Hold The Dates! More information to come soon including viewing locations!

Series Overview:

Waves of interest and excitement in Interprofessional Education (IPE) are sweeping across health science schools, accrediting bodies, and national health agencies. In just the past two years in the US, national objectives have been produced and several centers for IPE have been created to assist faculty and practitioners in designing curricular programs and extending the outcomes into interprofessional practice. The Spring IAMSE webcast seminar series brings together a collection of leaders and programs that have implemented successful IPE activities and/or have unique approaches to addressing challenges that IPE may be facing in healthcare delivery.

For more information about this webinar series including session overviews and presenter bios please go to: http://tinyurl.com/iamse-spring2015

IAMSE Webinar Series Schedule:

February 26th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Current Trends in Interprofessional Practice and Education
Presented by: Barbara Brandt (Ph.D., Director, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education)

March 5th (11:00 AM)

Topic: Collaborative Professional Formation: Sharing Values in Interprofessional Education
Presented by: Lisa Day (PhD, RN, Associate Professor -Duke University School of Nursing )

March 12th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Going Big: Integrating IPE Across a Large Health Sciences Campus
Presented by: Alan Dow (MD, MSHA, Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care – Virginia Commonwealth University)

March 19th (11:00 AM)

Topic: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Activities Using a Systematic Planning Process
Presented by: John Owen (MD, MSc, Associate Director of Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education – University of Virginia)

March 26th (11:00 AM)
Topic: Transforming Health Disparities Through Interprofessional Education, Research and Service
Presented by: Memoona Hasnain (MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Faculty Development & Research in the Department of Family Medicine – College of Medicine at the University of Illinois)

Professional Sessions

AIHC Leadership Webinar Series – Assessment of IPE to Move Beyond Attitudes: Featured tools and case studies from the field, Part 2

Date: February 12, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: 920 Madison (College of Nursing – 1058 Conference Room)

Presenters: Amy Blue, PhD; Vernon Curran, PhD;  Sarah Shrader, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE

This is the second webinar in a two-part series. To view the presentation slides and recording from the first session that took place January 8, 2015 go to: http://www.aihc-us.org/aihc-interprofessional-webinar/

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
View schedule of professional development opportunities and read out latest blog post at https://uthsctlc.wordpress.com/