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Week of March 21, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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On-Demand Professional Development

20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of March 21, 2016)

Dates: Available March 21, 2016 – March 27, 2016
Session Title: How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing?
Presenter: Maryellen Weimer, Ph.D. (Professor Emerita of Teaching and Learning – Penn State Berks)

Overview:

Trying to teach students to improve their writing can be like trying to teach cats to fetch:

  • Demonstrate all you want
  • Encourage all you want
  • Implore all you want;
  • You’re apt to be met with nothing but blinks.
  • You’ll never change cats … but you can change students.

During this Monday Morning 20 Minute Mentor session (How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing?), Maryellen Weimer, Ph.D., consultant, editor of The Teaching Professor and professor emerita at Penn State-Berks, shares with you her seven novel feedback techniques that will motivate your students and drive real improvement in their writing.

Professional Development Outcomes:

  • Learn how you gain student “buy-in” to the feedback process
  • How you can separate feedback from grading for better results
  • How to use benchmarking and “gateway” techniques to streamline the feedback process
  • How you can make feedback more “actionable” for students

With this Monday Morning 20 Minute Mentor session, you’ll gain valuable insights into strengthening and improving your pedagogy.

The session link and login information to this 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor will be available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard on March 21st . Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Go2Knowledge (Your Link to On-Demand Professional Development)

UTHSC has purchased an institutional membership to Innovative Educators. Our membership provides all UTHSC faculty and staff access to on-demand events available through the Innovative Educator’s digital library (Go2Knowledge).

The Go2Knowledge library contains over a hundred sessions that fall within six of the following categories:

  • At-risk populations
  • Campus safety
  • Organizational development
  • Student success
  • Teaching and learning
  • Technology

Printable certificates of completion are available for each session. For information related to accessing sessions available through Innovative Educators/Go2Knowledge please visit the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

OLC Innovate 2016 – Innovations in Blended and Online Learning

Dates: April 20th – April 22nd

Conference Overview:

SIX REASONS TO VIRTUALLY JOIN US AT OLC INNOVATE

To ensure learning remains at the forefront while we witness the confluence of technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge, OLC Innovate will aim to address these six concerns (and many more!):

  • How do we develop learning environments that support interconnectedness between educators and students, and are equipped to quickly change processes and strategies, while simultaneously fostering and celebrating creativity and ingenuity?
  • What new methods and technologies are most scalable in teaching and learning? Which are most prevalent and why?
  • How has technology changed teaching and knowledge acquisition and how will we adjust current paradigms to ensure sound pedagogy as we innovate?
  • How does technology in the classroom increase student engagement?
  • What is the best balance between analog and digitally enhanced teaching?
  • What are common obstacles that educators face regarding technology? How can we avoid being technocentric while improving pedagogical practice with technology?

UTHSC has purchased an institutional virtual attendee OLC Innovate package that will allow any faculty or staff member virtual attendee session access for sessions that will be streamed live from the conference site in New Orleans, LA. Virtual attendee access will allow you to view the live sessions from any location. Can’t make time during these three days to participate? Go ahead and register for virtual attendee and have access to the session recordings for one year.

A complete list of  sessions available to virtual attendees can be found at: http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/olc-innovate/program/all_sessions/#streamed

Please contact Kristy Conger (kconger@uthsc.edu / 901-448-2253) to request virtual attendee access for an individual or a college/program/department. This is a great professional development opportunity for those who teach online or support online faculty.

TLC’s Showcase in Teaching and Learning 

Date: April 28, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:3o PM
Location: Student Alumni Center (SAC)

Overview:

The UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center Showcase will highlight successful teaching strategies used by faculty at UTHSC! Two keynote speakers will address instructional ideas that can be used by all teaching faculty. Faculty will also have the opportunity to participate in concurrent sessions packed with useful ideas.Time will be set aside for faculty to mix, mingle, discuss, and share ideas and successful (as well as not so successful) strategies. 

Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/tlc-showcase-4-28-2016

 Professional Sessions

Microaggressions and Workplace Bullying (Two-Session Live Webinar)

Dates: March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:3o PM
Location: GEB A104

Register to Participate:

March 22, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkPlaceBullying032216

Overview:

This is part two of a 2-session live webinar for UTHSC faculty and staff is co-sponsored by Faculty Affairs, Office of Equity and Diversity, and Human Resources.

Learn how to proactively identify and remove microaggressions and bullying from your office, department, and institution. During this two-session webcast you will examine critical issues related to microaggressions in higher education, including:

  • Physiological and psychological impact on co-workers
  • Role-based and hierarchical interactions
  • Impact on organizational climates
  • Implicit biases you and your coworkers may have

To view the agenda for each of the sessions please go to: http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/microaggressions-and-workplace-bullying#Agenda

Common IRB Provisos to Avoid

Date: March 30, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 
Location: Hamilton Eye Institute – Freeman Auditorium (930 Madison, 3rd Floor)

Overview:

Join the Institutional Review Board for “Common IRB Provisos to Avoid” on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the Hamilton Eye Institute’s Freeman Auditorium, 930 Madison, 3rd floor. The auditorium is easily accessible for attendees without a UTHSC badge coming from off-campus. Parking is available in the covered garage adjacent to the 930 Madison Building.

You may view the program remotely by clicking on the following site at the time of the session: http://mediaserver.uthsc.edu/uthscms/Play/00cc165828064636a730c739a9647b2c1d

If you miss the session, the video and slides will be posted a few days after the training session to the IRB  website (under “See Previous IRB Insights materials.”) at: (http://www.uthsc.edu/research/research_compliance/IRB/training.php)

New Faculty Orientation

Date: April 1, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM (A light breakfast and lunch will be served)
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – Dining Hall

Register to attend: http://bit.do/NFO-Spring2016

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 orientation is for ALL new faculty hired after January 1, 2015,  who have NOT YET attended a New Faculty Orientation. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

Dealing with Recent Changes in NIH Proposals

Date: April 13, 2016 
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Light refreshments will be served)
Location: Hamilton Eye Institute – Freeman Auditorium (930 Madison, 3rd Floor)

Presenter: Dr. Israel Goldberg

Overview: 

This session is open to all UTHSC faculty, postdocs, administrators, students, and staff. 

For more information regarding Dr. Goldberg please visit: http://www.uthsc.edu/research/research_resources/consulting.php

TLC Reception and Networking Event 

Date: April 14, 2016 
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM 
Location: Madison Plaza – East Dining Area

Overview: 

Join Colleagues and the Teaching and Learning Center Advisory Board, Directorship, and Staff for tea and coffee in the Madison Plaza Dining area. 

Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/TLC-reception-04-14-2016

Did you know….

You can also visit the Professional Development Calendar to access a list of upcoming sessions sponsored by Academic/Faculty Affairs or other groups on campus at: https://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/calendar.php

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form found at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

Week of March 14, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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On-Demand Professional Development

20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of March 14, 2016)

Dates: Available March 14, 2016 – March 20, 2016
Session Title: How Do I Build Community in My Classroom?
Presenter: Milton D. Cox, Ph.D. (Founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching, and University Assessment – Miami University)

Overview:

Community is an essential ingredient in the educational experience. Studies show that community building can increase retention, improve students’ cognitive intellectual development, and promote contributions to society. Even in cyberspace, learning doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

Establishing community results in increased and more productive communication between instructors and students in flipped classrooms and enhances the effectiveness of distance education. Whether they’re teaching in online, traditional, or blended classrooms, higher education faculty today need to make a conscious effort to create community in their classrooms. Yet that can go against the grain of academic culture and independent, self-reliant faculty.

Find out why it’s essential for you to know how to create community with Milton D. Cox, Ph.D., founder and director emeritus of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching, and University Assessment at Miami University, Ohio. Drawing from his background in learning communities and promoting excellence in college teaching, Dr. Cox delivers a concise, content-rich seminar you can put to work in your next course.

Mixing research findings, personal experience, and practical tips, Dr. Cox will show you how community in the classroom supports student learning and will share proven practices for increasing community in the classroom. This seminar can make a significant difference in how you teach and how your students learn.

Starting with the concept of social capital and moving on from there, you will examine the power, role, and outcomes associated with community.

You’ll learn:

  • The three ways community can assist you in flipping the classroom
  • The vital support function community plays in online education
  • The three assessment items shown to improve through cooperative learning
  • The ways the academic environment can hamper community building

This session also gets down to the nuts and bolts of building community, and you’ll learn field-tested techniques such as:

  • Adapting your syllabus to start building community immediately
  • Structuring cooperative learning groups to maximize student contact
  • Using cooperative learning groups to boost student confidence
  • Six keys to enhancing community in online courses

In 20 minutes, How Do I Build Community in My Classroom? will take you through four levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, moving from comprehension to application, analysis, and synthesis. After viewing this seminar, you’ll be able to:

  • Identify and use activities to build community in the classroom
  • Demonstrate how to use small groups to build community
  • Appraise the different ways community can be engaged in the flipped classroom
  • Formulate learning outcomes that result from engaging community

If you’ve dreamed of finding a way to improve your connection with students, this student engagement program is for you. Whether you’re an old hand with community learning groups or this is your first foray into trying to establish community in your classroom, we provide you with information you can use.

The session link and login information to this 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor will be available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard on March 14th . Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Go2Knowledge (Your Link to On-Demand Professional Development)

UTHSC has purchased an institutional membership to Innovative Educators. Our membership provides all UTHSC faculty and staff access to on-demand events available through the Innovative Educator’s digital library (Go2Knowledge).

The Go2Knowledge library contains over a hundred sessions that fall within six of the following categories:

  • At-risk populations
  • Campus safety
  • Organizational development
  • Student success
  • Teaching and learning
  • Technology

Printable certificates of completion are available for each session. For information related to accessing sessions available through Innovative Educators/Go2Knowledge please visit the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

TLC’s Showcase in Teaching and Learning 

Date: April 28, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:3o PM
Location: Student Alumni Center (SAC)

Overview:

The UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center Showcase will highlight successful teaching strategies used by faculty at UTHSC! Two keynote speakers will address instructional ideas that can be used by all teaching faculty. Faculty will also have the opportunity to participate in concurrent sessions packed with useful ideas.Time will be set aside for faculty to mix, mingle, discuss, and share ideas and successful (as well as not so successful) strategies. 

Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/tlc-showcase-4-28-2016

 Professional Sessions

Microaggressions and Workplace Bullying (Two-Session Live Webinar)

Dates: March 15, 2016 & March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:3o PM
Location: GEB A104

Register to Participate:

March 15, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkplaceBullying031516

March 22, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkPlaceBullying032216

Overview:

This 2-session live webinar for UTHSC faculty and staff is co-sponsored by Faculty Affairs, Office of Equity and Diversity, and Human Resources.

Learn how to proactively identify and remove microaggressions and bullying from your office, department, and institution. During this two-session webcast you will examine critical issues related to microaggressions in higher education, including:

  • Physiological and psychological impact on co-workers
  • Role-based and hierarchical interactions
  • Impact on organizational climates
  • Implicit biases you and your coworkers may have

To view the agenda for each of the sessions please go to: http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/microaggressions-and-workplace-bullying#Agenda

New Faculty Orientation

Date: April 1, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM (A light breakfast and lunch will be served)
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – Dining Hall

Register to attend: http://bit.do/NFO-Spring2016

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 orientation is for ALL new faculty hired after January 1, 2015,  who have NOT YET attended a New Faculty Orientation. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

TLC Reception and Networking Event 

Date: April 14, 2016 
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM 
Location: Madison Plaza – East Dining Area

Overview: 

Join Colleagues and the Teaching and Learning Center Advisory Board, Directorship, and Staff for tea and coffee in the Madison Plaza Dining area. 

Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/TLC-reception-04-14-2016

Did you know….

You can also visit the Professional Development Calendar to access a list of upcoming sessions sponsored by Academic/Faculty Affairs or other groups on campus at: https://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/calendar.php

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form found at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

Week of March 7, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of March 7, 2016)

Dates: Available March 7, 2016 – March 13, 2016
Session Title: How Can I Make the Activities in My Course More Inclusive?
Presenter: Elizabeth Harrison, Ph.D. (Director Office of Learning Resources – University of Dayton)

Overview:

In How Can I Make the Activities in My Course More Inclusive?, Elizabeth Harrison, Ph.D., director of the Office of Learning Resources at the University of Dayton, challenges you to reconsider how you set up and evaluate student engagement.

Does your course include any of the following common practices, which could stymie a student dealing with a disability?

  • Small-group discussions
  • Lab work
  • Interviews
  • Q&A and feedback sessions
  • Developing charts or diagrams

If you use any of these elements, this session can show you proven methodologies to make sure your course is accessible to all your students. With its conceptual and practical approach, this session is perfect for new instructors who may not have much experience in developing accommodations and alternative modes of engagement to remove barriers to learning.

This fast and focused session will show you a practical approach to making accommodations and promoting equitable opportunity for learning and engagement for all your students.

Harrison shows you how to evaluate course activities based on:

  • The learning goals the activity is designed to achieve
  • Your reasons for selecting a particular activity
  • Student takeaways from the activity
  • The assumptions you’re making about what students can do

Designed to help you give all your students an equitable opportunity to engage with course activities, this 20 Minute Monday Morning session shows you how to think about your course in a more inclusive way.

The session link and login information to the March 7th 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Go2Knowledge (Your Link to On-Demand Professional Development)

UTHSC has purchased an institutional membership to Innovative Educators. Our membership provides all UTHSC faculty and staff access to on-demand events available through the Innovative Educator’s digital library (Go2Knowledge).

The Go2Knowledge library contains over a hundred sessions that fall within six of the following categories:

  • At-risk populations
  • Campus safety
  • Organizational development
  • Student success
  • Teaching and learning
  • Technology

Printable certificates of completion are available for each session. For information related to accessing sessions available through Innovative Educators/Go2Knowledge please visit the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

TLC’s Showcase in Teaching and Learning (HOLD THE DATE)

Date: April 28, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:3o PM
Location: TBA

Overview:

The UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center Showcase will highlight successful teaching strategies used in courses that are conducted on campus, at a distance, and online. Faculty will hear dynamic keynote addresses and participate in concurrent sessions packed with useful ideas. Time will be set aside for faculty to mix, mingle, discuss, and share ideas and successful (as well as not so successful) strategies.

Stay tuned for registration information!

 Professional Sessions

Microaggressions and Workplace Bullying (Two-Session Live Webinar)

Dates: March 15, 2016 & March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:3o PM
Location: GEB A104

Register to Participate:

March 15, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkplaceBullying031516

March 22, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkPlaceBullying032216

Overview:

This 2-session live webinar for UTHSC faculty and staff is co-sponsored by Faculty Affairs, Office of Equity and Diversity, and Human Resources.

Learn how to proactively identify and remove microaggressions and bullying from your office, department, and institution. During this two-session webcast you will examine critical issues related to microaggressions in higher education, including:

  • Physiological and psychological impact on co-workers
  • Role-based and hierarchical interactions
  • Impact on organizational climates
  • Implicit biases you and your coworkers may have

To view the agenda for each of the sessions please go to: http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/microaggressions-and-workplace-bullying#Agenda

New Faculty Orientation

Date: April 1, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM (A light breakfast and lunch will be served)
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – Dining Hall

Register: http://bit.do/NFO-Spring2016

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 orientation is for ALL new faculty hired after January 1, 2015,  who have NOT YET attended a New Faculty Orientation. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

TLC Reception and Networking Event (HOLD THE DATE)

Date: April 14, 2016 
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM 
Location: TBA

Overview: 

Stay tuned for more information!

Did you know….

You can also visit the Professional Development Calendar to access a list of upcoming sessions sponsored by Academic/Faculty Affairs or other groups on campus at: https://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/calendar.php

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form found at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

Week of February 29, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of February 29, 2016)

Dates: Available February 29, 2016 – March 6, 2016
Session Title: How Can I Effectively Use Class Preparation Assignments?
Presenter: J. Robert Gillette, Ph.D. (Associate Professor – University of Kentucky); Lynn Gillette, Ph.D. (Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs – Nicholls State University)

Overview:

Class preparation assignments, or CPAs, are assignments that students complete before class so that they come to class ready to wrestle with course material. They enable you to use your class time more effectively and to actually move students toward higher levels of learning.

It is critical, however, to craft these assignments carefully so that they are the right level of difficulty and so that they support what you want to do with your class time. You need to make sure students present independent answers, even if they arrive at those answers by working with their peers (which is a good thing!). You also need to know how to manage CPAs so that grading them doesn’t monopolize your time, and how to incorporate them into exams so that students understand their value.

Gillette and Gillette will guide you through writing CPA questions that hit the mark and using those CPAs as a foundation for class discussion and learning activities—all in just 20 minutes!

When you are finished with this program, you will know how to:

  • Use course design to incentivize students to come to class prepared
  • Clearly and carefully explain your definitional grading system
  • Reinforce student preparation by covering CPA questions in class
  • Incorporate CPA questions on tests to reinforce the importance of coming to class prepared
  • Use CPA questions to engage all students in class

How Can I Effectively Use Class Preparation Assignments? will illustrate the difference between CPAs and what we used to call homework. The presenters’ 30 years of knowledge and experience using this course design will also help you avoid common pitfalls and frustrations that many instructors face when beginning to use CPAs. You’ll be prepared to use them effectively right from the start. 

The session link and login information to the February 29th 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Go2Knowledge (Your Link to On-Demand Professional Development)

UTHSC has purchased an institutional membership to Innovative Educators. Our membership provides all UTHSC faculty and staff access to on-demand events available through the Innovative Educator’s digital library (Go2Knowledge).

The Go2Knowledge library contains over a hundred sessions that fall within six of the following categories:

  • At-risk populations
  • Campus safety
  • Organizational development
  • Student success
  • Teaching and learning
  • Technology

Printable certificates of completion are available for each session. For information related to accessing sessions available through Innovative Educators/Go2Knowledge please visit the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

TLC’s Showcase in Teaching and Learning (HOLD THE DATE)

Date: April 28, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:3o PM
Location: TBA

Overview:

The UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center Showcase will highlight successful teaching strategies used in courses that are conducted on campus, at a distance, and online. Faculty will hear dynamic keynote addresses and participate in concurrent sessions packed with useful ideas. Time will be set aside for faculty to mix, mingle, discuss, and share ideas and successful (as well as not so successful) strategies.

Stay tuned for registration information!

 Professional Sessions

Microaggressions and Workplace Bullying (Two-Session Live Webinar)

Dates: March 15, 2016 & March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:3o PM
Location: GEB A104

Register to Participate:

March 15, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkplaceBullying031516

March 22, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkPlaceBullying032216

Overview:

This 2-session live webinar for UTHSC faculty and staff is co-sponsored by Faculty Affairs, Office of Equity and Diversity, and Human Resources.

Learn how to proactively identify and remove microaggressions and bullying from your office, department, and institution. During this two-session webcast you will examine critical issues related to microaggressions in higher education, including:

  • Physiological and psychological impact on co-workers
  • Role-based and hierarchical interactions
  • Impact on organizational climates
  • Implicit biases you and your coworkers may have

To view the agenda for each of the sessions please go to: http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/microaggressions-and-workplace-bullying#Agenda

New Faculty Orientation

Date: April 1, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM (A light breakfast and lunch will be served)
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – Dining Hall

Register: http://bit.do/NFO-Spring2016

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 orientation is for ALL new faculty hired after January 1, 2015,  who have NOT YET attended a New Faculty Orientation. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

TLC Reception and Networking Event (HOLD THE DATE)

Date: April 14, 2016 
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM 
Location: TBA

Overview: 

Stay tuned for more information!

Did you know….

You can also visit the Professional Development Calendar to access a list of upcoming sessions sponsored by Academic/Faculty Affairs or other groups on campus at: https://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/calendar.php

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form found at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

Week of February 22, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of February 22, 2016)

Dates: Available February 22, 2016 – February 28, 2016
Session Title: How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions?
Presenter: John Orlando, Ph.D. (Associate Director Faculty Resource Center – Northcentral University)

Overview:

A properly crafted question can engage students’ interest, foster ideas and contributions from other students. In little time at all help transform what may have been an uninspired or “flat” classroom into a hotbed of learning in which the ideas and comments of one student are quickly built on by another.

Led by John Orlando, Ph.D., this Magna 20-Minute Mentor (How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions?) focuses on generating dynamic interaction with online students.

You will learn:

  • The difference between good and bad discussion questions.
  • Why questions written for a test or essay do not work in an online environment.
  • How to tease out a good question from different subject matter.
  • Key do’s and don’ts to consider in writing good online discussion questions.

Supplemental materials are also included that feature discussion questions to avoid, discussion questions to use, managing discussion and a sample discussion rubric.

At the conclusion of this professional development program, you will be able to:

  • Develop online discussion questions that generate dynamic interaction.
  • Lead an online classroom discussion successfully.
  • Understand which types of questions work well in an online environment and which ones do not.
  • Understand the key rules for interaction and crafting good discussion questions.

The session link and login information to the February 22nd 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Go2Knowledge (Your Link to On-Demand Professional Development)

UTHSC has purchased an institutional membership to Innovative Educators. Our membership provides all UTHSC faculty and staff access to on-demand events available through the Innovative Educator’s digital library (Go2Knowledge).

The Go2Knowledge library contains over a hundred sessions that fall within six of the following categories:

  • At-risk populations
  • Campus safety
  • Organizational development
  • Student success
  • Teaching and learning
  • Technology

Printable certificates of completion are available for each session. For information related to accessing sessions available through Innovative Educators/Go2Knowledge please visit the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Professional Sessions

Microaggressions and Workplace Bullying (Two-Session Live Webinar)

Dates: March 15, 2016 & March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:3o PM
Location: GEB A104

Register to Participate:

March 15, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkplaceBullying031516

March 22, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkPlaceBullying032216

Overview:

This 2-session live webinar for UTHSC faculty and staff is co-sponsored by Faculty Affairs, Office of Equity and Diversity, and Human Resources.

Learn how to proactively identify and remove microaggressions and bullying from your office, department, and institution. During this two-session webcast you will examine critical issues related to microaggressions in higher education, including:

  • Physiological and psychological impact on co-workers
  • Role-based and hierarchical interactions
  • Impact on organizational climates
  • Implicit biases you and your coworkers may have

To view the agenda for each of the sessions please go to: http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/microaggressions-and-workplace-bullying#Agenda

New Faculty Orientation

Date: April 1, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM (A light breakfast and lunch will be served)
Location: SAC (Student Alumni Center) – Dining Hall

Register: http://bit.do/NFO-Spring2016

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 orientation is for ALL new faculty hired after January 1, 2015,  who have NOT YET attended a New Faculty Orientation. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:30 AM. Orientation will begin at 8:00 AM.

Did you know….

You can also visit the Professional Development Calendar to access a list of upcoming sessions sponsored by Academic/Faculty Affairs or other groups on campus at: https://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/calendar.php

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form found at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

Week of February 15, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of February 15, 2016)

Dates: Available February 15, 2016 – February 21, 2016
Session Title: What Key Concepts Improve Student Learning and Memory?
Presenter: Kristin Roush, Ph.D. (Faculty – Central New Mexico Community College)

Overview:

Memory is a curious thing. You can remember all the words to your high school fight song and all the digits of your very first phone number, but you can forget something you read this morning or the name of someone you’ve met several times.

Yet as capricious as our recollections can be, there are also proven ways to manipulate and develop our ability to remember. When we use those strategies in our teaching, we can help students learn more and perform better on exams.

If you are ready to help your students grasp course material and recall it when in matters, you’re ready for What Key Concepts Improve Student Learning and Memory?—a Magna 20-Minute Mentor with Kristin L. Roush, Ph.D.

Roush, a passionate and engaging instructor, shows you how to incorporate cueing, the testing effect, semantic encoding, peer teaching, and the spacing effect into your teaching. Together, these five relatively simple yet powerful techniques will help your students retain more information and show what they know on their assignments, quizzes, and exams.

Learning Goals
When you are finished with this program, you will:

  • Know the five powerful learning and memory concepts that can significantly assist student comprehension and retention
  • Have new insight into the rationale behind some common teaching practices
  • Recognize examples of these concepts when they are applied to teaching strategies
  • Learn how to coordinate the use of these concepts into a coherent teaching process
  • Possess a specific plan for implementing these concepts into a teaching module in your discipline

The session link and login information to the February 15th 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Professional Sessions

Microaggressions and Workplace Bullying (Two-Session Live Webinar)

Dates: March 15, 2016 & March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:3o PM
Location: GEB A104

Register to Participate:

March 15, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkplaceBullying031516

March 22, 2016 – http://bit.do/WorkPlaceBullying032216

Overview:

This 2-session live webinar for UTHSC faculty and staff is co-sponsored by Faculty Affairs, Office of Equity and Diversity, and Human Resources.

Learn how to proactively identify and remove microaggressions and bullying from your office, department, and institution. During this two-session webcast you will examine critical issues related to microaggressions in higher education, including:

  • Physiological and psychological impact on co-workers
  • Role-based and hierarchical interactions
  • Impact on organizational climates
  • Implicit biases you and your coworkers may have

To view the agenda for each of the sessions please go to: http://www.academicimpressions.com/webcast/microaggressions-and-workplace-bullying#Agenda

Week of February 8, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of February 8, 2016)

Dates: Available February 8, 2016 – February 14, 2016
Session Title: How Do I Get Students to Come to Class Prepared?
Presenter: J. Robert Gillette, Ph.D. (Associate Professor – University of Kentucky); Lynn Gillette, Ph.D. (Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs – Nicholls State University)

Overview:

Unprepared students might seem to be a standard ingredient of higher education, but it doesn’t have to be that way. This program (How Do I Get Students to Come to Class Prepared?) shows you what you can do to create the kind of courses that naturally encourage student preparation and eliminate some of the common frustrations of higher education.

When you are finished with this program, you will know how to:

  • Design courses using an interactive teaching model that has students
    encounter course material before working with it in class
  • Write class preparation assignments that guide students through reading
    assignments and then inform and stimulate class discussion
  • Design an interactive course that gives students space and time to
    express their voices, demonstrate their preparation, and exercise their intellectual abilities

The session link and login information to the February 8th 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Motivation in Online Teaching – ARCS Model

Date: February 10, 2016
Time: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Presenter: Antonia Jokelova, Ph.D. (Coordinator of Curriculum and Instructional Design – SUNY Empire State College’s Center for Distance Learning)

Register to Participate: Link to register for the chat: http://www.cvent.com/d/lfq05t

Overview:

Antonia Jokelova, Ph.D., Coordinator of Curriculum and Instructional Design at the SUNY Empire State College’s Center for Distance Learning, will be featured in the next COTE Fellow Chat. Antonia will share what she knows about ‘Motivation in Online Teaching: ARCS Model.’ This chat, in our Learning Effectiveness theme, is intended to showcase and share effective practices from members of our community, and to support networking, interaction, and excellence in online teaching and learning practices. 

The live 20-minute lunchtime chat will be followed by a real time online sharing session, where participants will be invited to ask questions, share resources, and share what they know on the topic. You can follow the event on Twitter through @OpenSUNY and the hashtag #COTEchat. 

Learn more about the topic: SUNY has produced ‘COTE NOTE‘ as a companion resource for the Chat, to promote this event, and for you to learn more about this topic. 

Professional Sessions

AAMC’s Group on Faculty Affairs’ Virtual Town Square – National Dialogue on the Medical Faculty Lifestyle

Date: February 12, 2016
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:oo PM
Location: Webinar

Register to Participate: Click here for the short introductory video and registration information

Overview:

This is the first session of the series entitled: Bringing Talent to Academic Medicine. You will hear from both a new faculty member and a senior faculty colleague about what drives interest for a career in academic medicine, key preparation for a successful transition, and what residents need to consider in finding the right ‘fit’. This innovative approach of engaging in a series of interactive Town Square meetings will allow AAMC members to:

  • Participate in a unique delivery model – a live Town Square; 
  • Receive enhanced learning beyond a singular experience; 
  • Increase collaboration between various professional development/affinity groups including ORR, GWIMS, GFA, GDI, and FF; and
  • Hear from diverse individual perspectives on topics of interest to you. 

Microaggressions and Workplace Bullying (Save the Dates – Two Session Live Webinar)

Dates: March 15, 2016 & March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:3o PM
Location: TBA

Register to Participate: Registration information coming soon!

Overview:

This 2-session live webinar for UTHSC faculty and staff is co-sponsored by Faculty Affairs, Office of Equity and Diversity, and Human Resources.

Learn how to proactively identify and remove microaggressions and bullying from your office, department, and institution. During this two-session webcast you will examine critical issues related to microaggressions in higher education, including:

  • Physiological and psychological impact on co-workers
  • Role-based and hierarchical interactions
  • Impact on organizational climates
  • Implicit biases you and your coworkers may have

Did you know….

You can also visit the Professional Development Calendar to access a list of upcoming sessions sponsored by Academic/Faculty Affairs or other groups on campus at: https://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/calendar.php

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form found at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

Week of February 1, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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Primarily Education-Focused Sessions and Resources

20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of February 1, 2016)

Dates: Available February 1, 2016 – February 7, 2016
Session Title: How Do I Assign Students to Groups?
Presenter: Ike Shibley, Ph.D. (Associate Professor – Penn State Berks)

Overview:

According to numerous research studies, group work is one of the best ways to help students learn. Group work helps facilitate active involvement in learning. It’s been shown that students learn more and retain content longer through group work compared to other teaching methods. It also helps students develop collaborative working skills, which are highly valued by employers.

Despite the widespread acceptance and demonstrated success of group learning, many teachers do not know how to create small groups effectively. In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor (How Do I Assign Students to Groups?), Ike Shibley, Ph.D., discusses key factors involved in successfully facilitating group learning.

You will learn:

  • The benefits of group work for learning course material.
  • How to differentiate between formal and informal groups.
  • How to follow a decision tree to decide on group composition, number of group members and group grading policies.

Supplemental materials include:

  • Detailed feature on the five essential components of group work.
  • Link to resources for finding assessment instruments.
  • A group work decision tree.
  • Rubrics and recommended resources.

Learning outcomes

  • Clearly establish goals for group work.
  • Create appropriate groups.
  • Ensure that your grading policy is aligned with your goals for group work.
  • Involve students in grading their group mates.

The session link and login information to the February 1st 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Going Digital: The Basics of Teaching an Online Course

Date: February 2, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: 920 Madison – College of Nursing Conference Room #1039

Presenters: Dr. Marcia Sharp, Ed.D. (Associate Professor – UTHSC College of Health Professions / Faculty Innovation Scholar – UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center) and Kristy Conger, MS (Instructional Designer – UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center)

Overview:

Are you looking for ideas to help design or redesign your virtual course site? Designing for the online or hybrid course environment can present some unique challenges. However, it also opens up a world of possibilities for helping to successfully achieve those critically important student learning outcomes.

Join us February 2nd to discuss some best practices and tips for setting up and organizing your virtual course site. Specific items we will focus on include:
  • Ideas for customizing course appearance
  • Establishing instructor presence
  • Organizing and presenting your course content
  • Supporting students in the online environment

To register to attend this session please go to: http://tinyurl.com/cii-goingdigital

Did you know….

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

Week of January 25, 2016 – Professional Development Opportunities

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20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of January 25th)

Date: Available January 25th – January 31st
Session Title: How Do Master Teachers Create a Positive Classroom?
Presenter: Kristin Roush, Ph.D. (Psychology Faculty – Central New Mexico Community College)

Overview:

In just 20 minutes, you will explore specific behaviors and teaching practices that will create a more positive classroom and lead to more success and happiness for you and your students.

How Do Master Teachers Create a Positive Classroom? shows you easy ways to incorporate creativity, optimism, enthusiasm, approachability, and humor into your teaching style. And it takes just 20 minutes!

Learning Goals
When you are finished with this program, you will be:

  • Familiar with these five traits of the positive master teacher
  • Exposed to several simple suggestions for promoting an inviting classroom climate
  • Able to identify and select teaching practices that work with and enhance your existing teaching style

How Do Master Teachers Create a Positive Classroom? is packed with ideas you can try right away. These positive classroom traits are available to anyone who aspires to be a master teacher, and this program will show you how.

The session link and login information to the January 25th 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Going Digital: The Basics of Teaching an Online Course

Date: February 2, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: 920 Madison – College of Nursing Conference Room #1039

Presenters: Dr. Marcia Sharp, Ed.D. (Associate Professor – UTHSC College of Health Professions / Faculty Innovation Scholar – UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center) and Kristy Conger, MS (Instructional Designer – UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center)

Overview:

Are you looking for ideas to help design or redesign your virtual course site? Designing for the online or hybrid course environment can present some unique challenges. However, it also opens up a world of possibilities for helping to successfully achieve those critically important student learning outcomes.

Join us February 2nd to discuss some best practices and tips for setting up and organizing your virtual course site. Specific items we will focus on include:
  • Ideas for customizing course appearance
  • Establishing instructor presence
  • Organizing and presenting your course content
  • Supporting students in the online environment

To register to attend this session please go to: http://tinyurl.com/cii-goingdigital

Did you know….

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.

 

Week of December 7, 2015 – Professional Development Opportunities

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20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor (Week of December 7th)

Date: Available December 7th – December 13th
Session Title: How Do I Design Courses to Enhance Student Veterans’ Success?
Presenter: Bruce Kelley, Ph.D. (Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning – University of South Dakota)

Overview:

Military service is a formidable educational experience. In this Magna 20-Minute Mentor session, presenter Bruce Kelley, Ph.D. shows you how to use course design to help student veterans make the most of it. In the process, you’ll also learn how to enhance learning for all students.

Drawing on his experience as director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of South Dakota, Kelley also references higher education theory as he guides you through course design and redesign, covering:

  • Situational factors – You’ll look at the specifics of your course, such as how many students are veterans and how their military experience links to course content.
  • Assessment – You’ll see how the military and higher education both emphasize clarity, frequency, and feedback, promoting improvement.
  • Teaching and learning activities – You’ll discover how using terms such as “course mission” can help student veterans succeed.

Learning goals

After viewing, you will be able to:

  • Redesign your courses to support success for student veterans
  • Use course design to help student veterans make the most of their strengths
  • Adapt everything from course objectives to syllabus design to support student veterans
  • Use classroom technology to improve course design and delivery
  • Improve educational opportunities for student veterans by implementing the basic Principles of Universal Design

The session link and login information to the December 7th 20 Minute Monday Morning Mentor is available in the announcements section of the Professional Development course within Blackboard. Enrollment instructions for the Professional Development course are located at http://tinyurl.com/profdevenroll.

Professional Sessions

Hot Topics in Research

Date: December 8, 2015
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:oo PM
Location: GEB A303

Additional Information:

Session Title: Changes in UT Policy and Procedures as a Result of the Uniform Guidance
Presenter: Brenda Murrell (Office of Sponsored Projects Accounting) and Debbie Smith (Office of Grants and Research Agreements)

Lunch will be provided for the first 50 attendees. Please register for the session and for HR128 credit through the UTHSC training calendar at: https://oracle.uthsc.edu/pls/htmldb/prd/f?p=120701:2:1387734046661071::NO::P2_CATALOG_ID:24105

Did you know….

You can also visit the Professional Development Calendar to access a list of upcoming sessions sponsored by Academic/Faculty Affairs or other groups on campus at: https://academic.uthsc.edu/cii/calendar.php

You can apply credit received for professional development outside the university to your faculty training records? Simply complete the HR Request for Additional Training Credit form found at http://www.uthsc.edu/hrtraining/pdfs/additional_training_credit_form.pdf and forward it, along with a copy of the program’s agenda, to the HR Training Department at 910 Madison, Suite 727.

Why do this? The University of TN believes that professional development and training of its employees are central to the university’s mission, vision, and values. Having credit received elsewhere to your UTHSC training records is very useful to your department and college – for things such as annual reviews and program accreditations.