Category: Classroom Teaching
Constructive Collaboration: Using Student Feedback and Peer Coaching to Improve Teaching
The rapid changes and advancements of today’s world continue to present new challenges in education. Success in 2020 is achieved, in part, by being skilled at adapting and evolving based on the demands of society. Health science education and academic medical centers are not exempt from this reality. Educators must continue to create processes that […]
Feb 14, 2020
Making Time for Active Learning
Active learning is the hallmark of quality education and sustained learning in modern higher education. The science of learning, diverse learning environments, and teaching technology have opened pathways for educators questing to advance beyond modes of passive learning, like lectures. Likewise, accrediting bodies are well-versed in the solid evidence base supporting the use of active […]
Nov 15, 2019
Putting Learners in the Driver’s Seat
Discover how personalized learning steers students and trainees to greater competency Students and trainees engage with content in different ways and master certain skills at different times and places — and faculty who adapt their educational techniques to this self-paced, fluid style of learning see increased engagement and improved competency.Watch this session to discover how faculty […]
Jan 10, 2019
Getting the Most Out of Your Multiple-Choice Questions
Grading high-stakes exams is easy … but building them is an entirely different story Effective multiple-choice questions ask students to do more than memorize facts and details — they engage students at a higher-level of thinking. But while administering and grading high-stakes exams are easy, building them is hard.Watch this engaging session focused on providing you […]
Oct 25, 2018
Boost Student Engagement: 10 Quick & Easy Strategies for Online Learning
Discover 10 easy strategies to boost engagement and improve online learning Watch this online workshop to help you identify 9 places in your course (especially those you teach online) where you can implement active learning strategies. Then, you’ll explore 10 different flipped and active learning strategies you can immediately apply. Each strategy is informed by […]
Mar 5, 2018
Beyond the Test: Ways to Assess Before It’s Too Late
New curriculum requirements. New accrediting guidelines. Education through simulation. Teaching in the clinic. These are all changing the way faculty need to approach assessment. No longer are traditional, high-stakes multiple choice exams the sure-fire way to know where students are struggling.But how is a faculty member supposed to make this shift? Are there ways that […]
Feb 3, 2017
Recognizing Student Problems
Become a faculty “first responder” to student issues. Students may be struggling academically, psychologically, or emotionally, and as a role model to many students, you are in a valuable position to help out. Being a student is a balancing act, juggling preparation, study skills, learning styles, and employment. Sometimes, it can just be too much. This […]
Dec 12, 2016
