Category: Classroom Teaching
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) – Muddiest Point
Why wait for semester-end evaluations to gather potentially useful information on student learning since it is often collected too late to help the students in your current semester. You can do it all semester long using Classroom Assessment Techniques! As a teacher, you might assume that the course content, readings and lectures have left the […]
Oct 5, 2016
COPH ED Tech Thursday Newsletter – Sept 29, 2016
This week the COPH Ed Tech Thursday Newsletter features information on Blackboard Profile Picture, SafeShare and Flippity. Read the COPH Ed Tech Thursday Newsletter to learn more about the featured tools and how you might use them in the classroom!
Sep 29, 2016
COPH ED Tech Thursday Newsletter – Sept 22, 2016
This week the COPH Ed Tech Thursday Newsletter features information on Blackboard Inline Grading, Pixiclip, and Scribble Maps. Read the COPH Ed Tech Thursday Newsletter to learn more about the tools and how you might use them in the classroom!
Sep 22, 2016
Fast, Easy Gaming in Health Science Ed
Adding GAMING to the classroom setting can re-energize learning. But, do you feel like you don’t have a lot of time to create something cool? Create fun learning in minutes (not weeks) that works on any device with an internet connection with KAHOOT–oh yeah, it’s FREE! With KAHOOT you can enrich your challenge questions with […]
Sep 22, 2016
Are your fears getting in the way of trying blended learning? Here are some ways to put your top 3 fears to rest and start using blended learning approaches this year: Fear of the unknown? With more interactivity in the blended learning classroom, teachers often fear less control in the learning environment. However faculty who […]
Sep 19, 2016
5 Engagement Activities for Lecture Sessions
With all the recent conversation on campus and in the medical education literature about active learning and student engagement, we can easily be overwhelmed with terminology, confused by what is considered best practice, and paralyzed by fear of incorporating a new technique into our teaching. Here are five quick tips for incorporating an active learning […]
Sep 13, 2016
Article Plus 5 – September 2016
Spotlight Article Team-based learning, as well as applied technology, have both been integral throughout the history of health care education. Should the two pieces be combined to create something greater than the sum of its parts, or are the pieces more effective when used independently? This review answers the debate, giving examples of TBL technology and the feedback of […]
Sep 9, 2016
Spotlight Article How do novice and experienced teachers approach teaching and learning with technology? What can you learn to make it easier to incorporate technology into your teaching? Read this article where the authors surveyed novice and experienced Pharmacy teachers in Sweden over a 10-year time span. Their results highlight how educators of various experience […]
Aug 9, 2016
7 Things You Should Know About Flipped Learning
Here are the short answers to common questions about flipped learning: 1. What is it? Flipped learning is a pedagogical model in which the typical “lecture” and “homework” elements are reversed. 2. How does it work? It is commonly known as having prerecorded “lectures” and other materials available online followed by in-class applied learning exercises. […]
Jul 11, 2016
Spotlight Article Interprofessional collaboration is a big part of health education, but how do faculty members actually feel about its implementation? Because there has not been much research done on the topic, this study was conducted. See what the response was from health care faculty in Nebraska. Article specifics: Beck Dallaghan, Gary L. et al. Faculty attitudes about […]
Jul 10, 2016