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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Category: New Faculty

Universal Design for Learning

Join Dr. Suhasini Kotcherlakota for an overview of UDL and how it can improve and optimize teaching and learning for all.

Oct 8, 2021

Hiring for Excellence

Faculty Search Committee Guidebook and Toolkit This document was created to provide guidelines for search committees at UNMC. It also serves as a guide to foster active dialogue on how to instill better, more inclusive hiring practices. It contains best practices and tips from across colleges and departments within UNMC as we strive to attract […]

Oct 6, 2021

Creating a Syllabus

Join Dr. Analisa McMillan on a journey from Point A to Point B — a roadmap of syllabus design basics to make for a better learning experience.

Sep 24, 2021

Roadmap to creating a syllabus

Learning Objectives

In this Q&A session with Dr. Ally Dering-Anderson, you’ll learn key answers to some of the most important questions about learning objectives.

Sep 24, 2021

Dr. Ally Dering-Anderson Presents

The Value of Video

Simple Tips for Creating an Educational Video Video-based learning has been lauded as a highly effective educational tool. Video offers the ability to deliver a uniquely immersive learning experience for almost any concept or skill. It is also the preferred learning tool for the current generation of learners raised in the age of YouTube. The […]

Aug 30, 2021

Teaching with Tech Refresh: Tips for Using Echo 360

Refresh your knowledge of the technology and tools available to help with your teaching success. During this session, you’ll learn the essentials and get familiarized with the Echo360 ALP video platform and user library. Gain the skills needed to simplify the digital-learning process and discover how to best engage learners in a hybrid classroom environment. […]

Aug 11, 2021

Take It Outside: Resolving Conflicts When You Can’t

Remember as a kid when you were rough-housing or arguing in the house and your mom or dad told you to take it outside? Turns out that there is some neuroscience evidence that they were probably right for a very important reason! Remember as a kid when you used Rock, Paper, Scissors to resolve your […]

Mar 11, 2021

NU Campus Conversations | Humanizing Online: Leveraging Relationships to Fuel Engagement and Rigor

This video is a webcast recording of Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock, author of “Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies,” presenting “Humanizing Online Learning: Leveraging Relationships to Fuel Engagement and Rigor” and is shared with a CC-BY-NC license.  To navigate through these unknown and traumatic times, educators must be knowledgeable about how learning happens (and why […]

Feb 22, 2021

Creating a Positive Learning Environment

An Up-Close Look at How We Communicate in the Health Professions Student wellness, microaggressions, learner mistreatment, and bias are all hot topics in higher education. In academic medicine environments, the stakes for these negative influences are even higher, potentially impacting the quality of care of patients. This dialogue-rich workshop features common communication patterns we see […]

Feb 11, 2021

HELP! Series: Teaching with Nearpod

Whether you’ve been teaching remotely for a while or you are just starting out, teaching with technology doesn’t need to be complicated! This session features tips for teaching with Nearpod, an award-winning K-12 software that is now a popular choice for classroom, distance, and hybrid learning environments in higher education. Nearpod allows educators to easily incorporate activities like […]

Feb 5, 2021