Category: New Faculty
From Lemons to Lemonade: Successes in Teaching during a Pandemic
Watch this virtual event highlighting the best ideas that came from teaching during a global pandemic.
Aug 21, 2020
Communicate with Charisma: Elements of Engaging Presentations
From the stage to the screen and everywhere in between – you have something important to say, make sure your message doesn’t get lost in translation.
Aug 12, 2020
Time Management Tools for Faculty
Oftentimes in academia, we manage our time to please other people, but it essential to consider our own wellbeing when creating time management strategies. Watch this session to learn how to optimize your productivity. Following this session, participants will be able to: Recognize common time management traps and myths Identify tools to set healthy boundaries […]
May 4, 2020
Utilizing PowerPoint and Echo360
There are many things you can do to make your online classes more interactive. Watch this session to learn how to learn more about how to use Echo360 and PowerPoint for your presentations. Keynote: Laura ChytkaAcademic Technologies Additional Resources: Variables in Online Learning DesignTips for Reading Student Engagement via Video ConferencingPros and Cons: Creating a […]
Apr 13, 2020
Storytelling with Data: Principles and Best Practices of Data Visualization
Breaking down data, drawing out key points, making sense of what it really means — data visualization is an essential skill in today’s data-driven world. Visual representations harness the powerful processing abilities of the visual perceptual system to see trends and outliers in data. Watch this session to find out how you can put data visualization […]
Mar 23, 2020
Pop-Up: Navigating the Transition to Online Teaching
Being an educator during times of potential disruption requires creativity and flexibility in thinking about how the learning environment is presented. Online learning is a natural solution. However, a sudden shift to delivering course content online can be both challenging and frustrating. There are many tools and resources available at UNMC to help faculty members […]
Mar 16, 2020
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
Generation Z: The New Kids on the Block
While the characteristics of millennial learners have been widely discussed with regard to health science education, a new generation of learners will soon be entering our education system: Generation Z. Despite their relative youth, a great deal is already known about this group. Although they share many similarities to their millennial predecessors, key differences may have […]
Dec 12, 2019
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
Feeling Fraudulent – The Negative Impact of Imposter Syndrome
Self-perceptions help us define who we are, but they can also hinder us from achieving our maximum potential. Unfortunately, not all perceptions are easily identified. Watch this session as we focus on strategies to recognize and overcome two critical obstacles — unconscious bias and imposter syndrome. After this session, participants should be able to: Define […]
Nov 14, 2019
