Category: Teaching and Learning
NBME U is the ultimate supplement to aid you in classroom testing and assessment. As an online collection of lessons relevant to high-quality assessment, the courses provide brief overviews of assessment topics for those in the health professions’ education community — at no cost to the learner! The courses are brief to accommodate the often busy schedules […]
Nov 22, 2016
They're Driving Me Crazy: Staying Sane When Teaching the Next Generation of Learners
Every new generation of learner brings a unique and different world perspective, learning preference, and communication style to UNMC. They also challenge us to examine the skills and approaches we use to interact with, teach, advise, and evaluate in a variety of learning settings. For example, presentations and lectures that worked well in the past […]
Sep 15, 2016
Blackboard Buffet: A Variety of Tools for Learner-Centered Courses
Learners can achieve more through the effective use of Blackboard, UNMC’s learning management system. Blackboard offers tools for self-reflection, collaboration, and communication — letting you create engaging assignments, develop authentic evaluations, and help students to share and create knowledge. A successful Blackboard course plays an integral role in student’s success when students have the right tools for […]
Jun 9, 2016
How Technology Is Reshaping Education
As blended learning, active learning, faculty and student content creation, and administrative changes take center stage, it is clear that technology has opened new pathways and interactive approaches with and between students. In this discussion, Dr. Julie Youm describes how the iMedEd Initiative at University of California, Irvine School of Medicine (UC Irvine) has served […]
Mar 31, 2016
On the Bookshelf: Must-Reads for Educators
Conducting Research in Health Professions Education: From Idea to Publication This free eBook from Academic Medicine provides over 40 one-page primers on topics related to medical education research. The literature explores every stage of research from developing research questions, finding secondary data sources, and working in collaborations, to defining response rate, writing revisions, and promoting your […]
Mar 13, 2016
Competency-Based Education: Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Tom Nasca of ACGME provided UNMC with a very detailed look at the evolution of competency-based education and the effects it has students, patients, and health care professionals. In this session, you’ll see competency-based learning’s challenges and opportunities, as well as learn the basic elements of its evaluation systems. Keynote Speaker Tom Nasca, MD, […]
Mar 10, 2016
Unlocking the Science of Learning
The science of learning has become a major consideration for health science educators, innovators, and leaders. Understanding the science of learning has become even more critical with the integration of technology in society and education. Watch this session to see a discussion about some of the major challenges in health science education today, as well as the […]
Jan 8, 2016
Science of Learning in Higher Education Today
The basics haven’t changed — you’re still the teacher, and your students are still the learners. What has changed is the way we’ve found students learn, and the best way to teach may not be what you’re used to. To be able to educate to the best of your abilities, you’ll need to be aware of […]
Jun 11, 2015
Lights, Camera, Action: Easy Ways to Build Educational Videos
YouTube. Khan Academy. iTunes U. TEDMed. We are living in a video and image driven society. Today’s student is using video to supplement their own learning — either using UNMC resources or other online sources. Health care is fast-paced, and purposeful use of video can be one of the most effective mediums to engage students […]
May 13, 2015
How do you teach today’s student to be a competent health professional? This is a question that’s challenged educators for decades — and many people are turning to “flipped learning” to increase students’ retention and skills. But what is flipped learning? Is it hard to do? Does it cost a lot? These are some of […]
Apr 9, 2015
