Category: Teaching and Learning
The Women who Built Omaha: Speaker Eileen Wirth
This event is cosponsored by Office of Faculty Development, UNMC Library, and Offices of Inclusion and Equity Eileen Wirth, professor emeritus of journalism at Creighton University and senior writer for Legacy Preservation in Omaha, recently released a new book. The Women who Built Omaha shares the history of groundbreaking women, especially in health care, who […]
Mar 15, 2024
Mitigating Bias in Narrative Assessment and Recommendation Letters
This session is cosponsored by the Office of Faculty Development and Offices of Inclusion and Equity Letters of Recommendation are essential components of applications throughout academia. They are also written by and about humans, making them inherently prone to bias. Through this session, faculty members will learn to mitigate bias in letters of recommendation, understand […]
Mar 14, 2024
“I’m a Fraud!”: Coaching Students Through Imposter Phenomenon as a Strategy to Increase Diversity
Countering the narrative of imposter syndrome to build upon students’ self-worth is relevant today more than ever. A recent study claims that approximately 30% of medical students and residents perceive themselves as imposters. It becomes critical for faculty to promote psychological well-being in the classroom, as it paves the way to support student development and […]
Jan 12, 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning has made sweeping transformations across many industries, including health sciences education. This page provides a variety of resources on the topic, including slides and handouts from the Brains, Bots & Beyond IAMSE webinar series from September-October 2023. Brains, Bots & Beyond: Exploring AI’s Impact on Medical Education (International Association of […]
Oct 5, 2023
The Words We Say Matter: Empowering Students in the Classroom
In these turbulent times, it can be a challenge to navigate classroom dialogue. What can I say? What can’t I say? How do I facilitate meaningful conversation? The facilitators will lead active conversations exploring strategies that support open dialogue in the classroom. Session PowerPoint *Note: To access the Zoom recoding, please use this passcode: kcS^WJ.8 […]
Oct 3, 2023
InnovatED Symposium Presentations 2023: Keynote on AI
The InnovatED Symposium included presentations on AI usage in education, inclusive classroom strategies, improving assessments and learner outcomes, techniques to improve engagement and learning, and incorporating simulation into curriculum.
Sep 28, 2023
Presentations are a core function in academia — ensure yours are memorable.Communication is an important determinant of job retention, pay scale, and advancement. Presentations are a high stakes means of communicating ideas, science, knowledge, and change, and are a core function in academic life. Key Contributors: Faye Haggar, EdDMichael Smith, MDChad Branecki, MDMartina Clarke, PhDTJ […]
Sep 13, 2023
This session was co-sponsored by UNMC IT Academic Technologies and Office of Faculty Development. Click below to watch the Zoom recording, or to review links, contacts, and resources on the Canvas page.
Aug 18, 2023
Carrying out the ITEACH Values: Supporting Your Students with Accommodations
Session cosponsored by UNMC Office of Faculty Development and Offices of Inclusion and Equity. Requests for accommodations in health sciences higher education have been on the rise. Often, accommodations are unfamiliar to faculty who have not yet had a student who has had accommodations in their courses. The implementation of accommodations often takes innovation, teamwork, […]
Aug 17, 2023
Managing Feedback and the Chaos of Clinical Teaching
Clinical educators discuss managing student feedback and your expectations, adapting to the variability of your learning climate, interacting with struggling students and finding the teachable moments in infinite learning opportunities.
Apr 12, 2023
