Category: Teaching and Learning
Getting the Most Out of Your Multiple-Choice Questions
Grading high-stakes exams is easy … but, building them is an entirely different story Effective multiple-choice questions ask students to do more than memorize facts and details — they engage students at a higher-level of thinking. But while administering and grading high-stakes exams are easy, building them is hard. Watch this engaging session focused on […]
Oct 25, 2018
Innovations in Education: Lessons Learned from a Lecture-less Curriculum
While research shows that lectures can be an ineffective way to learn, they remain a significant part of instructional hours at most health sciences schools, largely supported by tradition and nostalgia. Faculty often feel little motivation to change this since “Our board scores are fine, why take a risk?” and there is the general sense […]
Oct 25, 2018
Medicine can advance rapidly in a decade, and we must always be adapting to its evolution. Join experts from Stanford, Elsevier, UNMC and more, for a discussion on how changes to health care are impacting how we educate health care professionals and what we can expect in the future. Sponsored by the UNMC Interactive E-Learning Program, […]
Apr 10, 2018
Role of e-Learning in Health Education
What does e-learning bring to teachers and their students? Interactivity. Collaboration. Engagement. Though technology continues to be integrated into many facets of life, education seems somewhat reluctant to accept it. Though steps have definitely been taken toward incorporating technology in the classroom, its usage is not embraced or even considered by all. In this session, […]
Apr 9, 2018
Boost Student Engagement: 10 Quick & Easy Strategies for Online Learning
Discover 10 easy strategies to boost engagement and improve online learning Watch this online workshop to help you identify 9 places in your course (especially those you teach online) where you can implement active learning strategies. Then, you’ll explore 10 different flipped and active learning strategies you can immediately apply. Each strategy is informed by […]
Mar 5, 2018
HEAL: Health Education Assets Library
The University of Utah’s digital asset library is a repository that allows medical educators to discover, download, and re-use over 22,000 medical education resources. The collection provides you with an expansive variety of free materials, perfect for creating visual imagery for course presentations, assignments, and assessments. View the Health Education Assets Library and begin enhancing your […]
Feb 21, 2018
Teaching Effectiveness Program Resources
From the University of Oregon comes an excellent resource site, free for you to take advantage of. Some of the great resources you’ll find include: General classroom strategies Universal course design Assessment and evaluation techniques Teaching with technology Articles on diversity and inclusive classrooms View the teaching engagement program resources.
Feb 21, 2018
50 Classroom Assessment Techniques
As an educator, you need to be aware of what knowledge students are retaining from your lessons. The easiest way to do so is through a variety of assessment methods. These 50 Classroom Assessment Techniques by Angelo and Cross will get you on the right path, offering strategies for assessing course-related knowledge and skills, learner […]
Feb 20, 2018
Cultural Competence Education for Students in Medicine and Public Health
With the increasing cultural diversity of the nation, there’s a necessity of updated knowledge, skills, and attitudes for addressing changing health care needs. A new report from the AAMC and the Association of Schools of Public Health, Cultural Competence Education for Students in Medicine and Public Health, presents recommendations for training students from both disciplines on […]
Feb 20, 2018
The Good and Bad of Fast Brain Thinking
Understanding the Impact of Our Unconscious Biases Health care providers are specifically trained to make high stakes decisions in fast-paced, life and death situations. Every day, we rely on a host of past experiences and “our gut” to make important decisions. But sometimes these skills and behaviors can lead to unintended consequences for us as […]
Jun 6, 2017
