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Creating a Coaching Culture

UNMC Faculty Development is working with Rob Kramer, certified coach and CEO of Kramer Leadership, to provide you with leadership methods that will improve the performance of teams and individuals, as well as help develop future leaders around you. In his book, Stealth Coaching: Everyday Conversations for Extraordinary Results, he gives an in-depth look at […]

Feb 21, 2018

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Premier Education 2017: Promoting Critical Thinking in Learners

Learn tips on how to integrate and assess student’s critical thinking skills in the classroom, clinic, and research environments.

Aug 16, 2017

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Using iPads in Health Science Education

Technology can be a valuable ally in the classroom. Faculty and students are taking advantage of the power of iPads to make education more interactive, impactful, and ultimately easier to manage. The capabilities that tablets possess are astounding, with applications that streamline note-taking, create charts and graphs, host collaborative workspaces, and so much more — all […]

Dec 21, 2016

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Developing Strategies for Teaching in the Health Profession

To develop better education strategies, you have to reflect on both yourself and your methods of teaching. Breaking down your own expertise in the field and putting yourself on the same level as your students is the first step in focusing on a learner’s needs. “Being a good teacher is not being an expert at […]

Dec 12, 2016

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Principles of PBL (part 2 of 2)

It’s the journey to a diagnosis that matters, not the final diagnosis itself. Problem-based learning, or PBL, helps give students a memorable, integrated, and clinically relevant acquisition of knowledge. Commonly used as a hybrid approach in conjunction with other teaching styles, PBL reinforces material as an active-learning tool. It’s used to digest information, synthesize the […]

Dec 12, 2016

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Active Learning

“We are teaching adults, not children.” Adults learn how they want to learn. There are many factors that go into adult learning that are very different from how a child learns. This seminar gives details on the facets that make up the adult styles of learning and how you, as an educator, need to be […]

Dec 12, 2016

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One-Minute Preceptor: Five Microskills for One-on-One Teaching

If you find yourself often helping out students on an individual basis, this is the guide for you. In clinical environments, interactions between the teacher and student create an interactive space for learning — a valuable opportunity you must take advantage of! Learn how to make the most of your time with students and facilitate learning […]

Nov 22, 2016

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Premier Education 2016: Your Connection to Navigating Change

Discover a variety of examples on how to integrate change into your teaching style.

Aug 24, 2016

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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

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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