TLC To Go
Episodes
Authentic Assessment
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Effective Presentations
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Effective presentations are audience-centered. They keep the audience focused while they are informed or persuaded. Effective presentation techniques ...
Rubrics
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rubrics are an assessment tool that guide grading by articulating specific components of assignments and communicating expectations for those componen...
English Language Learners
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As more students enter health professions programs with multiple language backgrounds, supporting the needs of English language learners (ELL) has bec...
Student Success
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Planning, preparation, and sleep are vital to the success of students at UTHSC. This section includes advice and techniques that prepare students for ...
Accessible Learning Experiences
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Accessible learning and course design removes avoidable barriers so all learners—across abilities, languages, technologies, and contexts—can enga...
Scaffolding
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Effective scaffolding strategies help learners move beyond their current level of understanding by providing structured support as they build new skil...
Metacognition and Self-Regulation
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Metacognition—the awareness and control of one's thinking—and self-regulation—the ability to plan, monitor, and adjust one's learning behaviors—...
Engaging Lectures
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Engaging lectures keep your audience focused while providing new insight and stimulating thinking and analysis. Active lecturing can motivate your aud...
Student Engagement
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, and investment students show toward learning. In the health sciences, engag...
Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are among the most widely used formats in health sciences education due to their efficiency in assessing broad conten...
Active Learning
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prince (2004) defines active learning as "any instructional method that engages students in the learning process. In short, active learning requires s...
Giving Effective Feedback
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feedback has been described as the "cornerstone" of effective teaching (Cantillon, 2008) and is essential for performance improvement. Feedback, wheth...
Learning Theory in the Health Sciences
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An overview of several learning theories and how they might be applied in health sciences education. TLC To Go is produced by the Teaching and Learnin...
The Making of TLC To Go
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is research geared towards investigating what happens in the classroom with the intent of improving te...
Syllabus Design
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Course syllabi provide students and faculty with a road map for successfully navigating a course including details about content, requirements, as...
Online Learning
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Online learning has been described as internet-based course(s) that occur synchronously (real-time) and/or asynchronously (not in real-time). During o...
AI to Support Student Learning
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are transforming student learning by enabling more personalized, responsive, and engaging educational experiences. ...
Creating a Welcoming Learning Environment
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creating a welcoming classroom climate supports motivation, focus, and student participation. Research across higher education and the health sciences...
Assessing with Artificial Intelligence
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is reshaping assessment in health science education, providing tools for personalized, precise evaluations that help identify learner strengths and...
Attending to Student Well-Being
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Faculty have a unique opportunity to support student well-being in both classroom and clinical settings. This can include using clear and flexible tea...
Service Learning
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
According to Seifer and Connors (2007), "service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instr...
Aligned Course Design
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aligned course design means that your learning goals, objectives, assessment tools, and teaching strategies all tie together to support student learni...
Experiential Learning
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Experiential learning is a student-centered pedagogical strategy that emphasizes the significant role of real-life experiences and critical reflection...
Competency-Based Assessment
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Competency-based assessment requires the meaningful evaluation of students' competence and aims to reduce the theory-practice gap by promoting continu...
Universal Design for Learning
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an evidence-based educational framework that reduces barriers to learning by centering three main principles: e...
Problem-Based Learning
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered, active learning strategy where students work in small groups (4-6 members) to solve complex, real-...
Teaching in the Clinical Setting
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to the start of a clinical rotation or experience, faculty should discuss their expectations of learner performance with the learners. Topics to...
Student Assessment
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Assessment tools can help faculty evaluate how well their learners have met learning goals and objectives. Faculty can use formal assessment tools, li...
Flipped Classroom
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hurtubsie et al. (2015) described the flipped classroom as "the practice of assigning students didactic material, traditionally covered in lectures, t...
Writing a Teaching Philosophy
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teaching Philosophies, sometimes called Teaching Statements, are documents that are helpful in informing students of your priorities, applying to teac...
Team-Based Learning
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Team-based learning (TBL) is a student-centered instructional strategy that utilizes a flipped classroom model allowing students the opportunity to w...
Getting to Know Your Students
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robust research suggests that students benefit immensely from student-faculty interaction, particularly when it comes to student well-being, intellect...
Leading a Class Discussion
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Class discussions offer many pedagogical benefits, including building community and offering faculty the chance to informally assess student learning....
Gamification
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gamification or Gamified Learning is a learning strategy that involves using game attributes and game design elements to enhance learner performance. ...
Teaching in Tumultuous Times
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When local, community, or global events impact our classrooms, it can be challenging to maintain focus on teaching and learning. Teaching may feel mu...
Learning Outcomes
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learning outcomes, frequently interchanged with the term learning objectives, are measurable statements that describe what students should know, be ab...
Avoiding and Dealing with Microaggressions
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Chester M. Pierce, a psychiatry professor at Harvard, coined the term 'microaggression' in 1970 to document day-to-day verbal insults (microinsult...
Faculty Well-Being
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Faculty often come under immense pressure to perform as excellent educators, stellar researchers, and adept practitioners within their disciplines. Th...
Case-Based Learning
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Case-based learning (CBL) is a learner-centered teaching strategy in which learners analyze authentic problems, real or fictional, to address problem...