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 informe...
Rubrics
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rubrics are an assessment tool that guide grading by articulating specific components of assignments...
English Language Learners
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As more students enter health professions programs with multiple language backgrounds, supporting th...
Student Success
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Planning, preparation, and sleep are vital to the success of students at UTHSC. This section include...
Accessible Learning Experiences
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Accessible learning and course design removes avoidable barriers so all learners—across abilities...
Scaffolding
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Effective scaffolding strategies help learners move beyond their current level of understanding by p...
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 p...
Engaging Lectures
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Engaging lectures keep your audience focused while providing new insight and stimulating thinking an...
Student Engagement
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, and investment students s...
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...
Active Learning
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prince (2004) defines active learning as "any instructional method that engages students in the lear...
Giving Effective Feedback
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feedback has been described as the "cornerstone" of effective teaching (Cantillon, 2008) and is esse...
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....
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 happen...
Syllabus Design
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Course syllabi provide students and faculty with a road map for successfully navigating a course...
Online Learning
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Online learning has been described as internet-based course(s) that occur synchronously (real-time) ...
AI to Support Student Learning
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are transforming student learning by enabling more personalized, ...
Creating a Welcoming Learning Environment
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creating a welcoming classroom climate supports motivation, focus, and student participation. Resear...
Assessing with Artificial Intelligence
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is reshaping assessment in health science education, providing tools for personalized, precise ev...
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 setti...
Service Learning
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
According to Seifer and Connors (2007), "service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that ...
Aligned Course Design
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aligned course design means that your learning goals, objectives, assessment tools, and teaching str...
Experiential Learning
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Experiential learning is a student-centered pedagogical strategy that emphasizes the significant rol...
Competency-Based Assessment
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Competency-based assessment requires the meaningful evaluation of students' competence and aims to r...
Universal Design for Learning
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an evidence-based educational framework that reduces barriers...
Problem-Based Learning
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered, active learning strategy where students work in ...
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 o...
Student Assessment
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Assessment tools can help faculty evaluate how well their learners have met learning goals and objec...
Flipped Classroom
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hurtubsie et al. (2015) described the flipped classroom as "the practice of assigning students didac...
Writing a Teaching Philosophy
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teaching Philosophies, sometimes called Teaching Statements, are documents that are helpful in infor...
Team-Based Learning
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Team-based learning (TBL) is a student-centered instructional strategy that utilizes a flipped clas...
Getting to Know Your Students
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robust research suggests that students benefit immensely from student-faculty interaction, particula...
Leading a Class Discussion
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Class discussions offer many pedagogical benefits, including building community and offering faculty...
Gamification
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gamification or Gamified Learning is a learning strategy that involves using game attributes and gam...
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 fo...
Learning Outcomes
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learning outcomes, frequently interchanged with the term learning objectives, are measurable stateme...
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 ...
Faculty Well-Being
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Faculty often come under immense pressure to perform as excellent educators, stellar researchers, an...
Case-Based Learning
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Case-based learning (CBL) is a learner-centered teaching strategy in which learners analyze authent...