July 15, 2017, Filed Under: Software & AppsAHRQ/Health IT YouTube channel AHRQ’s health IT initiative focuses on (1) Improving health care decision making, (2) Supporting patient-centered care, and (3) Improving the quality and safety of medication management. AHRQ (the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) is part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. To learn more, and watch any of their more than 30 videos, visit AHRQ’s YouTube page. You can also watch their past webinars by visiting their website events page here.
July 10, 2017, Filed Under: Teaching & LearningCarole Taxis | Faculty Innovator The School of Nursing’s very own Dr. Carole Taxis was recently featured in this Provost Fellows profile. Watch the short video below or visit the site here to learn more about what inspires Dr. Taxis and how she’s incorporating “flipped classroom” techniques into her own courses. … read more
July 1, 2017, Filed Under: Teaching & LearningDynamic Lecturing – Teaching in Higher Ed Todd Zakrajsek shares about his new book Dynamic Lecturing on episode 159 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode You can’t just take bad examples of something and claim that the whole concept is bad. —Todd Zakrajsek If bad teaching were considered a crime, I think we’ve arrested the wrong suspect. […] Source: Dynamic Lecturing – Teaching in Higher Ed
June 30, 2017, Filed Under: Software & AppsGetting Started with UT Box UT Box is a cloud-storage service available at no cost to all faculty, students, and staff at UT. And, which provides an unlimited amount of space for sharing and storing any type of digital file (e.g., video, document, image, etc.). … read more
June 23, 2017, Filed Under: UncategorizedDownloading multiple files from Canvas to your PC Downloading multiple files from Canvas to your PC eCampus Help DeskFollowSo you’ve entered Canvas, you take a look at your files and realize you need more than one. Maybe you need 50 or 100 different files! Selecting those files one by one is an option, but what if you could get all those files from Canvas to your computer with just a couple clicks? You can and here is how: Source: Downloading multiple files from Canvas to your PC – NCTC eCampus Help Desk
June 23, 2017, Filed Under: Teaching & Learning, UncategorizedAcademic Integrity – Faculty Resources This page provides information to assist faculty members in addressing various concerns such as scholastic dishonesty. The established procedures for dealing with suspected incidents of scholastic dishonesty (or other student misconduct) are also included along with guidelines for navigating the student discipline process. http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/conduct/facultyresources.php Addressing Academic Dishonesty in Your Syllabus http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/conduct/facultyresources.php#addressing
June 22, 2017, Filed Under: Teaching & LearningNursing Building Evacuation Plan Is your course syllabus 20, 30 or even 50+ pages long? Do you ever wonder what you can do to shorten it? One EASY thing you can do is to remove those last 9 pages called the NUR Building Emergency Plan 2017-2018. … read more
June 20, 2017, Filed Under: UncategorizedNew Faculty Symposium – August 2017 | Faculty Innovation Center Source: New Faculty Symposium – August 2017 | Faculty Innovation Center
June 16, 2017, Filed Under: Teaching & LearningPromoting Academic Integrity – Teaching in Higher Ed Quotes from the episode People have cheated forever. —Phil Newton Think about all the good principles of assessment, but do that through the lens of academic integrity. —Phil Newton If you make it easy for things to happen, then they’re more likely to happen. —Phil Newton We don’t design assessments to catch cheaters — we […] Source: Promoting Academic Integrity – Teaching in Higher Ed
May 24, 2017, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & LearningA Curated Toolkit for Instructors The Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) recently unveiled a new website full of resources just for you! Called “QUICK FIC Solutions – A Curated Toolkit for Instructors”, this website contains more than 50 short videos that will show you tips and best practices for everything from dealing with difficult students to how to incorporate technology into your classes. … read more