TLC Posts


Create an Inclusive Course Climate

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Author: Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua, PhD August 31, 2022   Inclusive learning has become an umbrella term to describe practices that support learners from a variety of backgrounds. Inclusive learning boosts educational achievement by providing learners and educators with tools to co-create learning experiences, to heighten cultural sensitivity, and to personalize the learning experience. Inclusivity… Read More

Create Orientation Videos: Dr. Mona Wicks, College of Nursing

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Learn more about creating orientation videos by sending email to tlc@uthsc.edu      

Call for Proposals: 2023 UTK Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference

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The Teaching and Learning Innovation office at UT-Knoxville has announced the call for proposals for its 2023 conference. The theme of this year’s virtual event is “Reframing Postsecondary Education through Innovative Teaching and Learning.” Visit https://teaching.utk.edu/workshops-events/itlc/call-for-proposals/ for more information.  

Poll Everywhere: What Activity (Poll) Type Should You Use?

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Published:November 2022   Poll Everywhere is a web-based technology that allows audience members to engage in interactive presentations, polls, virtual classrooms, and other learning tools.  It can be used anytime, anywhere (with internet connection) and on any electronic device.  Create diverse activities to maintain participants’ attention, gather powerful insight, conduct pulse checks, and hear from… Read More

Believe in What You Are Teaching: Dr. Rachel Barenie, College of Pharmacy

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TLC Webinar: Choosing the Right Academic Technology For Your Learning Goals

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October 28, 202212:00pm CDT/1:00pm EDT Jennifer Stewart, Academic Technology Consultant, TLC According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Choosing the right tech tools for your teaching means making strategic choices, weighing costs against payoffs, and staying laser-focused on your course goals. Technology needs to earn its place in your classroom by providing tangible benefits, and it… Read More

Exam Soft Prep Checklist

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Published:October 2022   Legacy Portal: ExamSoft 101 – Exam Checklist Policies & Administration Ensure that your exam day policies are in place. Communicate testing locations and dates with your exam takers. Determine and communicate your practices for make-up assessments. Prepare Students Review courses and exam-taker rosters for accuracy. Instruct Exam Takers to complete Examplify installation and registration.… Read More

Using Blackboard for Reflective Learning

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Published:October 2022   What is reflective learning? Study.com defines it as a process of learning using conscious, intentional reflection. Reflective learning can involve observing and auditing the level of information comprehension while learning. An example of the use of reflective learning is of a student who reflects on which learning concepts she is having difficulty… Read More

Backward Planning: Dr. Kate Fouquier, College of Nursing

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Learn More about Backward Planning with the TLC’s Course Design Medallion    

Fall 2022 Webinars

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The TLC staff has put together an exciting slate of webinars for this semester. Speakers are a combination of our faculty, TLC staff, and one outside speaker. Topics range from creating engaging lectures, to finding the right technology to meet your pedagogical goals and having difficult conversations in clinical and classroom settings. I hope you… Read More