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Teaching Excellence and Academic Skills (TEXAS) presents professional development workshops and more intensive semester long courses to enhance teaching and scholarship at the Health Science Center. TEXAS programs are available without charge.

TEXAS programs are conducted by the division of educational research and development in the department of academic informatics services. Over the past three years the TEXAS program has presented 166 programs with a total attendance of more than 5,000.


July TEXAS Programs

July 6, 13, 20, 27
Hands-on Teaching (HOT) Summer Courses
4 to 6 p.m.
Room 4.484T in the Dental School
These weekly hands-on workshops allow participants to practice, receive feedback and coaching on six types of teaching. The presenters are Bill Hendricson, Dr. Judy Paukert and Dr. David Henzi. This series runs weekly through Aug. 17. To register for this workshop, call Bill Hendricson at (210) 567-2813 or send an e-mail to hendricson@uthscsa.edu.

July 13
Survey Research Analysis and Presentation
9 to 10:30 a.m.
Room 1.463 in the School of Nursing
This workshop will teach the best approaches for analyzing and presenting your data so others can identify the significance of your findings. This seminar is part of the monthly Educational Research Methods (ERM) Series. The presenter is Dr. David Henzi. To register for this workshop, call Stacey French at (210) 567-0934 or send an e-mail to frenchs@uthscsa.edu.

July 14
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Designing Competency Based Education
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Room 2.018 in the School of Medicine
The workshop will demonstrate how to build a competency-based curriculum. The presenter is Dr. Judy Paukert. To register for this workshop, call Bill Hendricson at (210) 567-2813 or send an e-mail to hendricson@uthscsa.edu.

July 21
Strategies for Assessing Learner Competence
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Room 2.018 in the School of Medicine
Learn the best practice strategies for evaluating learners’ achievements of competence. The presenter is Dr. Judy Paukert. To register for this workshop, call Bill Hendricson at (210) 567-2813 or send an e-mail to hendricson@uthscsa.edu.