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Teaching Excellence and Academic Skills (TEXAS) presents professional development worksops and 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.

August TEXAS Programs

August 3, 10 and 17
Hands-on Teaching (HOT) Summer Course
4 to 6 p.m.
Room 4.484T in the Dental School
These weekly hands-on workshops allow participants to practice and receive feedback on various teaching strategies including small group, case-based teaching, Aug. 3 course; providing constructive feedback for ‘good, bad and ugly’ performance, Aug. 10 course; and counseling/advising students who are struggling, Aug. 17 course. The workshop leaders are Bill Hendricson, Dr. Judy Paukert and Dr. David Henzi. To register, call Bill Hendricson at (210) 567-2813 or send an e-mail to hendricson@uthscsa.edu.


August 5
Research Methods Conference: Qualitative Research: An Integral Core of A Transdisciplinary Research Program
Benjamin Crabtree, Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
9:00 a.m. to noon
Room 1.463 in the School of Nursing
During this conference, Dr. Crabtree will present strategies to integrate qualitative and quantitative research methods, review qualitative research methods, discuss why framing research as purely qualitative or quantitative is inadequate and present studies that integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches. To register, call Bill Hendricson at (210) 567-2813 or send an e-mail to hendricson@uthscsa.edu.

August 10
Educational Research Seminar: What Does the Research Really Say About Teaching Best Practices? Myth Versus Reality
9 a.m. to noon
Room 3.104
Based on evidence about teaching, rather than conventional wisdoms or academic traditions, what methods are most likely to stimulate effective learning in the classroom, lab and clinic? What does the research say about currently advocated strategies such as web-based learning, collaborative learning, competency-based education and problem-centered learning? The presenter is Bill Hendricson; director of the division of educational research and development. To register, call Stacey French at (210) 567-0934 or send an e-mail to frenchs@uthscsa.edu.


August 20
UTHSCSA Virtual Workshop: Getting the Most Out of Your Collaborations
9 to11 a.m.
Room SL 222, in the School of Nursing
This laboratory workshop introduces participants to UTHSCSA Virtual, an electronic virtual community that allows participants to interact in real time with colleagues down the hall or across the country without leaving the office. Participants learn the capabilities of UTHSCSA Virtual, participate in a virtual meeting and use the shared desktop feature of UTHSCSA Virtual. The presenter is Stacey French, academic informatics services. Enrollment is limited to 30 particpants. To register, call Stacey French at (210) 567-0934 or send an e-mail to frenchs@uthscsa.edu.
UTHSCSA Virtual’s Web site is at uthscsavirtaul.uthscsa.edu.


August 25
Teaching with Your Students’ Brains in Mind
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Room to be announced
Participants will explore factors that influence the how, when and why of learning. They will complete tests to assess how their brains process information and make sense of it. Key topics include: how expertise develops and components of expertise including pop-up and dial-up memory, evolution of self-perception as learner’s progress from novice to expert and motivation from the learner’s point of view. Lunch will be provided. The workshop leader is Bill Hendricson. To register, call Bill Hendricson at (210) 567-2813 or send an e-mail to hendricson@uthscsa.edu.