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Teaching Excellence and Academic Skills (TEXAS) presents professional development workshops 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. The primary professional development program in October will be the 28th annual UTEC class (UTHSCSA Teaching Excellence Course) that meets Wednesdays from 4 – 6 pm. To register for UTEC, call Bill Hendricson at (210) 567-2813 or send an e-mail to hendricson@uthscsa.edu.

October UTEC Classes

October 6
Strategies for handling difficult teaching situations
4 to 6 p.m.
Room 4.484T in the Dental School
A process for assessing students who exhibit undesirable behavior or performance is introduced and participant teams use this process to analyze scenarios of problem students and develop action plans to address the students’ issues.

October 13
Web-based learning
4 to 6 p.m.
Room 4.484T in the Dental School
Are you curious about how you could incorporate web-based instruction into your course? This class provides an overview of two types of web-based courses: WebCT and Blackboard. Features and capacities of both online course management systems are compared and strategies for effective use of online instruction are demonstrated.

October 20
Practice Teaching: Classroom Lecture
4 to 6 p.m.
Room 4.484T in the Dental School
Participants present a 10-minute lecture to classmates. Other team members provide feedback on clarity, organization, visual materials and delivery style. The mini-lectures are videotaped so participants can self-critique their presentations.

October 27
Best Practices for Evaluating Learner Performance
4 to 6 p.m.
Room 4.484T in the Dental School
Participants identify barriers to making correct evaluation decisions and learn best practice strategies for learner evaluation. Participants then self-asses the degree to which their departments employ best practices in their evaluation system. Differences between competency-based and traditional evaluation methods are also reviewed.


November courses

Coming in November there will be programs on Web-based learning. Watch for registration announcements. All programs will begin at noon.

Thursday, Nov. 4
Respondus
Learn how to create a databank of test questions to import into WebCT or Blackboard

Tuesday, Nov. 9
Impatica
Learn how to create narrations for PowerPoint presentations

Tuesday, Nov. 16
Design Tips for Web-based Instruction
Showcase of designs and learning activities that enhance learning.

Tuesday, Nov. 30
Soft-chalk Lesson Builder
Learn about a new editor and content creator that allows you to create interactive learning modules. Ideal for drill and practice activities within content.


Development videos

Recent professional development programs are now available by streaming video.

Title: Qualitative Research Methods Conference
Date: August 5, 2004
Presenter: Benjamin Crabtree, PhD; Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Title: What Does the Research Really Say About Teaching Best Practices?
Date: August 10, 2004
Presenter: Bill Hendricson; Division of Educational Research & Development

Visit the link below to access handouts for this program: www.uthscsa.edu/ais/erd/videos.html