There are new opportunities to rethink and reimagine how assessment for learning and assessments of learning takes place in an online and blended learning environment. Assessment is the key to retention and completion, and effective feedback critical to student success. During this interactive webinar, five principles for assessment are explored: Authentic Assessment – enabling the…
As competency-based education expands across the health professions the methods we use in the classroom also expand in order to promote active learning both inside and outside of the classroom. While we develop new learner skills through a competency-based approach we must also develop new faculty skills to meet the expanding needs for our students…
This presentation will guide participants through lessons learned from the literature about surviving teaching during a pandemic. What challenges did universities face and how did they overcome those challenges? How did WesternU compare with the same challenges and solutions? Where universities able to maintain academic integrity? What about teaching clinical skills during a pandemic? Are…
Padlet is a virtual “bulletin” board that students and instructors can use to collaborate and add content to such as videos, pictures, and links to articles. This great EdTech tool allows for real-time sharing and collaboration which helps to increase student engagement. In this session, participants will learn how to use Padlet and will have the opportunity to look at some of the creative ways that Padlet…
Description: Student engagement can be hard in a digital environment. Students can be nervous about learning online while others may be new to learning in a digital classroom. This session will cover the characteristics for successful student engagement and how to make the classroom a better learning experience for everyone. Learning Objectives: List the…
The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who come together and collaborate on ways to help improve the open-source 3D printable designs for hands and arms for those who were born missing fingers or who have lost them due to war, disease or natural disaster. As of November…
Interested in enhancing your public speaking skills? Join Toastmasters! Toastmasters is an internationally recognized nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills to individuals worldwide. The organization's membership exceeds 300,000 in more than 15,800 clubs in 149 countries. WesternU once had a thriving Toastmasters Club; we would like to reignite that spark once…
Citations in peer-reviewed manuscripts have a legacy that conveys the writer gave proper attribution to owners of ideas or concepts. Advances in technology has brought forth additional dimensions on the importance of citations. Through this presentation, participants will learn about the emergence of citation errors and the impact citations errors have on authors and journals. …
As competency-based education expands across the health professions the methods we use in the classroom also expand in order to promote active learning both inside and outside of the classroom. While we develop new learner skills through a competency-based approach we must also develop new faculty skills to meet the expanding needs for our students…
Although guidance exists for writing abstracts, much less information is available on reviewing abstracts and what constitutes an appropriate review. This presentation provides an overview of the role of an abstract reviewer and information potential reviewers can use to improve the quality of their reviews
