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Item Approaches to Effective and Efficient Assessment and Grading(2012-12-05) Kominski, CarolItem Case-Based & Collaborative Learning(2011-04-25) Huang, KunCase-based & collaborative learning are effective strategies to promote students’ higher order thinking. This workshop discusses basic principles behind these instructional strategies and presents research-based best practice guidelines.Item Course Design and Redesign(2010-11-08) Huang, Kun; Savi, ChristineThis is the PowerPoint used in a workshop offered by the Center for Learning & Development at the UNT Health Science Center. The workshop provides the insights into the design of course syllabus, learning activities, and assessment measures that cultivate students’ higher order thinking.Item Designing Multiple Choice Tests to Measure Higher Order Thinking(2012-03-15) Kominski, CarolItem Developing and Testing a Rubric: Comprehensive Exams(2010-10-20) Savi, ChristineHow to develop and test a rubric to use for comprehensive, graduate exams.Item Engaging Learners in Small and Large Classes(2010-01-01) Huang, Kun; Collins, VanneiseThis is the PowerPoint presentation of a workshop offered by the Center for Learning & Development at UNT Health Science Center. The workshop discusses a variety of instructional strategies aimed at engaging learners in active learning and higher order thinking.Item Facilitating Higher Order Thinking (HOT) in Classroom and Clinical Settings(2010-09-29) Molavrh, Cassandra; Collins, VanneiseThis presentation targets how educational researcher Benjamin Bloom theorized student learning into different levels, compares lower and higher levels of thinking, and discusses the implications for teaching higher order thinking in classroom and clinical settings.Item First Step in Course Planning: Writing Effective Learning Objectives(2012-01-01) Huang, KunA well-planned course begins with effective learning objectives that are well aligned with learning activities and assessments. This workshop targets writing learning objectives for medical and health science education. It provides a big picture of the role of learning objectives in a course, as well as the techniques in writing effective, measurable objectives. Example objectives are presented, and the ways to improve them are discussed.Item Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Faculty Survey (V1)(2011-01-18) Collins, Vanneise; Alexander, Jerry; Savi, ChristineThe Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Faculty Survey instrument is designed to measure faculty use and knowledge of strategies, technologies and assessment techniques that can improve student HOT skills. This document is a copy of the original survey used in the 2010 deployment at UNTHSC.Item Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Learning Objective Generator (LOG)(2010-11-19) Savi, ChristineAn automated Learning Objective Generator (LOG) has been created by the CLD in assisting faculty with writing student learning outcomes.Item Higher Order Thinking Item Formats(2011-02-11) Savi, ChristineThis handout supplements the Test Item Writing presentation. It contains formatting suggestions and examples of items targeting higher order thinking.Item Incorporating “Online” Components in Your Face-to-Face Teaching(2011-04-25) Huang, KunWith the adoption of Learning Management Systems, there is an increasing interest in teaching courses using a blended or online format. This workshop highlights how to incorporate the “online” components in a course while still maintaining the quality of teaching and learning. An implementation guide is also provided.Item Managing Classroom Incivilities(2011-04-25) Huang, Kun; Collins, VanneiseThis workshop discusses characteristics of adult learners and suggests practical guidelines to help manage your classroom. Topics such as dealing with difficult students, creating positive class climate, and promoting student motivation are discussed.Item MCQ Practice Handout(2010-11-05) Savi, ChristineThis handout accompanies the Test Item Writing Guide. It contains problematic MCQs and Short Answer questions and rubrics.Item Peer Wise: A Peer Grading System that Promotes Active Learning(2012-12-05) Kominski, CarolItem QEP Course Syllabus Rubric(2010-10-21) Savi, ChristineRevised QEP course syllabus rubric adapted from Columbia University, (2006). Mailman School of Public Health: Syllabus rubric. Retrieved from http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/faculty-staff/enhancing-teaching/syllabus-toolkit.Item QEP Faculty Rubric: Demonstration(2011-01-13)QEP Faculty Rubric for demonstration higher order thinking skills.Item QEP Faculty Rubric: Identification(2011-03-27)QEP Faculty Rubric for identification of HOT strategies and techniques.Item Item Rubric Revision Examples(2011-05-05) Savi, ChristineThis presentation provides a step-wise approach to revising rubrics using best practice skills.