Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Room G-006
Phone: (301) 295-3980
Email
Located in G-006
(301) 295-3980
Email: eti@usuhs.edu
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Room G-006
Phone: (301) 295-3980
Email
Wondering how to use the Sakai LMS? On the ETI’s Resources page, you can view Quick Reference Guides to help you get started with Sakai.
Teaching with Technology Brown Bag Series
Distributed Learning (DL) Software
The CIO’s office is pleased to present a series of brown bag sessions on Teaching with Technology. This series is meant to highlight faculty’s use of technology in their teaching and allow participants to share ideas about teaching in distributed learning environments.
Check your email for an announcement or contact the ETI at eti@usuhs.edu for more information about how to attend the sessions.
Videos of Past Sessions
NOTE: You will need to have a USU SSO account in order to view the videos and you may be asked to log in before viewing the video
The ETI can work with you to integrate of a variety of DL software tools into your teaching, such as:
The ETI has worked with the Sakai Help team to develop a set of quick start guides for using version 19 of the Sakai learning management system (LMS).
Guides for the following Sakai tools are available (Click the name to open the guide as a PDF):
For Faculty
The ETI has developed a set of videos that can help you get oriented to the tools in Sakai 19.
The “How To” videos listed below show you how to use specific features of Sakai tools
The “Overview” videos listed below provide you with a more in-depth introduction to each of the main tools in Sakai.
The “What’s New” videos listed below focus on some of the enhancements to tools and functionality that users who are familiar with previous versions of Sakai will see in Sakai 19.
Please note that your viewing experience depends on the quality of your internet connection and the amount of time the video has been buffering. If the video looks blurry, you may want to adjust the size of your viewing window or pause the video for 15-20 seconds to allow it to buffer.
Peer assessment can be an effective way of enabling students to teach and learn from each other. Following best practices when creating peer assessment learning activities will help your students get the most out of these activities. This Peer Assessment Resources document provides you with information about and links to a number of resources that you can use as you plan and implement peer assessment in your teaching.
On March 9, 2016, The ETI presented a professional development session for the Medical and Clinical Psychology Department Seminar and the University community that was designed to help participants create environments conducive to learning a wide variety of types of material. Handouts from that session are provided here.
On May 13, 2015, The ETI presented a professional development session for the Medical and Clinical Psychology Department Seminar and the University community that provided some tips about creating effective learning experiences. Handouts from that session are provided here.
On August 27, 2013, The ETI presented a professional development session for USUHS faculty that provided an introduction to the theory behind and the practice of "flipping the classroom." Handouts from that session are provided here.
The ETI has worked with the USUHS Office of the General Counsel to develop a set of guidelines for faculty to refer to when they use content from copyrighted sources in Distributed Learning (DL) course materials. These guidelines are designed to help faculty members by providing a common-sense approach to citing sources when transitioning spoken presentations to a more permanent format for distribution to a wider audience. To download the guidelines, which are provided in a .pdf document, click here.
Discussion_Board_Questionsv4_handout.pdf –This document, which provides the slides used at the lunchtime seminar on using discussion boards in teaching, describes the benefits of using discussion boards and provides recommendations for writing effective discussion board questions.
Note: though the session title includes “Blackboard” and Blackboard is mentioned in the handout, the techniques described can be used with discussion boards in any LMS, including Sakai.
DB_Creation_Techniques.pdf- This document, which was used as a handout at the lunchtime seminar on using discussion boards in teaching, provides explanations of different types of discussion board questions and postings.
Aligning_Objectives_and_Activities.pdf- This document suggests online activities that can be used to support different types of objectives.
061207_GRHO_triangle_domains.pdf- This document contains a list of learning domains and a graphic depicting the relationship between objectives, learning activities and evaluation
121206_GRHO_USUHS_ETI_intro.pdf- This document contains the slides that were used during the grand rounds session entitled “Using Technology to Improve Clinical Teaching”