Who We Are
- Launched in 2008 to meet strategic goals in strengthening teaching programs
- Guiding principle: “Teaching is Job One”
- Part of the Southeastern Veterinary Educator Consortium (SEVEC)
Mission: Provide the resources, programs & leadership that support the highest quality of professionalism & instruction within the various educational missions of the college.
Participation: Built around voluntary & committed participation of core members, with individual sessions open to all faculty & staff. Modeled as a community of practice with the approach of a teaching academy. Goal: Ongoing professional development toward mastery, as opposed to recognition or exclusion. Participants point to the program as particularly useful in improving their teaching methods, materials or communication; their ability to assess students; and the learning environment in their classroom.The program has been highlighted in recruitment of new faculty members and is gaining attention as a model for other institutions.
November 2015: Master Teacher Program awarded the UT Gamma Sigma Delta chapter’s Team Award for its outstanding contribution to teaching in agriculture and related disciplines.
Resources
Links of Interest for Teaching Communities of Practice & Academies
MTP Fundamentals of Classroom Teaching Certificate (self-paced, online)
- Participants gain skills and resources to carry out basic instruction in a veterinary classroom setting, including developing learning outcomes, effective lectures, and appropriate written assessments.
- UT-Affiliated: Completed via Canvas; contact mmcginn2@utk.edu for more information.
- Non-UT-Affiliated: Completed via Canvas Catalog
Spring 2024 Schedule (Thursday, 8:00–9:30 am, B224-Tickle Seminar Rm.)
Date | Topic | Speaker(s) |
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January 18 | CANCELED | — |
February 15 | Conquer Your Grading Pile: How & Why to Efficiently Respond to Student Writing on Exams | Dr. Matt Bryant Cheney, Assistant Director for Faculty Development, Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center, UTK |
March 21 | To be determined | To be determined |
April 18 | To be determined | To be determined |
Education Funding Opportunities
Master Teacher Program Organizing Committee
Dr. India Lane, Dr. Nancy Howell, Dr. Misty Bailey
Upcoming Medical Education Meetings
- UTK Innovative Teaching & Learning Conference, Mar 26, 2024, Knoxville, TN
- AAVMC Annual Conference, Apr 11–13, 2024, Washington, DC
- International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) meeting, Jun 15–18, 2024, Minneapolis, MN
- SEVEC Veterinary Educator Boot Camp, Jul 14–16, University of Georgia CVM, Athens, GA
- AMEE (International Association for Health Professions Education) meeting, Aug 24–28, 2024, Basel, Switzerland