
Online Teaching Option Guides
- Online Teaching Resources
- Includes tips to move online quickly and how-to guides for synchronous & asynchronous sessions
- Contact information for the UTCVM teaching technology team
- Alternative Learning
- Includes free, online modules students may complete in lieu of other assignments, if needed
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)
- Completed via Canvas (must be UT affiliated), 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. Contact mmcginn2@utk.edu for more information.
Spring 2023 Schedule (Thursday, 8 am)
All locations online via Zoom unless otherwise noted
(https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/96440473012)
Date | Topic | Speaker(s) |
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February 16 | Student Disability Awareness LOCATION: Sequoyah Room | Dr. Misty Bailey, Mr. Andrew Lufkin, & Mr. David Ndaiye |
March 16 (8:30–9:30) | Coffee Break with UTK Teaching & Learning Innovation LOCATION: Teaching and Learning Center concourse | Dr. Chris Lavan & Dr. Ferlin McGaskey |
April 20 | Formative Assessment in Pre-clinical Courses | Dr. Deanna Schaefer & Dr. Genevieve Bussieres |
July 23–25 | SEVEC Veterinary Educator Bootcamp | Various |
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 23, 2023, Knoxville, TN
- International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) meeting, Jun 10–13, 2023, Cancun, Mexico
- Southeast Veterinary Education Consortium (SEVEC) Veterinary Educators Bootcamp, Jul 23–25, 2023 (hosted by University of Tennessee CVM)
- AMEE (International Association for Health Professions Education) meeting, Aug 26–30, 2023, Glasgow, Scotland
- Veterinary Educator Collaborative (VEC), Oct 26–28, 2023, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, TX