Teaching is stressful, so we've created a group to address that concern. UBTaLCK, which is an acronym for UB Teaching and Learning Community of Knowledge, is a Community of Practice aimed to assist faculty with best pedagogical practices and classroom strategies.
Our Community of Practice meets via Zoom once per week to address teaching concerns, discuss classroom strategies and share resources along with best classroom strategies and practices suggested by you, for you. What better way to improve your teaching skills than by learning from fellow educators who have the same experiences as you. Utilizing resources found at UB always proves helpful, therefore our group invites and welcomes collaboration throughout UB.
A sampling of topics from our community of practice:
Tuesdays, Noon - 12:45 p.m. via Zoom
| 1/25/2022 | Course Evaluations with Daniel Schweitzer and Cathleen Morreale from Curriculum Assessment and Teaching Transformation |
| 2/1/2022 | Specifications grading, alternate grading styles |
| 2/8/2022 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies |
| 2/15/2022 | Gamification |
| 2/22/2022 | Rubrics or other grading design; working effectively with TA/grader |
| 3/1/2022 | Academic integrity, grade distributions, balancing allowing students to review exams and not having to rewrite your exam every semester |
| 3/8/2022 | The attendance conundrum |
| 3/15/2022 | New tools, new LMS |
| 3/22/2022 | Spring Break - No meeting |
| 3/29/2022 | Teamwork strategies |
| 4/5/2022 | Managing time between teaching/research/service |
| 4/12/2022 | Peer evaluations and how to provide better feedback |
| 4/19/2022 | Making learning more accessible |
Maggie Grady, Learning Designer
Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation
Jessica Kruger, Ph.D., MCHES®
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior
Director of Teaching Innovation and Excellence in the School of Public Health and Health Professions
