Tag: Tom Laughner

Teaching and Learning Center Honors Teaching Excellence Across the Colleges

Written by Julian Piwowar

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Education

“It’s exciting to have so many of our amazing educators come together and be recognized for the time and effort they devote to giving their students and future health care providers at UT Health Science Center a top-notch education,” Tom Laughner, PhD, director of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), said at the recent Annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence.… Read More

Teaching and Learning Center Celebrates Teaching Excellence

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

Three faculty members received teaching awards during the Annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence hosted by the Teaching and Learning Center at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The TLC Teaching Awards recognize and celebrate excellence in teaching and scholarship to foster an environment that values and rewards teaching. Aditi Kesari, PhD, MBBS, assistant professor… Read More

Teaching and Learning Center Celebrates First Cohort of Teaching Excellence Institute

Written by Jackie Denton

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Education

The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) held an awards ceremony August 27 via Zoom for the first cohort to complete courses from its Teaching Excellence Institute. The Teaching and Learning Institute is a series of year-long programs for instructors interested in focusing on a specific topic related to teaching and learning. Participants meet monthly beginning… Read More

UTHSC Teaching and Learning Center Launches Medallion Program

Written by Jackie Denton

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Education

The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) at UTHSC has launched a new program which aims to help UTHSC educators, including instructors and professors, master skills in areas related to teaching and learning while providing evidence of growth in each participant’s professional development. “I’m very excited about the Medallion Program,” said Tom Laughner, PhD, director of… Read More

Teaching and Learning Center to Graduate First Cohort of Teaching Excellence Institute

Written by Jackie Denton

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Education

The Teaching and Learning Center will graduate its first cohort of the Teaching Excellence Institute’s “Instructors New to Teaching” track this summer with certificates signed by UTHSC Chancellor Steve Schwab, MD, and Lori Gonzalez, PhD, vice chancellor of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs. “We launched the “Faculty New To Teaching” track as a way to… Read More