2024-2025 Past Program Reference
Past Event Recordings: iLearn Online
Missed an event? Visit iLearn Online, a library of past Faculty Development events, to watch past sessions and access resources.
Reference 2024-2025 Programming Calendar
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Fall 2024 Programs |
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Faculty Tech Bootcamp Thursday, August 22 | 11:00AM-1:00PM Start the semester with a skills tune-up with IT Academic Technologies. Learn the latest hacks in Zoom, Yuja, PollEverywhere, PowerPoint, and other high-use educational platforms. Upon completion, participants will receive a Canvas Digital Badge, the first of many in a suite of soon-to-be available microcredentials for UNMC learners. Session co-sponsored by UNMC IT Academic Technologies, IT Workstation Support, and Video Technologies. |
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Get Published: Do What You Do and Get Published, Too. Thursday, September 12 | 12:00-1:00PM Writing won't happen on its own. It requires innovation, creativity, and time. Things you never seem to have enough of.
This session will demystify the "no time" myth and illuminate the tools you need to GET STARTED. From negotiating for authorships, developing research questions, and revealing the little-known hacks to get your writing off the back-burner, these 60 minutes will be a game-changer for your writing productivity. Featuring Visiting Faculty, Gary Beck Dallaghan, PhD
Assistant Dean for Accreditation, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaig
Session co-sponsored by Interprofessional Academy of Educators & McGoogan Health Sciences Library. |
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Power Presentations 3-Part Course: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 24, & Oct. 8 | 3:00-6:00PM Join us for this rich, interactive, practical learning opportunity to take your presentation skills to the next level. You’ll gain valuable information and receive real-time mentoring and feedback to maximize your personal performance on stage or in the classroom. |
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Faculty Retirement Mentoring September 19 | October 17 | November 21 |
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Crash Course on Student Services Thursday, September 19 You have enough on your plate. You don’t need to take on more!
Learn more about what services are available to your students from the UNMC Division of Student Success, and how best to make smooth referrals – help us help you help them!
Featuring Expertise from UNMC Department of Student Success
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Coaching Culture Catalyst Tuesday, October 1 | 9:00AM-12:00PM Immerse yourself in learning this human-centered approach that is useful in interactions throughout the continuum of health science education, from learners through leaders.
Coaching is a skill in growing demand in health professions education settings. Coaching skills are for everyone who aspires to improve personal performance throughout the organization. New insight, increased accountability, career exploration, and leadership development are just a few potential benefits of an organization with a healthy coaching culture.
Visiting Faculty:
Carrie Bowler, PhD, Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development |
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"Say What?!" What to say & how to say it (when the temperature is high) Wednesday, October 2 | 12:00-1:00PM Your classroom, your clinic, and your workplace are not insulated from the hot-button issues of American politics and culture. When tensions rise, it can be difficult to know whether to say something, what to say, and when and how to say it. This session will empower you to create psychologically safe environments (in your classroom, with your team, and around your dining room table) that foster meaningful and positive professional dialogue.
Featuring expertise from:
Jeff Knapp, LICSW, UNMC Director of Counseling and Psychological Services Ferial Pearson, EdD, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, University of Nebraska Omaha Session co-sponsored by Office of Engagement.
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Financial Literacy for Early and Mid-Career Faculty October 3 | October 9 | November 13 The earlier you start planning for what the future may hold for you, the greater success you'll have in living out your dreams. Join us for an honest conversation about money and learn how to translate your passions into financial independence. Session 1: Financial Basics |
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Data Visualization: Teaching, Presenting, and Leading Using Data Tuesday, October 22 | 12:00-1:00PM To much of the world, your work is complicated and advanced (read: boring, yawn, crickets...). Don't let the *data* behind your discoveries bog down your audience. This session will help you craft memorable messages, incorporating the hard facts from your spreadsheets into meaningful, compelling (and, yes, pretty), visualizations to boost your effectiveness as a communicator and leader. Featuring expertise from: |
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Building Meaningful, Engaging Learning Experiences Wednesday, October 23 | 12:00-1:00PM Featuring visiting faculty Marisol Morales, EdD, MIPS
Executive Director of the Carnegie Elective Classifications at the American Council on Education.Dr. Morales provides conceptual leadership and operational oversight to the elective classifications’ work in the United States, Australia, and Canada. This includes the collaborative development of and responsibility for all initiatives; oversight and facilitation of relevant national and international advisory committees; conceptualizing and implementing extensive data archives; and developing and enacting a shared vision regarding access to and use of the knowledge produced by the Carnegie Elective Classifications to beneficially guide research, policy, and practice. Session sponsored by Office of Community Engagement, Office of Faculty Development. |
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Get Published: Accelerate your Research and Writing with a Librarian Thursday, October 24 | 12:00-1:00PM Is your writing project behind where you'd like it to be? Let the library streamline your workflow. From expert-assisted literature searches to seamless citation managers, your UNMC Librarians have the tools and skills to cut hours out of the research process. Overcome cumbersome processes, and let your librarian help you get published faster.
Featuring expertise from:
Teri Hartman, MLS, Kiara Comfort, MLS, Kim Harp, MLS McGoogan Health Sciences Library Session co-sponsored by Interprofessional Academy of Educators, McGoogan Health Sciences Library. |
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Does Anybody Have a Map? Career Wayfinding Tuesday, October 29 | 11:30AM-1:00PM Visiting Faculty, Josepha Cheong, MD, Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry |
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Mattering Matters: Profoundly Simple Map to Thriving at UNMC Wednesday, October 30 | 3:30-4:30PM Research suggests that feelings of mattering—being seen, valued, appreciated—have a positive impact on day-to-day stress and mental health. We suspect that these feelings of mattering can also contribute to long, satisfying, and impactful careers at UNMC.
Join this panel discussion to foster a strong culture of mattering and belonging among UNMC. We’ll discuss how you can equip yourself to 1) recognize and improve your own feelings of mattering, and 2) adopt natural habits to improve mattering among those around you.
Session co-sponsored by Office of Faculty Development, Office of Engagement, and Campus Wellness
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Promotion & Tenure Essentials Thursday, November 14 It’s never too early to start preparing for your advancement, and never too often to revisit the conversation.
Hear from institutional experts on how to succeed in the promotion and tenure process at UNMC. We’ll review the need-to-know, the good-to-know, and answer your questions. This session is open to all faculty of any rank, and is the ideal refresher to make sure you’ve got the basics covered.Featuring expertise from:
Teri Mauch, MD, PhD, Chair of Promotion & Tenure, College of Medicine Wally Thoreson, PhD, Vice Chair of Promotion & Tenure, College of Medicine
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