Moving the Needle

Dr. Isabell May and James Wright, MFA from University of Maryland, Baltimore's Writing Center explore the current scholarship in writing studies that addresses linguistic diversity and standards of English.

Dr. Christina Cestone and Dr. Violet Kulo of UMB's Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning discuss the power of Team-Based Learning.

Beth Budny-Buckley, just completed her first year, as a faculty member in the Physician Assistant studies program at Frostburg State University. In this episode she speaks with us about the transition from practicing medicine to teaching it, as well as adapting her courses for online during COVID.

Dr. Patel will share the reasons for curriculum redesign at UMB School of Medicine and some lessons he’s learned during its implementation.

In addition to her faculty appointment at UMB School of Medicine, Dr. Sandra Quezada is the Course Director for the Medical Spanish elective. Dr. Quezada talks about how her medical Spanish course integrates and reinforces the rest of the medical school curriculum, how teaching language overlaps with culture, and cultural humility and why mistakes are a crucial part of the learning process.

This episode's topics include a discussion about the universal principles of good teaching, how teaching and leading overlap and how to recognize and reward good teaching at a Research I institution.

We explore the realm of teaching and learning from the student perspective in this episode. Three graduate students share their experiences in the online classroom, explain what teaching techniques have worked best for them and offer their insights on the future of online learning.

Dr. Faerron Guzman talks about designing on the ground experiences for students in Global Health, the importance of having a democratic perspective in teaching, and what he's learned by being a student and a faculty member in different countries.

Dr. Corey Shdaimah, is the Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor for Social Justice from UMB's SSW. We talk about how the Covid pandemic provided Corey an opportunity to rethink her qualitative research methods class from the inside out, as well as the importance of knowing your students and and the crucial support a faculty member can receive by participating in a communities of practice.