“A-ha!”
The classroom experience is eye opening for future teachers. Continue reading “A-ha!”
Tag: Education
Remembering Why
Teaching is not easy. It is more than making awesome lesson plans, having great test scores and getting a top score on an evaluation. It took me a few years to realize that. Continue reading Remembering Why
The Great Equalizer
Education is the great equalizer and is the route to change lives, which then change communities and our state. Continue reading The Great Equalizer
A More Musical World
UT Martin music education professor Angela Ammerman’s life was changed after teaching violin to orphans in Thailand. Continue reading A More Musical World
Health Rocks
With the opioid epidemic killing more than 100 people in our nation daily, the UT Institute of Agriculture is fighting to end this crisis through education. Continue reading Health Rocks
Coping with Disaster
Dr. Laura Wheat, assistant professor of counselor education, is proud that many of her students in the immediate wake of the fire, offered “to go to counsel those affected.” Continue reading Coping with Disaster
And You Thought They Were UT Alumni…
Meet a few of UT’s favorite adopted sons and daughters who put their stamps on the university. Continue reading And You Thought They Were UT Alumni…
Lower the Numbers
Health disparities draw research team to Memphis Continue reading Lower the Numbers
Utensil University
UTHSC students can be proficient in their chosen field and still be lacking in one skill that might make a difference when it comes to getting hired. Continue reading Utensil University
What is the Future of Higher Education?
There is a wave of change hitting universities across the country, questioning the purpose and value of higher education. Continue reading What is the Future of Higher Education?
Teaching Online
Richard Griffin, an accounting professor at UT Martin has been teaching online since 1998. Continue reading Teaching Online
Earning a Degree Online
Marcus Myers, an IT staff member at UTC, was the first person to sign up for the online UTC Achieve Degree. Continue reading Earning a Degree Online
What is a MOOC?
Massive Open Online Courses are a hot new platform for delivering education, and they are creating quite a stir in academic circles. Continue reading What is a MOOC?
Tech Tools
New technologies on campus are helping both students and instructors in the classroom. Continue reading Tech Tools
Learning Online
It’s midnight on a week night, and campus is eerily quiet. The Strip is nearly empty, and most students have gone to sleep. For Morgan Cripps, class is just starting. Continue reading Learning Online
Q&A with Gov. Bill Haslam
Gov. Bill Haslam talks about his “Drive to 55” initiative. He says the future of the state and the University of Tennessee are linked. Continue reading Q&A with Gov. Bill Haslam
Q&A with Randy Boyd
Randy Boyd, special advisor on higher education, talks about his role in determining the future. He says getting adults to finish their degrees is a goal of the state. Continue reading Q&A with Randy Boyd
Teaching in Two Places
This medication therapy management class is taught simultaneously in Memphis and Knoxville by videoconference. Second-year College of Pharmacy students in both cities are able to interact with each other and their two instructors. Continue reading Teaching in Two Places
Higher Education: The Federal Perspective
Senator Lamar Alexander believes the future of higher education rests in innovation. “Giving our colleges and universities a chance to prosper again will allow us to reassert the greatness of our nation’s universities.” Continue reading Higher Education: The Federal Perspective
Library of the Future
More than six years in the making, the library planning committee at UTC envisioned an “academic and intellectual center of campus, a marketplace of ideas” where student resources are all in one beautiful, modern building. Continue reading Library of the Future
Learning by Practice
The College of Dentistry at the Health Science Center in Memphis has the largest dental simulation lab in the country. Continue reading Learning by Practice
Construction for the Future
In just a year, UT Knoxville students will call the Fred D. Brown Residence Hall their new home away from home. Continue reading Construction for the Future
A New Path to UT
UT and other public universities in the state have now made community college a better choice, especially if students want to transfer later to a bachelor’s program. Continue reading A New Path to UT