• Point of Care Library Resources: Do POC these resources!

    Zoom

    Point of care (POC) is an umbrella term for a suite of resources that provide quick, accurate, and in some cases, evidence-ranked medical information. POC resources provide access to medical, pharmacological, differentials, medical images, and patient education information. These databases can be used on a desktop or as a mobile app. Objectives Locate POC resources…

  • Webinar |10 New Zoom Features to Enhance Your Teaching and Better Engage Your Students

    Online

    Looking for new ways to enhance your teaching and improve student engagement in your classes delivered on Zoom? Or are you just curious about Zoom updates made over the past year and the new innovations in store? Either way, this webinar is for you! Zoom made an estimated 1,000 updates to the popular video conference…

  • Webinar | Cultivating Deep Learning Using Discussion Boards

    Online

    A frequent sentiment that is often heard from instructors of online courses is a general sense of dissatisfaction with traditional discussion board activities. Many report how students are often reluctant to engage in meaningful discourse or how interactions tend toward superficiality and sound something like, “Hello, Rob. I agree with your point and couldn’t have…

  • Planning for a successful IRB or IACUC submission in IRBnet

    Zoom

    The Institutional Review Board (IRB ) and The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has an important role in university research. One of the roles of the IRB is to help to facilitate and process human subject protocol submission for appropriate approval. One of the roles of  IACUC is to help to facilitate and…

  • InteresTED – Work is not your family

    Zoom

    Workplace burnout and mental health are highly discussed topics but seemingly difficult to practice. How do we prevent burnout and prioritize mental health in the workplace? Gloria Chan Packer discusses the importance of establishing work/life balance by listing practices of boundaries and prioritizing mental health. By the end of the TEDx presentation, attendees will be…

  • The Good, The Bot and the Ugly: How ChatGPT and AI can be used to improve our workflow.

    Zoom

    This session will introduce the audience to ChatGPT and AI tools available to the general public. The session will include an introduction to the AI tools, an overview of AI and Chatbot tools, limitations of the tools, helpful uses of the tools for various tasks faced in the academic settings, and a brief look into…

  • Webinar | Online Mentoring for Faculty and Students: Building a Community of Support

    Online

    This session will provide insights into mentoring for faculty and students in online education programs, or for those considering a more traditional mentoring program delivered predominantly online. The presenters will discuss a variety of faculty and student mentoring programs for higher education, along with relevant best practices and examples of effective and successful implementation. This…

  • Policy & Practice – Supervisors

    Zoom

    WesternU Supervisors - Working Hours, Overtime and Meal and Rest Breaks Policies, ADP Overview and Q&A. Do you supervise California or Oregon non-exempt employees?  Do you have questions about the California or Oregon Working Hours, Overtime and Meal and Rest Breaks Policies? Do you have questions about how to utilize ADP and implement Time &…

  • Policy & Practice – Non Exempt Employees

    Zoom

    WesternU Non-Exempt Employees - Working Hours, Overtime and Meal and Rest Breaks Policies, ADP Overview and Q&A. Are you a non-exempt (hourly) employee in California or Oregon? Do you have questions about the California or Oregon Working Hours, Overtime, and Meal and Rest Breaks Policy? Do you have questions about how to utilize ADP and…

  • InteresTed – How to motivate yourself to change your behavior in a positive way.

    Zoom

    What makes us change our actions? Tali Sharot, a neuroscientist at University College London and the director of the Affective Brain Lab, reveals three ingredients to doing what's good for yourself. We all have behavior that we want to change about ourselves or someone we know or it could be anyone.  Learn how Dr. Tali…