Moving the Needle

Episode 43 - A Conversation with Dr. Adam Puche, UMB’s 2024 Educator of the Year

In this episode, host Erin Hagar speaks with Dr. Adam Puche, UMB's 2024 Educator of the Year. Their conversation explores the values that guide his teaching, strategies he uses in the classroom and innovations that he has helped to implement in the Anatomy curriculum at the School of Medicine.

Episode 42 - Empowering Educators through Collaborative Course Design

Scott Riley chats with his co-host, Erin Hagar, about the Summer Course Design Institute at UMB that she established and ran. Erin discusses the Institute's approach to helping faculty develop or significantly revise a course in a small cross-discipline cohort with one-on-one support.

Episode 41 - Award Winning Pedagogy: Neuro-Simulation with Dr. Nicholas Morris

Host Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Nicholas Morris, Associate Fellowship Director of the Neurocritical Care Fellowship at the University of Maryland School of Medicine about his work in using simulation to help teach and assess competency in emergency neurology. 

Ep 40 - A Faculty Coaching Mock Session

Have you wondered what a coaching session sounds like? Well, in this episode, you can listen in! Two professional development coaches perform a mock session that includes all the elements of coaching—agenda setting, powerful questions, and accountability-- while exploring the tricky topic of faculty teaching evaluations.  For more information on the UMB Coaching program visit: https://www.umaryland.edu/fctl/services/professional-development-coaching/

Episode 39 - Developing Your Course's Parallel Skill: A Workshop

Host Erin Hagar diverges from her traditional format and walks listeners through a short workshop created to help instructors design parallel skills into their course.  Parallel skills being defined as skills, knowledge or attitudes that you hope to foster in your students that are connected and related to your course but not the topic itself.

Episode 38 - Celebrating End-of-Year Success Stories

Co-hosts Erin Hagar and Scott Riley wrap up the academic year by inviting faculty to share their successes from the past year, what worked and why.

Episode 37 - UMB's FCTL (A Bird's Eye View)

Dr. Christina Cestone, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development at UMB speaks with Host Scott Riley about the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, why it was created, its long term goals  and how it fits into UMB's overall strategy. 

Episode 36 - The Rise of Microcredentialing: An Accessible Path in Higher Education

Cohost Scott Riley speaks with Dr. Gregory Brightbill about The Learning Institute at UMB. Greg explains the Institute's mission and how it aligns with UMB's core values, what kinds courses are available, who can take them and how they can be used professionally.

Episode 35 - Teaching-Focused Faculty: Possible Pathways and Prospects

Co-host Scott Riley welcomes Dr. Samantha Fuld, DSW, and together they discuss the findings of a recent committee on teaching-focused faculty (TFF) as well as the pathways and prospects for those interested in this trajectory. 

Episode 34 - Curriculum Complexities : A Case Study from the UMB Medical Cannabis Program

Host Erin Hagar chats with Dr. Leah Sera, Program Director of the Medical Cannabis program about the challenges of designing a curriculum that as the first of its kind in the nation has no precedent or template. to guide development.