Education Week and the Third Annual Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) Educational Symposium
Please mark your calendars for Education Week at UT Southwestern, April 2 – 4, 2013, sponsored by the Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT). This will be an opportunity to participate in several faculty development sessions that focus on honing your skills as a teacher.
These include:
Tuesday, April 2
Effective Teacher Series
Noon, D1.602
“We’re all Teachers AND Learners: Peer-Led Team Learning”
John W. Sibert, IV, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas
Wednesday, April 3
University Lecture
4 p.m., NG3.112
“So You Think You can Innovate? Practical lessons to enhance innovation generation.”
Roberta B. Ness, M.D., M.P.H., Dean, School of Public Health, University of Texas Heatlh Science Center at Houston
Thursday, April 4
Third Annual SWAT Educational Symposium: Education Technology
9 - 11:30 a.m. Didactic Sessions
"Online Education: An overview from educational concepts to best practices and implementation in Moodlerooms"
Noon to 1 p.m.
Effective Teacher Series
"Using Simulation in Teaching"
Yvonne VanDyke, M.S.N., R.N., Vice President Nursing Education
Buffy Allen, R.N., M.S.N., Director of Interdiscipinary Clinical Skills and Simulation
Brackenridge/Seton Hospital
1:30 - 3:45 p.m. Small group concurrent sessions