School of Medicine Faculty Development

Transforming Teaching to Generate Student Success

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Services Offered

 

Assessment and Curriculum Mapping Support 

Our Academic Technologies Project Manager, Marleen Mendoza, is here to assist with uploading questions, creating question banks, analyzing question statistics, and more!

Mapping the curriculum? We've got you covered. We offer support in writing high-quality, measurable learning objectives and mapping them effectively. Plus, we can provide the latest SOM EPOs and USMLE competencies to guide your process!

USMLE and EPO List 

Curriculum Mapping Report AY 2023-2024 

Canvas Support

Canvas support provides multiple ways to assist you with your course.

  • Find Answers: Explore the Canvas Guides and Canvas Learning Community for helpful resources.
  • Personalized Assistance: Schedule a one-on-one consultation with an OFD team member to review your Canvas course.
  • More Resources: Visit canvas.ucr.edu for additional support.

For further questions, please email Kay Monteith.

Consultation Services

The Office of Faculty offers online training assistance for faculty, staff, and students.

  • Talk Review & Feedback Consultation – Preparing for a conference or presentation? Ensure you and your slides are ready with a low-stress "dry run." A reviewer will observe your presentation and provide valuable feedback on slide design and presentation style.

  • Teaching Observation & Feedback – Gain fresh insights from an outside observer. An educational specialist can sit in on your class, case-based learning, or other teaching session and provide private, constructive feedback to enhance your teaching effectiveness.

Departmental and Small Group Training

Department chairs and program directors can request training to help their faculty and staff effectively use department-supported instructional tools.

Instructional Design Services

The learner experience is essential to the success of any learning program. As instructional designers, we craft engaging experiences by integrating synchronous, asynchronous, and blended learning. Our team designs, enhances, and maintains authoring platforms and modules to create compelling, immersive learning experiences that capture and retain learners' attention. Contact us to see how we can help.