Here is our blog to help keep you updated on interesting things happening in medical education and related content. If you are interested in writing a blog post on a topic, please contact Philip Bertulfo (bertulfo@uic.edu).

Multimedia Interactivity for Improving Information Retention
Monday, November 6, 2023
More About Artificial Intelligence - How Are You Incorporating It In Your Courses?
Sunday, April 16, 2023
ChatGPT has been in the news since at least November 2022. Many of you are likely familiar with it by now or have at least heard of it. In terms of artificial intelligence (AI), it is not the only player on the block.
Culturally-Responsible Instruction
Sunday, February 19, 2023
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE) has some valuable resources on culturally-responsible instruction. The information below comes from a checklist they developed, which was adapted from Hanover Research (2017) Closing…
Box Collections
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
We all use (and love) Box, right? That cloud-based storage system that houses literally thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of documents, videos, etc. related to UICOM curriculum. Read on to learn more.
Artificial Intelligence - Harness the Power for Medical Education
Monday, January 23, 2023
“Artificial Intelligence is going to replace teachers!” Not today, Satan. There has been a lot of rumblings in the news lately about a particular breed of artificial intelligence (AI) bots and services that…
Misconceptions about Online Learning
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
UIC is an institutional member of EDUCAUSE, a leading non-profit community of 100,000+ individuals at member institutions committed to advancing higher education. If you are interested in learning more about this group and…
Process Change: Linking Files from Box to Blackboard and Locking for Further Editing
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
We are making some significant changes to processes, specifically how we add content to Blackboard and attempting to reduce issues where faculty make changes to curricular materials after they have already been made…
Interestingness Can Lead to Decreased Learning - Interesting...
Friday, September 3, 2021
What makes something interesting to learners? Does the inclusion of 'interesting' information take away from the importance of the topic you are presenting?