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 Flu Season

With flu season kicking into high gear, it is important that we all take the necessary precautions to keep ourselves and others free from contamination. The best thing you can do is to be well informed about what the flu is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you get it. The links below are some helpful resources to help you understand, avoid, and assess whether or not you have the flu.
CDC - H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): General Information
Mayo Clinic's "Flu or Common Cold?" Quiz
Adam's Feeling Flu "Swine Flu RISK Assessment" Quiz
UCHC's Employee Illness Information
UCHC's Know the Facts About the Flu



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Learning Objectives Tutorial
FITS has now completed development of an online tutorial for Writing Learning Objectives. The tutorial gives information about why we need learning objectives, what they are, and how to build them. The main focus of this tutorial is developing "behavioral" learning objectives – objectives that are written to be focused on what behaviors a student must perform to prove that learning has occurred. To view this tutorial, click the link below:
View Learning Objectives Tutorial


New Virtual Microscope
The university has purchased a new virtual microscope! This microscope has the ability to scan an entire glass slide at 40x in less than 20 minutes.
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Welcome

The Faculty Instructional Technology Services (FITS) Unit is dedicated to supporting UConn Health Center faculty in their use of technology for teaching and assessment. As a division of the IT Department's Health Informatics unit, our primary mission is to support faculty in maximizing the effectiveness of their instruction.

We aim to achieve this mission by developing course materials using sound instructional design principles and suitable media, by implementing practical, user-friendly teaching tools, and by offering related faculty training and support.

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If you need technical assistance in a classroom, dial 9-324-3379. Staff from the Biomedical and Media Communications group will assist you.

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As part of our mission, we aim to help faculty develop the technological and pedagogical skills to be effective educators in today's classroom. As we develop training topics, we welcome your input! Feel free to contact us with your ideas.



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