After completing this course, learners will:

1. Understand educational theory as it relates to health professions education

2. Match instructional methods with desired educational outcomes

3. Learn a variety of applied teaching techniques

While no specific prerequisite knowledge is required, this course will be most beneficial to individuals who are actively engaged in a health professions setting such as medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, social work, and public health.

• Resident physicians who teach medical students and junior residents 
• Nurse educators who teach nursing students and advanced nursing practitioners
• Health professions faculty members in academic centers or newly developing educational centers
• Health professions students engaged in peer-to-peer teaching and learning
• Health professionals interested in developing educational materials for their clients.

The following resources will be referenced throughout the course and individuals may purchase their own copies if desired:

1. Curriculum Development for Medical Education: A Six-step approach. Edited by Kern DS, Thomas PA, and Hughes MT.The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. 2009. http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/curriculum-development-for-medical-education-2nd-edition-9780801893674-0801893674?trackid=cdb2554c&autosuggest=1&uqry=curriculum+development+for+medi&ii=1

2. Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, theory, and practice. Edited by Swanwick T. Association for the Study of Medical Education. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010. http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/understanding-medical-education-1st-edition-9781405196802-1405196807?trackid=2e145e00&autosuggest=1&uqry=understanding+medical+edu&ii=1

• Module 1 Adult Learning Theory

• • Learning styles and motivation

  • Metacognition

  • Social learning

  • Professional identity formation

• Module 2 Intended Learning Outcomes

• • Bloom’s taxonomy

  • Miller’s pyramid and clinical competence

  • Kolb’s cycle of experiential learning

  • Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

• Module 3 Instructional design and individual assessment

• • Multiple-choice question writing

  • Skill assessment

  • Oral presentations

  • Rubrics and standardization

• Module 4 Instructional techniques: Knowledge Transfer

• • Active learning in large lecture formats

  • Supportive questioning

  • “Big Ticket” technique

• Module 5 Instructional techniques: Skill Development

• • Simulation

  • Teaching with data

  • Clinical reasoning

• Module 6 Instructional techniques: Attitudes

• • Reflection

  • Feedback

  • Incorporating art, music, and theater

• Module 7 Instructional techniques: Teaching with technology

• • Large lecture formats

  • Synchronous vs. asynchronous formats

  • High fidelity clinical simulations

• Module 8 Application of instructional methods (capstone)

• • Within learners’ specific context

  • Sharing best practices with others