Fundamentals of Teaching Program
Hone your teaching skills
The Fundamentals of Teaching Program is a series of online courses designed to support Dal medical faculty in their roles as teachers.
Upcoming Courses:
Please watch this space for upcoming courses!
Courses:
Fundamentals of Teaching: Creating a Healthy Learning Environment
Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the learning environment and how faculty can positively influence it.
- Be able to demonstrate how the learning environment is linked to student and faculty wellness.
- Develop approaches to supporting student wellness.
- Explain what is meant by student mistreatment, how it occurs and what can be done about it in relation to its impact on the learning environment
Educating for Medical Professionalism and Wellness
Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss professionalism in the context of medical education.
- Appreciate the importance of identifying and addressing lapses in professionalism in medical learners.
- Explain how physician wellness relates to professionalism.
- Identify ways to guide learners to develop into healthy and professional practitioners.
Creating a Healthy Learning Environment
Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the learning environment and how faculty can positively influence it.
- Be able to demonstrate how the learning environment is linked to student and faculty wellness.
- Develop approaches to supporting student wellness.
- Explain what is meant by student mistreatment, how it occurs and what can be done about it in relation to its impact on the learning environment
A Practical Approach to Teaching During COVID
Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify strategies to improve online learning experiences including lecturing, grand rounds, and small group learning sessions.
- Effectively provide clinical teaching and supervision in altered clinical circumstances (including virtual care).
Fundamentals of Clinical Teaching and Supervision
Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the role and responsibilities of the clinical supervisor in medical education.
- Explain how learning in a clinical setting differs from didactic teaching.
- Describe strategies for integrating patient care and teaching.
- Apply principles of clinical assessment to learner performance.
- Provide learners with constructive formative feedback.
Fundamentals of Didactic Teaching
Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the role of the tutor in Case Based Learning at the Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine.
- Prepare effective lectures and small group teaching sessions.
- Incorporate innovative strategies to promote student engagement into teaching.
Fundamentals of Teaching: Expand your Bandwidth! Integrating technology into your teaching!
Objectives:
By the time they have completed the course, participants will be able to:
- Create effective PowerPoint presentations that demonstrate knowledge of inclusivity, active learning and cognitive load.
- Deliver interactive presentations when using Microsoft Teams
- Effectively integrate technology into teaching whether online, hybrid or face-to-face.
- Use knowledge gained to provide effective teaching feedback.
Courses in development
| Fundamentals of Interprofessional Education |