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:
Creating a Healthy Learning Environment begins October 21, 2024. The course learning objectives are immediately below.
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Courses:
Fundamentals of Teaching: Creating a Healthy Learning Environment
Objectives:
By the them they have completed the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the learning environment and how faculty can positively influence it.
- Recognize and demonstrate how the learning environment is linked to student/trainee and faculty wellness.
- Develop approaches to supporting student/trainee wellness.
- Explain what is meant by student/trainee 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.
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
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