Curricular Design

 

Key Points:

  • Include students when you are designing, evaluating and implementing courses
  • Actively support different teaching and learning methods
  • Develop critical thinking and problem solving skills in students
  • Provide appropriate sequencing and context for learning
  • Provide clear outcomes assessments
  • Integrate time for self-directed learning
  • Design content based on desired outcomes
  • Desgnate an group and timeline to consistently review and update course content
  • Engage students in tasks that most directly relate to their future role

 

Objectives:

  • Revise your teaching style from being a "sage on the stage" to being a "guide on the side" for your learners
  • Provide a supportive and flexible learning environment

 

Recommended Resources: 

Brief Review

Watch

The Flipped Classroom. Flipped Learning. 2 minutes.
http://youtu.be/2H4RkudFzlc

♥Teach teachers how to create magic. Christopher Emdin. TED Talks. 6 minutes.
http://youtu.be/H3ddtbeduoo

3 rules to spark learning. Ramsey Musallam. TED Talks. 6 minutes.
http://youtu.be/YsYHqfk0X2A

Read

White C, Bradley E, Martindale J, Roy P, Patel K, Yoon M, Worden MK. Why are medical students 'checking out' of active learning in a new curriculum? Med Educ. 2014 Mar;48(3):315-24. doi: 10.1111/medu.12356. PubMed PMID: 24528466
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24528466

Prober CG, Khan S. Medical education reimagined: a call to action. Acad Med. 2013 Oct;88(10):1407-10. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182a368bd. PubMed PMID: 23969367
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23969367

Prober CG, Heath C. Lecture halls without lectures--a proposal for medical education. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 3;366(18):1657-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1202451. PubMed PMID: 22551125.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22551125

White G. Interactive lecturing. Clin Teach. 2011 Dec;8(4):230-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2011.00457.x. PubMed PMID: 22084997
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22084997

Premkumar K, Coupal C. Rules of engagement-12 tips for successful use of "clickers" in the classroom. Med Teach. 2008;30(2):146-9. doi: 10.1080/01421590801965111. PubMed PMID: 18464137
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18464137

Steinert, Y, LS Snell. Interactive lecturing: strategies for increasing participation in large group presentations. Med Teach 1999; 21(1): 37-42. http://informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01421599980011

 

In-Depth Review

Watch

♥Let's Use Video to Reinvent Education. Sahlman Khan, Khan Academy. TED Talks. 20 minutes.
http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education

Read

Curriculum Development for Medical Education: A Six-Step Approach by David E. Kern, Patricia A. Thomas, and Mark T. Hughes. Short, practical, and general in its approach, the book begins with a broad overview. Each succeeding chapter covers one of the six steps: problem identification and general needs assessment, targeted needs assessment, goals and objectives, educational strategies, implementation, and evaluation. Additional chapters address curriculum maintenance, enhancement, and dissemination. Approx. $40.
http://www.amazon.com/Curriculum-Development-Medical-Education-Six-Step/dp/0801893674

Walter Dick et al. The Systematic Design of Instruction (6th Edition). 2004. $4.38
http://amzn.com/0205412742

Do

Balog E, Pelzner M, Hanson J, Kieling K. Designing and Delivering an Effective Lesson. MedEdPORTAL Publications; 2012. The goal of this workshop to increase attendees' versatility as teachers, highlighting ways to move beyond PowerPoint slides and deliver content more effectively by incorporating activities that engage the learners.
https://www.mededportal.org/publication/9106