This course provides those involved in educating members of the health professions an asynchronous, interdisciplinary, and interactive way to obtain, expand, and improve their teaching skills. These skills can then be applied within their own professional context, with a variety of learners, extending across many stages.
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
4. Share successful teaching strategies
Suggested resources will include educational videos, individual readings, recommended
reference books, and crowd-sourced recommendations. All students should have
dependable access to the internet with video streaming capabilities. Some students
may want the ability to utilize on-line video conferencing as well.
In this unit you will learn about adult learning theory, including learning styles and motivation, metacognition, social learning theory, and professional identity formation.
01.04 - Professional Identity Formation •19 minutes
5 readings•Total 38 minutes
Introduction•3 minutes
Syllabus•10 minutes
Help us learn more about you!•10 minutes
READ: Adult Learning Theory (Unit 01)•10 minutes
Want to plan your learning journey with Michigan Online?•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Quiz 01.01 - Motivation and Learning•30 minutes
Quiz 01.04 - Reflective Judgment Quiz•30 minutes
11 discussion prompts•Total 110 minutes
Introduce Yourself•10 minutes
Discussion 01.01a•10 minutes
Discussion 01.01b•10 minutes
Discussion 01.01c•10 minutes
Discussion 01.01d - Behaviorist•10 minutes
Discussion 01.01d - Constructivist•10 minutes
Discussion 01.02a•10 minutes
Discussion 01.02b•10 minutes
Discussion 01.03a•10 minutes
Discussion 01.03b•10 minutes
Discussion 01.03c•10 minutes
Unit 2 - Intended Learning Outcomes
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this unit you will learn about formulating Intended Learning Outcomes, including Bloom's Taxonomy, Miller's pyramid and clinical competence, and Dreyfus' model of skill acquisition.
02.01 - Creating ILOs using Bloom's Taxonomy•60 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
Discussion 02.03a•10 minutes
Discussion 02.03b•10 minutes
Unit 3 - Instructional Design and Individual Assessment
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this unit you will learn about instructional design and individual assessment, including multiple-choice question writing, skill assessment, oral presentation, and rubrics and standardization.
READ: Instructional Design and Individual Assessment (Unit 03)•10 minutes
Stay in Touch on UM Online Courses•5 minutes
3 assignments•Total 55 minutes
Quiz 03.01 - MCQ Quiz•30 minutes
Quiz 03.02 - Skills Assessment•15 minutes
Quiz 03.04 - Rubrics and Standardization•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Discussion 03.03a•10 minutes
Unit 4 - Instructional Techniques: Knowledge Transfer
Module 4•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this unit you will learn about knowledge transfer, including active learning in large lecture formats, supportive questioning, and "Big Ticket" technique.
What's included
3 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
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3 videos•Total 36 minutes
04.01 - Active Learning in Large Lecture Formats •16 minutes
04.02 - Supportive Questioning •13 minutes
04.03 - "Big Ticket" Technique •8 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
READ: Instructional Techniques: Knowledge Transfer (Unit 04)•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Quiz 04.02 - Supportive Questioning•30 minutes
Quiz 04.03 - "Big Ticket" Items•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Discussion 04.02a•10 minutes
Unit 5 - Instructional Techniques: Skill Development
Module 5•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this unit you will learn about skill development, including simulation, teaching with data, and clinical reasoning.
Unit 7 - Instructional Techniques: Teaching with Technology
Module 7•4 hours to complete
Module details
In this unit you will learn about teaching with technology, including large lecture format, synchronous versus asynchronous formats, and high fidelity clinical simulations.
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Reviewed on Sep 21, 2020
This course help me explore strategies to make didactic lectures more interesting .The modules on 'Reflections" was very informative .
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Great guidance and feedback from peers. Great ideas to integrate technology to clinical practice
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Reviewed on Sep 18, 2023
The course was very well organised. The course facilitator was great. The assignments and assessments were very well thought out. Overall it was a great experience.
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