Essentials of Clinical and Classroom Teaching and Assessment (Fall, 2005 to be repeated annually)

Educational Journal Club (Spring, 2006 to be repeated annually)

Projects and Research in Medical Education (Spring, 2006 continuous)

Essentials of Clinical and Classroom Teaching and Assessment (Back to Top)

Goal: Enhance the teaching and evaluation skills of interested professional staff in order to effectively influence student and resident learning outcomes and staff satisfaction.

Description: This series of workshops is designed to provide a solid foundation in teaching and assessment skills and will be offered to all CCF Faculty and Staff who provide instruction to CCLCM Medical Students and/or CCF residents and fellows. From the list of workshops, faculty can design their own program by choosing those sessions that peak their interests and meet their specific needs. All faculty members are encouraged to attend the series’ introductory half day “Foundation in Education” mini retreat, then choose from the other regularly scheduled 90 minute sessions.

Format: The “Essentials Series” has both a classroom and a consultation component. This combination affords participants the opportunity to attend group skill building workshops and receive individualized feedback as they apply the skills learned to practice in their primary teaching venues.

Classroom component: The format for the seminar series will be presentation/ discussion and will be highly interactive. Participants will be mailed a short reading prior to each session. The seminar series will begin with a half-day “Foundations in Education” introduction and overview and continue with 10 scheduled 90 minute seminars.

Consultation component – Each participant will be given the opportunity to be observed and/or have materials reviewed. These observations with feedback will be scheduled in the participants’ primary teaching setting.

Certificate: Staff who complete the introductory “Foundations in Education” mini retreat and any five (5) of the remaining workshops with corresponding observation or materials review will receive the CCF “Distinguished Educator I Certificate”.

Christine Taylor, Ph.D., the Director of Faculty Development for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation will organize and direct the series. Additional faculty will be recruited to provide supplemental expertise and perspectives.

“ESSENTIALS” CURRICULUM

“Foundations in Education” (half-day mini-retreat)

• Will include introductory discussions of “What We Know About How People Learn”, “Teaching and Learning Styles” and “Principles of Competency-Based Learning”

Seminar Series (90 minutes each)

• Clinically Focused Topics
  • “Blue Print” for Quality Clinical Teaching †
  • Redefining and Giving Feedback (ATA method) †
  • Fine-Tuning Observation of Student/Resident Performance
  • Methods for Teaching and Assessing Professionalism
  • Introduction to Performance Simulations “OSCE s”
• Didactic Focused Series
  • Planning & Facilitating Interactive Seminars †
  • Introduction To Problem-Based Learning
  • Small-Group and Case-based Teaching †
  • Creating Educational Materials †
  • Writing Narrative Assessments of Students for Classroom Experiences

† Observation or materials review offered

Educational Journal Club (Back to Top)

This program provides regularly scheduled journal clubs that focus on complex issues and trends in education and training. Ten papers will be presented each year. The list will change as innovations and educational policy expand the debate about “best practice” in teaching and assessment. Examples of topics might be, Strategies For Teaching Using Multimedia, Models of Adult Learning, Expertise and Teaching, Online Instruction, Fostering Reflection in Learners, etc. In preparation for participation, staff members registered for the journal club will receive the selected article electronically along with a set of questions for consideration. At least initially, the series director will choose the articles; subsequently however, participants may suggest articles for consideration and lead the discussion.

Staff members who attend 10 sessions in any two-year period will receive the CCF “Distinguished Educator I Certificate”.

Projects and Research in Medical Education (Back to Top)

This program is designed for Professional Staff who have completed either the Essentials Program or the Educational Journal Club series and wish to build on that experience by designing a project or educational research study. These projects or studies may be based on interest alone, or as part of the staff member’s administrative responsibilities as Course Director, Residency Director, Thread Leader, etc. Projects and studies must follow appropriate systematic design, demonstrate scholarship in design, implementation and evaluation and generate a product worthy of presentation at an educational conference. Staff members who complete and present their project/study will receive the CCF “Distinguished Educator II Certificate”.