Preparing to Teach

An Online Faculty Development Series for MCG Faculty

Purpose: To prepare MCG faculty for their role as teachers in MCG undergraduate education.

Instructions:

  1. If you primarily teach in a clinical setting, please access and view the modules checked under Clinical Teaching. If you primarily teach in a non-clinical setting (e.g., classroom), please view the modules checked under Non-Clinical Teaching. Recommended internet browsers include: Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome.
  2. You may choose to view or print the 1-2 page handouts associated with each module.
  3. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Ralph Gillies.

 

Topic Time (min) Objectives Clinical Teaching Non-Clinical Teaching Module Links Summary Handout
Medical College of Georgia's Mission 1
  1. Provide a brief context for the importance of teaching medical students at MCG - Being part of a 150+ year tradition.
 ✓ ✓ MCG mission: Dr. Peter Buckley  
Opening Comments 2
  1. Thank MCG faculty for their teaching efforts.
  2. Provide rationale for the teaching preparation training.
 ✓ ✓ Welcome: Dr. Paul Wallach  
Undergraduate Medical Education Overview 5
  1. Provide teachers with an overview of where their efforts fit into overall curriculum.
  2. Highlight LCMELiaison Committee on Medical Education expectations and how we meet them.
 ✓ ✓ MCG curriculum overview module MCG Augusta curriculum overview
Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership Curriculum summary
12 notions of our curriculum
Promoting a Positive Academic Environment 4
  1. Define a positive academic learning environment.
  2. Describe actions that promote or hinder a positive academic learning environment.
  3. Provide contact information regarding concerns.
 ✓ ✓    
Feedback 7
  1. Outline steps necessary for effective feedback.
  2. Provide specific strategies for offering feedback.
 ✓   Feedback module Feedback tips
Evaluations One45 5
  1. Highlight importance of timely, informative evaluations.
  2. Provide overview of One45 evaluation software.
 ✓ ✓ Evaluation and One45 module> One45 Overview
Recognizing and Assisting Struggling Learners 7
  1. Provide basic suggestions for recognizing signs of a struggling learner and various factors contributing to struggling.
  2. Outline steps for addressing and referring a struggling learner.
  3. Highlight some of the resources or options available to a struggling learner.
 ✓ ✓ Struggling learners module Struggling learners
Clinical Teaching 17
  1. Provide a simplified outline for clinical teaching in outpatient and inpatient settings.
  2. Provide suggestions for efficiently integrating a student intro into your practice.
  3. Provide suggestions for assessing student learning needs and abilities.
 ✓   Clinical teaching module Clinical Teaching Simplified
One Minute Preceptor
Learner Driven Case Presentations (SNAPPS)
5 Steps for Teaching Clinical Skills
ACP’s Teaching in Your Office Series: Ch. 3
ACP’s Teaching in Your Office Series: Ch. 4
Objectives for Clerkships & Electives by Department 3
  1. Ensure faculty are familiar with the objectives for their clerkship/elective.
Instructions: Please review the objectives for your departments clerkship/electives.		 ✓     Family Medicine
Medicine
Neurology
OB/GYN
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Surgery
Electives
Emergency Medicine
Large Group Teaching pt.1 20
  1. Provide suggestions for PowerPoint slide design.
  2. Provide presentation delivery suggestions (organization, style).
   ✓ PowerPoint design module PowerPoint design
Designing PowerPoint Slides and Organizing Your Presentation Laudable lectures
Large Group Teaching Pt. 2 8
  1. Identify and apply simple active (engaged) learning strategies.
  2. Recognize Bloom's Taxonomy and the concept of direct questioning.
   ✓ Learning strategies module 12 Active Learning Strategies U.Minn CTL
Engaged or Active Learning
Writing Multiple Choice Question Items 7
  1. Provide suggestions for writing test items.
   ✓ Item writing module from Am Coll Radiology NBME item writing manual
Excerpt 4 pages

 

Optional Modules:

Topic Time (min) Objectives Clinical Teaching Non-Clinical Teaching Module Links Summary Handout
Small Group Learning 5
  1. Explain how small group learning differs from large group or 1:1 teaching.
  2. Provide strategies for more effective facilitation of small groups.
     Small group module Talk less, ask more. Using questions effectively
Facilitating Small Group Discussions
Augusta University's Email System (Outlook) 2
  1. Become familiar with accessing Augusta University's email system (Outlook).
     Augusta University email system (Outlook) module Augusta University email system (Outlook)
Augusta University's Online Course System Desire2Learn-D2L 3
  1. Become familiar with accessing Augusta University's LMSlearning management system known as D2LDesire2Learn.
     Augusta University online course system (Desire2Learn) module Augusta University online course system (Desire2Learn)