Curriculum 101: Making Learning Interactive and Fun

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A Systematic Approach To Instruction Through A
Curriculum Development Lens
Charlene M. Dewey, M.D. Marconi Monteiro,
Ed.D. Teri Turner, M.D. Committee for Educator
Development/Program Development Baylor College of
Medicine
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BASIC ASSUMPTIONS

• Learner centered
• Interdependent components, a change in one
  component will affect another
• Instruction can be improved over time

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It is curious that so many of our most important
responsibilities are undertaken without
significant preparation. . The task of medical
teaching, on the other hand, is accepted
deliberately and dispassionately, yet the
preparation for that influential role is equally
frail. GE Miller 1980 in Educating Medical
Teachers
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Committee for Educator Development
Program Development
Mini- Fellowships
Evaluation Feedback
Curriculum Development
Large Group Lecture Skills
Nuts Bolts of ARS
Demystifying Power Point
1) Teaching in small groups 2) Curriculum
design
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GOAL

• The goal of this session is
• to introduce you to the systematic approach
  of instruction through curriculum design and to
  provide a template upon which one can build all
  teaching encounters in a systematic fashion

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Objectives

• By the end of this session the learner will be
  able to
• Identify factors that affect planning and
  delivery of instruction
• List the steps involved in developing a
  curriculum
• Write learning objectives, educational methods
  and evaluation strategies for an instructional
  activity
• To list reasons to use a systematic approach in
  all teaching encounters

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A Systematic Approach to Instruction
Program Planning
Instructional Objectives
Program Evaluation
Instruction
Evaluation of Learners
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• Research
• Research Question
• Literature
• Hypothesis Testing
• Design
• Do The Study
• Results

• Clinical
• Patient Complaint
• Differential Diagnosis
• Management Plan
• Treatment
• Compliance
• Follow-up Results

• Education
• Problem Identification
• Needs Assessment
• Goals Objectives
• Educational Strategies
• Implementation
• Evaluation/Feedback

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STEP 1 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
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STEP 2 NEEDS ASSESSMENT
ACTUAL
OPTIMAL
NEEDS Your curriculum
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Needs Assessment

• Areas to Consider
• People involved
• Content
• Resources

• Sources of Needs
• Learners
• Program
• Institution
• Community
• Society

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STEP 3 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
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If you dont know where you are going .

You might end up somewhere else
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The ABCDs of Objectives
A B C D
Audience Behavior Condition Degree
Who Will do what Under what condition(s) How
much/well
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The participants, will list the 6 steps involved
in developing curricula by the end of the workshop
The participants
will list
6 steps
by the end
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DONT USE THESE VERBS

• UNDERSTAND
• KNOW
• APPRECIATE
• BELIEVE
• INTERNALIZE
• ENJOY

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CURRICULUM DESIGN WORKSHEET   Name of the
Course/Program
Topic   Goal
 
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STEP 4 EDUCATIONAL METHODS
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METHODS

• If you only know how to use a HAMMER then
  every problem is a NAIL.

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Educational methods

• Readings
• Lecture
• Site visits
• Small group discussions
• Demonstrations
• Audio/visual materials

• Role plays
• Simulated experiences
• Case presentations
• Computer-assisted
• Learning activities
• Actual experiences
• Paper cases

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STEP 5 IMPLEMENTATION
Where the rubber hits the road.
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Implementation Tips

• Consider different perspectives on implementation
• Technological
• Political
• Cultural
• Consider the people around you that will help you
  implement the program

• Prepare beforehand
• Formats, sequence, instructional materials,
  audiovisuals, etc.
• Implementation checklist
• Be flexible

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Example of an Implementation Checklist
 
 
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STEP 6 EVALUATION STRATEGIES
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Evaluation

• Its not what you EXPECT but what you INSPECT
  that learners see as important

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Evaluation strategies

• Record review
• Observation/video
• Checklist
• Standardized patients
• OSCE
• Evaluations
• Self assessment

• Simulations
• Portfolios
• Examination
• Logs
• Patient surveys
• Participation
• Presentations

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Curriculum Design Process The Six-Step Approach
Steps 1 2 Problem Identification Needs
Assessment
Steps 3 4 Goals Objectives Instructional
Methods
Steps 6 Evaluation Feedback
Step 5 Implementation Plan Pilot Full
Implementation
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WHY BE SYSTEMATIC?

• Focus time and effort on the right solution
• May help achieve buy-in
• Lends credibility because you use the same
  approach one takes for research or for seeing
  patients
• Ensures work is scholarly
• Leads to further refinement and improvement

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Anybody who believes that all you have to do to
be a good teacher is to love to teach also has to
believe that all you have to do to become a good
surgeon is to love to cut.
L. Mansnersus. The New York Times. November 7,
1993 Section 4A