1/ Do you want to know tips & tricks for incorporating technology into teaching?
Here are the take home points from my presentation today at #iMed2022.
2/ First, remember that technology can *augment* teaching but can't replace good instructional design.
Just like a good stethoscope is helpful to hear a murmur but can't replace the skills and knowledge necessary to diagnose valvular dysfunction.
3/ So before you think about what technology to use, first think about:
*⃣ WHAT learners should able to do afterwards (i.e., learning objectives)
*⃣ HOW you should teach it to achieve your goals (i.e., teaching methods)
Then, and ONLY then, should you select a tech tool.
4/ Therefore, I want you to approach integrating technology by considering
WHAT the educational *problem* is....
...and HOW technology provides a *solution*
5/ Problem #1: I can't tell if my learners understand what I'm teaching!
Although "raising hands" is a low-tech option, polling provides an opportunity to get more responses since people feel safer answering if they are anonymous, making answers are more representative.
But to use it well, it's important to consider:
*⃣ WHY - create a valuable question (application > recall)
*⃣ WHEN - before, during, or after teaching the concept?
*⃣ HOW - open-ended, close-ended, or combined format?
7/ Problem #2: I don't have time to prepare a teaching session for the clinical setting.
Another great opportunity to use a quiz software to have 5 pre-made questions (e.g., board-review questions) grouped on a topic.
Answer & discuss as a group (and share with other faculty!)
8/ Problem #3: I can't get people to actively engage in discussions during small groups or case conferences.
Use a collaborative document/board, like @padlet to have learners provide input during class. Then it's easy to jump off of input to start a conversation.
9/ Problem #4: I have so much to teach in my course, but I don't have time to teach it all!
A great way to reinforce content (or teach facts that you don't want to waste time on during class) is to create electronic flashcards in a spaced repetition platform like @AnkiDroid.
10/ Problem #5: I can't get people to engaged in deeper discussions during journal club!
A social annotation platform like @perusall allows you to upload a file, like an article, and then the entire group can annotate, including responding to ?s the facilitator creates.
11/ Problem #6: I've created so many chalk talks but always forget them when I want to teach again!
Use a note-taking app like @evernote or @NotabilityApp to store images of your chalk talks (and even audio!), then create tags (i.e., "chalk talk", "[topic]") for easy searching.
12/ This is just a start...brainstorm your own ideas for using tech to augment teaching and share below
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Consider how you could use:
✅ Polling software
✅ Collaborative documents
✅ Spaced repetition platforms
✅ Social annotation
✅ Note-taking apps
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Expert 1: Clearly we should treat w/ IV ceftriaxone
Expert 2: WHAT?! I would never use ceftriaxone to treat this
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💭Trainee in the audience: What the heck should I be doing?
This week: teaching management reasoning effectively
2/ This week we will discuss how to teach management reasoning, also sometimes referred to as "therapeutic reasoning."
3/ Management reasoning is more complex than diagnostic reasoning because:
1⃣there's usually more than one "right" answer
2⃣many factors must be considered
3⃣a degree of uncertainty about the diagnosis or "best" choice almost always exists
1/ As the team starts discussing patient #16 on the list during rounds, you look around & notice:
Learner 1: *👀 at their phone*
Learner 2: *🥱, almost 🛌*
Learner 3: *🥺 pleading for rounds to end*
How can you keep everyone engaged?!
If this feels familiar, check out this 🧵!
2/ This week, we are continuing our discussion about opportunities for inpatient teaching during rounds with a focus on how to keep learners engaged.
Although these tips are primarily for rounds that do NOT occur at the bedside, many of the same principles apply.
3/ For tips on how to engage all learners at the bedside, check out this recent thread from @YihanYangMD on engaging all learners at the bedside with physical exam teaching:
1/ Are you struggling to get buy-in from learners/administrators who prioritize learning "real medicine" (i.e. medical knowledge) > "soft skills" (e.g. patient-physician communication)?
Then this 🧵 is for you!
This week I highlight the importance of the so-called "soft skills"
2/ This week, we are continuing our discussion about opportunities for inpatient teaching during rounds with a focus on communication.
This will be a 3-week series on patient-physician communication, and this week we will highlight WHY it’s important to teach.
3/ As poignantly stated by Robin Williams in the movie Patch Adams...
"You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome.”