Hello #MedEd #TheoryThursdays!

Have you ever felt frustrated that you weren’t taking in information quick enough? That you brain was maxed out?

Me too! (Isn’t this experience basically medical school??)

Well, then I have a theory for you…

COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY Cognitive load is the total information-processing demands required by a task/set of tasks. It’s about cognitive capacity – how much information learners can handle before becoming maxed out. Cognitive load theory implied that we have a limited capacity to process new info.

You use it, I use it, but how much do you really know about socialisation (or socialization for my friends across the Atlantic)?

Buckle up, it’s #MedEd #TheoryThursdays time!

🧵 Some of you might be surprised I’m covering socialisation. Many don’t discuss socialisation as a theory or pay it the attention theory needs in MedEd

But it is a theory – in fact, socialisation is a **set of theories** that can help us explain how the status quo is reproduced

It’s that time of the week again! #TheoryThursdays

The first #MedEd theory we’re going to cover is (drum roll pls) …

THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM

Many of us will know the term, but do we really know what it’s all about?

A thread 🧵 What is the hidden curriculum?

We don’t have a simple definition

Some argue that the hidden curriculum (HC) is the unwanted aspects of becoming a dr. Others argue it can be positive + we can exploit it for teaching.

IMO it’s more complex than either of these two extremes

I am slightly overwhelmed by all of the lovely comments on last week’s #MedEd #TheoryThursday thread. Thank you all for nerding out with me!!

Right, now on to PARADIGMS

What are paradigms, why are they important + what’s their relationship with theory?

🧵 Paradigms are assumptions, values, beliefs + practices that form distinct ways of viewing the world. They are usually shared by people in a community. They inform how we view + discuss reality and knowledge.. + this shapes how we try and find out about experiences/our environment

Ok, #MedEd theory nerds – you asked for #TheoryThursday, so here we are.

Before we launch into the weird + wonderful world of various theories, we need to think about what theory is + what it can do.

A thread 🧵 What the heck is theory?

Well, theory is so confusing because people don’t really agree on what it is! My fave definition is from @LaraVarpio + colleagues