Course Information
Course Description
Best evidence, iterative and technology-enhanced teaching learning strategies to achieve learning outcomes in health professions education
Goal
Maximize the use of information and communication technology for the improvement of all the design elements of teaching and learning, from instructional analysis, to selection of strategies, and assessment of student achievement.
Rationale
With the development in online technology and growing use of virtual classrooms, strategies should use appropriate information and communication technology applications to facilitate achievement of learning outcomes, motivate and engage students, develop lifelong learning. This trend is not emphasized in the current courses. if graduates of the program are expected to effectively teach their courses and achieve course outcomes (which are discussed in core courses), they should all have deep understanding of the variety of strategies, judiciously select and effectively implement the appropriate teaching-learning strategies to achieve their course outcomes. It will integrate essential topics related to delivery of instruction and cover planning, conduct and evaluation of best-evidence, technology-enhanced teaching learning strategy or a combination thereof in various instructional settings.
Program Outcomes Competencies Course Outcomes - Communicate effectively in written and oral form about matters pertaining to health professions
- Demonstrate advance teaching skills based on best evidence.
- Evaluate educational programs and studies
- Utilize HPEd concepts and terminology appropriately in oral and written communications
- Demonstrate effective listening skills
- Conduct needs assessment or situational analysis
- Identify relevant outcomes for specific curricular/ instructional programs
- Select appropriate activities to achieve set outcomes Design appropriate assessment plans
- Conduct varied teaching-learning strategies effectively in a given instructional context Effectively utilize appropriate media aligned with technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) principles in the conduct of instructional activities
- Design sound evaluation plans Develop valid and reliable assessment tools
- Collect information useful in answering evaluation questions
- (CO1) Analyze the 21st century health professions classroom
- (CO 2) Align teaching-learning strategies with learning outcomes
- (CO 3) Create technological pedagogical and content knowledge for given learning outcomes
- (CO 4) Given sample instructional scenarios, select best-evidence teaching-learning strategies.
- (CO 5) Given sample instructional scenarios, demonstrate effective teaching skills.
- (CO 6) Evaluate the effectiveness of given teaching-learning strategies
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