CURRICULUM DESIGN MADE SIMPLEMichael A. Gisondi, MDFAME Workshop - May 2016Northwestern UniversityFeinberg School of Medicine

LECTURE GOALS

1. Describe KERN’S SIX STEPS of CURRICULUM DESIGN

2. Identify OPPORTUNITIES TO REDESIGN YOUR (micro)CURRICULUM

DISCLOSURES - & - SESSION EXPECTATIONS

INVENTORY YOUR TEACHINGConsider several different teaching activities that you lead.

Write down up to 5 that you might like to improve.

LEARNING OUTCOMESDescribe the ideal product of your curriculum. What should the graduates be able to do? Who should they become?

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 2 RESOURCES

AMEE Guide No. 25

The assessment of learning outcomes for the competent and reflective physician.

Shumway JM & Harden RM

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1 Describe KERN’S SIX STEPS of CURRICULUM DESIGN

STEP 1. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

What is the health care problem?

What is our current approach?

What is the ideal approach?

What is the desired learning outcome?

STEP 2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Learners

Learning Environment

Key Stakeholders

Institutional Needs

STEP 3. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Learning Outcome

Broad Goals

Specific, Measurable Objectives

PEARL Use Bloom’s Taxonomy

STEP 4. EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES

Content

Methods

Context

Environment

STEP 5. IMPLEMENTATION

Obtain institutional support

Secure resources

Address barriers

Introduce the curriculum

Administer the curriculum

PEARL Understand change management

STEP 6. EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK

Did the learners learn?

Did they enjoy the learning activity?

Were the goals met?

What needs to change in the next cycle?

Adaptation of EPEC-EM Curriculum in a Residency with Asynchronous Learning.Gisondi MA, Lu DW, Yen M, Norris R, Courtney DM, Tanabe P, Engel KG, Emanuel LL, Quest TE.West J Emerg Med. 2010 Dec;11(5):491-9.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2IdentifyOPPORTUNITIES TO REDESIGNYOUR (micro)CURRICULUM

MICROCURRICULUM

All teaching activities, great or small, can represent a curriculum.

The microcurriculum requires minimal resources and/or short cycle lengths.