Understanding Basic Educational Principles-Understanding Basic Educational Principles-Part IIPart II

• By : Dr Malik ZabenBy : Dr Malik Zaben

MD, PhD, MRCS   MD, PhD, MRCS  

Individualization Individualization

We all have different learning needs We all have different learning needs and learning in different ways:and learning in different ways:

•Personal capabilitiesPersonal capabilities

•MotivationMotivation

•Goals and aspirationsGoals and aspirations

•Learning stylesLearning styles

•Place and time Place and time

Take home messageTake home message•A teacher is a professional not a A teacher is a professional not a technician. technician.

•An understanding of some of basic An understanding of some of basic principles about learning can inform the principles about learning can inform the teacher or trainer in their day-to-day teacher or trainer in their day-to-day

practice as teachers or trainers.practice as teachers or trainers.

Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher by R.M. Harden, 2012

Being an enthusiastic and Being an enthusiastic and passionate teacherpassionate teacher

What is a passionate teacherWhat is a passionate teacher•Teachers need to have passion to motivate Teachers need to have passion to motivate

their students to learn. their students to learn.

•Passionate teachers = Passionate teachers =

- Passionate to the studentsPassionate to the students

- Passionate to the subjectsPassionate to the subjects

- Who we areWho we are

- Where are we taking our students Where are we taking our students

Every one can be passionateEvery one can be passionate

•Does not require exceptional abilities.Does not require exceptional abilities.

• It is not a personality trait: can be It is not a personality trait: can be discovered and learned discovered and learned

Take home messageTake home message

‘‘The good teacher and trainer should have a The good teacher and trainer should have a passion for teaching and ability to motivate passion for teaching and ability to motivate the learner’ the learner’

Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher by R.M. Harden, 2012

Knowing what works bestKnowing what works best

•There are different and possibly more effective There are different and possibly more effective ways of teaching than what we know.ways of teaching than what we know.

•Methods that we were taught by or are currently Methods that we were taught by or are currently used may not be the bestused may not be the best

Knowing what works bestKnowing what works best

What is evidenceWhat is evidence•Your own personal experience Your own personal experience

•The experience and examples of colleaguesThe experience and examples of colleagues

•Experiences reported in the literature or Experiences reported in the literature or presented at educational meetingpresented at educational meeting

•A published review, guide or editorial on a A published review, guide or editorial on a topic topic

•Systemic reviews Systemic reviews (www.BEMEcollaboration.org)(www.BEMEcollaboration.org)

Evaluating evidence-Evaluating evidence-QUESTSQUESTS•QQuality of evidenceuality of evidence

•UUtility of evidencetility of evidence

•EExtent of evidencextent of evidence

•SStrength of evidencetrength of evidence

•TTargetarget

•SSetting of the study etting of the study

Take home messageTake home message •Teaching is both a craft and a science.

•Decisions taken by a teacher or trainer can be informed by evidence as to what works.

•At the same time, professional judgment plays a key part.

Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher by R.M. Harden, 2012