Next Basic Workshop (7th) on July 15 to 17 2014. Please send names

MCI Regional Centre for Medical Education Technology – 

Andhra Medical College

MCI Basic Workshop on Medical Education Technology – 

15^th to 17^th  July 2014  -  Call for applications

                The next MCI Basic Workshop on Medical Education Technology will be held in Andhra Medical College from 15^th to 17^th July 2014 (Tues to Thurs). The training is mandatory for all faculty incl. Assts, Assocs & Profs of medical colleges.

                The course is for 3 days daily from 8.30AM to 5.30PM. ATTENDANCE FOR ALL SESSIONS IS MANDATORY.
A PROJECT /REPORT /WRITEUP MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER TRAINING. 
Only then can certificate be issued (MCI Rule)
Please enrol only if you can come for all 3 days from 8.30 to 5.30 -
if you cannot come, please inform in the beginning itself - so that we can take someone else (there is a very long waiting list of teachers who want to come - thanks).

A working lunch and tea will be provided. Course fee is Rs1500/- which includes working lunch and tea. A few rooms are available for outstation participants and the rent should be paid separately. Attendance for ALL sessions is mandatory for certification. The participants will also have to do a mini-project /give a write-up after the training,  based on some activity taken up in their respective colleges; certificates will be issued only after submission of this report.

                Interested faculty members are requested to send their applications through their professor/HOD and their Principal, to the Principal, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, before 28^th June 2014. Please also send an email to mecell@rediffmail.com  soon after you have submitted your application to the Principal, AMC. The workshop is limited to 30 participants. For more details visit the blog  mcircvizag.blogspot.com  

Contact numbers  

Dr KVV Vijaya Kumar (Chest) 9849113744 

Dr RamPrasad (Anatomy) 9866596696

Dr Saroj (Anesthesia)  9848444002 

Dr Dhanyasri (DVL) 9959560507 

Dr Ravi Venkatachelam (Cardio) 9440923840(pl send SMS)

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Selected persons will be informed by email /mobile phone. 
Please be there at venue by 8AM on first day - registration starts at 8AM. 
On day 2 & day 3 sessions start at 8.30AM. daily till 5.30PM. 

Tentative schedule -

	Time	Topic	Faculty	Designation
Day 1	8.00 – 8.30	Registration
	8.30- 8.45	Pre-Test
	8.45- 9.00	Introduction & Ice Breaking	KVV Vijay Kumar	Professor Pulmonary Medicine
	9.00- 9.45	Group Dynamics & Team Building	S Dhanyasree	Asst Professor DVL
	9.45- 10.15	Systems Approach in Medical Education	P J Srinivas	Asst Prof SPM
	10.15- 10.30	Tea
	10.30- 11.00	Inauguration
	11.00- 11.30	Teaching Learning Process & Principles & Motivation	I Babji   Syam Kumar	Asst Professor Neurosurgery
	11.30- 12.00	Adult Learning & Self Directed Learning	KV Ram Prasad	Asst Professor Anatomy
	12.00- 12.45	Taxonomy & Domains & Exercise	KVV Vijay Kumar	Professor  Pulmonary Medicine
	12.45- 1.15	Educational Objectives	I Vani	Assoc Prof Gynaecology
	1.15- 1.45	Lunch
	1.45- 1.55	Exercise
	1.55- 2.40	Competencies & Writing them & Exercise	I Babji Syam Kumar	Asst Professor Neurosurgery
	2.40- 3.10	Introduction to  Microteaching	P J Srinivas	Asst Prof SPM
	3.10- 3.25	Tea
	3.25- 4.05	T / L Media & Exercise	I Babji Syam Kumar	Asst Professor Neurosurgery
	4.05- 4.25	Powerpoint	I Babji Syam Kumar	Asst Professor Neurosurgery
	4.25- 4.55	Lesson Plan	P J Srinivas	Asst Prof SPM
	4.55- 5.15	Exercise
	5.15- 5.30	Day Summary & Feedback

	Time	Topic	Faculty	Designation
Day 2	8.30- 8.45	Review - Preview
	8.45 – 9.20	Curriculum – Introduction Components & Development	I Vani	Assoc Professor Gynaecology
	9.20 – 9.45	Exercise
	9.45 – 10.15	Quality Assurance in Medical Education	S Dhanyasree	Asst Professor Dermatology
	10.15 – 10.30	Tea
	10.30 – 11.15	Principles of Assessment & Exercise	S Dhanyasree	Asst Professor Dermatology
	11.15 – 11.45	Assessment of Knowledge- Essay Q & Improvement (Structured EQ)	KVV Vijay Kumar	Professor Pulmonary Medicine
	11.45- 12.00	Short Answer Q	P Saroj	Assoc Professor Anesthesia
	12.00- 1.00	Microteaching Sessions
	1.00-  1.15	Exercise
	1.15 – 1.45	Lunch
	1.45- 2.15	MCQs & Item Analysis	S Dhanyasree	Asst Professor Dermatology
	2.15- 2.30	Exercise
	2.30 – 2.50	Question Paper setting & Blueprint	KV Ram Prasad	Asst Prof Anatomy
	2.50- 3.05	Exercise
	3.05- 3.30	Open House on Assessment
	3.30 - 3.45	Tea
	3.45 – 4.15	Effective Feedback	NN Raju	Professor Psychiatry
	4.15 – 4.45	Formative & Internal Assessment	P J Srinivas	Asst Prof SPM
	4.45 – 5.15	Correction & scoring of answer scripts (Interactive)	KVV Vijay Kumar	Professor Pulmonary Medicine
	5.15 – 5.30	Day Summary & Feedback

	Time	Topic	Faculty	Designation
Day 3	8.30 – 8.45	Review & Preview
	8.45 – 9.15	Interactive Teaching Methods – Large Group T/L methods	KV Vijay Kumar	Professor Chest Diseases
	9.15 – 9.45	Small group T/ L methods	P Saroj	Assoc Professor Anesthesia
	9.45 – 10.00	Exercise
	10.00 – 10.30	Clinical & practical T/ L methods	P Saroj	Assoc Professor Anesthesia
	10.30 – 10.45	Tea
	10.45 – 11.00	Exercise
	11.00 – 11.20	Principles of e-learning	KV Ram Prasad	Asst Professor Anatomy
	11.20 – 11.40	Virtual Learning & Distance Learning	KV Vijay Kumar	Professor Chest Diseases
	11.40 – 11.50	Exercise
	11.50 – 12.10	Good Teaching Practice : Foundation Course & Discussion	P J Srinivas	Asst Professor SPM
	12.10 – 12.40	Good Teaching Practice : Communication Skills & Exercise	I Babji Syam Kumar	Asst Professor Neurosurgery
	12.40 – 1.00	Good Teaching Practice : Integrated Learning & Discussion	I Vani	Assoc Professor Gynaecology
	1.00 – 1.30	Lunch
	1.30 – 1.50	Good Teaching Practice : Early Clinical Exposure & Discussion	S Appala Naidu	Professor SPM
	1.50 – 2.20	Assessing skills – Practicals & clinics	P Saroj	Assoc Professor Anesthesia
	2.20 – 2.40	Improving Long Case & OSCE – OSPE	KV Vijay Kumar	Professor Pulmonary Medicine
	2.40 – 2.55	Tea
	2.55 – 3.55	OSCE /OSPE Exercise & Demo
	3.55 – 4.30	Orals /Viva voce	P.Saroj	Assoc Professor Anesthesia
	4.30 – 5.00	Post Test Day Summary & Feedback
	5.00 - 5.30	Valedictory

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A Recap of Educational Technology - 

Educational Technology for Medical Teachers – A Recap

Education = process to bring a desirable change in the behavior of the student

Latin e-ducere means ‘to lead out’.

Educate = develop the knowledge, skill or character of . . . 

Educational spiral / triangle consists of 3 components of any educational program –

-          Objectives

-          Teaching/ Learning Experience or Activity

-          Evaluation

Educational Objectives can be

-          National objectives (broad goals of medical education)

-          Institutional Objectives (for the college)

-          Departmental objectives (for the particular dept./ speciality)

-          Specific Learning objective (for a given task/ knowledge)

SIO / SLO : A specific learning or instructional objective must be 

                                    ‘FORUM’ –

Feasible

Objective

Relevant

Unequivocal & clear

Measurable

e.g. at the end of the posting in Gynaec, the 3^rd semester student must be able to

- perform the 4 grips in abdominal examination of a pregnant woman

- mention the normal values of Hb, urinalysis & GTT in a pregnant woman

            - interpret the lab report of GTT of a pregnant woman as normal or diabetes  

            - be gentle & maintain privacy when performing a pelvic examination

3 taxonomical domains of learning –

-          Cognitive = theoretical / knowledge domain (Head)

-          Psychomotor = practical skills (Hand)

-          Affective = attitudes (Heart)

e.g. in the above objectives, 1 is psychomotor, 2&3 are cognitive and 4 is affective.

Curriculum –

Is more than syllabus. Besides the syllabus or knowledge to be learnt, curriculum includes how the knowledge will be learnt, when, by whom, with what aids and how it will be assessed. It is a written description of what happens during the educational course.

Teaching /learning principles –

Memory consists of 3 stages – Receiving the stimulus, Primary or short term memory & Permanent or long term memory

Learning is influenced by

-          Frequency of stimulus

-          Reinforcement

-          Internal motivation

-          Logical sequence, relating unknown to known

-          Competition with peers

-          Personal experiences

Teaching /learning methods -

Large group teaching – for 30 or more students –

-          Lecture

-          Symposium – by  a group of experts speaking serially

-          Panel – experts interact with a moderator

Small group teaching / learning methods – for < 30 students

Group discussion – free or controlled by a teacher.

Seminar – usually by advanced learners

Tutorial – teacher guides a group, clarifies doubts, etc.

Workshop – for hands on experience

Bedside Clinics

Demonstration

Role play

Field visits

Buzz group

Syndicate

Individual learning methods –

-          Reading / self study

-          Programmed learning – e.g. with a computer

-          Project

-          One to one conference

-          Simulation

Teaching learning aids –

Visual –          Non- projected – blackboard, marker board, other boards, charts, pictures,

Specimens, models, photographs, microscope slides, 

-          Projected – OHP, slide projector, silent films, epidiascope, projector,

LCD projector /powerpoint

Audio –           Microphone/speakers, record player, CD /cassette player, Radio

Audiovisual – Synchronized Tape-slide, Video films, TV, cine films, computer  /DVD

Others –          Simulators, manikins (for psychomotor skills), computers for simulation, etc

Chalkboard – inexpensive; can solve problems, explain organization of a concept; only smaller group can see; no eye contact

Plan; don’t overcrowd board; be neat and simple.

Overhead Projector – need not switch off lights; easy to prepare; can reuse.

Can write / draw /Xerox. Eye contact present.

Use only 1 or 2 colors. Preferably <7  lines per sheet. Letters at least 7 mm. high & at least 7 mm. apart. One concept per sheet.

Evaluation –

Determining how well (the extent to which) the student has acquired the educational objective. A test is a tool for evaluation and has a series of items /questions. Evaluation or the tests of evaluation may be –

1.      Formative (to provide feedback to student for improvement) or

-          Summative (test for certification for pass /fail)

2.      Subjective – e.g. essay q., orals,

-          Objective – e.g. MCQs, OSCE,

3.      Supply type – e.g. fill in blanks, essay q.

-          Selection type – e.g. MCQs, True/false

4.      Open ended – e.g. essay

-          Closed ended – e.g. MCQs, true /false

5.      Internal exam – examiner involved in instruction

-          External exam – examiner not the teacher of the student

6.      Criterion based evaluation – a set pass mark is pre-fixed & those who get it pass

-          Norm based evaluation – a set proportion of students are passed

7.      Product evaluation – seeing if student got answer

-          Process evaluation – seeing how student proceeded to the answer

8.      Written / oral / practical

9.      Continuous evaluation

-          Terminal evaluation

Written tests can be – Long essay question, Structured essay q., Short answer question (short notes), Multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, true/false, matching,

Practicals can be experiments, clinical examinations, OSCE/OSPE, standaradised patients,

 

Orals /viva voce

Other evaluation methods – observation & global rating, structured observation, role play, project work, Self assessment, peer assessment, patient assessment (360 degree assessment), portfolio, logbook, record, interview.

OSCE / OSPE – Objective Structured Clinical / Practical Examination is a way of structuring the clinical /practical exam to make it more objective. There are several ‘stations’ and students keep rotating from one to the next. The student performs a given task at each station where he is observed by an observer/ faculty with a check list to see which steps he has done, which he has omitted, etc. This can be used for evaluation and also as formative evaluation for feedback.

Microteaching – is a method to improve one’s teaching/ presentation skills. The teacher takes a short ‘class’ to a small group of 4 or 5 peers or students, after deciding which skill he will practise. The group gives feedback and the teacher may once again take a class if needed to improve that skill. (e.g. skill of maintaining eye contact, or voice modulation, etc.)

Micropresentation is a modification of the above technique which can be used to train PGs / UGs in presentation skills – like case presentation, or viva voce. The emphasis here is on presentation skills and not on subject content per se.

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