Secrets to Creating Effective and Interesting Educational Experiences: Tips and Suggestions for Clinical Educators |
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Authors: | Diane C. Seibert |
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Affiliation: | (1) 4704 Blagden Terrace, Washington, DC, 20011, USA;(2) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA |
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Abstract: | Genetic Counselors (GCs) spend years learning about genetics and practicing counseling techniques in classroom environments. From the learner perspective, teaching may seem straightforward: provide appropriate information, develop tests or assignments and submit grades. When asked to teach for the first time, however, clinicians suddenly realize that there is a lot more to education than standing in front of a class and talking. This article introduces clinical educators to strategies and learning principles that help make the teaching/learning process more interesting and successful for faculty and students alike. The instructional concepts presented here are useful across the entire spectrum of learning situations; a 1 hour discussion with a lay audience, a 3 hour workshop at a professional meeting, a 15 week graduate course, or a series of courses culminating in an advanced degree. The article offers suggestions for writing course competencies, selecting instructional approaches, embedding learning engagement options, leveling course content and choosing evaluation strategies. |
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Keywords: | Curriculum design Learning outcomes Outcome competencies Learning engagement Leveling content Evaluation Novice educators |
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