Teaching

• Teaching in the Faculty of Medicine: An Introductory Resource – an online introduction for new clinical faculty who teach medical students and residents in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC.

• Undergraduate Medical Program FAQ – This resource, developed by the Teacher Assessment team for Educational Leads and teachers, provides answers on the process of assessment by learners.

• Co-Creating Mutual Goals: Forging an Educational Alliance – this module will help guide you through a conversation with your learner about co-creating goals and learning objectives that align their knowledge and skills with professional competencies.
• Direct Observation and Feedback in a Clinical Setting – this module looks at how direct observation and feedback can serve as a guide to help learners improve clinical skills and increase the overall quality of care in your practice.
• Clinical Reasoning through Collaborative Questioning – this module will help you question in a way that assists learners in developing their fundamental thinking and reasoning skills and subsequently applying them to their patient interactions and diagnoses.
• Reflection and Feedback Conversations – this module builds on Direct Observation and Feedback in a Clinical Setting. Taking the time to do this module will help you frame those conversations and reflections as collaboration for self-directed learning to extend the educational alliance beyond the clinic.

Training to support teachers has been developed by the Office of Faculty Development and can also be accessed here: https://facdev.med.ubc.ca/home-page/resources/

• Faculty Development for Large Group Learning – this module is designed to support excellence in teaching by improving the quality and consistency of lectures across UGME. Recent education literature supports a shift in how lectures are delivered, from a traditional, didactic style to an interactive, engaged large group session.
• Introduction to Small Group Facilitation – this module describes the importance of small group learning in medical education and the role of small group facilitators. It introduces some strategies for creating a safe learning environment, managing the dynamics of a small group, addresses common facilitation challenges raised in student assessment of teacher data, and includes tips from experienced facilitators.
• Case-Based Learning (CBL) Tutor Training – this module outlines CBL in the UGME program, including the roles of the tutor and student, and tutor resources and contacts.
• Portfolio Coach Orientation – this module introduces Portfolio Coaches to their role.
• Foundations of Scholarship (FoS) Orientation – this module will introduce UGME faculty to their role in FoS – MEDD 419 course.
• Flexible Enhanced Learning (FLEX) Orientation – this module will introduce UGME faculty to their role in the FLEX course spanning across – MEDD 419, MEDD 429, and MEDD 449.

Training to support teachers has been developed by the Office of Faculty Development and can also be accessed here: https://facdev.med.ubc.ca/home-page/resources/

• Inclusivity in the Learning Environment – this module provides an introduction to inclusion and is intended to promote collaborative discussions that result in collective learning about inclusive practices.
• Student Mistreatment – this video highlights for faculty what can be perceived by students as mistreatment and what to do if a student approaches you about being mistreated.
• Building Safe and Supportive Learning Environments – this module introduces faculty to the UGME program’s student mistreatment policies and reporting process as well as provides resources for faculty to build safe and supportive relationships with their learners by fostering student resilience and well-being.
• Preventing and Addressing Bullying, Harassment and Mistreatment in the Working and Learning Environment – this module provides an overview of Workplace Bullying & Harassment and Mistreatment in response to the Worker’s Compensation Act and is managed by the Health & Safety team in the Faculty of Medicine.
• Gender Bias in the Learning Environment – guidance for faculty, learners and staff on how to address actions that prevent learning environments from being an inclusive and equitable space.

Training to support teachers has been developed by the Office of Faculty Development and can also be accessed here: https://facdev.med.ubc.ca/home-page/resources/

• Virtual Teaching – this guide provides simple instructions for presenters, moderators, and participants to prepare for and participate in videoconference sessions.
• Inclusive Language Guide – this guide is designed to support those teaching in lecture, small group, and clinical settings to implement inclusive course design and teaching practices.
• Active Learning Strategies – this guide provides steps to map your large group session’s learning objectives/outcomes with the Bloom’s Taxonomy classifications and outlines different activities and asynchronous and synchronous tools to achieve your goals.
• Teaching Scenario Library – this library provides a current searchable repository of scenarios that illustrate breaches of a safe learning environment or best practices in teaching within the Faculty of Medicine.

• FacDev News and Updates – find out about upcoming events and other ways to get involved!
• CTLT Dialogues – current partnerships and projects happening within the UBC teaching and learning community.
• Edubytes – the latest trends in teaching and learning in higher education.