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Considerations for Online Synchronous Learning Environments (SOLE)

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a rapid shift to online-teaching and learning, however many faculty have little to no experience in navigating these contexts1. There is a clear need to support and provide guidance to faculty, particularly in SOLE. In response, a group of education leaders from across the medical education continuum (undergraduate, post-graduate, continuing professional development) used a collaborative and iterative design process to create a faculty development (FD) resource. Drawing from evidence-informed pedagogical principles such as active learning and purposely attending to principles of equity and universal design for learning, the resource centres around six key considerations: • Accessibility • Equity & inclusivity, • Collaboration • Learner Engagement • Educational Context • Privacy, Security & Copyright Workshop participants will explore these considerations as they relate to their own virtual learning contexts and designs.

This workshop will introduce participants to Garrison's Community of Inquiry framework2 for online learning and the six considerations for SOLEs highlighted in the FD resource. Learners will work in small breakout groups organized by each consideration to create, explore, and solve case examples using the "build-a-case" method3, through collective personal experiences, curated resources, and facilitated discussion. Each group will then compare with the larger group on their questions and discoveries, generating further discussion.

Healthcare educators and administrators, transitioning to SOLE

1. Describe key considerations when transitioning teaching to SOLE 2. Apply these key considerations to build an educational case example, informed by best practices and practical solutions.

1. Watermeyer et al. COVID-19 and digital disruption in UK universities: afflictions and affordances of emergency online migration. Higher Education. June 2020. 2. Garrison et al. The first decade of the community of inquiry framework: A retrospective. Internet and Higher Education 13 (2010) 5-9 3. Ryan DP, Marlow B. Build-a-case: a brand new continuing medical education technique that is peculiarly familiar. JCEHP 2004;24(2):112-8.

Synchronous Online Learning Environments (SOLE, webinars)

Equity and Inclusivity

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)

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Distributed Medical Education

Leadership

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