Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OE1-1-4
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
Director
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Building a Faculty Development Resource across the Medical Education Continuum to Rapidly Adapt Teaching and Learning for the Virtual Environment
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted our learning environments online, leaving many faculty, learners and organizations unprepared for the new realities of education. We describe an innovative approach to creating a faculty development (FD) resource to support equitable, inclusive, and engaging virtual learning environments. Identifying nuanced considerations around how structures, processes and people align within contexts along the medical education continuum is key.
Summary of the Innovation
A collaborative of individuals across the medical education continuum (undergraduate, post-graduate, continuing professional development, faculty development) came together to engage in an innovative and integrative approach to developing a FD resource with broad applicability across a variety of environments. Drawing from evidence-informed learning-centered pedagogical principles and also purposely attending to the principles of equity and universal learning design, an e-resource was developed which provides guidance for faculty and learners embarking on teaching and learning within online synchronous environments. Six key areas of consideration were identified (accessibility, equity/inclusivity, collaboration, learner engagement, educational context, privacy/security/copyright) with links to practical resources to assist with application and implementation. We describe the iterative and collaborative process of developing this FD resource, and evaluating its efficacy and impact across the medical learner continuum.
Conclusion
This integrated approach reduces duplicative efforts, minimizes confusion for those needing "just in time" support, and promotes consistency across learning contexts within a Faculty of Medicine. While the impetus for the e-resource was in response to the pivot to virtual learning, we hope this integrated model for FD resource creation can be applied to other priority faculty development areas in the future.
Keyword 1
Faculty Development
Keyword 2
Teaching and Learning
Keyword 3
Virtual Learning
Level of Training
CPD (faculty development, CME)
Abstract Themes
Faculty Development
Additional Theme (First choice)
Faculty Development
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Authors
Presenter
Latika Nirula
Jana Lazor
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
