Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
P3 - 02
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
Attending staff
Affiliation
Title
An Online Faculty Development Course on Teaching During COVID: Lessons Learned
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the learning environment and brought with it the need for timely and effective faculty development to help medical teachers adjust to the challenges associated with online teaching and remote supervision.
Summary of the Innovation
Dalhousie Medical School offers online, asynchronous faculty development courses on a variety of educational topics. In July 2020, we introduced a course to our Fundamentals of Teaching Series to address the needs of clinical and didactic teachers operating under the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Entitled "A Practical Approach to Teaching During COVID", the course comprised a series of four modules with assigned readings, moderated discussion boards, and webinars.
In total, 50 faculty registered for the program and 25 completed all the required components. Other participants only accessed certain components of the course, such as the webinars. Analysis of comments on the discussion boards identified areas of concern including navigating technology, attending to learner wellness, and building community in a virtual setting.
15 participants responded to a program evaluation survey sent out following completion of the course. All agreed that they would be able to use the information they learned, and there were positive comments regarding the emphasis on applicable strategies as well as the opportunity to interact with other educators.
Conclusion
Our experience shows that an online course on teaching during COVID can be popular and well-received. These findings provide insights into the needs of medical teachers which may be useful for quality improvement and program development related to this topic.
Keyword 1
Faculty Development
Keyword 2
Online
Keyword 3
COVID
Level of Training
CPD (faculty development, CME)
Abstract Themes
Faculty Development
Additional Theme (First choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Continuing Medical Education
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Stephen Miller
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
