Submission ID 78299
| Code | P69 |
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| At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: | |
| Category | Medical Education |
| Type | Oral |
| Will the presenter be a: | Other |
| Presenter Other | Faculty (Instructor and Assistant Dean) |
| Title | Teaching and Learning as Adventure |
| Background/Purpose | I've recently had the great honour of being invited into the 3M National Teaching Fellowship. |
| Methods | In preparing my dossier for the Fellowship, I had the challenge and the opportunity to reflect deeply on my approach to teaching and learning. Through this process, I came to the realization that for me teaching and learning are adventurous undertakings. |
| Results | As a learner, I am at my best when I am uncertain about a new topic, but I am motivated to learn. As a teacher, I am at my best when I am a tad nervous about the topic, and thus motivated to be well prepared; and when I'm excited to try to share an important message with my learners, and thus motivated to do everything I can to make the message salient and relevant to the diversity of learners in the room. |
| Discussion | Through this presentation I will describe how teaching and learning can be viewed as adventure, and that this metaphor can help reinvigorate us as teachers and lifelong learners. I will also suggest some ways that we can use this perspective to help in recruitment and support of our colleagues for whom teaching might be secondary, at least as measured in hours of time spent, to research or clinical practice. Lastly, I will argue that an adventure mindset encourages us to accept a degree of risk and uncertainty, and that this is critical if we are to innovate and respond to the significant challenges we currently face in healthcare. |
| Keyword 1 | Teaching |
| Keyword 2 | Learning |
| Keyword 3 | Recruitment |
| Abstract content most relevant to: (check all that apply) | Continuing Professional Development (CPD) (faculty development, CME)
Residency Education Undergraduate Medical Education |
| Abstract Track - First Choice | Distributed Medical Education |
| Authors | Sean Maurice |
