Active education for future doctors

This book is designed to aid the faculty of medical and other health related schools in developing the pedagogical skills to transform their teaching in multiple settings including the classroom, the conference room, the ambulatory office, and the hospital from a passive learning experience to an active learning experience. In this transformation, the teacher morphs from the 'all knowing expert to the 'learning facilitator and coach. After a brief review of adult learning theory the remainder of the book will focus on a broad variety of teaching techniques and classroom activities that 'flip the classroom from a passive to an active learning environment. In addition to condensed explanations of each of the techniques, examples of each process will be presented with suggestions for flexing the techniques to better accommodate a variety of learning settings and a diversity of learners. Edited and written by active educators practicing in various fields, providing diverse perspectives on the broad range of methods of active learning. Provides practical examples to implement various methods of active learning. Presents flexible techniques to complement the discussion of teaching elements and components.

Chapter 8: The Power of Experiential Learning in Essential but Challenging-to-Teach Subjects

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Back to the Future: Changing the Education of Medical Students -- What Is Active Learning? -- Why Active Learning? -- Are the Outcomes of Active Learners Different? -- Time to Restructure Medical Education -- Moving Forward: Creating Active Learning Environments -- References -- Chapter 2: Preparing Teachers and Learners -- Teacher Preparation -- Challenges and Obstacles with Introducing Active Learning Techniques -- Why the Faculty May be Resistant to Change -- Anticipating and Preparing the Teachers for Change [3, 4]

Suggested Steps toward Implementing Active Learning and Flexible Teaching -- Student Preparation -- Mitigating the Challenges Confronting the Students -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Giving a Great Lecture: Going from Fine to Fantastic -- Background -- Planning and Delivering a Good Lecture -- Preparing to Lecture -- During the Lecture -- Style -- Visual Aids: The Perfect PowerPoint™ -- Alternative Software -- The Active Lecture -- Questioning -- Audience Polling -- Use of Games and Other Technologies -- Kahoot! -- Padlet -- Twitter -- Pinterest -- Use of Props

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