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Divides the syllabus into practical, theoretical, and institutional functions

ERIC is the PubMed of education, yet can be hard to search. A trick I was taught was to first use the Thesaurus feature to find appropriate search terms. I usually start with "medical education" as shown. Once you then click "search", you will be brought to more links that you can focus or explore - sort of like MESH terms (but they function differently). Over time you will learn what "terms" are tagged to articles and can search within those tags only. This will help eliminate research papers that may not interest you (say, K-12 education).

The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. Here you will find lists of regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education, functions of accreditation in U.S. higher education, and the oversight provided by the U.S. Deptartment of Education on accrediting bodies.

If you can get past the title, this website provides a wealth of information on the flipped classroom model, including how to create flipped videos, tips for classroom flipping, video hosting... there's even a "pay for play" function where you can get paid for your videos if they get picked up and used by other instructors. The website was created by Renato Cataldo, a pharmacy educator who now focuses on researching and developing instructional technology.

Kraus, for his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Washington, studied if the incorporation of demonstrations in lecture would improve student learning in introductory physics course. He found early on in the study that lecture demonstrations did not assist students in the development of a functional understanding of the concepts that the demonstrations are intended to elucidate. The study changed course and focused on student learning in a lecture-based course due to the ineffective findings with demonstrations. This study did not evaluate effect on students interest level or enjoyment in the course.

This document written by ACPE provides guidelines for the development and oversight of pharmacy education programs. The most recent revision of standards occurred in 2007, and are set to be reviewed in the 2013-2014 academic year. There are six categories of standards which provide the institution, student, faculty member, and staff guidelines for successful administration of a Doctor of Pharmacy program. The standard of mission, planning, and evaluation ensures that a school has mission and goals relevant to the vision of pharmacy practice to serve the needs of society. The standard of organization and administration includes recommendations for the internal and external functions of the school to be harmonious with their mission and goals. The standards for curriculum ensure that a thorough foundation of coursework is provided for a student to "contribute to the profession of pharmacy thoughout their career". The standards for students ensures that the school has adequate resources to support their education, where as standards for faculty and staff ensure the school has fair and equitable resources to attract and retain faculty. The standards for facilities and resources ensures an appropriate environment for a high quality education is offered.

ACPE Guidelines Draft 2016