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Interesting article aimed at secondary faculty members to enhance their teaching skills. The author drew an interesting and humorous analogy between metacognition and American Idol (and other reality shows). Which I think it's certainly something everyone can relate to having seen at least a few minutes of the "bad singers" that kick off each season of American Idol. I think this is relatable because I'm sure everyone would agree that at some point in our lives we have mistaken ourselves for being better at something than we really are...which is the opposite of metacognition. In contrast, to continue with the Idol example, if one is able to recognize how poor of a singer they are, then in turn take voice lessons, practice singing often, listening to their singing and critiquing and making a plan to fix the issue and ultimately change course to actually become a better singer- that is the basis of metacognition. This article also illustrates several ways to enhance the classroom activity to help both students and instructor assess understanding.

Interesting article aimed at secondary faculty members to enhance their teaching skills. The author drew an interesting and humorous analogy between metacognition and American Idol (and other reality shows). Which I think it's certainly something everyone can relate to having seen at least a few minutes of the "bad singers" that kick off each season of American Idol. I think this is relatable because I'm sure everyone would agree that at some point in our lives we have mistaken ourselves for being better at something than we really are...which is the opposite of metacognition. In contrast, to continue with the Idol example, if one is able to recognize how poor of a singer they are, then in turn take voice lessons, practice singing often, listening to their singing and critiquing and making a plan to fix the issue and ultimately change course to actually become a better singer- that is the basis of metacognition. This article also illustrates several ways to enhance the classroom activity to help both students and instructor assess understanding.

Review article from The American Journal of Pharmacy Education Relates to pharmacy students . Students who do not succeed as well often have several things in common. They do not monitor their learning and are not sure what they do and do not know before an exam. They spend inordinate amounts of time reviewing stuff they already know but not enough time studying on what they do not know. Lastly, they do not know if their study strategies are efficient until after the exam is done. Another interesting article to show the importance of metacognition to make the learning process your own.

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).

I had to request the item from the library, but they were able to provide me a PDF (that I can't include here). This article describes the use of stories and their benefits in teaching nursing students. I felt that it was applicable as well to other medical professions. The author even provides examples of her stories that she commonly uses and the effects they have had on her students.

"Every aspect of life in ancient Egypt was informed by the stories which related the creation of the world and the sustaining of that world by the gods. "

definition of problem based learning

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.

Packer et al., published in the European Journal of Dental Education, evaluated the confidence level of 45 undergraduate dental students treating their first patient requiring removable partial dentures. 23 students were given demonstration prior to carrying out the treatment and the rest didn't see a demonstration. The demonstration group indicated via survey that the demonstration facilitated confident, communication skills, understanding and recall in the clinical situation. Furthermore, 67% of the group without demonstrations believe they would have benefited from the demonstrations. This study shows that demonstrations right before completing a task is effective in increasing confidence and possibly communication, understanding and recall.

The most effective teachers vary their styles depending on the nature of the subject matter, the phase of the course, and other factors. By so doing, they encourage and inspire students to do their best at all times throughout the semester. It is helpful to think of teaching styles according to the three Ds: Directing, Discussing, and Delegating.

An article by M. David Merrill's on the First Principles of Instruction he developed to be used as an instructional theory. Gives a thorough description of his instructional principles and how he feels they should be applied.

PBL Vs. Traditional teaching has always been a hot topic for teachers when deciding what teaching style they want to utilize. This website breaks down PBL style vs. Traditional style and even gives a great insight into a blended method which is more common than some think.

This photo stream of quotes is encouraging and inspiring. It captures the essence of the "Habits of Mind." They include practical phrases that are relatable to learners of all ages. It can be used as a learning tool for learners because it touches on all of the learning strategies discussed. When faced with different situations in real life learners can reference the photo stream which will encourage them to press on!

Great resource that provides guidance on different ways to incorporate HoM strategies when teaching. Since the incorporation of much of these skills is not always intuitive, teachers are able to utilize this as a reference to ensure they are on the right track. In addition, learners may reference this site to challenge themselves by using different methods of thinking when faced with various real life scenarios.

This article gives a good overview of the Four Levels of Evaluation by its creator himself, Donald Kirkpatrick, and explains how they are interrelated. One of the most interesting points is that he stipulates here and explains why he does NOT consider Level Four evaluation to be more important than other levels--which is an accusation that has been levied at his model by some critics.

Even though this is a very short article, it provide a good comparison between mentors and mentees. The author recognizes that 'mentor' and 'preceptor' are often used interchangeably, and wanted to dispel the myth that they are one in the same. She also briefly explains how to become a mentor and mentions mentoring through the ASHP virtual mentoring program.

Not primary literature, but a collection of other presentations given for another course, Education Technologies. They discuss how to give presentations in teaching. Many of them follow Edgar Dale's approach.

This website from Carnegie Mellon provides a brief summary on case studies and how they can be most effectively used in the classroom setting. I really liked it because I found it to be very succinct and a good starting point for this topic. This website also has a few other links on the left that could be useful for other aspects of preparing to teach a class.