Learning to Be Better Teachers

Joseph Le Doux (biomedical engineering)
Janece Shaffer (StoryReady)

Story is how we know and make sense of our world. In this highly interactive Story Lab you will learn strategies to craft dynamic narratives along with the must-haves of great stories like compelling specificity and inspiring transformation. Participants will learn why details make their stories “sticky” and how emotion builds connection. And building connections is central to providing good care as a healthcare practitioner.

Roshan George (pediatrics)

Peer review is an essential and important part of academics but is often a skill that is not taught. There are specific points to consider or skills to learn that span from the initial decision to agree to be a peer reviewer and continue through each step of the process. Rather than being simply a gatekeeper, a good reviewer strengthens the paper, exerts quality control, improves the dissemination of knowledge, and builds up the academic community. While this may seem daunting, the great news is that these skills can be learned during this interactive workshop. At the end of the workshop, participants will receive a tip sheet that will provide additional tools and resources.

Kimberly Manning (medicine)

Time limitations and clinical demands can present challenges to teaching. While the optimal teachable moment may seem impossible to find, oftentimes it is right in front of us. This workshop will focus on ways to identify and optimize teaching in everyday experiences—and create a climate that elevates learning and collaborative teaching for all members of the team.

Timothy Harrison (Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics)

In this interactive session, participants will review key findings in the emerging science of human connection and take them for a test drive. By understanding the meaning of connection and its roots in innate emotions – especially in feelings of compassion – we can unearth its preconditions, which then points us toward practical ways to cultivate it. We’ll examine the bio-based theories behind the related idea, which is common sense: the best learning comes from a caring relationship between teacher and student. But do we have time for genuine connection in the fast-paced, high-pressure environment of medical education? Emory University’s CBCT^® (cognitively based compassion training) answers with a resounding “Yes!” and then provides practical and time-tested answers to the next question: “But how?”.

Varun Phadke (medicine)
Jennifer Spicer (medicine)

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools based on large language models (LLM) – such as ChatGPT and Bard – have the potential to upend the practice of medicine. Medical educators can play an important role in the appropriate application and stewardship of these technologies, including taking advantage of these novel tools to streamline the development of educational content and educating learners on best practices and pitfalls for their use in learning and patient care. In this workshop, participants will be equipped with a toolkit for using AI tools in their educational activities.

Todd Taylor (emergency medicine)

Psychological Safety is the foundation for a successful educational session. While this is true in the classroom it is even more relevant in the clinical environment. During this workshop participants will learn what psychological safety is and why it is important. Participants will also learn their role as educators/leaders in promoting psychological safety.

Marian Axente (radiation oncology)

Cognitive science is increasingly pointing to active learning methods as being superior to traditional lecture formats for any educational moment, including in healthcare and medical education. Poll Everywhere is a software platform that is transforming the way meetings in general can be run, and is highly aligned with encouraging active participation. This workshop will introduce Poll Everywhere for those who have not used it before, and allow all level users to participate in active learning teaching activities based on the available tool in Poll Everywhere.

Katherine Gielissen (medicine)

During this interactive session, Dr. Katie Gielissen will begin by presenting applications of the self-regulated learning theory to diagnose and help learners struggling with standardized and multiple choice testing. This will be followed by small group work to apply this theory. After theory application, the group will formulate learning plans focused on the domain(s) of struggle.