ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine (eBook)

Peter Cantillon, Senior Lecturer, Department of MedicalEducation, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland Diana Wood, Director of Medical Education, School ofClinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Contributors vii

Preface ix

1 Applying Educational Theory in Practice 1
David M. Kaufman

2 Course Design 6
John Bligh and Julie Brice

3 Collaborative Learning 10
Diana Wood

4 Evaluation 15
Jillian Morrison

5 Teaching Large Groups 19
Peter Cantillon

6 Teaching Small Groups 23
David Jaques

7 Feedback in Medical Education: Skills for Improving Learner Performance 29
Joan Sargeant and Karen Mann

8 Learning and Teaching in the Clinical Environment 33
John Spencer

9 Written Assessment 38
Lambert W T Schuwirth and Cees P M van der Vleuten

10 Skill-Based Assessment 42
Val Wass

11 Work-Based Assessment 48
John Norcini and Eric Holmboe

12 Direct Observation Tools for Workplace-Based Assessment 52
Peter Cantillon and Diana Wood

13 Learning Environment 60
Jill Thistlethwaite

14 Creating Teaching Materials 64
Jean Ker and Anne Hesketh

15 Learning and Teaching Professionalism 69
Sylvia R. Cruess and Richard L. Cruess

16 Making It All Happen: Faculty Development for Busy Teachers 73
Yvonne Steinert

17 Supporting Students in Difficulty 78
Dason Evans and Jo Brown

Index 8

"It is designed to be practical and accessible and willsupport good teachers in becoming even better at what theydo." (MedReview, 1 September 2012)
"Color figures and sample evaluation forms make the high qualitytext an outstanding value. Cantillon is a professor at the NationalUniversity of Ireland and Wood is director of medical education atthe University of Cambridge. Originally published in 2003, thesecond edition adds three closing chapters on teachingprofessionalism, faculty development, and supporting students indifficulty." (SciTech Book News, December 2010)