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AMEE-ESME ONLINE COURSES
ESME Student Online Course Handbook
January – April 2017
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Contents Welcome to ESME Student Online ......................................................................................................... 2
Quick Start Guide .................................................................................................................................... 3
Contact Details ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Course Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 4
Course Administrator .......................................................................................................................... 4
Course Tutors ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Aims and Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 4
Methods of study .................................................................................................................................... 4
Using MedEdWorld ................................................................................................................................. 5
My ESME ............................................................................................................................................. 5
My Profile ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Webinars ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Discussion groups ............................................................................................................................... 6
Time commitment................................................................................................................................... 7
Assignments ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Criteria for award of AMEE ESME Certificate in Medical Education ....................................................... 7
Webinar schedule ................................................................................................................................... 8
Resources ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Course textbook .................................................................................................................................. 8
Online Resources ................................................................................................................................ 8
Module Programme ................................................................................................................................ 9
FAQs ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Getting started checklist ....................................................................................................................... 12
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Welcome to ESME Student Online The benefit from having students involved in teaching has been recognised by accrediting authorities around the world such as the UK General Medical Council (Tomorrow’s Doctors, 2011), and by AMEE in its ASPIRE-to-Excellence Awards. This AMEE Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Student course has been designed to meet this need. AMEE have been delivering courses at medical education conferences around the world since 2005, and online since 2012. This course meets the need for student training in education as part of the undergraduate curriculum. It can also be scheduled as part of an elective or intercalated year in medical education. It is particularly relevant to students who are engaged with the education programme through serving on curriculum or other committees. The course has been adapted, with the help of an advisory group of students, from the successful ESME Online course. It aims to meet student needs without imposing an unrealistic workload. The award of the AMEE-ESME Student Certificate in Medical Education provides evidence of the participant’s interest in education and abilities as a teacher. This recognises the participant’s interest in the field and may be credited towards further studies leading to a higher degree in health professions education. Internationally, several institutions including Flinders University, University of Hong Kong, Liverpool University, Dundee University, University of Khartoum and Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile all accept the ESME Online Certificate as credit towards their own awards. A range of other online courses are also available from AMEE, including: ESME Online; ESME Leadership Online; and ESMEA Assessment Online. For further information please visit the AMEE website
This handbook has been designed to provide you with all the information you will need to take part in the course, and mirrors the information available on the website.
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Quick Start Guide
Please note it is essential you complete steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 as soon as possible after receiving this email so we can allocate you to your Discussion Group
Action
How?
1 Log onto www.mededworld.org
Use your AMEE username and password
2 Go to My ESME area to see details and dates of the course modules
Select My ESME from top menu
3 Run the Adobe Flash Player checker
Go to http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html and click on the orange “Check Now” button
4 Complete My Profile Click on My Profile from the top menu
5 Look at each Module to see the group activities
Click on each module in turn and then click on Discussion Groups. Note your responsibilities for posting to the discussion forums
6 Browse through the Resources for each module
Click on each Module to see a list of Resources
7 Look at what is required for the Personal Assignments
Click on each module in turn and then click on Personal Assignment
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Contact Details
Course Leaders Dr John Dent: [email protected] Professor Ronald Harden: [email protected] Professor Richard Hays: [email protected]
Course Administrator Diana Davidson: [email protected]
Course Tutors Dr John Dent: [email protected] Professor Richard Hays: [email protected] Dr Catherine Kennedy: [email protected] Dr Thomas Fassier: [email protected] Dr Julien Aron: [email protected]
Aims and Objectives The ESME Online course will provide you with:
A broad overview of contemporary issues, questions and practices in medical education;
An essential vocabulary and a framework of approaches to medical education that will
facilitate your continuing development in healthcare education;
An appreciation of the technical skills and practical approaches necessary for you to fulfil the
different roles of a teacher including information provider, facilitator, role model, assessor,
curriculum developer and resource preparer;
Guidance on applying the approaches described in the course relating to curriculum
planning, teaching and learning and assessment to aspects of your experiences in learning
and teaching;
An opportunity to develop your interest in medical education as a potential career pathway
in the future.
Methods of study ESME Student Online is a distance learning course which is delivered using the MedEdWorld web platform. Successful use of this system requires that a few important steps are completed by all participants. Please take the time to ensure you have completed all of these steps. There is a checklist at the end by which you can make sure you have completed each step. The course is delivered over 12 weeks and has six modules:
1. What is expected of the student as a teacher? 2. What should medical students learn? 3. How can learning be organised in the curriculum? 4. How can students learn more effectively? Part 1 5. How can students learn more effectively? Part 2 6. How can student learning best be tested?
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Each Module will begin with an interactive web-based presentation (Webinar) by Dr John Dent, Professor Ronald Harden or Professor Richard Hays, in which they introduce ideas and describe current thinking relating to the topic. A recording of the sessions will be available. The webinar timetable can be found on Page 8. You are then asked to take part in online discussion groups with your tutor at a time convenient to you. In these you are asked to apply the ideas and principles to your own teaching practice. Assessment for each module is based on the submission of a short assignment to your tutor and your participation in the discussion groups.
Using MedEdWorld The course operates through AMEE’s online platform MedEdWorld. As a course participant you have been enrolled as a member and you can explore the wide range of facilities available at www.mededworld.org. Your AMEE username and password can be used to access MedEdWorld. If you have forgotten your AMEE password visit http://www.amee.org/ForgotPassword.aspx. If you have forgotten your username, email [email protected]
My ESME You have a dedicated area on MedEdWorld – My ESME. This will give you more information about the course, the tutors and the course participants. To access My ESME Log in to www.mededworld.org using your AMEE username and password, and select My ESME from the top menu. There are full details of each module including the information about the webinars, the online discussion activity, the personal assignment and the resources. After you have entered the My ESME area, the MedEdWorld Administrator will make your discussion group available to you in each module area. You will see the discussion group to which you have been allocated when you log into My ESME at the start of the course. Please note: if you are unable to get into the My ESME area or you cannot see your discussion group, it may be that we are still setting this up, have not received payment for the course or we are processing it. Please be patient with us.
My Profile Please spend a few minutes completing your own profile and uploading a photograph to help others in your group get to know something about you, including your interests and current activities. To complete your My Profile log in to www.mededworld.org with your AMEE username and password (this is the username and password you created to register for the course). Your My Profile will become available in the top menu bar alongside the My ESME area. Click on the My Profile button to view how your My Profile appears. To add information to your My Profile select the Edit tab, you will now be able to update your My Profile and add an image from your PC. Once you have completed the fields click Save Changes to save.
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Webinars During each two week module you are invited to join Professor Harden, Professor Hays or Dr Dent in a live interactive presentation using the Adobe Connect platform (see below). Webinars take place at 09:00am and are repeated at 5:00pm UK time. An archive will be made available in the My ESME area of MedEdWorld for those unable to join the webinar at one of these times. We hope that you will join in the discussions by asking questions or commenting in the chat box or verbally. We suggest you log in at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The world clock available at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html may assist you with changing the webinar times into your time zone. Before entering the webinar please make sure that you have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player on the computer from which you will join the webinar. It is essential that the Adobe Flash Player is checked well before of the beginning of the course to allow time for any technical issues to be put right just in case there is a compatibility problem. If you have any issues during the checking process please contact [email protected] for help. To check your version of Adobe Flash Player, please visit http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html. It would be very good if you have a web camera so you can speak and be seen during the webinar. Some laptops have this as standard equipment. For desktop computers we have found a useful webcam with a built in microphone is the Logitech C920 HD Pro USB 1080p Webcam, available from Amazon and other sources. You can join each webinar by clicking on the webinar link in each module. Webinar links will also be emailed to you the day before the webinar is scheduled to take place. The webinar timetable can be found on Page 8.
Discussion groups Online group activity A key part of the course is an online group activity and discussion around the theme for each module. Each discussion group is allocated a tutor and group activity to which you can share your own ideas, views and experiences. You will be able to see the photos and profiles of other members of your group as long as everyone completes their My Profile. You need to take part in the online group activity in each module if you wish to receive the ESME StudentCertificate in Medical Education. You may be asked to be a group facilitator for a module or a reporter. This will be the decision of the tutor to whom you are assigned and they will contact you directly about this. Using the Discussion Groups The discussion group can have a number of threads, each one about a particular topic of the group activity. When you enter the group you can look to see if there is a thread relating to the topic you wish to discuss. If so, click the thread title and enter your comment. If the topic you would like to discuss is not covered in the thread titles, select ‘new thread’ to create a new topic. You can choose to view entries in the group either as listed under each thread or by time. If you click ‘subscribe to post’ you will receive an email when others reply to your comment. This may sound complicated but we think you will find it easy once you start.
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Time commitment The ESME Online course is rated as 8 credits, equivalent to 80 hours’ work. The estimated time commitment per week, including attendance at webinars, participation in discussion groups, reading the recommended resources and completing the assignment, is 4-5 hours.
Assignments Personal assignment For each module there is a short personal assignment. You must complete the assignment if you wish to be awarded the AMEE ESME Student Certificate in Medical Education. We ask that during each module and particularly towards the end of the module, you take time to think about and reflect on issues addressed and try to apply some of what you have learned to your own work as a teacher/trainer. These should be written down but we are looking for no more than 500 words on the topic and this should be sent directly by email to your group tutor. If you do not feel it is possible for you to complete the set assignment in relation to your own teaching experience please contact your tutor who will discuss this with you. You should finish your assignments within one week of the end of each module. It is essential that you complete the assignment on outcome-based education in Module 2 before you embark on Modules 5 and 6 as the later modules build on your previous work.
Criteria for award of AMEE ESME Certificate in Medical Education When you successfully complete the 12 week course you will be awarded an AMEE ESME Certificate in Medical Education signed by Trudie Roberts, AMEE President, and Ronald Harden, AMEE General Secretary. This records your commitment to achievement in the field of medical education. The ESME Course is rated as 8 credits equivalent to 80 hours’ work and is recognised by courses in some institutions towards studies for a Diploma or Master’s degree in medical education. This includes the University of Hong Kong, the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Flinders University, Australia, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Saint Kitts, Dundee University and the University of Liverpool, UK. To earn the award of the Certificate you must:
Take part in the online group discussions for each module;
Complete the personal assignments for all six modules to the appropriate standard within one week of the end of each module;
Complete the course evaluation to give us your feedback. Although you do not have to do so, to obtain full benefit from the course and facilitate your input to the online discussions and preparation for the assignments to is strongly recommended that you take part in the live webinars or a stored version, and also access the key resources for each module. If you are experiencing any difficulties in meeting these requirements, please contact your tutor as soon as possible.
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Webinar schedule Course modules The course is made up of 6 two-week modules. These are scheduled as follows:
Module Dates Title Webinar date
Time and Presenter
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23 January - 3 February
What is expected of the student as a teacher?
Monday 23 January
9:00am GMT – John Dent 5:00pm GMT – John Dent
2 6 – 17 February
What should medical students learn?
Monday 6 February
9:00am GMT – Richard Hays 5.00pm GMT – John Dent
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20 February – 3 March
How can learning be organised in the curriculum?
Monday 20 February
9:00am GMT – Richard Hays 5:00pm GMT – Ronald Harden
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6 March - 17 March
How can students learn more effectively? Part 1
Monday 6 March
9:00am GMT – John Dent 5.00pm GMT – John Dent
5 20 - 31 March
How can students learn more effectively? Part 2
Monday 20 March
9:00am GMT – Richard Hays 5:00pm GMT – John Dent
6 3 - 14 April
How can student learning best be tested?
Friday 31 March
9:00am BST – Ronald Harden 5:00pm BST – John Dent
(BST = British Summer Time)
Resources
Course textbook The book ‘Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher: An introduction to teaching and learning in medicine’ by Harden & Laidlaw covers the topics addressed in the course. Participants are sent a copy of the book on receipt of the course subscription. A second text you may find useful is ‘A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers’ (4th Edition) edited by Dent & Harden and published by Elsevier.
Online Resources We have found for each module a set of resources to help you to take part fully in the module. We have listed these in two categories – ‘recommended’ and ‘additional’. The ‘recommended’ resources are key background reading which we think are essential for the module. The ‘additional’ resources will allow you to explore in more depth an aspect of the topic that may be of particular interest to you.
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Module Programme MODULE 1 What is expected of the student as a teacher/trainer in the healthcare professions? • The 12 roles of the teacher • The competencies and abilities of the good/excellent teacher • Professionalism & scholarship in teaching and training Webinar: Monday 23 January 2017 9am/5pm UK GMT Discussion group: information online Assignment:
Review the 12 roles of a teacher model on page 3 of “Getting started…The Doctor as a Teacher”. At present do you see your interests and attributes leading you to favour the “Student contact” or the “Students at a distance” side of teaching?
What has attracted you in this direction? Which 2-3 roles of a doctor as a teacher would you most enjoy undertaking in the future and
why? Complete the table and email it to your tutor with comments to justify your selections (maximum 500 words). MODULE 2 What should medical students learn? The learning outcomes/competencies: • Outcome-based education • Implications of OBE in practice • How can learning outcomes be communicated • Difference between learning outcomes and objectives Webinar: Monday 06 February 2017 9am/5pm UK/GMT Discussion group: information online Assignment:
Choose a core clinical problem which you are familiar with from lectures or ward –based teaching. Draw a new table of the 12 learning outcomes and again indicate aspects of each learning outcomes which could be learned or experienced by senior students in relation to the core clinical problem you have chosen.
Once complete, email it to your tutor (500 words). MODULE 3 How can learning be organised in a curriculum? Curriculum development and implementation: • Ten questions to ask about a curriculum • Educational strategies and the SPICES model • Problems in curriculum planning and delivery • The role of the teacher in relation to the curriculum Webinar: Monday 20 February 9am/5pm UK/GMT
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Discussion group: information online Assignment: Where does your medical school lie on the SPICES spectrum? For each of the strategies place on the SPICES continuum where your medical school lies overall at present (0) and in which direction you would like it to move (X). Explain the reasons for your decision. (Maximum 500 words) MODULE 4 How can students learn more effectively? Part 1.The FAIR principles: •The provision of feedback • Making learning more active • Individualising learning to the personal needs of the student • Ensuring that learning is relevant – authentic learning Webinar: Monday 6 March 9am/5pm UK/GMT Discussion group: information online Assignment:
Describe a lecture or a clinical teaching session in your recent experience and indicate to
what extent, if at all, the four components of the FAIR principle were being used. Use the
Table available online under ‘Module 4 Personal Assignment’ and in each case describe ways
in which the use of each could have been improved.
Rank the FAIR principles in your order of priority and describe why you have prioritised
them in this way
MODULE 5 How can students/ learn more effectively? Part 2.The teacher’s toolkit: • Large group teaching and learning • Small group teaching and learning • Independent learning • The contexts for learning Webinar: Monday 20 March 9am/5pm UK/GMT Discussion group: information online Assignment:
You are to lead a small group peer-assisted learning session. Complete the centre-fold “Pull-out –Planner” in the booklet “Getting Started: Small Group Teaching”.
Once complete, email it to your tutor. MODULE 6 How can student learning best be tested? This module will address Assessment: • Principles • Written assessment • Performance assessment • Portfolio
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Webinar: Friday 31 March 9am/5pm UK/BST Discussion group: information online Assignment: Select a topic from the material you considered in the teaching plan you created in the assignment for Module 2 which would be suitable to be examined in an OSCE. Write the required information sheets that will be needed in the OSCE station including:
Instructions for the candidate Instruction for the patient or simulated patient (if required) A checklist for the examiner indicating the key points of the assessment which a candidate
must satisfactorily demonstrate to successfully complete the station. You may wish to review the booklet “Getting started…The OSCE” for help with this assignment.
Once complete, email it to your tutor. MedEdWorld Webinars A series of other MedEdWorld webinars that you may be interested in is planned over the next few months and you can join these at no charge. You need to register for these and you will be sent the link to each webinar a few days in advance. Visit the webinar area of MedEdWorld for those coming soon.
FAQs
I cannot access My ESME Log in to www.mededworld.org using your AMEE username and password. You should then be able to see ‘My ESME’ on the top right-hand corner of your screen.
What do I do if I have forgotten my AMEE Username/Password? If you have forgotten your AMEE password visit http://www.amee.org/ForgotPassword.aspx. If you have forgotten your username, email [email protected]
I cannot attend a webinar, what should I do? If you cannot attend a live webinar, they are recorded and will be available online 24hrs later. Click on the webinar link within the Module and it will take you to the archived webinar.
I am having difficulties completing your assignment as it does not relate to my teaching experience If you do not feel you are able to complete an assignment because it does not relate to your teaching experience please contact your tutor.
Who do we send our assignments to? Send your assignment by email directly to your tutor. The tutors’ email addresses are listed at the front of this handbook.
What do I do if I experience technical difficulties? If you experience technical difficulties please contact the ESME or MedEdWorld administrator: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Getting started checklist
Completed?
Log in to www.mededworld.org using your AMEE username and password
Go to My ESME area and familiarise yourself with the course details
Complete your ‘My Profile’, including a photograph of yourself
Run Adobe Flash Player Check
