FAME Education Excellence Workshops
The FAME Education Excellence Workshops cover a range of faculty development topics, including adult learning theory, giving feedback, writing test questions, assessment, curriculum development, team-based learning, screencasting, large-group teaching, active learning and mentoring and simulation instructor training. FAME Education Excellence Workshops are offered monthly, on the third Thursday of the month. View topics and recordings of previous sessions below.
Next Workshop:
Thursday, July 18, 2024 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Cognitive Load Theory to Create PowerPoint Slides that Engage Rather Than Overwhelm
Speakers:
Amanda Emke, MD, MHPE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Associate Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Dean for Student Assessment
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- To Be Posted...
Location:
Zoom (join via livestream)
Register for the FAME Education Excellence Workshop
Upon registering for a FAME Education Excellence Workshop, you will receive an Outlook calendar invite from FAME. To claim CME/CEU credit for this course, you must complete this survey within 48 hours of the event.
Save the Date: Upcoming FAME Education Excellence Workshops
July 18, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory to Create PowerPoint Slides that Engage Rather Than Overwhelm
Speaker: Amanda Emke, MD, MHPE
Previous FAME Education Excellence Workshops
How Learning Theory Shapes Your Educational Practice
Speakers: Anisha Kshetrapal, MD and Lucas Bruton, MD | Date: May 16, 2024
The learning objectives of this presentation were to:
- Identify how learning theory can shape educational practice and instructional design decisions
- Relate published research in learning theory to their current role as medical educators
- Discuss how the research might inform or change their teaching
View Learning Theory Recording
Supporting Faculty as Educators Utilizing the Clinician Educator Milestones
Speakers: Clara J. Schroedl, MD, MS; Melissa D. Bregger, MD, FACP ; Timothy Rowe, MD ; Emily Olsen, MD | Date: April 18, 2024
The learning objectives of this presentation were to:
- Describe the ACGME/ACCME/AAMC Clinician Educator (CE) Milestones Project.
- Identify opportunities for utilizing the milestones for self-assessment.
- Propose faculty development opportunities for addressing milestones.
- Apply the milestones to career transitions to assess longitudinal growth and development as educators.
View Clinician Educator Milestones Recording
Session PowerPoint Coming Soon
Curriculum Development Made Simple
Speakers: Robyn Bockrath, MD, MEd and Lindsay Koressel, MD, MEd | Date: March 21, 2024
The learning objectives of this presentation were to:
- Describe the six steps of curriculum development for medical education.
- Identify strategies for designing curricula in your practice as an educator.
View Curriculum Development Recording
Session PowerPoint Coming Soon
Integrating AI in Medical Education: Quickstart with Streamlit and LLMs
Speaker: David M Liebovitz, MD | Date: February 15, 2024
The learning objectives of this presentation were to:
- Summarize the functionalities of Streamlit and the role of LLMs in enhancing medical education, leveraging insights from pre-session homework.
- Create a simple Streamlit app that incorporates a basic LLM feature, demonstrating an understanding of the integration process.
- Identify resources for further learning and development in Streamlit and LLM applications in medical education.
Session PowerPoint Coming Soon
Establishing and Aligning Expectations in Mentoring Relationships
Speaker: Kenzie A Cameron, PhD, MPH | Date: January 18, 2024 The learning objectives of this presentation were to:
- Examine existing expectations in your current mentoring relationships; question which expectations need to be revisited or discussed.
- Recognize and describe how one can apply a variety of tools to promote alignment in mentoring relationships.
- Choose 1-2 behavior changes you can enact in the next 3-6 months to improve alignment in your mentoring relationships.
Session PowerPoint Coming Soon
Building an Educator Portfolio or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust WordPress
Speakers: Michael B. Spewak, MD and Lucas Bruton, MD | Date: December 21, 2023 The learning objectives of this presentation were to:
- Understand the history and benefits of educational portfolios.
- Improve familiarity with the key components of an impactful portfolio.
- Establish clear goals for your own portfolio.
- Create an outline for your portfolio.
Session PowerPoint Coming Soon
Adapting Questioning Strategies to Support Safe Learning Environments
Speaker: Rachel Moquin, EdD | Date: November 16, 2023
The learning objectives of this presentation were to:
1. Understand psychological safety in learning environments.
2. Describe the impact questioning culture has on learner engagement.
3. Identify ways to tweak common questioning strategies to improve learner safety and engagement.
View Questioning Strategies Recording
Session PowerPoint Coming Soon
Hacks for Instructors: Saving Time by Using Generative AI
Speakers: Anna Luce and Rachel Goc, PhD | Date: October 19, 2023The learning objectives of this presentation were to:
1. Identify ways GAI can be used to give responses, rather than answers.
2. Utilize GAI to help with brainstorming.
View Hacks for Instructors Recording
Session Resources
Great teachers who inspire and nurture are crucial to Feinberg's goal of training future leaders in healthcare. This document on Writing Learning Objectives can assist Feinberg's educators in the continued development of their skills as health professionals. To view more resources available through FAME, visit our Resources page.
CME/CEU Credit
To claim CME/CEU credit for this course, you must complete this survey within 48 hours of the event.
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
Drs. Schroedl, Bregger, Rowe, and Olson have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Course director Dr. Mary McBride has disclosed ongoing financial relationships with the following entity: American Heart Association (consulting fee). FSM’s CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All the relevant financial relationships for this/these individual(s) have been mitigated.
Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.