Associate Dean for Faculty amp Professor of Family Medicine What is your job as the leaderlecturer Large Group Lectures How many What educational level or experience Medical students preclinical clinical post ID: 687063
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Small Group Teaching
Brian V. Reamy, M.D., Col(RET), USAF, MC
Associate Dean for Faculty & Professor of Family MedicineSlide2
What is your job as the leader/lecturer?
Large Group LecturesSlide3
How many?What educational level or experience?
Medical students (pre-clinical, clinical, post-)
Residents
Fellows
Graduate StudentsFacultyWhat do they need?To what type of teaching are they accustomed?
Planning to Teach a Small group: Who are your learners?Slide4
Where?When?How Long?
Expected Feedback?
Assessment or Grades?
Planning: LogisticsSlide5
Your Leadership Role
PlanningSlide6
First meeting of the group sets the styleFirst meeting is critical…
Operational Style
Timeliness
Who speaks
Who can ask questionsPatterns of expected participationExpectations for pre-group preparationLevel of stress…
Planning: Predictability & ConsistencySlide7
HIGH STRESS>>>>Optimum<<<<Low Stress
Learning
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Planning: Level of StressSlide8
You are no longer the “Star”Unpredictable…be prepared
Harder to assess learners
Sometimes a lecture would be a better choice
ChallengesSlide9
Fill out what you think the characteristics of the “best” small group TUTORS and best SMALL GROUPS were.
What do Students Want?Slide10
Define – what is the purpose of this groupCoordinate
Seek information
Give information
Seek opinions
Test feasibilityGeneral Tasks of the TeacherSlide11
Encourage discussionDon’t forget about the silent member
Enable thinking out-loud
Expect initial silence & fumbling
Facilitate group identity
Give feedbackPublic and privateWhen to embarrass, if ever…Utilize and vary proven group techniques
StrategiesSlide12
5 methodologiesHow should you select one?
Advantages & Disadvantages of each
How do they work?
Form 5 sub-groups to analyze & report
Strategies:
Small Group TechniquesSlide13
What do each of the 13 tips mean to you?Review the Suggested questions to stimulate discussion –> 9 sub-areas
Open-ended
Encourage group rather than individual answers
Prevent the leader from becoming “Google”…
Create discussion Incite “controversy”
Strategies: How to Ask Questions?Slide14
“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”Be aware of the challenges and utilize strategies to overcome them
Understand what students want from small groups
Utilize novel small group strategies
Learn how to ask questions that stimulate discussion
SummarySlide15
Questions?