This 10 minute oral presentation was given at the 2023 IAMSE Annual Meeting in Cancun, Mexico. The focus is how to use faculty development principles in alternative settings to achieve the goals of development and the needed goals of the individual or group. In this case it was addressing the need to help faculty create pedagogically sound elective experiences.

1. Alternative Faculty Development:
Elective Creation
Sol Roberts-Lieb
Senior Director of Faculty
Development

2. Acknowledgements
Dr. Judith L Rowen
Former Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Dr. Victoria Richards
Assistant Dean for Curriculum
Carle Illinois College of Medicine

3. Overview and Objectives
Define
Define common
objectives and
challenges with
faculty development
Showcase
Showcase a specific
problem with
creating electives
Showcase
Showcase an
alternative method
for faculty
development
Provide
Provide examples of
how to use this
method in
alternative settings

4. How do we get there?
Common
Competencies and
Challenges with
Faculty Development
The Carle Illinois
Problem – Electives
Two problems, one
solution?
Applications of this
approach

5. Common
Desired Competencies
Understanding the
curriculum
Understanding
policy and
procedure
Understanding the
students’ needs
Creating
pedagogically
sound objectives
Match activities to
objectives
Creating
assessments that
ACTUALLY assess
the objectives

6. Common
Faculty Development Challenges
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Feedback
Assessment
Communication / Scheduling
Relevance
Time
Desire

7. Our Conundrum

8. Elective Creation Process
Elective
Solicitation
Email
Communication
One on One
meeting
Collaboration
(aka Sol Review)
Elective Sub-
Committee
Review
Approval and
Scheduling

9. One on One Meeting
Curriculum Overview
Elective Program and
Policy Review
Form Review Elective Discussion

10. Creation Collaboration
(Sol Review)
Draft Form
Filled Out
1
Form Reviewed
and Feedback
Provided
2
Represent at
Electives Sub-
Committee
3
Provide
Feedback to
Faculty
4

11. Results or…
What Really Happened?
85+ Electives Created
Expanded to Student Created Electives
Faculty came back for more
Referrals
Increased participation in the college
General feeling of appreciation and support

12. Does this address our challenges?
Communication / Scheduling
Desire
Relevance
YES Arranged on request
Time
Feedback
Somewhat
Time still hard
Limited immediate
Not Sure
Feedback
Assessment
Limited?
Did it stick?

13. Now What?
• Can we formally evaluate the process?
• Is this sustainable?
• Can this be used in other settings?

14. Questions
?
Sol Roberts-Lieb
Senior Director of Faculty
Development
sol@illinois.edu