The document lists two courses offered in the Spring of 2013 at the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Campus. The first course focuses on instructional strategies for teaching in medicine and covers discussion-based strategies, team-based learning, process-oriented guided inquiry learning, and problem-based learning. The second course is about curriculum design in medical education and covers developing goals and objectives, creating assessment plans, and determining instructional strategies. Both courses meet weekly in the evenings from January through May.

1. TiME Courses – Spring 2013
Instructional Strategies for Teaching Curriculum Design in Medical
in Medicine Education
Begins January 22, 5:15-7:15 pm Begins February 11, 5:15 – 7:45 pm
This experiential course is designed to provide This course is designed to introduce faculty to
medical educators with knowledge and skills adult learning principles and practices for the
practice in teaching effectively in large and small design of courses, units, and individual lesson
groups using discussion-based strategies, team- plans to create a unified design for trainee
based learning (TBL), process-oriented guided learning and assessment. Faculty will be
inquiry learning (POGIL), and problem-based expected to work with an existing course,
learning (PBL) as well as other strategies for rotation, or unit of instruction that they are
engaging learners through active learning currently responsible for teaching in either the
methods, including teaching during rounds and preclinical or clinical curriculum. The course has
bedside teaching situations. Learners will design a three-part focus on developing goals and
their own interactive learning experiences for a objectives, creating plans for learner assessment,
course, rotation, or small group experience using and determining appropriate instructional
self-peer, and instructor feedback to refine their strategies.
teaching strategies after implementation.
Dates for Face-to-Face Sessions: Dates for Face-to-Face Sessions:
January 22, 29; February 5, 19, 26; February 11, 18; March 4, 18, 25;
March 5, 19; and April 16 April 8, 22, 29 and May 6
Time: Tuesdays, 5:15- 7:45 pm Time: Mondays, 5:15 – 7:45 pm
Place: TBA on the MCV Campus Place: TBA on the MCV Campus