ANAT 330 - Foundations of Teaching & Learning I

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the requisite knowledge to effectively deliver educational materials to adult learners based on current best practices. Topics to be covered include basic learning theories, cognitive science and metacognition, pedagogy, new teaching methods and skills teaching. Students will learn approaches to basic curriculum design principles for lecture preparation, including development of effective learning objectives as well as formative and summative assessment strategies. Current literature pertaining to course topics will be reviewed and discussed throughout the course/semester. Approaches to medical education research will be discussed, including both qualitative and quantitative research design and inquiry.

Credit(s): 3

Type of Course: Course Elective

Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.