This course is discussed in detail under the "courses" tab (over on the right). The evaluations are included in the frame above on this page.
This successful course, a collaboration between Scaling the Heights and the South Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, ran again this autumn.
This was a collaborative project between Scaling the Heights and the South Yorkshire and South Humber Deanery, run by Michael Dawson, Kevin Ilsley, David Rose and Mike Tomson.
The workbook used on the course is available to peruse here:
Scaling New Peaks 2006
-click on "Springboard Evaluations" at the top of the page to read what participants thought of their experience
24 educationalists gathered to discuss and explore the philosophical foundations of their worlds, and their teaching and learning. To read what some of them said afterwards, click on "Sophie's World" at the top of the page.
Follow this link to more philosophical resources (it's a large Word document - so might take a while to open, and will appear in a new window)
For more details, including evaluations, click on "PCT Appraiser Training" at the top of the page.
For more information, contact katharine.king@scalingtheheights.co.uk
Details about the 2005 Birmingham Conference can be found at: Conference 2005
Many of us from Scaling New Heights were involved, and ran workshops.
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The simple, but powerful concept of constructive alignment is gaining considerable momentum in higher education. Its leading proponent is John Biggs (Biggs, 2003) who describes a strategic and integrated approach to all aspects of educational programmes.
Aims of the workshop:
To enable participants to understand and engage with an important development in educational thinking
To encourage participants to consider how constructive alignment can be applied in their own teaching and learning context
Objectives:
Through an experiential, interactive approach, participants will come to understand the theoretical models of constructive alignment, the reflective practitioner, and experiential learning
Participants will reflect on their current approach to teaching and learning in small group discussion & share experiences
Together, the facilitators and workshop participants will consider how the ideas of constructive alignment can be used to improve the effectiveness of medical education.
Reference:
Biggs, J (2003) Teaching for quality learning at University. Buckingham Open University Press/Society for Research into Higher Education (Second Edition)
Further reading relevant to the workshop:
Educational Materials
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The proposed RCGP curriculum includes domains of Person-Centredness and Holistic Approach.
These includes the learning objectives –
‘At the end of the training program the learner will have developed a person-centred approach in dealing with patients and problems in the context of patients circumstances’
and
‘At the end of training the doctor will be able to use a biophysical-social model taking into account cultural factors including ….. tolerance and understanding of patients experiences, beliefs, values and expectations that may affect health care delivery’
AIMS OF THE SESSION
*To develop and enhance insight through Medical humanities
*To consider a curriculum of relevant competencies in Medical humanities for doctors in training
*To develop appropriate educational skills and resources
OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP
By the end of the session participants had the opportunity to –
*Experience fully interactive small group work
*Study selected film clips and excerpts relevant to medical practice and teaching
*Take advantage of a 2hr session in which they can creatively experiment with ideas
*Identify, discuss and refine important themes in Medical Humanities
*Suggest values-based competencies relevant to doctors in training
*Develop and experiment with teaching methods to achieve those competencies
*Begin to create a curriculum in Medical Humanities that is congruent with the proposed RCGP curriculum
A workbook of resources was provided as part of the workshop. Take a look:
Medical Humanities Workbook
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AIMS:
* To Explore the use of stories in teaching & learning
* To Learn through the experience of others
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the session you will have:
* Experienced an interactive workshop sharing stories
* Discussed this mode of learning using your own experiences
* Recognised the importance of active listening & reflection
Katharine introduced it; Kevin told the story and did some explanation, then everyone thought of, recounted, listened and observed a story in turn. Michael drew it to an end (well, the onset of 3:30 drew it to a close, actually), so there wasn't any written conclusions, just what people took away in their heads....
More from this workshop: "Tell me a story"
Friday November 5th 2004 - Holland House Hotel, Cardiff
Facilitators: Bitty Muller, Michael Dawson, Steve Walter
To see more detail of this event, including evaluations, click on "Welsh Course Organisers" at the top of the page.
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