Teaching faculty to conduct problem-based learning. 2000

M A Hitchcock, and Z H Mylona
Division of Medical Education, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1975 Zonal Avenue, KAM 211-A, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. hitch@hsc.usc.edu

OBJECTIVE This article is aimed at those who undertake a transition to problem-based learning (PBL) and focuses on 3 questions that seem most pertinent to the effort: (a) what is known from past research about training faculty in the skills of PBL?, (b) what skills are important to teach faculty and how does one teach them?, and (c) what options are available for training faculty in PBL? CONCLUSIONS The success of any PBL curricular initiative requires the assistance of faculty skilled in PBL. The development of faculty with such skills must be a primary and ongoing concern of programs or schools launching such efforts. This article describes the research associated with training faculty to conduct PBL, the skills to be taught, and the training options available. CONCLUSIONS Few studies document the impact of PBL faculty development strategies. Many faculty experience a difficult transition when retraining to PBL. Training faculty for PBL is often taken to mean training them to be tutors, but there are more skills involved in implementing PBL. Finally, there is an implied sequence to training faculty to implement PBL.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004504 Education, Medical, Undergraduate The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D. Medical Education, Undergraduate,Education, Undergraduate Medical,Undergraduate Medical Education
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013663 Teaching A formal and organized process of transmitting knowledge to a person or group. Teaching Method,Training Activity,Training Technique,Academic Training,Educational Technics,Educational Techniques,Pedagogy,Teaching Methods,Technics, Educational,Techniques, Educational,Training Activities,Training Technics,Training Techniques,Activities, Training,Activity, Training,Educational Technic,Educational Technique,Method, Teaching,Methods, Teaching,Pedagogies,Technic, Educational,Technic, Training,Technics, Training,Technique, Educational,Technique, Training,Techniques, Training,Training Technic,Training, Academic
D018794 Problem-Based Learning Instructional use of examples or cases to teach using problem-solving skills and critical thinking. Active Learning,Curriculum, Problem-Based,Experiential Learning,Problem-Based Curricula,Curricula, Problem-Based,Curriculum, Problem Based,Learning, Active,Learning, Experiential,Learning, Problem-Based,Problem Based Curricula,Problem Based Learning,Problem-Based Curriculum

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