Online Teaching and Learning for Medical Schools (Metro Manila Batch)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

This training program is designed for the faculty of all medical schools and internship training hospitals.  It consists of a series of seminars, workshops, webinars and group discussions to assist participants in transitioning to online and blended modes of teaching and learning.  It aims to empower the faculty to enable medical students and interns to achieve intended learning outcomes and optimize the use of teaching-learning opportunities while maintaining the safety of trainees in the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

TARGET PARTICIPANTS:

Medical school faculty

Consultants and faculty members of hospitals offering internship training programs

PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

Participants who have completed this training program should be able to:

1. create appropriate and relevant course modules that may be used in online and blended learning environments
2. redevelop discipline-based content in modular form that meets the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC) standards, and are aligned to quality and equity issues as well as institutional requirements
3. deliver the curriculum in flexible blended/online mode, harnessing available digital tools for didactics, online interactivity, and pre-clinical/clinical skills development in pedagogically informed ways.
4. Appreciate PAASCU quality assurance guidelines on virtual accreditation of medical programs

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of this training program, the participants should be able to:

1. discuss the key concepts in online, blended, distance and flexible learning;
2. describe the roles of an online teacher, including what knowledge and skills these entail;
3. review the existing instructional designs that participants have prepared or are currently teaching in an online/blended learning mode;
4. discuss options for clinical teaching online, to include virtual rounds and teleconsultations
5. apply the tools featured in selected learning management systems to maximize their use in clinical teaching
6. redesign learning activities, instructional methods, and delivery strategies for online/ flexible learning as necessary;
7. conduct online assessments that are aligned to learning outcomes
8. share best practices in online teaching and assessment
9. appreciate approaches in ensuring quality nonconventional pedagogy in medical education
10. outline the new PAASCU guidelines on virtual accreditation of medical programs

EXPECTED OUTPUTS:

Redesigned instructional designs/course packs that are aligned to expected learning outcomes and relevant to the current COVID-19 pandemic context; actual learning products like an online test with a correct blueprint, video recorded teaching demonstrations of one online activity