Getting Started
Welcome
Welcome to my workshop on learner-centered teaching. This site is oriented towards educators and has been developed as part of the instructional design in digital learning course at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Following please find some guidelines to help you navigate this site.
Workshop Overview
Do you wonder if your students remember anything you teach them after your class is over? By completing this workshop you will be able to implement learner-centered teaching principles to ensure long-term knowledge retention in your learners. During this workshop we will discuss research findings supporting learner-centered teaching as a pedagogical approach, overcoming barriers to implementation, and ways to engage your students in learning so are better prepared for their future career.
Workshop Schedule
This workshop is divided into twelve modules based on Terry Doyle's (2011) book on Learner-Centered Teaching and a final video presentation on implementing principles of learner-centered teaching to enhance long-term learning. In each section you will find learning objectives and a chapter summary followed by connections to my field of medicine and some strategies for implementing these ideas in your own teaching. Mastery of the learning objectives will be tested with an assessment quiz at the end of each section.
Requirements for Workshop Completion
These are the skills you will need to master in order to complete this workshop:
- Analyze the content presented in each module using the learning objectives as a guide.
- Following each module, submit your answers to the assessment quiz questions.
- To demonstrate content mastery you are expected to accurately answer at least 70% of the assessment questions.
- Following the video presentation, you will create a PowerPoint presentation using the beyond bullet point design to summarize 10 concepts you have learned during this workshop.
About Me
I'm an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Dermatology in the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. I'm a practicing dermatopathologist and teach pathology to first and second year medical students as well as dermatopathology to our dermatology residents. Please feel free to contact me with any feedback, comments, or questions using the contact information link.