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Small Group Teaching

Small Group Teaching. Brian V. Reamy, M.D., Col(RET), USAF, MC Associate Dean for Faculty & Professor of Family Medicine. Large Group Lectures. What is your job as the leader/lecturer?. Planning to Teach a Small group: Who are your learners?. How many? What educational level or experience?

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Small Group Teaching

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  1. Small Group Teaching Brian V. Reamy, M.D., Col(RET), USAF, MC Associate Dean for Faculty & Professor of Family Medicine

  2. Large Group Lectures • What is your job as the leader/lecturer?

  3. Planning to Teach a Small group: Who are your learners? • How many? • What educational level or experience? • Medical students (pre-clinical, clinical, post-) • Residents • Fellows • Graduate Students • Faculty • What do they need? • To what type of teaching are they accustomed?

  4. Planning: Logistics • Where? • When? • How Long? • Expected Feedback? • Assessment or Grades?

  5. Planning • Your Leadership Role

  6. Planning: Predictability & Consistency • First meeting of the group sets the style • First meeting is critical… • Operational Style • Timeliness • Who speaks • Who can ask questions • Patterns of expected participation • Expectations for pre-group preparation • Level of stress…

  7. Planning: Level of Stress • HIGH STRESS>>>>Optimum<<<<Low Stress Learning >>>>>><<<<<

  8. Challenges • You are no longer the “Star” • Unpredictable…be prepared • Harder to assess learners • Sometimes a lecture would be a better choice

  9. What do Students Want? • Fill out what you think the characteristics of the “best” small group TUTORS and best SMALL GROUPS were.

  10. General Tasks of the Teacher • Define – what is the purpose of this group • Coordinate • Seek information • Give information • Seek opinions • Test feasibility

  11. Strategies • Encourage discussion • Don’t forget about the silent member • Enable thinking out-loud • Expect initial silence & fumbling • Facilitate group identity • Give feedback • Public and private • When to embarrass, if ever… • Utilize and vary proven group techniques

  12. Strategies: Small Group Techniques • 5 methodologies • How should you select one? • Advantages & Disadvantages of each • How do they work? • Form 5 sub-groups to analyze & report

  13. Strategies: How to Ask Questions? • What do each of the 13 tips mean to you? • Review the Suggested questions to stimulate discussion –> 9 sub-areas • Open-ended • Encourage group rather than individual answers • Prevent the leader from becoming “Google”… • Create discussion • Incite “controversy”

  14. Summary • “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail” • Be aware of the challenges and utilize strategies to overcome them • Understand what students want from small groups • Utilize novel small group strategies • Learn how to ask questions that stimulate discussion

  15. Questions?

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