Teaching & Learning Methods - Competency Integration in Health Management Education
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Teaching and Learning Definition Method Readings
Students complete assigned readings in textbook , articles, websites, etc.
Lecture no media
Professor does most of the talking, without any media support.
Lectures with media
Professor does most of the talking, with some sort of media support (e.g. PowerPoint, overheads, video, whiteboards, etc.). Students participate via discussion that is primarily characterized by students asking clarifying questions, etc.
Guest Speakers
Individual/panel of experts from the field present to student.
Online discussions
Students actively engage in an online discussion, either synchronous or asynchronous, with the professor and with each other. Students can stimulate or respond to discussion.
Class Discussions
Students actively engage in open discussion with the professor and with each other. Students can stimulate or respond to discussion.
Web-based modules
Interactive learning via CD/DVD/Internet that is more than searching for information or reading websites.
In-class Presentations
Students formally deliver information to the rest of the class in a well-prepared format that required analysis and preparation.
Cases
Students actively engage in analyzing a case study to determine causes, implications, strategies etc. Case analysis is either shared with the class through open and interactive discussion or debate, or students prepare a written case analysis for review and feedback.
Team activities
Three or more students collaborate as a group to complete one deliverable.
Simulation exercises
Interactive learning in which students’ actions significantly affect how the learning unfolds and the subsequent outcomes of the learning. Simulations may or may not be computer based (e.g. tabletop simulations).
External Field Experiences
Students are placed in non-academic applied or real-world work settings and allowed to learn from the work experience, including externships and internships. Learning outcomes are shared in the academic environment and evaluated.
Strategic/Consulting Projects
Students actively engage in completing an actual consulting project for a health organization. Alternatively, students complete an assignment that simulates a realistic project in a health organization.
Reflective learning
Students complete structured process (e.g. journaling, one-minute response, assessment instruments, weekly reports) to review, understand, analyze, and evaluate their own learning and/or performance. The evaluation should be based on pre-selected criteria. In addition, the assessment could include a comparison of their performance assessment with their peers and/or experts in the field.
Adapted from NCHL (2006): Competency Integration in Health Management Education: A Resource Series for Program Directors and Faculty. Used with permission.