revised 10/19/2009

ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

"We teach...but do we help our students learn?"

Peer Instruction as a Platform for Learning Gross Anatomy

SPECIAL EVENT: A LUNCH SESSION OUT OF THE BOX

October 22, 2009
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Room 2-175 College of Medicine Research Building
909 South Wolcott St., Chicago, IL 60612

Featured Presenter: Norm Lieska, PhD, Associate Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Course Director, Medical Gross Anatomy

Teaching anatomy is like many other educational areas in medicine where lecture and practice are both important. Current research suggests a more active and direct student approach can lead to greater student learning. Dr. Norm Lieska took this concept to heart and designed a peer instruction approach (M1s teaching M1s) for the laboratory component of the M1 gross anatomy course beginning this year. The format is coupled with the elimination of traditional lectures in favor of a more heuristic methodology supplemented with more focused dissection time with instructors on a rotating student basis (1:8 faculty-student ratio vs. historic 1:30). These measures reduce plenary lectures and laboratory time commitments for students and attempt to foster student-team
interdependence and asynchronous learning. The format, resources and any preliminary and pilot feedback/results will be presented.

Dr. Lieska will present his approach in an informal discussion. Following his presentation another College of Medicine faculty member will facilitate audience discussion.

For additional information about these events contact Dr. Mark Gelula, PhD, Director, Academy for Excellence in Teaching at mgelula@uic.edu or Susan S. O’Keefe at sokeefe@uic.edu

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