Education
Welcome to the Education section. In this section you will find everything you need to embark on your journey as a medical educator. The articles are arranged in the order in which you might use them when creating your first lessons. The exceptions to this are the articles 'Effective Learning' and 'How We Remember'. These articles focus on understanding how individuals learn and what you can do in order to maximise learning efficiency.
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Resources
You may find the following websites useful in your education journey. While we have provided a comprehensive list, we recognise it is not always complete. If you have any recommendations please let us know by getting in touch.
The Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching promotes university teaching that leads to meaningful student learning. They provide a comprehensive collection of teaching guides.
A range of resources designed to create an inclusive classroom environment. Topics include course and syllabus design, day-to-day interactions and assessment practices.
This toolkit covers intended learning outcomes, inclusive learning, assessment and feedback, educational research methods and remote teaching.
Teach Thought is an American blog aimed at teachers. It includes articles covering a variety of topics as well as a long running podcast.
AMEE is a worldwide organisation with members in 90 countries. Their resources section offers a comprehensive list of medical education associations and journals.
Recommended Books
You may find the following books useful in your education journey. We recommend using Bookshop.org as it supports independent bookshops and increases author royalties.
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Design for How People Learn
Discover how to use the key principles behind learning, memory, and attention to create materials that enable your audience to both gain and retain the knowledge and skills you're sharing.
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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners.
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Pedagogy is a pioneering book which argues 'education is freedom'. It suggests that co-operation, dialogue and critical thinking are necessary to develop a sense of self and fulfil the right to be heard.
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The Hidden Lives of Learners
Explore the three worlds which together shape a student's learning - the public world of the teacher, the highly influential world of peers, and the student's own private world and experiences.
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Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn
Visible Learning is aimed at teachers and students. It explains the major principles and strategies of learning, outlining why it can be so hard sometimes, and yet easy on other occasions.
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Why Don't Students Like School?
This book helps teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn. It reveals-the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in creating lasting learning.
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