How do we apply educational theory in practice?

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How do we apply educational theory in practice?
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Combination of learning theories into a
comprehensive framework

• Two basic processes in learning
• External interaction between the learner and
  his/her social, cultural or material environment
• Internal psychological process of acquisition and
  elaboration
• Illeris,K (2003)

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The Fundamental Processes of Learning

EMOTION
COGNITION
acquisition
INDIVIDUAL
inter
action
ENVIRONMENT
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The Processes and Dimensions of Learning

COGNITION
EMOTION
Sensibility
acquisition
Functionality
meaning ability
mental balance
inter
action
SOCIALITY
integration
ENVIRONMENT
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The 4 levels of learning

• Cumulative or mechanical learning
• Assimilative or learning by addition
• Accomodative or transcendent learning
• Transformative or expansive learning

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Seven principles to guide teaching practice

• Learner actively contributes.
• Learning is related to real-life problems
• Learners current knowledge and experience are
  taken into account
• Self-directed learning is supported
• Opportunities for practice, self-assessment and
  feedback are given
• Opportunities to self-reflect on practice
• Teachers role model educational principles
• Kaufman, DM (2003)

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Case Studies

• The following are three case studies portraying
  actual situations, which are encountered in
  medical education.
• Please use the learning theories and educational
  principles described earlier, to solve the
  problems in those three cases.

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Case 1 Teaching basic science

• You have been asked to give a lecture on the
  autonomic nervous system to the first year dental
  student class of 100 students. This has
  traditionally been a difficult subject for the
  class. How will you plan your lesson so that the
  students can understand this topic in a 50-minute
  lecture?

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Case 2 Cultural competence education

• You are a member of the Curriculum Committee in
  the Department of Pediatrics, who has been given
  the responsibility of integrating cultural
  competence into the third year pediatrics
  clerkship. You have been given four two-hour
  blocks over the 6-weeks. How would you make the
  material engaging and useful to the students?

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Case 3 Resident training

• You are the preceptor of a first-year resident,
  who is rotating in your practice for 3 months.
  Your practice is busy, so that the time you can
  spend with him is limited. How will you plan so
  that your resident has a valuable learning
  experience?