LITE BITES (Leeds Introduction To Education – Basics In Teaching and E-Learning)
A selection of 10 minute e-learning packages designed to provide an overview of teaching related subjects. The courses are suitable for clinicians teaching students, clinical educators working in the NHS or HE, and you may like to use some with the students themselves. All courses are free to use. Please contact Ceri Coulby (c.coulby@leeds.ac.uk) if you wish to have further training on these areas of teaching.
Small group teaching – guidance on methods for improving teaching with small groups, including issues to be aware of and tips on how to improve participation and engagement.
Writing learning aims and objectives - this LITE BITE will help you to write learning aims and objectives and select appropriate teaching and assessment methods to deliver them
Giving feedback – illustrates the principles and techniques for giving feedback as part of the School’s drive to improve the quality of feedback highlighted in the National Student Survey
Integrating e-Learning in your teaching - e-Learning is a core component of the new curriculum at University of Leeds School of Medicine. As just one aspect of the teaching toolkit e-learning should be used to enhance the student experience not replace valuable student to teacher contact. In this course are tips on developing technology enhanced learning, what is it and where to start!
Reflection for learning - suggests ways to use reflection with students and how it can be assessed. Introductory papers are also suggested for further reading.
Effective bedside teaching – created by Dr John Sandars, this module presents a simple and structured approach to teaching clinical diagnosis at the bedside by using case-presentations.
The Personal Tutor Scheme – an introduction for new tutors
This short guide has been designed to give new Personal Tutors an introduction to the Personal Tutor scheme for undergraduate medical students at the Leeds Institute of Medical Education.
ePortfolio Lite Bite - the Progress File is the School of Medicine’s online portfolio tool. Find out what it is, how it works and how you can incorporate it into your teaching.
mLearning Lite Bite - See how the School of Medicine is using mobile technology to enhance students time out in practice and how you can get involved.
The following set of lite bites will take you through the process of designing e-learning with usability in mind and testing e-learning for usability. After working through the courses you can use the free template to check your e-learning for usability.
- E-learning usability
- Designing e-learning - Learner and context
- Designing e-learning - Technological aspects
- Designing e-learning - Content
- Testing for usability – Questionnaires and structured interviews
- Testing for usability - Scenarios and thinking aloud
Download the usability template
Online OSCE Examiner Training:
This online update is intended for OSCE examiners who have attended initial face to face training as a way of refreshing their skills or checking for changes in examiner practice. Please note you will need to be allocated a username and password for this course. If you would like to undertake the RCP CPD accredited update please contact Ceri Coulby on: c.coulby@leeds.ac.uk
