Faculty Feed

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Holly Wei, Professor and Assistant Dean at the University of Louisville School of Nursing. Dr. Wei discusses her work with the Human Caring Theory from Dr. Jean Watson of the Watson Caring Science Institute. Holly describes a caring moment in the nursing profession and how caring provides an opening to help get knowledge to patients and families. She also discusses her new book, Visionary Leadership in Healthcare, and how leaders need to care for the environment and the individuals that work with them. Listen to this episode and digest what Holly has to say.

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Changing behavior is hard, whether it is at an individual level or at the organizational level. Therefore, most change efforts fail because they appeal only to our rational mind…but there is hope for us. Join us as Staci Saner and Jerry Rabalais walk through the book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard, (2010) by Chip and Dan Heath. It brings us insight into how we can increase the likelihood of success of change efforts. The book illustrates the change process with a rational rider atop an emotional elephant moving down a path. If you want to up your game in leading a change effort, you must listen to this podcast. If you don’t have time to read the book, check out this 8 -minute cartoonthat summarizes the book’s approach. Questions or comments? Contact us [email protected]

What strategies are your students using to learn? This week we talk with Pascale Alard, PhD, who is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Louisville. We discuss her Educator Grand Rounds, in which she spoke on effective teaching and learning strategies. Dr. Alard describes how students often rely on ineffective strategies like re-reading, but faculty can help students develop more effective strategies with resources such as the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, Dweck’s work on Mindset, and McGuire’s excellent Teach Yourself How to Learn. Learn more about our office’s Leadership in Academics Matter (LIAM) and the Health Professions Education (HPE) programs as well. Questions or comments? Contact us [email protected]

Have you heard of learning styles? In this episode of Faculty Feed, Dr. Staci Saner discusses the learning styles myth that permeates educational settings. We discuss the history of learning styles and some of the research that has been on the topic. If you would like additional information be sure to check out this blog post - https://louisville.edu/hsc/faculty-development/facultyfeed/is-learning-magical

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How do learners perceive feedback? This week we talk again with Dr. Josh Kurtz, who is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. We discuss an article from our office’s Health Professions Education (HPE) Journal Club, which explored how to foster a feedback mindset with learners and their perceptions of receiving feedback from longitudinal coaches. We consider what we can do to provide better formative feedback to our learners. Learn more about the qualitative feedback study we discussed and how UofL faculty can join the HPE Journal Club.

How’d your class go last semester? This week we talk with Dr. Linda Fuselier, the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Louisville. We discuss peer evaluation, in which faculty get feedback about evidence-based practices from other faculty and staff who observe them teaching. Linda describes how peer observation and evaluation of teaching are critical to supplement traditional student evaluations. Learn more about the resources mentioned in the episode, including a field guide for peer observation, a study of the structured observation protocol COPUS, and the online observation tool GORP, which UofL faculty can sign up for here. Comment on Faculty Feed or ask a question at - [email protected]

Peer obs - https://www.itlal.org/wp-content/uploads/pub/A-Field-Guide-to-Peer-Observation-of-Teaching.pdf

COPUS - https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aap8892

GORP - https://cee.ucdavis.edu/tools

Sign up here - https://gorp.ucdavis.edu/users/sign_up

Are you looking for a way to enhance learner engagement as you teach in the clinical environment? Join us as we talk with Dr. Jenn Hamm (UofL, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Associate Dean for Resident Education and Work Environment & OB/GYN Residency Program Director) as she shares her personal experience with the power of gamification and teaching with technology to drive learning. She provides practical advice on how faculty of all generations can easily begin to use these technology tools to up their teaching power in a meaningful way.

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The Faculty Feed podcast team had the wonderful opportunity to talk with Dr. Toni Ganzel, Dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine, in her 10th year of service in this role. Dr. Ganzel is the first woman in this key leadership role in the 185-year history of our School of Medicine. She shares her perspectives on her own path to the Dean’s role and on the future of increasing leadership roles for women in academic medicine leadership. Please email us with questions or comments at [email protected].

What does Twitter have to do with health professions education? This week we talk with Dr. Josh Kurtz, who is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. We discuss how to use Twitter for educational purposes, which has allowed Josh to engage learners and develop relationships with other medical educators all over the world. Learn more about the basics of Twitter chats or Tweetorials for health professions educators. Don’t forget to tag us! @hscfacdev | @ssaner | @jkurtz02

This week we talk with Dr. Matt Adamkin, MD, and Lynn Robbins, RN, about RETAIN: the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network. Matt and Lynn tell us about this free program that connects Kentucky residents to coordinated health and employment-related services for staying/returning to work after injury or illness. We discuss the importance of rehabilitation and learn that anyone can make a referral to RETAIN. Providers across UofL HSC and external clinics can also make easy RETAIN referrals through EPIC, Cerner, and ITW. This is an amazing opportunity for every listener to help patients, friends, family, or even yourself, so learn more about making a referral to RETAIN.