Mayo Clinic Educator's Central

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Mayo Clinic Educator's Central episodes

August 16, 2019 Reflecting on Reflection – The Value of Making Meaning (EP:07)
Reflection is a transformative and multifaceted practice that has the potential to impact education, learners, and even educators in profound ways. Its application has the distinct ability to allow individuals to connect current and prior knowledge while simultaneously synthesizing emotional and cognitive information - all while applying insights towards the future. In this episode, physician and educator Justin Kreuter, MD chats with Stacy Craft about reflection in education and beyond, personal insights, and practical ideas for beginning reflection. Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at [email protected] Additional Resources Getting Started with Reflective Practice - Cambridge International Teaching and Learning Team Role of Reflection - Brock University Center for Pedagogical Innovation Elizabeth Smith (2011) Teaching critical reflection, Teaching in Higher Education, 16:2, 211-223, DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2010.515022 Wald, H. S., Borkan, J. M., Taylor, J. S., Anthony, D., & Reis, S. P. (2012). Fostering and evaluating reflective capacity in medical education: developing the REFLECT rubric for assessing reflective writing. Academic Medicine, 87(1), 41-50. Video - AskSarbramowicz Episode 7 (starting at timecode 7:11) https://youtu.be/mybbuhWQ4Jo?t=431 Contacts: You can reach Justin Kreuter on Twitter @KreuterMD
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August 06, 2019 Introducing Mayo Clinic Educator’s Central (formerly Edufi)
Hey Everyone, just a quick update for you - Edufi is excited to announce that we will be changing our name to Mayo Clinic Educator's Central and getting a new look. Our focus will still remain the same, creating podcasts exploring technology, pedagogy, and topics in instructional design and education for all educators and we will also be joining the lineup of official Mayo Clinic podcasts. So, when you see our new name, know its the same great content serving educators across the board from the individuals just dipping their toe in education to professional educators in corporate, higher education, non profit etc. It may take a short bit while we transition our name, so just keep this in mind as you see it. With that said, we have a lot of exciting episodes in store for you so keep listening for new Mayo Clinic Educator's Central episodes.
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July 19, 2019Humor & Pedagogy: Funny is Not a 4 Letter Word… it’s 5 (EP:06)
Humor & Pedagogy: Funny is Not a Four Letter Word… it’s 5 (EP:06)
With Suzi Mazzenga, MSIT
Humor activates our sense of wonder, which is where learning begins. Then, why does humor get a cold shoulder in education? Mounting research continues to support that integrating positive humor into education improves learning outcomes in pretty powerful ways. For the love of whimsy! – let’s get to the bottom of this! In this episode, humor and education aficionado Suzi Mazzenga chats with Stacy Craft about the art of making learners laugh – exploring everything from why laughter works, tips for getting started, to an interesting story about a tap dancing science teacher with a message.
Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at [email protected]
Additional Resources-
Readings and Journals
Laughter and Learning: Humor Boosts Retention
Liu YP, Sun L, Wu XF, et al. Use of humour in medical education: a survey of students and teachers at a medical school in China. BMJ Open. 2017;7(11):e018853. Published 2017 Nov 28. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018853
Hackathorn, J., Garczynski, A. M., Blankmeyer, K., Tennial, R. D., & Solomon, E. D. (2011). All Kidding Aside: Humor Increases Learning at Knowledge and Comprehension Levels. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11(4), 116-123.
Videos
How to use humor in your academic or scientific presentation
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June 18, 2019 Blended Learning – The Fundamentals (EP:05)
Blended Learning – The Fundamentals (EP:05)
With Victoria Staifer, MS
Let’s face it, blended learning is a vast subject and any discussion of it can quickly turn pedantic. Not today! In this episode, blended learning expert Victoria Staifer, MS, chats with Stacy Craft, breaking down all the basics you need to know to get an understanding of blended learning.
Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at [email protected]
If you found this episode interesting, you may want to take a deeper dive with some of these resources below:
Reading and Journals:
Blended Learning Universe
Innovating with Purpose: The Blended Flow Toolkit for Designing Blended/Hybrid Courses
2019 Horizon Report
Videos:
Rethinking the Role of the Teacher
The Flipped Classroom – Leveraging Student Knowledge in Medical Education

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June 18, 2019 Opps!
Check out the other episodes while we figure this out!
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May 22, 2019 Clear Your Mind to Fill Your Mind – Mindfulness in the Classroom (EP:04)
Mindfulness is a word and concept you may have heard used in a lot of different ways. More than likely you have heard of its powerful benefits to your health. But, did you know that mindfulness can be leveraged in your educational methods to enhance learning outcomes? Join Stacy Craft and Theresa Freese in this episode for a discussion on contemplative pedagogy and how to put mindfulness in action in your educational approach.
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April 19, 2019 Modules… Part 2 – Make it Count (EP:03)
Part 2 of a multi part conversation on modules. In the previous episode, Metta Kuehntopp and Stacy Craft delved into a bit of semantics and explored the definition of a module and hopefully found a shared understanding of the term and all its implications. Part 2 continues the riveting conversation shifting the focus to the use of ePresentation/Storyline modules - their usage, strengths, and overall considerations. If you haven't listened to part 1, you might want to stop this now and circle back and give it a whirl.
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March 29, 2019 Modules… Part 1- A Piece of Cake, Right!? (EP:02)
While seemingly simple in concept, the term “module” can actually be quite a tricky test of semantics. Join Stacy Craft and Metta Kuehntopp in Part 1 of a multi-part episode that will define and explore modules. The episode will get to the bottom of just what modules are, explain how we use them, and discuss the ways modules intersect with quality digital pedagogy and design strategies
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